Joshua S. Rest

Joshua S. Rest is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on evolutionary genomics, molecular evolution, and horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in diverse organisms, including plants, protists, and viruses.

• Research Interests
  • Evolutionary Genomics
  • Protist Genomics
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer
  • Phylogenetics
  • Stress Response Mechanisms
• Key Articles
  • 2025: Proteome remodeling in Aurantiochytrium limacinum
  • 2023: Horizontal gene transfer in heterotrophic protists
  • 2021: Drought adaptation and disease susceptibility in Brassica rapa
  • 2019: Kinase promiscuity in inhibitor binding
  • 2016: Rapid genome evolution in Brassica rapa under drought
• Awards
  • 2021 Zuckerkandl Prize
• Collaborations
  • Collaborated with experts in plant sciences (Charles C. Davis, Yin-Long Qiu), virology (David P. Mindell), and protist biology (Deborah Faktorová).