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Jennifer H. Wisecaver

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2010

Publications

100

Citations

4,535

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
AI-generated

Jennifer H. Wisecaver studies the genomics and biochemistry of algae and fungi, focusing on how organisms evolve new metabolic capabilities such as toxin production and nutrient management. Her work combines genome sequencing, multi-omics data analysis, and gene network approaches to understand harmful algal blooms, horizontal gene transfer between species, and biosynthesis of natural products like polyketide toxins. Students in this group would likely work on genome assembly, bioinformatics, and evolutionary analysis of algae, fungi, or related eukaryotes.

Algal and fungal genomicsHarmful algal blooms and toxin biosynthesisHorizontal gene transfer and molecular evolutionBiosynthetic gene clusters and secondary metabolismMulti-omics analysis of extremophiles and symbiotic organisms

Publication output peaked around 2018 and has gradually declined since, settling at a lower but fairly steady rate (about 4-5 per year) over the past five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 15 publications15182019: 9 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×16
  • Figshare×15
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×3
  • The Plant Cell×2
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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