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Overview

Travis C. Glenn is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans multiple facets of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a particular focus on molecular biology, parasitology, ecology, genetics, and insect science.

Their recent scholarly output reflects contributions to diverse areas, including genomics, parasitic infections, gut microbiota, genetic diversity, vector-borne diseases, and environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics.

Notable papers authored or coauthored by Travis C. Glenn include:

  • Co-occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site (2020), published in Microbial Biotechnology
  • Comparison of the ruminal and fecal microbiotas in beef calves supplemented or not with concentrate (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • A high-quality Ixodes scapularis genome advances tick science (2023), published in Nature Genetics
  • Improved Microbial Community Characterization of 16S rRNA via Metagenome Hybridization Capture Enrichment (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Ultraconserved elements reconstruct the evolution of Chagas disease-vectoring kissing bugs (Reduviidae: Triatominae) (2021), published in Systematic Entomology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Glenn include:

  • Troy J. Kieran
  • Megan S. Beaudry
  • Kevin Winker
  • Rodrigo P. Baptista
  • Jessica C. Kissinger

Glenn has published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Systematic Biology
  • Scientific Data

The main fields of study encompass Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a record of 63 publications. Regarding subfields, their work is concentrated in Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Ecology, Genetics, and Insect Science.

The core topics addressed by their research cover:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Field guide to next-generation DNA sequencers

    Travis C. Glenn

  • Ultraconserved elements anchor thousands of genetic markers spanning multiple evolutionary timescales.

    Brant C. Faircloth;John E. McCormack;Nicholas G. Crawford;Michael G. Harvey

  • Isolating microsatellite DNA loci

    Travis C Glenn;Nancy A Schable

  • The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals

    Jessica Alföldi;Federica Di Palma;Manfred Grabherr;Christina Williams

  • Ultraconserved elements are novel phylogenomic markers that resolve placental mammal phylogeny when combined with species-tree analysis.

    John E. McCormack;Brant C. Faircloth;Nicholas G. Crawford;Patricia Adair Gowaty

  • A phylogeny of birds based on over 1,500 loci collected by target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing.

    John E. McCormack;Michael G. Harvey;Brant C. Faircloth;Nicholas G. Crawford

  • More than 1000 ultraconserved elements provide evidence that turtles are the sister group of archosaurs

    Nicholas G. Crawford;Brant C. Faircloth;John E. McCormack;Robb T. Brumfield

  • Implementing and testing the multispecies coalescent model: A valuable paradigm for phylogenomics

    Scott V. Edwards;Zhenxiang Xi;Axel Janke;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs

    Richard E. Green;Edward L. Braun;Joel Armstrong;Dent Earl

  • Adapterama I: universal stubs and primers for 384 unique dual-indexed or 147,456 combinatorially-indexed Illumina libraries (iTru & iNext)

    Travis C. Glenn;Roger A. Nilsen;Troy J. Kieran;Jon G. Sanders;Jon G. Sanders

  • Coselection for microbial resistance to metals and antibiotics in freshwater microcosms.

    Ramunas Stepanauskas;Ramunas Stepanauskas;Travis C. Glenn;Travis C. Glenn;Charles H. Jagoe;R. Cary Tuckfield

  • Target Capture and Massively Parallel Sequencing of Ultraconserved Elements for Comparative Studies at Shallow Evolutionary Time Scales

    Brian Tilston Smith;Michael G. Harvey;Brant C. Faircloth;Travis C. Glenn

  • A phylogenomic analysis of turtles

    Nicholas G. Crawford;James F. Parham;Anna B. Sellas;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Not all sequence tags are created equal: designing and validating sequence identification tags robust to indels.

    Brant C. Faircloth;Travis C. Glenn

  • Sequence Capture versus Restriction Site Associated DNA Sequencing for Shallow Systematics.

    Michael G. Harvey;Brian Tilston Smith;Travis C. Glenn;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Avoiding missing data biases in phylogenomic inference: an empirical study in the landfowl (Aves: Galliformes)

    Peter A. Hosner;Brant C. Faircloth;Travis C. Glenn;Edward L. Braun

  • TOXICITY OF MANUFACTURED ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN THE NEMATODE CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

    Hongbo Ma;Paul M. Bertsch;Travis C. Glenn;Nadine J. Kabengi

  • Elevated microbial tolerance to metals and antibiotics in metal-contaminated industrial environments.

    Ramunas Stepanauskas;Travis C. Glenn;Charles H. Jagoe;R. Cary Tuckfield

  • Effects of a Population Bottleneck on Whooping Crane Mitochondrial DNA Variation

    Travis C. Glenn;Travis C. Glenn;Wolfgang Stephan;Michael J. Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

Brant C. Faircloth
Brant C. Faircloth Louisiana State University
David A. Ray
David A. Ray Texas Tech University
Kevin Winker
Kevin Winker University of Alaska Fairbanks
Robb T. Brumfield
Robb T. Brumfield Louisiana State University
Michael J. Braun
Michael J. Braun University of Maryland, College Park
Edward L. Braun
Edward L. Braun University of Florida
Chris Moran
Chris Moran Curtin University
Rebecca T. Kimball
Rebecca T. Kimball University of Florida
Stephen P. Hubbell
Stephen P. Hubbell University of California, Los Angeles
Richard E. Green
Richard E. Green University of California, Santa Cruz

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