Claude dePamphilis

Claude dePamphilis is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Pennsylvania State University, specializing in plant evolutionary genomics and phylogenomics. His research focuses on the evolution of flowering plants, parasitic plant systems, chloroplast genome dynamics, and gene family analysis.

• University: Pennsylvania State University
• Department: Biology
• Academic Rank: Professor

His work integrates genomics to study floral developmental programs, non-photosynthetic vegetation, and biodiversity conservation in the context of climate change and deforestation. Recent publications highlight his contributions to transcriptomic profiling, stress response mechanisms in crops, and phylogenetic analyses of monocots.

In 2024, he co-authored studies on the cacao gene atlas and plastome evolution in parasitic plants. His 2023 work includes gene family tools for plant genomics and stress tolerance in cereals. Earlier studies (2022-2021) addressed mitochondrial evolution, gene network dynamics, and parasite-host geographic adaptation.