Jeremy Coate

Jeremy Coate is a Visiting Associate Professor of Biology at Reed College, within the Division of Mathematical and Natural Sciences. His research focuses on genome evolution, particularly how plant genomes respond to whole-genome multiplication (polyploidy). He employs both natural and lab-induced polyploids, using single-cell sequencing to investigate gene duplication specialization in different cell types. Coate earned his BA in Biology from Reed College (1992) and a PhD in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology from Cornell University (2010). At Reed, he teaches genetics and bioinformatics courses.

His research interests include the functional partitioning of duplicated genes post-polyploidy, the interplay between polyploidy and environmental stress, and the application of advanced sequencing technologies to study plant genomics. Notable areas of study involve the transcriptomic responses of polyploid organisms like Arabidopsis and Daphnia to stressors such as thermal shifts and pathogen exposure.

Coate’s work bridges plant cell biology and computational genomics, with recent contributions exploring mutation rates in non-model organisms and the role of microbiome associations in pathogen resistance. His research often integrates single-cell resolution techniques to dissect cellular heterogeneity and gene expression dynamics at unprecedented detail.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed for Jeremy Coate in the provided texts. He has not been associated with student advisees in the available data. His academic contributions span over two decades, with a focus on foundational questions in genome evolution and polyploid biology.