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Todd P. Michael is affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on agricultural and biological sciences and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including plant science, molecular biology, ecology, genetics, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Their research areas include:

  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Plant molecular biology research
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms
  • Chromosomal and genetic variations
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Todd P. Michael has contributed to multiple scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • New Phytologist
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Wellcome Open Research

Recent papers by Todd P. Michael include:

  • Building near-complete plant genomes, 2020, Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • The genetic and epigenetic landscape of the Arabidopsis centromeres, 2021, Science
  • Return of the Lemnaceae: duckweed as a model plant system in the genomics and postgenomics era, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Exceptional subgenome stability and functional divergence in the allotetraploid Ethiopian cereal teff, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A new Cannabis genome assembly associates elevated cannabidiol (CBD) with hemp introgressed into marijuana, 2021, New Phytologist

Todd P. Michael frequently collaborates with colleagues, with notable co-authors including:

  • Nolan T. Hartwick
  • Bradley W. Abramson
  • Kelly Colt
  • Nicholas Allsing
  • Eric Lam

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of 107 phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana inbred lines

    Susanna Atwell;Yu S. Huang;Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Glenda Willems

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • 1,135 Genomes Reveal the Global Pattern of Polymorphism in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Carlos Alonso-Blanco;Jorge Andrade;Claude Becker;Felix Bemm

  • The genome of woodland strawberry ( Fragaria vesca )

    Vladimir Shulaev;Daniel J. Sargent;Ross N. Crowhurst;Todd C. Mockler

  • The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus)

    Ray Ming;Shaobin Hou;Yun Feng;Qingyi Yu

  • Draft genome sequence of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), an orphan legume crop of resource-poor farmers

    Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Wenbin Chen;Yupeng Li;Arvind K Bharti

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • Agriculture: Feeding the future

    Susan McCouch;Gregory J. Baute;James Bradeen;Paula Bramel

  • Network discovery pipeline elucidates conserved time-of-day-specific cis-regulatory modules.

    Todd P. Michael;Todd C. Mockler;Todd C. Mockler;Ghislain Breton;Connor McEntee

  • Genome of the long-living sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • The genetic and epigenetic landscape of the Arabidopsis centromeres.

    Matthew Naish;Michael Alonge;Piotr Wlodzimierz;Andrew J. Tock

  • The DIURNAL project: DIURNAL and circadian expression profiling, model-based pattern matching, and promoter analysis.

    T. C. Mockler;T. P. Michael;H. D. Priest;R. Shen

  • Architecture and evolution of a minute plant genome

    Enrique Ibarra-Laclette;Eric Lyons;Gustavo Hernández-Guzmán;Gustavo Hernández-Guzmán;Claudia Anahí Pérez-Torres

  • The First 50 Plant Genomes

    Todd P. Michael;Scott Jackson

  • The Spirodela polyrhiza genome reveals insights into its neotenous reduction fast growth and aquatic lifestyle

    W. Wang;G. Haberer;H. Gundlach;C. Gläßer

  • Single-molecule sequencing of the desiccation-tolerant grass Oropetium thomaeum.

    Robert VanBuren;Doug Bryant;Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

  • Nelumbo nucifera [data set]

    Ray Ming;Robert Vanburen;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • High contiguity Arabidopsis thaliana genome assembly with a single nanopore flow cell.

    Todd P. Michael;Florian Jupe;Florian Jupe;Felix Bemm;S. Timothy Motley

  • The PHYTOCHROME C photoreceptor gene mediates natural variation in flowering and growth responses of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Sureshkumar Balasubramanian;Sridevi Sureshkumar;Mitesh Agrawal;Todd P Michael

  • A Morning-Specific Phytohormone Gene Expression Program underlying Rhythmic Plant Growth

    Todd P Michael;Ghislain Breton;Samuel P. Hazen;Henry D Priest

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd C. Mockler
Todd C. Mockler Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Patrick P. Edger
Patrick P. Edger Michigan State University
Steve A. Kay
Steve A. Kay University of Southern California
Eric Lam
Eric Lam Sun Yat-sen University
Eric Lyons
Eric Lyons University of Arizona
David J. Ecker
David J. Ecker Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
C. Robertson McClung
C. Robertson McClung Dartmouth College

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