Genomes, Sharks, and Marvels: Elasmobranch Tapeworms and the Cestode Tree of Life Abstract Tapeworms have one of the most intimate associations with their hosts known among parasitic metazoans. Adults lack all elements of a digestive system and spend their lives in the digestive tract of their vertebrate definitive hosts, absorbing nutrients through the surfaces of…

Brassinosteroids, receptor kinases, and sugar in plant growth and acclimation. Abstract Our research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms by which plants respond to environmental and endogenous signals, such as light, brassinosteroids (BRs), and sugar. In this seminar, I will give an overview of published concepts and molecular mechanisms of 1) how BR signal is…

Using Metagenomics to Study Microbial Symbioses in Soil Abstract Symbioses between microbes are common in soil environments globally. These symbioses include interactions between bacteria and fungi as well as interactions between bacteria. Metagenomics is a powerful technique to study these interactions, and the Longley lab uses metagenomics to study microbial interactions in soil and plant…