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Kevin L. Childs is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research contributions span several disciplines, primarily focusing on agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work extends into multiple subfields of study, most notably:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology
  • Cell Biology

Key research topics addressed by Childs include:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Childs has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Phytopathology
  • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Genetics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kevin L. Childs cover a range of genomic and environmental topics, with publication details as follows:

  • The bowfin genome illuminates the developmental evolution of ray-finned fishes, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • A contiguous de novo genome assembly of sugar beet EL10 (Beta vulgaris L.), 2022, DNA Research
  • Genome of tetraploid sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) 'Montmorency' identifies three distinct ancestral Prunus genomes, 2023, Horticulture Research
  • Effect of wastewater collection and concentration methods on assessment of viral diversity, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chromosome-scale genome assemblies and annotations for Poales species Carex cristatella, Carex scoparia, Juncus effusus, and Juncus inflexus, 2022, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Collaborations with other researchers are a significant aspect of Childs's scientific activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • L. M. Quesada-Ocampo
  • C. Robin Buell
  • Jie Wang
  • Jiming Jiang
  • Camilo H. Parada-Rojas

Best Publications

  • Improvement of the Oryza sativa Nipponbare reference genome using next generation sequence and optical map data

    Yoshihiro Kawahara;Melissa de la Bastide;John P Hamilton;Hiroyuki Kanamori

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • The TIGR Rice Genome Annotation Resource: Improvements and New Features

    Shu Ouyang;Wei Zhu;John A. Hamilton;Haining Lin

  • Genomewide SNP variation reveals relationships among landraces and modern varieties of rice

    Kenneth L. McNally;Kevin L. Childs;Regina Bohnert;Rebecca M. Davidson

  • Origin and evolution of the octoploid strawberry genome.

    Patrick P. Edger;Thomas J. Poorten;Robert VanBuren;Michael A. Hardigan

  • Genome‐wide atlas of transcription during maize development

    Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Haining Lin;Kevin L. Childs;Kevin L. Childs;Candice N. Hansey

  • MAKER-P: A Tool Kit for the Rapid Creation, Management, and Quality Control of Plant Genome Annotations

    Michael S. Campbell;Mei Yee Law;Carson Holt;Joshua C. Stein

  • An improved genome release (version Mt4.0) for the model legume Medicago truncatula

    Haibao Tang;Vivek Krishnakumar;Shelby Bidwell;Benjamin Rosen

  • Genome, Functional Gene Annotation, and Nuclear Transformation of the Heterokont Oleaginous Alga Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779

    Astrid Vieler;Guangxi Wu;Chia Hong Tsai;Blair Bullard

  • The Sorghum Photoperiod Sensitivity Gene, Ma3, Encodes a Phytochrome B

    Kevin L. Childs;Frederick R. Miller;Marie Michèle Cordonnier-Pratt;Lee H. Pratt

  • Single-molecule sequencing and optical mapping yields an improved genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) with chromosome-scale contiguity.

    Patrick P Edger;Robert VanBuren;Marivi Colle;Thomas J Poorten

  • A high-throughput AFLP-based method for constructing integrated genetic and physical maps: progress toward a sorghum genome map.

    Patricia E. Klein;Robert R. Klein;Samuel W. Cartinhour;Paul E. Ulanch

  • Dual impact of elevated temperature on plant defence and bacterial virulence in Arabidopsis

    Bethany Huot;Christian Danve M. Castroverde;André C. Velásquez;Emily Hubbard

  • Haplotype-phased genome and evolution of phytonutrient pathways of tetraploid blueberry.

    Marivi Colle;Courtney P. Leisner;Ching Man Wai;Shujun Ou

  • Genome‐guided investigation of plant natural product biosynthesis

    Franziska Kellner;Jeongwoon Kim;Bernardo J. Clavijo;John P. Hamilton

  • Subgenome Dominance in an Interspecific Hybrid, Synthetic Allopolyploid, and a 140-Year-Old Naturally Established Neo-Allopolyploid Monkeyflower.

    Patrick P. Edger;Ronald Smith;Michael R. McKain;Arielle M. Cooley

  • The TIGR Plant Transcript Assemblies database

    Kevin L. Childs;John P. Hamilton;Wei Zhu;Eugene Ly

  • Draft Assembly of Elite Inbred Line PH207 Provides Insights into Genomic and Transcriptome Diversity in Maize

    Candice N. Hirsch;Cory D. Hirsch;Alex B. Brohammer;Megan J. Bowman

  • Hymenoptera Genome Database: integrated community resources for insect species of the order Hymenoptera

    Monica C. Munoz-Torres;Justin T. Reese;Christopher P. Childers;Anna K. Bennett

  • Development of transcriptomic resources for interrogating the biosynthesis of monoterpene indole alkaloids in medicinal plant species.

    Elsa Gongora-Castillo;Kevin L. Childs;Greg Fedewa;John P. Hamilton

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Robin Buell
C. Robin Buell University of Georgia
Shawn M. Kaeppler
Shawn M. Kaeppler University of Wisconsin–Madison
John E. Mullet
John E. Mullet Texas A&M University
Ning Jiang
Ning Jiang Michigan State University
Brieanne Vaillancourt
Brieanne Vaillancourt Michigan State University
Page W. Morgan
Page W. Morgan Texas A&M University
Natalia de Leon
Natalia de Leon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri
Patrick P. Edger
Patrick P. Edger Michigan State University
Shin-Han Shiu
Shin-Han Shiu Michigan State University

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