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Jesse Lasky
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Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Biology

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Genomics
Arabidopsis Thaliana
Local Adaptation
Genetics
Genetic Divergence
Arabidopsis
Genotype
Genotyping
Phenology
Adaptation
Genetic Diversity
Functional Trait
Biodiversity
Natural Variation
Genetic Variation
Sorghum
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
Ecology
Evolutionary Adaptation
Allele

Projects

Preserved plants taped to paper
Herbarium Specimens as Microbial Time Capsules in the Face of Global Change
Northern red oak leaves in the autumn
Linking Genotype, Phenotype and Environment to Understand Adaptation to Climate in Forest Trees

Recent Publications

Persistent trade-offs balance competition and colonization across centuries

Backman, T., Cui, J., Caullireau, E., Bleak, E., Bezrukov, I., Girardi, P., Hawks, A., Lasky, J. R., Latorre, S. M., Erberich, J. M., Lopez, L., Neumann, M., Perkins, A. M., Symeonidi, E., Azadi, P., Horvath, M. P., Muszyński, A., Lang, P. L. M., Karasov, T. L. & Burbano, H. A., Jun 9 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 23, e2534310123.

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High-quality surrounding landscapes mitigate avian extirpations from forest remnants

Bueno, A. S., Mendenhall, C. D., Anciães, M., dos Anjos, L., Arroyo-Rodríguez, V., Aurélio-Silva, M., Banks-Leite, C., Betts, M. G., Bispo, A. A., Boesing, A. L., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Claessens, O., Cresswell, W., Daily, G. C., Dami, F. D., Dantas, S. M., Develey, P. F., Ding, P., Edwards, D. P. & Efe, M. A. & 38 others, Faria, D., Feeley, K. J., Gillespie, T. W., Hadley, A. S., Hatfield, J. H., Henriques, L. M. P., Holbech, L. H., Irving, G. J., Kormann, U. G., Krishnan, M. J., Krügel, M. M., Lasky, J. R., Lawes, M. J., Lees, A. C., Lens, L., Lobo-Araújo, L. W., M’Gonigle, L. K., Mansor, M. S., Manu, S. A., Marini, M. Â., Martensen, A. C., Matthews, T. J., Metzger, J. P., Moore, R., Morante-Filho, J. C., Nameer, P. O., Nor, S. M., Oliveira, H. S., Ribon, R., Ruiz-Gutiérrez, V., Silveira, L. F., Stouffer, P. C., Terborgh, J. W., Uezu, A., Wang, Y., Wethered, R., Yong, D. L. & Peres, C. A., Apr 7 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 14, e2521783123.

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Population Genomic Structure of Sorghum Landraces Across Landscape, Environment and Culture

Cerda, E. E. V., Bellis, E. S., Das, A., Slayton, E. R., Morris, G. P. & Lasky, J. R., Mar 2026, In: Molecular ecology. 35, 5, e70287.

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Does genetic variation in controlled experiments predict phenology of wild plants?

DeLeo, V. L., Des Marais, D. L., Lorts, C. M., Juenger, T. E. & Lasky, J. R., Mar 1 2026, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 39, 3, p. 327-342 16 p.

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Temperature mediates variation in avian sensitivity to forest cover

Granville, N. R., Williams, J. J., Groner, V. P., Barlow, J., Betts, M. G., Daskalova, G. N., Ewers, R. M., dos Anjos, L., Arroyo-Rodriguez, V., Barbaro, L., Cerezo, A., Develey, P. F., Hatfield, J. H., Jactel, H., Karubian, J., Kormann, U. G., Lasky, J. R., Marsh, C. J., Mestre, L. A. M. & Morante-Filho, J. C. & 9 others, Olivier, P., Phalan, B. T., Pidgeon, A. M., Proença, V., Terraube, J., Uezu, A., Wood, E. M., Pigot, A. L. & Banks-Leite, C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Ecology and Evolution.

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Population Genomics of a Cosmopolitan Weed Provides Insights Into Its Local Adaptation and Recent Demographic History

Lucas, M. S., Rosche, C., Hensen, I., Michalski, S. G., Nagy, D. U., Gamba, D., Onstein, R. E., Abidkulova, K., Al-Gharaibeh, M., Al-Namazi, A. A., Babaei, S., Bastida, F., Brunharo, C., Caillon, A., Callaway, R. M., Clair, S. S., Cullen, D. A., Donnelly, R., Ennis, A. & Ensing, D. J. & 71 others, Eren, Ö., Erst, A., Filep, R., Flory, L., Frazee, L. J., Gafforov, Y., Gendron, F., Gudžinskas, Z., Guilliams, C. M., Hajdari, A., Hao, J. H., Haramoto, E., Ivashchenko, A. A., Jun, L., Kane, N., Kaproth, M. A., Kassem, H., Khabbach, A., Khasa, D. P., Koski, M., Kozhevnikova, M., Krigas, N., Krivenko, D., Lasky, J. R., Lekberg, Y., Libiad, M., Lozano, V., Luo, W., Makhkamov, T., Marchante, E., Moffat, C., Moore, A., Muldashev, A., Nersesyan, A., Olsson, P. L. A., Oprea, A., Pal, R., Papikyan, A., Proctor, C., Prokhorov, V., Ramula, S., Rauschert, E., Reatini, B., Rixen, C., Rush, S., Rutten, G., Saadani, M., Samartza, I., Selke, J., Senator, S., Shah, M. A., Sheng, M., Sheriff, J., Shukherdorj, B., Sikkema, P., Silaeva, T., Suzuki, S. N., Thoma, A. E., Tian, B., Tokhtar, V., Träger, S., Tsunoda, T., Turginov, O., Turner, K. G., Vakhlamova, T., Vinogradova, Y., Wagner, V., Westberg, L., Xiao, S., Barratt, C. D. & Durka, W., May 2026, In: Molecular ecology. 35, 10, e70368.

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Variation in responses to temperature in admixed Populus genotypes predicts geographic shifts in regions where hybrids are favored

Mead, A., Beasley-Bennett, J. R., Bleich, A., Fischer, D., Flint, S., Golightly, J., Kalcsits, L., Klopf, S. K., Kulbaba, M. W., Lasky, J. R., LeBoldus, J. M., Lowry, D. B., Mitchell, N., Moran, E., Sexton, J. P., Søndreli, K. L., Worthing, B., Zavala-Paez, M., Fitzpatrick, M. C. & Holliday, J. & 2 others, Keller, S. & Hamilton, J. A., Feb 2026, In: New Phytologist. 249, 3, p. 1509-1526 18 p.

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A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery

Morris, G. P., Harder, A. M., Healey, A. L., McLaughlin, C. M., Rifkin, J. L., Cruet-Burgos, C., Jenkins, J. W., Shu, S., Spiekerman, J. J., VanGessel, C. J., Agnew, E., Audebert, A., Barry, K., Baxter, I., Beurier, G., Boston, L. B., Boyles, R. E., Brady, S. M., Bunting, V. & Chaparro, J. M. & 55 others, Courtney, C., Dembele, J. S. B., Deshpande, S., Diatta, C., Eck, N., Eveland, A. L., Faye, J. M., Flowers, D., Fonceka, D., Gano, B., de Gracia Coquerel, M., Goodstein, D., Grimwood, J., Hudson, M. E., Kholova, J., Johnson, K., Johnson, K. K., Kawa, D., Kouressy, M., Kresovich, S., Lee, S., Lemaux, P. G., Lowery, R., Luquet, D., Maina, F., Mamidi, S., McKay, J. K., Michael, T. P., Mindaye, T. T., Mullet, J., Ozersky, P., Plott, C., Prenni, J. E., Pressoir, G., Rami, J. F., Rife, T. W., Saxton, J., Sine, B., Sreedasyam, A., Talag, J., Teme, N., Tuinstra, M. R., Vadez, V., Vogel, J. P., Walstead, R., Wang, J., Webber, J., Williams, M., Xu, Y., Mockler, T. C., Lasky, J. R., Rice, B. R., Schmutz, J., Shakoor, N. & Lovell, J. T., Apr 30 2026, In: Nature. 652, 8112, p. 1245-1253 9 p.

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Local Trade-Offs Shape Flower Size Evolution Across Arabidopsis thaliana Distribution

Sartori, K., Mestre, C. F., Hossain, M. J., Estarague, A., Gaignon, E., Moulin, P., Lasky, J. R., Vile, D., Vasseur, F., Violle, C. & Sicard, A., Sep 2026, In: Molecular ecology. 35, 17, e70525.

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Eco-evolutionary context modifies a destructive plant invader's response to climate

Vahsen, M. L., Van Ee, J. J., Gamba, D., Maxwell, T. M., Pirtel, N., Romero, S. J., Barnett, D. T., Baughman, O., Ensing, D. J., Gill, R., Holdrege, M. C., Hufbauer, R. A., Hufft, R., Moffat, C. E., Ott, J., Pyle, L., Schroeder, C., Schupp, E. W., Shriver, R. K. & Stemkovski, M. & 10 others, Symstad, A. J., Urza, A. K., Blumenthal, D. M., Brown, C., Germino, M. J., Hooten, M. B., Lasky, J. R., Leger, E. A., Porensky, L. M. & Adler, P. B., Sep 2026, In: New Phytologist. 251, 5, p. 2980-2994 15 p.

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Data reconciliation in multi-trait experiments with kinship ordination

Van Ee, J. J., Vahsen, M. L., Gamba, D., Maxwell, T. M., Davidson, B. E., Lazarus, B. E., Porensky, L. M., Hufbauer, R., Germino, M. J., Adler, P. B., Lasky, J. R. & Hooten, M. B., Jun 2026, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 17, 6, p. 1799-1817 19 p.

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Neighbour sensing through rhizodeposits in sorghum affects plant physiology and productivity

Ben-Zeev, S., Penn, A., Lawrence-Paul, E. H., Abrams, D. R., Ben-Zeev, R., Lowry, C. & Lasky, J. R., Dec 1 2025, In: AoB PLANTS. 17, 6, plaf065.

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Local adaptation to climate has facilitated the global invasion of cheatgrass

Gamba, D., Vahsen, M. L., Maxwell, T. M., Pirtel, N., Romero, S., Van Ee, J. J., Penn, A., Das, A., Ben-Zeev, R., Baughman, O., Blaney, C. S., Bodkins, R., Budha-Magar, S., Copeland, S. M., Davis-Foust, S. L., Diamond, A., Donnelly, R. C., Dunwiddie, P. W., Ensing, D. J. & Everest, T. A. & 39 others, Hoitink, H., Holdrege, M. C., Hufbauer, R. A., Juzėnas, S., Kalwij, J. M., Kashirina, E., Kim, S., Klisz, M., Klyueva, A., Langeveld, M., Lutfy, S., Martin, D., Merkord, C. L., Morgan, J. W., Nagy, D. U., Ott, J. P., Puchalka, R., Pyle, L. A., Rasran, L., Rector, B. G., Rosche, C., Sadykova, M., Shriver, R. K., Stanislavschi, A., Starzomski, B. M., Stone, R. L., Turner, K. G., Urza, A. K., VanWallendael, A., Wegenschimmel, C. A., Zweck, J., Brown, C. S., Leger, E. A., Blumenthal, D. M., Germino, M. J., Porensky, L. M., Hooten, M. B., Adler, P. B. & Lasky, J. R., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 10203.

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Soft Range Limits Shape Sensitivity to Forest Cover More Strongly Than Hard Range Limits

Granville, N. R., Pigot, A. L., Howes, B., dos Anjos, L., Arroyo-Rodriguez, V., Barbaro, L., Barlow, J., Betts, M. G., Cerezo, A., Develey, P. F., Hatfield, J. H., Jactel, H., Karubian, J., Kormann, U. G., Lasky, J. R., Marsh, C. J., Mestre, L. A. M., Morante-Filho, J. C., Olivier, P. & Pidgeon, A. M. & 6 others, Possingham, H., Proença, V., Terraube, J., Uezu, A., Wood, E. M. & Banks-Leite, C., Nov 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 11, e70146.

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Genetic and environmental drivers of intraspecific variation in foliar metabolites in a tropical tree community

He, Y., Junker, R. R., Xiao, J., Lasky, J. R., Cao, M., Asefa, M., Swenson, N. G., Xu, G., Yang, J. & Sedio, B. E., Jun 2025, In: New Phytologist. 246, 6, p. 2551-2564 14 p.

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IEE Research Themes
Climate and Natural Systems
Health and the Environment