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Joseph Walker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His computational biology research examines genomic evolution through phylogenomic analysis, focusing on historical processes like whole-genome duplications and speciation events.
Education includes a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Michigan, M.S. in Botany from Purdue University, and dual B.S. degrees in Genetics and Neurology/Physiology from Purdue.
Research develops novel bioinformatics methods for large-scale genomic data analysis. Key areas include phylogenetic conflict resolution, gene family evolution, and adaptive genomic changes across plant lineages like Caryophyllales and Ericales.
Publications demonstrate methodological innovations in phylogenomics and contributions to plant grafting physiology. No awards, students, or grants are detailed in available materials.
