Joseph Walker

Evolutionary biologist studying plant evolution. All opinions, spelling mistakes, and grammatical errors are my own.

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

Getting quality transcriptome assemblies from Herbarium samples is possible https://t.co/dNQjxMgwHK. Work led by @AlexaTyszka. Another fun collaboration with @Phil_Carella and @Khongsam_Chia, who functionally validated an NLR immune receptor from a sample collected in 1956.

[Philip Carella @Phil_Carella]

RNA from herbarium specimens is more stable than you think. Cool new study from @AlexaTyszka @evojfwalker and team. @Khongsam_Chia and I were happy to contribute by functionally validating an NLR immune receptor last expressed in 1956.

[Jim Rowe @BotanicalJim]

There is ONE WEEK left to apply for the #PlantScience #PhD position in my lab! This will use the latest #microscopy, #biosensor and #ecophysiology techniques!

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

Excited to see this come out! Miles, an undergraduate in the lab, led this project and plans to keep it maintained and up to date as he transitions to being a graduate student. https://t.co/8qsKgpXEZc

[Philip Carella @Phil_Carella]

Very happy to share the final version of our work on the evolution of broad host virulence in Pseudomonas out now @cellhostmicrobe It’s just in time for the holidays 🎄🦠 https://t.co/JsUxVGvA8F

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

Very happy to see this come out, awesome work by @AlexaTyszka and a fun chance to collaborate with @phylodrew !

[TrendsPlantSci @TrendsPlantSci]

Sequencing historical RNA: unrealized potential to increase understanding of the plant tree of life https://t.co/PGZboQUbl3

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

@BotanicalJim @Phil_Carella @Edwige_M @slcuplants Miss you too Jim

[Philip Carella @Phil_Carella]

Super cool study on the gene(s) underpinning the manifestation of floral bullseye patterns across diverse Hibiscus flowers. May Yeo et al from the @Edwige_M group @slcuplants - also featuring friend and collaborator @evojfwalker . Congrats!! 🌺 🐝 🧬… https://t.co/0CSshqgP9M

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

@Phil_Carella @Edwige_M @slcuplants Thanks, Phil! The paper was a ton of fun to work on, and reading it brought back tons of great memories about @slcuplants and all the great people there. It’s awesome to be part of May’s paper and another paper from @Edwige_M group.

[Philip Carella @Phil_Carella]

Happy to share our study on the critical role of the lipopeptide syringomycin in promoting Pseudomonas syringae virulence across land plants. Project led by Kris Grenz and @Khongsam_Chia, @JohnInnesCentre and collaborators @AlexaTyszka & @evojfwalker https://t.co/TCbEVkvzD0

[Keyi Feng @evofky]

🥳I am very excited to see this paper finally comes out. Thanks a lot to Stephen and all the coauthors for putting your valuable time into this work! ❤️

[Bill Baker @BillJBaker]

Brand spanking new flowering plant tree of life! Hot off the press @Nature. Huge thanks to @KewScience and all 279 co-authors for tireless graft on this for past 8 years. We hope you all like it! #angiosperms353
https://t.co/xKOL0Dj5dv

[Joseph D. Zak @JosephDZak]

Our recent work on representations of olfactory stimuli in sensory neurons and cortical projections to the OB is now formally published. With @Gautam_Reddy_N, @KonanurVaibhav, and @VMurthyLab.

https://t.co/C1livQxQSh

[Annals of Botany @annbot]

🌿 Exciting news from @annbot ! 🌿 We're thrilled to welcome 7 new handling editors to our editorial board, each bringing invaluable expertise to guide groundbreaking research in the field.

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

@Phil_Carella Happy to have been a part of this awesome work you all put together! We’ve gotta keep the Michigan/Canada connection going strong. Hopefully, we can meet at our shared embassy, Tim Hortons, and talk about hockey, terrible winters, and syrP at some point.

[Philip Carella @Phil_Carella]

Excited to share the updated version of our manuscript on the evolution and function of plant immune receptor domains. A great collaboration with @KamounLab @dromius and Joe Walker lab @UniversityofIl. 🧵 from 1st author @Khongsam_Chia coming tomorrow. https://t.co/CphjBvkrGc

[Sebastian Schornack @dromius]

Convergent evolution of water-conducting cells in Marchantia recruited the ZHOUPI gene promoting cell wall reinforcement and programmed cell death

https://t.co/bP68mSBZVx

Nice work led by @JustinGoodric15 now available post-peer review.

[Annals of Botany @annbot]

@evojfwalker 🌐🔬The success of this method opens doors for similar studies across diverse species and ecosystems. Researchers can now explore transcriptomes in a more convenient and environmentally friendly manner. (6/6)

👉 https://t.co/3o5qFHYdvZ

#PlantScience #Transcriptomics #AoBpapers

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

Natalia Ruiz-Vargas leads a paper showing you can get transcriptomes from tissue sitting out for six months. Hopefully makes data collection for phylotranscriptomics easier. A lot of fun working with @AlexaTyszka , Karolis, May, Eric and Robie. Link here: https://t.co/81LptwESjc

[Joseph Walker @evojfwalker]

Excited to be able to share this. Work led by Natalia, Karolis and @AlexaTyszka where they obtained and analyzed transcriptomes from tissue sitting on Natalia’s desk for up to six months. https://t.co/pvdVK3K4Oq