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Overview

Scott E. Baker is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple scientific fields, primarily focused on Physics and Astronomy with a strong engagement in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's work touches various key subfields, including Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geophysics, and Environmental Chemistry. These areas reflect a broad scope of inquiry into natural phenomena and complex physical processes.

Main topics investigated by Scott E. Baker include Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

The list of recent publications shows involvement in diverse aspects of biological sciences, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement:

  • 101 Dothideomycetes genomes: A test case for predicting lifestyles and emergence of pathogens, 2020, Studies in Mycology
  • A comparative genomics study of 23 Aspergillus species from section Flavi, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Multi-Omics Driven Metabolic Network Reconstruction and Analysis of Lignocellulosic Carbon Utilization in Rhodosporidium toruloides, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Comparative Genomic Analysis of Ochratoxin A Biosynthetic Cluster in Producing Fungi: New Evidence of a Cyclase Gene Involvement, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Tuning a high performing multiplexed-CRISPRi Pseudomonas putida strain to further enhance indigoidine production, 2022, Metabolic Engineering Communications

Scott E. Baker frequently collaborates with a number of researchers. Some of the most common co-authors include Joshua Adkins, Terry Law, Sarah Leichty, Haylie Kimball, and Kristin Burnum-Johnson. These collaborations suggest an active engagement in team-based research projects.

Publication venues where Scott E. Baker's work has often appeared include the OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Metabolic Engineering Communications, and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. This diverse range of journals highlights the multidisciplinary nature of the scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

    Li Jun Ma;H. Charlotte Van Der Does;Katherine A. Borkovich;Jeffrey J. Coleman

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina).

    Diego Martinez;Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

  • The Fusarium graminearum Genome Reveals a Link Between Localized Polymorphism and Pathogen Specialization

    Christina A. Cuomo;Ulrich Güldener;Jin Rong Xu;Frances Trail

  • A versatile toolkit for high throughput functional genomics with Trichoderma reesei

    André Schuster;André Schuster;Kenneth S Bruno;James R Collett;Scott E Baker

  • Extensive sampling of basidiomycete genomes demonstrates inadequacy of the white-rot/brown-rot paradigm for wood decay fungi

    Robert Riley;Asaf A. Salamov;Daren W. Brown;Laszlo G. Nagy

  • Comparative genome sequence analysis underscores mycoparasitism as the ancestral life style of Trichoderma

    Christian P Kubicek;Alfredo Herrera-Estrella;Verena Seidl-Seiboth;Diego A Martinez

  • Genome, transcriptome, and secretome analysis of wood decay fungus Postia placenta supports unique mechanisms of lignocellulose conversion

    Diego Martinez;Diego Martinez;Jean Challacombe;Ingo Morgenstern;David Hibbett

  • The Plant Cell Wall–Decomposing Machinery Underlies the Functional Diversity of Forest Fungi

    Daniel C. Eastwood;Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Andrzej Majcherczyk

  • Genome sequence of the model mushroom Schizophyllum commune

    Robin A Ohm;Jan F de Jong;Luis G Lugones;Andrea Aerts

  • Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald P. de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

  • Comparative genomic analysis of the thermophilic biomass-degrading fungi Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavia terrestris

    Randy M. Berka;Igor V. Grigoriev;Robert Otillar;Asaf Salamov

  • Comparative genomics of citric-acid-producing Aspergillus niger ATCC 1015 versus enzyme-producing CBS 513.88

    Mikael Rørdam Andersen;Margarita Pena Salazar;Peter J. Schaap;Peter J. I. van de Vondervoort

  • Aspergillus niger genomics: Past, present and into the future

    Scott E. Baker

  • One Fungus, One Name: Defining the Genus Fusarium in a Scientifically Robust Way That Preserves Longstanding Use

    David M. Geiser;Takayuki Aoki;Charles W. Bacon;Scott E. Baker

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

  • Comparative Genome Structure, Secondary Metabolite, and Effector Coding Capacity across Cochliobolus Pathogens

    Bradford J. Condon;Yueqiang Leng;Dongliang Wu;Kathryn E. Bushley

  • Fueling the future with fungal genomics

    Igor.V. Grigoriev;Daniel Cullen;Stephen B. Goodwin;David Hibbett

  • Laminin-5 and hemidesmosomes: role of the alpha 3 chain subunit in hemidesmosome stability and assembly

    S. E. Baker;S. B. Hopkinson;M. Fitchmun;G. L. Andreason

  • Corrigendum: Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina)

    Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

  • Additional file 8: of Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Asaf Salamov
Asaf Salamov Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jens Christian Frisvad
Jens Christian Frisvad Technical University of Denmark
Ronald P. de Vries
Ronald P. de Vries Utrecht University
Erika Lindquist
Erika Lindquist United States Department of Energy
Alan Kuo
Alan Kuo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kurt LaButti
Kurt LaButti United States Department of Energy
Kerrie Barry
Kerrie Barry United States Department of Energy

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