The general theme of my papers is microbial evolution - within this there is a wide range, but my particular interest is in the molecular details of adaptation and the evolutionary origins of novelty. I also have interests in philosophical issues which I aim to continue to publish on on the side.
All of my papers are listed at Google Scholar.
Many of the manuscripts are available in either pre-print or published form at ResearchGate.
I have a forthcoming paper on long term trends in the evolution of protein structure - watch this space!
This paper in the Journal of Molecular Evolution (2023) presents evidence that alternative reading frames contribute significantly to gene novelty: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00239-023-10122-3
This paper in FEMS Microbiology Reviews (2023) gives an overview of methods for prediction protein function in prokaryotes: https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/47/1/fuad003/7022316
This paper in iScience (2022) presents evidence of the longest yet reported overlapping (antisense) protein coding genes in bacteria - two long genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)00114-6
This paper in eLife (2020) studies the expression and evolutionary dynamics of overlapping genes in SARS-CoV-2 https://elifesciences.org/articles/59633