معرفی
Matthew G. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University and Director of the E.L. Reed Herbarium. He holds a B.S. and Ph.D. from Duke University, focusing on plant phylogenomics and the evolution of mosses like Sphagnum. His research integrates fieldwork, bioinformatics (e.g., HybPiper tool development), and computational analysis to study genome evolution, polyploidy, and ecological genetics. His lab bridges field biology and computational methods, emphasizing herbarium specimen use. Johnson collaborates on projects like the Sphagnome Project and contributes to open-source phylogenetic tools. His work spans moss systematics, plant mating systems, and phylogenomic method development, with outreach in STEM education through digitized collections.
- Education: B.S. and Ph.D. in Biology from Duke University
- Postdoc: Chicago Botanic Garden (bioinformatics for moss phylogenetics)
- Labs/Teams: Mossmatters Lab at Texas Tech, E.L. Reed Herbarium
Research Themes: Plant phylogenomics, genomic evolution in mosses, bioinformatics tool development, and ecological genetics of peat mosses. His lab focuses on hybridization, polyploidy, and phylogenetic methods using targeted sequencing (Hyb-Seq).
Publications: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles on phylogenomics, moss evolution, and bioinformatics tools. Recent work includes studies on allopolyploidy in Physcomitrium and Entosthodon, and the Angiosperms353 universal probe set for flowering plant phylogenomics.
