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Susan J. Brown is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these, they have published extensively on subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Insect Science, along with contributions to Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology.

The scientist's main research topics focus on various aspects of insect biology and plant pathology. These include:

  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Over the course of their career, Susan J. Brown has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Frequent venues for their work include the journal Gigabyte and the preprint server bioRxiv, each hosting 11 of their publications. They have also published multiple articles in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, BMC Genomics, and the Journal of Microbiological Methods.

Recent papers by Susan J. Brown demonstrate a focus on genome assembly techniques, pathogen detection, and molecular diagnostics. These include:

  • Enhanced genome assembly and a new official gene set for Tribolium castaneum, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • High contiguity de novo genome assembly and DNA modification analyses for the fungus fly, Sciara coprophila, using single-molecule sequencing, 2021, BMC Genomics
  • Molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 strains and differentiation of Delta variant strains, 2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 and differentiation of Omicron and Delta variant strains, 2022, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Development of a three-panel multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of nine canine respiratory pathogens, 2022, Journal of Microbiological Methods

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors who have contributed to multiple publications alongside them. Among their most frequent collaborators are:

  • Surya Saha
  • Teresa D. Shippy
  • Lukas A. Mueller
  • Wayne B. Hunter
  • Tom D'Elia

Best Publications

  • 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 genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

  • BindN: a web-based tool for efficient prediction of DNA and RNA binding sites in amino acid sequences.

    Liangjiang Wang;Susan J. Brown

  • The i5K initiative: Advancing arthropod genomics for knowledge, human health, agriculture, and the environment

    Jay D Evans;Susan J Brown;Kevin J Hackett;Gene Robinson

  • Sensory control of dauer larva formation in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Patrice S. Albert;Susan J. Brown;Donald L. Riddle

  • Incremental genetic K-means algorithm and its application in gene expression data analysis.

    Yi Lu;Shiyong Lu;Farshad Fotouhi;Youping Deng

  • A pair-rule gene circuit defines segments sequentially in the short-germ insect Tribolium castaneum.

    Chong Pyo Choe;Sherry C. Miller;Susan J. Brown

  • Creating a buzz about insect genomes.

    Gene E. Robinson;Kevin J. Hackett;Mary Purcell-Miramontes;Susan J. Brown;Susan J. Brown

  • Dissecting Systemic RNA Interference in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum: Parameters Affecting the Efficiency of RNAi

    Sherry C. Miller;Keita Miyata;Susan J. Brown;Yoshinori Tomoyasu

  • FGKA: a Fast Genetic K-means Clustering Algorithm

    Yi Lu;Shiyong Lu;Farshad Fotouhi;Youping Deng

  • A Massive Expansion of Effector Genes Underlies Gall-Formation in the Wheat Pest Mayetiola destructor

    Chaoyang Zhao;Lucio Navarro Escalante;Hang Chen;Thiago R. Benatti

  • A deficiency of the homeotic complex of the beetle Tribolium.

    Jeffrey J. Stuart;Jeffrey J. Stuart;Susan J. Brown;Richard W. Beeman;Robin E. Denell

  • The nuclear receptor homologue Ftz-F1 and the homeodomain protein Ftz are mutually dependent cofactors

    Antoine Guichet;John W. R. Copeland;Miklós Erdélyi;Daniela Hlousek

  • Conservation, loss, and redeployment of Wnt ligands in protostomes: implications for understanding the evolution of segment formation

    Ralf Janssen;Martine Le Gouar;Matthias Pechmann;Francis Poulin;Francis Poulin

  • Using RNAi to investigate orthologous homeotic gene function during development of distantly related insects

    Susan J. Brown;James P. Mahaffey;Marcé D. Lorenzen;Robin E. Denell

  • Class 3 Hox genes in insects and the origin of zen.

    Francesco Falciani;Bernhard Hausdorf;Reinhard Schroder;Michael Akam

  • The beetle Tribolium castaneum has a fushi tarazu homolog expressed in stripes during segmentation

    Susan J. Brown;Richard B. Hilgenfeld;Robin E. Denell

  • Embryonic expression of the single Tribolium engrailed homolog

    Susan J. Brown;Nipam H. Patel;Robin E. Denell

  • Multiple Wnt genes are required for segmentation in the short-germ embryo of Tribolium castaneum.

    Renata Bolognesi;Laila Farzana;Tamara D. Fischer;Susan J. Brown

  • piggyBac-mediated germline transformation in the beetle Tribolium castaneum

    M. D. Lorenzen;A. J. Berghammer;S. J. Brown;R. E. Denell

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard W. Beeman
Richard W. Beeman Agricultural Research Service
Stephen Richards
Stephen Richards South Australian Museum
Haobo Jiang
Haobo Jiang Oklahoma State University
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Conrad C. Labandeira
Conrad C. Labandeira Smithsonian Institution
David R. Nelson
David R. Nelson University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Lukas A. Mueller
Lukas A. Mueller Boyce Thompson Institute
Kim C. Worley
Kim C. Worley Baylor College of Medicine
Hugh M. Robertson
Hugh M. Robertson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Donna M. Muzny
Donna M. Muzny Baylor College of Medicine

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