Robert K. Jansen, Sidney F. and Doris Blake Centennial Professor in Systematic Botany, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin

F Updated on 04/04/2020

Birthdate: 4/23/1954

Birthplace: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Work Address: Department of Integrative Biology University of Texas at Austin Biological Laboratories 212 Austin TX 78712 Phone: 512-471-8827 (office), 512-471-8854 (lab) Email: [email protected]

Date of Appointment: 1991

Education: B.S. 1976 Univ. of Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Biology Ph.D. 1982 Ohio State University - Botany

Experience: 1976-1982 Research/Teaching Assistant, Ohio State University 1982-1983 Assistant Professor, Columbus College of Art and Design 1982-1983 Research Associate, Botany Department, Ohio State Univ. 1983-1984 Visiting Assistant Professor and Acting Curator of Beal- Darlington Herbarium, Michigan State University 1984-1987 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Univ. of Michigan 1987-1991 Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Connecticut 1991-1998 Associate Professor, Department of Botany, The University of Texas at Austin 1998-1999 Professor, Department of Botany, The University of Texas at Austin 1999- 2015 Chair, Department of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin 1999 - Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin 2000- Sidney F. and Doris Blake Centennial Professor in Systematic Botany 2011- Distinguished Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biotechnology Section, Department of Biological Sciences 2016- Director, Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center

Honors or Distinctions: B.S. Biology (cum laude) 1976, Sigma Xi member, 1977- present; ISI Highly cited.

Fields of Specialization: Research in my lab is concentrated in four areas: (1) organization and evolution of plastid genomes; (2) computational methods for comparative genomics, (3) coordinated evolution between mitochondrial. nuclear and plastid genomes, and (4) systematics and the evolution of the Geraniaceae, Fabaceae and diatoms.

Professional Societies: American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Botanical Society of America, International Association of Plant Taxonomists, Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biology

National and International Offices:

1983-1984 ASPT Committee for Floristics of Temperate North America, Acting Chairman 1988-1989 ASPT Nominations Committee member 2001- Editorial Committee, Systematic Botany 1996-1999 Council Member, ASPT 1996-1999 ASPT Awards Committee 1990- Advisory Board, Plant Systematics and Evolution 1990- Editorial Board, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 1998-2001 Member, Committee of Visitors, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard Univ. 1998-2001 Editorial Board, Journal of Plant Biology 2001- Scientific Advisory Board, Seacology 2005 ASPT Local host of Annual Meetings 2005- BMC Evolutionary Biology, Editorial Board 2007- Editorial Board, Journal of Plant Biology 2010 -2017 Advisory Committee of Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Member

Manuscript Reviews:

American Journal of Botany Annals of Botany Annals of the Entomological Society of America Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Biochemical Systematics and Ecology Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society BMC Evolutionary Biology BMC Genomics BMC Plant Biology Brittonia Canadian Journal of Botany C R Biologies Current Plant Biology DNA Research Evolution Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Frontiers in Plant Science

Genetics Genome Biology and Evolution Genome Research Journal of Molecular Evolution Lundellia Molecular Biology and Evolution Molecular Ecology Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution National Geographic Society Nature New Phytologist New Zealand Journal of Botany Photosynthesis Research Plant Biotechnology Journal Plant Cell Plant Cell Reports Plant Molecular Biology Plant Systematics and Evolution Planta PloS One Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Science Systematic Biology Systematic Botany Systematic Botany Monographs Taxon Trends in Genetics Nucleic Acids Research

Grant Reviews

National Science Foundation: Systematic Biology Population Biology New Young Investigators - panel member (1993) Committee of Visitors - Systematics and Population Biology Cluster - member (1993) NSF/DOE/USDA Collaborative Research in Plant Biology Panel (1994) Systematic Biology Panel Member (1997,1998, 2000) National Geographic Society

Past Graduate Students:

Linda Raubeson, Ph.D. 1992 Yale - currently an Associate Professor at Central Washington University Roberta Mason-Gamer, Ph.D. 1993 University of Connecticut - currently an Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago Mary Beth Cosner, Ph.D. 1993 Ohio State University - deceased Jeannette Whitton, Ph.D. 1994 University of Connecticut - currently an Associate

Professor at the University of British Columbia Youngdong Kim, Ph.D. 1994 Univeristy of Texas - currently an Associate Professor at Han Lim University, Korea Alice Hempel, Ph.D. 1995 Univ. of Texas - Associate Professor at Texas A&M Kingsville Dennis Loockerman, Ph.D. 1996 Univeristy of Texas - currently employed in the DNA fingerprinting lab in the Texas Department of Public Safety Kathy Gould Mathews, Ph.D. 1997 University of Texas - currently an Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University Hyi-Gyung Kim, Ph.D. 1997 University of Texas - currently a Research Associate at the University of Texas Carolyn Ferguson, Ph.D. 1998 University of Texas, currently an Associate Professor at Kansas State University Zaiming Zhao, Ph.D. 1999 University of Texas, currently a Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at University of Texas Doug Goldman, Ph.D. 2000 University of Texas, currently a Research Assistant at Harvard University Jan Barber, Ph.D. 2000 University of Texas, currently an Associate Professor at Saint Louis University Les Goertzen, Ph.D. 2001 University of Texas, currently an Associate Professor at Auburn University. Sarah Simmons, Ph.D. (co-advisor with Beryl Simpson) 2002 University of Texas, currently the Program Coordinator of Undergraduate Research, College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas. Katie Hansen, Ph.D. 2004 University of Texas, currently a Lecturer and Research Fellow at University of Texas. Stacia Wyman, Ph.D. (co-advisor with Ben Kuipers, computer science) 2004 University of Texas, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington. Bonnie Crozier, Ph.D. (co-advisor with Jose Panero) 2005 University of Texas, currently a research fellow at University of Texas. Mike Moore, Ph.D. 2005 University of Texas, currently an Assistant Professor at Oberlin College. Romey Haberle, Ph.D. 2006 University of Texas, currently an Assistant Professor at Pacific Luthern University. Barbara Goodson, Ph.D. 2007. University of Texas, currently a Research Fellow at Tennessee Tech University. Timothy Chumley, Ph.D. 2007. University of Texas, currently an environmental consultant in San Diego CA. Mary Guisinger, Ph.D. 2009. University of Texas, Microsoft. Pamela Steele, Ph.D. 2009. University of Texas, currently an Assistant Professor at University of Nebraska at Omaha. Zhengqiu Cai, Plant Biology, Ph.D. 2010. University of Texas, currently a bioinformatician at Harvard Medical School Debra Hansen (co-advised with Beryl Simpson), Plant Biology, Ph.D. 2012, currently a lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences, UT-Austin. Taylor Sultan Quedensley, Plant Biology, Ph.D. 2012, currently an Assistant Professor at Missouri Western University. Michael Gruenstaeudl, Plant Biology Ph.D., 2013, currently a postdoctoral fellow

at Free University of Berlin. John C, Blazier, Plant Biology PhD., 2013, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Texas A & M University Maolun Weng, Plant Biology PhD., 2015, currently an Assistant Professor at Westfield State University. Jin Zhang, Plant Biology PhD., 2015, currently a software engineer at Pinterest, San Francisco CA Erika Schwarz, Plant Biology, PhD., 2016, currently interim Assistant Professor at St. Edwards University Anna Yu, Plant Biology, PhD., 2017, currently employed at Microsoft Aldanah Alqahtani, Plant Biology, MS., 2018, currently a PhD student in Plant Biology at UT-Austin with R. Jansen as advisor Deise Gonçalves, PhD,, 2019, currnently a postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan

Current Graduate Students:

Chaehee Lee, Ph.D. candidate, Plant Biology Bikash Shrestha, Ph.D. candidate, Plant Biology Aldanah Alqahtani, Ph.D., Plant Biology Sarah Lozano, Ph.D., Plant Biology Todd Farmer, Ph.D. Ph.D., Plant Biology

Postdoctoral Fellows:

Dr. Robert S. Wallace - Rutgers University - Oct 1987- Aug 1990 Dr. Jan Johannson - University of Lund - Sep 1989 - Jun 1990 Dr. Ki-Joong Kim - University of Texas - Dec 1989 - Aug 1994 Dr. Linda Raubeson - Yale University - May 1991 - Dec 1991 Dr. Jose Panero - University of Tennessee - Jun 1991- Dec 1993 Dr. Jun Wen - Ohio State University - Mar 1991 - Dec 1991 Dr. Javier Fuertes - Univ. of Salemanca, Spain - Oct 1994 - Jun 1996 Dr. Javier Francisco-Ortega - Univ. of Birmingham, Great Britain - Jan 1994 - Dec 1996 Dr. Juli Caujape-Castells - University of Barcelona, Spain - Jan 1997 - Sep 1998 Dr. Seonjoo Park - Korea University, Korea - Sep 1998 - May 2000. Dr. William Eddie - University of Edinburgh - Apr 2000 - Sep 2003 Dr. Tracey Ruhlman – University of Central Florida – July 2009 – May 31, 2011 Dr. Seongjun Park – Yeungnam University, Korea – November 5, 2012 – November 30, 2014. Dr. Matt Ashworth – University of Texas at Austin – Feb 2015 – December 2016. InSu Choi. - Inha University, Korea – March 1, 2018 – March 1, 2020. Kyoung Su Choi – Yeungnam University, Korea – September 1, 2018 – August 30, 2019

Research Associates:

Dr. Tracey Ruhlman - University of Central Florida – June 1, 2011 – present Dr. Matt Ashworth – University of Texas at Austin – January 1, 2017 – December 31,

2018

Visiting Scientists:

Dr. Birgitta Bremer - University of Stockholm - Fall 1987 Dr. Edward Schilling - University of Tennessee - Spring 1988 Ms. Linda Watson - University of Oklahoma - Spring 1988 Mr. Ki-Joong Kim - University of Texas - Summer 1988 Dr. Sterling Keeley - Whittier College - Aug 1988 - Aug 1990 Ms. Linda Raubeson - Yale University - Aug 1988 - Apr 1991 Dr. Meredith Lane - Univ. of Kansas - Aug 1989 - Dec 1989 Dr. Lowell Urbatsch - Louisiana State University - 1991 Dr. Mari Kallerjso - Smithsonian Institution - Nov 1991 Dr. Mark Bierner - Southwest Texas State University - Jun 1992 - Jun 1993 Dr. John Averett - National Wildflower Research Center - Aug 1992 - Aug 1994 Dr. Luc Brouillet - University of Montreal - Jan 1993 - Apr 1993 Dr. Frank Hellwig - University of Gottingen - Jul 1993 - Dec 1993 Mr. Liu Jianguo - Xinjiang Agricultural College - Aug 1994 - Aug 1995 Dr. Uta-Regina Boehle - Freie Universitat Berlin - Dec 1996 - Jan 1997 Dr. John Bain - University of Lethbridge - Jan 1993 - Jul 1993, Jan 1997 - Jun 1997 Ruth Jaen Molina – Jardín Botánico Canario "Viera y Clavijo", Mar – Dec 2001 Dr. Ki-Ryong Park - Kyung-Nam University, Mar 2004 - Feb 2005 Dr. Stephen Downie - University of Illinois, Jan - June 2008 Dr. Seonjoo Park - Yeungnam University, August 2010 – July 2011. Dr. Seonjoo Park - Yeungnam University, February 2017 – present Dr. Rim Nefissi Ourteni, Biotechnology Center of Borj Cedria, Tunisia – Aug 18 – Sep 18, 2019

Undergraduate Research Advising:

Elisa Korompai - Summer - Fall 1993 -"Phylogenetic Relationships in the tribe Lactuceae (Asteraceae) Using ndhF Sequences" -funded by a REU supplement to NSF grant Marianela Cuadrado - Summer 1993 - "Molecular Phylogenetic Studies in Passiflora (Passifloracae)" - funded by a REU supplement to an NSF grant to Dr. Linda Escobar at the University of Puerto Rico Fernanda Zermoglio - Fall - Spring 1994 "Phylogenetic Studies of the tribe Mutisieae (Asteraceae)" Ayelet Hines - Summer - Fall 1995 - "Phylogenetic Relationships of Argyranthemum (Asteraceae)" - funded by an REU supplement to my NSF grant Susan Chen - Fall - Spring 1996 - "Origin of the Crop Plant Pepino Based on Nuclear DNA Sequences" - funded by University of Texas Undergraduate Research Funds Scott McGauley - Fall - Spring 1996 - "Morphological and Molecular Studies of Ibervillea (Cucubitaceae) in Texas" Franziska Kramer - Spring 1997 - "Molecular Systematic Studies of Phlox (Polemoniaceae)" - Franziska was an exchange student from Germany Kyla Hobbs - Spring 1997 - "A Data-base of Useful Wild Plants of Texas" Cindy Lintz - Fall 1997-Spring 1998 - "DNA Studies of Endemic Macaronesian Asteraceae" - funded by a REU supplement to my NSF grant

Jeff Mower - Spring/Summer 1998 - "ndhF Sequence Variation in the Inuleae" - funded by a REU supplement to my NSF grant Josh Egly – Summer - Fall 1999 – “ETS Sequence Variation in Tolpis (Asteraceae)”- funded by a REU supplement to my NSF grant Kavita Vyas - Fall 2000 -"ITS Sequence Variation in the Campanulaceae" - funded by a REU supplement to my NSF grant Christine Green – Summer 2001 – present “Molecular Phylogeny of Echium” Michael Martinez - Summer 2002 - "Chloroplast genome sequencing of Pelargonium" Ashley Dang - Spring 2002 - Spring 2003 "matK sequences and the phylogeny of Campanulaceae Tammy Lee - Fall 2002 - Spring 2004 "rbcL sequences and the phylogeny of Campanulaceae Vanity McMurtry - Fall 2003 - Spring 2004 "chloroplast genome sequencing of Trifolium (Fabaceae) Cynthia Penaflor - Summer 2004/2005 - Intern from Brigham Young University "chloroplast gene sequences and the phylogeny of Campanulaceae" Sumaiyah K. Rehman - Fall 2004 - Spring 2006 - Phylogenetic studies in Descurainea (Brassicaceae) Heather Bruce - Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 - Chloroplast genome evolution in Geraniaceae. Lauren Friar - Summer 2007 - Summer 2008 - Phylogeny of Psiguria (Cucurbitaceae). Valerie Mize - Fall 2007 - 2008 - Multigene phylogeny of Geraniaceae Romey Inman – Fall 2009 – Spring 2010 - Multigene phylogeny of Geraniaceae. Suwetha Amsavelu – Spring 2011 – Spring 2012 – genome evolution in Geraniaceae. Madhu Govindu – Spring 2011 – 2014 – genome evolution in Geraniaceae. Angela Chia-Chi Fu – Spring 2013 – Fall 2014– genome evolution in Geraniaceae. Bernice Nga Fong Yau – Spring 2013 – Fall 2014– genome evolution in Geraniaceae. Brooke Bowman – Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 – plastid genome evolution of Polygala.

Graduate Student Committees:

Matt Ashworth, Ph.D. - Plant Biology Teofil Nakov, Ph.D. - Plant Biology Gary Baird, Ph.D. - Botany Hyong-Ha Kim, Ph.D. - Botany Todd Barkman, Ph.D. - Botany Jae-Hyun Kim, Ph.D. - Microbiology Phyllis Boyd, M.S. – Botany Younseok Kweon, Ph.D. - Zoology Mariska Brady, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Edgardo Ortiz, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Yu-Fen Chen, M.S. - Biology James V. Landrum, Ph.D. - Botany Karen Clary, Ph.D. - Botany Leah Larkin, M.S. - Botany John Clement, Ph.D. - Botany Yew Lee, Ph.D. - Botany Janis Clements, M.A. - Botany Mark Mayfield, Ph.D. - Botany Xiojiang Cui, Ph.D. - Botany Josh McDill, Ph.D. - Plant Biology Jennifer Fritz, Ph.D. - Botany Heungsop Shin, Ph.D. - Botany Tony Gonzalez, Ph.D. - Plant Biology Jennifer Tate, Ph.D. - Botany Yanlin Guo, Ph.D. - Botany Martin E. Timana - Botany Tracy Heath, Ph.D. - EEB Ruth Timme, Ph.D., Plant Biology Megan Helfgott, Ph.D. - Botany Shun Tong, Ph.D. - Molecular Biology Mark Holder, Ph.D. - Molecular Biology Yoriko Uozumi, Ph.D. - Biology Amalia Diaz, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Oscar Vargas, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Hsu-Liang Hsieh, Ph.D. - Biology Li-San Wang, Ph.D. - Computer Science Kyongmin Hwang, Ph.D. - Biology Zaiming Zhao, Ph.D. - Botany

Sarah Jackson, Ph.D. - Plant Biology Alicia Zicker, Ph.D. - Botany Sarah Johnson, Ph.D. - Botany Derrick Zwickl, Ph.D. - EEB Vanessa Rivera, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Elizabeth Ruck, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Liming Luo, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Stacia Wyman, Ph.D. – Computer Science Weihua Qiu, PhD. – Plant Biology Taegun Kwon, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Nidhi Sharma, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Zhu Ling, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Jennifer Rocca, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Bo Zhao, Ph.D. – Plant Biology Anne Chambers, Ph.D. – EEB Gayani Weeraratne, Ph.D. – Plant Biology

Courses Taught (UT only):

Native Plants (BOT 419) Plant Systematics (BOT 362/383C) Angiosperm Diversity Lab (BOT 262C/283D) Laboratory Methods in Molecular Systematics (BOT 394C) Methods in Systematics (BOT 394) Conference Course (BOT 110C) Chloroplast Genomics (BIO 384K) Recent Advances in Plant Phylogeny (BIO 384K) Genetically Modified Organisms: Environmental, Ethical, and Political Issues (UGS 302) Plant Systematics (BIO 463L)

Departmental/Section Committees:

1992-1993 Co-organized Departmental Seminars 1994 Plant Ecology Search Committee 1995 Plant Evolution Search Committee 1995-1996 Undergraduate advisor 1994 Graduate Affairs Committee, Member 1996-1999 Head, Graduate Admissions, Botany Graduate Program 1999 Conservation Biology Search Committee, Member 2002 Uteach Search Committee, Chair 2003 Molecular Evolution Search Committee, Member 1999 – 2015 Chair, Section/Department of Integrative Biology 2018 – present Member, IB Gradute Student Research Award Committee 2019 – 2020 Chair, Evolutionary Genomics Search Committee

School of Biological Sciences Committees:

1998 – 2013 Executive Council, Member 1999 – 2013 Planning Council, Member 2000 Biostatistics Search Committee, Chair 2001 – 2013 Academic Council

University Committees:

1993-1994 College of Natural Sciences, Member, Committee for Strategic Planning of Life Sciences 1994 - 1995 College of Natural Sciences, Member, Life Sciences Reorganization

Committee 1995 – 1996 College of Natural Sciences, Member, Honors Committee 1995 – 1996 College of Natural Sciences, Member, ESB Renovation Committee 1997 – 1998 College of Natural Sciences, Member, Graduate Programs Task Force for Reorganization of the Life Sciences 2012 – present College of Natural Sciences, Member Plant Growth Facilities Committee 2008 – 2010 College of Natural Sciences, BFL Task Force

Invited Lectures, Workshops, and Courses (since 1993 only):

12 October 1993 - Biology Department, Southwest Texas State University 20 October 1993 - Biology Department, Texas A & M University 11 - 13 January 1993 - Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Plant Molecular Systematics Workshop 18 February 1993 - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut 14 July 1993 - University Rotary Club, Austin, Texas 11 November 1993 - Botany Department, Ohio University August 1993 – “Phylogenetic studies of the Asteridae based on ndhF sequences,” Symposium on Alternative Genes for Plant Phylogeny. American Institute of Biological Sciences, Ames, Iowa 14 October 1994 - Biology Department, University of North Dakota November 19, 1994. “The use of herbarium material for DNA studies. “ Sampling the Green World Conference, Fort Worth, Texas 11 February 1994 - Conference of the Association of Texas Botanic Gardens, University of Texas. 25 May 1994 - Botany Department, Smithsonian Institution 31 May 1994 - Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University June 1994 – “Applications of chloroplast DNA restriction site studies for conservation genetics. “ American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division, San Francisco State University June 1994 - Bio 401C, 601C and Hughes Undergraduate program, University of Texas July 1994 – “Phylogenetic implications of chloroplast DNA variation at inter- and intrafamilial levels.” Compositae Conference, Kew Botanic Gardens, England July 1994 – “Phylogeny and evolution of the Lactuceae based on chloroplast DNA data.” Compositae Conference, Kew Botanic Gardens, England 3 July - 13 July 1995 - "Curso sobre sistematics molecular en plantas", two week course at the Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Valle Guerra, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain 27 June - 10 July 1996 - "Metodos en Sistematica Molecular de Plantas", two week course at the Jardin Botanico Canario "Viera Y Clavijo", Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain 29 September 1996 - Department of Biology, Yeungnam University, South Korea 1 October 1996 - Korean Institute of Biological Sciences, 50th Anniversary Meeting, Seoul, South Korea 4 October 1996 - Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

23 October 1996 - Department of Botany, University of Kansas 12 March 1997 - Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California- Riverside 20 May 1997 - Relevance of Phylogeny to the Biological Sciences, presented to participants of the Workshop on Teaching in Biology held at the University of Texas 26 June 1997 - Hughes Undergraduate Program, University of Texas 9 September 1997 - Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis 21 April 1998 - North Austin Rotary Club, Austin, Texas 27 March 2000 – Department of Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX. Two talks: “Molecular data and the phylogeny and classification of the Asteraceae" and "Origin and evolution of endemic plants from the Macaronesian archipelagos" 4 May 2000 – Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, and "Origin and evolution of endemic plants from the Macaronesian archipelagos" 21 August 2000 - Cosner, M.E, R. K. Jansen, B.M.E. Moret, L.A. Raubeson, L.-S. Wang, T. Warnow, and S. Wyman. 2000. A new fast heuristic for computing the breakpoint phylogeny and experimental analyses of real and synthetic data. 8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA 23 September 2000 - Cosner, M.E, R. K. Jansen, B.M.E. Moret, L.A. Raubeson, L.-S. Wang, T. Warnow, and S. Wyman. 2000. An empirical comparison of phylogenetic methods on chloroplast gene order in Campanulaceae, DCAF meetings, Montreal, Canada 2 November 2000 – Jansen, R. K. 2000. DNA markers for assessing phylogenetic relationships among plant species. NIEH workshop on “PCR-based approaches to identify and quantitate botanicals in dietary supplements, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 14 January 2002. Jansen, R. K,. Comparative Chloroplast Genomics: Computational Methods for Reconstructing Phylogenies Using Genomic Rearrangements. Workshop on Integration of Phlygenetics and Genomics, Plant, Animal & Microbe X Conference, San Diego, CA 13 January 2003. Jansen, R. K. Comparative Chloroplast Genomics: Integrating Computational Methods, Phylogeny, and Molecular Evolution. Workshop on Organellar Genetics, Plant, Animal & Microbe XI Conference, San Diego, CA 11-15 January 2003. Jansen, R.K. Comparative chloroplast genomics: integrating computational methods, phylogeny, and molecular evolution. Plant Animal Genomics XI, San Diego, California 3 August 2004. Jansen, Robert K., Claude de Pamphilis, Linda A. Raubeson, James Leebens-Mack, Liying Cui, Yan Zhang, Stacia Wyman, Jeffrey Boore, and Jennifer V. Kuehl. The utility of whole chloroplast genome sequencing for reconstructing deep nodes in plants with an example from basal angiosperms. Symposium on Methods and Theory of Phylogenetic Inference, Botany 2004, Snowbird, Utah 4 August 2004. Haberle, Rosemarie C., Robert K.Jansen, Jeffrey L. Boore, and Jennifer Kuehl. Comparative chloroplast genomics of Campanulaceae: a model system for understanding mechanisms of genome evolution and the utility of genomic changes for phylogeny reconstruction. Symposium on Resolving the Green

Branch of Life: Current Progress and Future Challenges, Botany 2004, Snowbird, Utah 6 July 2005. Jansen, R.K. Phylogenetic and Molecular Evolutionary Studies of Angioosperms Based on Whole Chloroplast Genomes. Botany Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 15 August 2005. Jansen, R. K. History and current status of Comparative Chloroplast Genomics. Symposium on Comparative Chloroplast Genomics, Botany 2005, Austin, TX. 17-22 September 2006. Jansen, R.K. Comparative Chloroplast Genomics. 4 lectures presented in Summer School Course course "Genome Evolution in Eukaryotes held in Bertinoro, Italy. 9 March 2007. Jansen, R.K. Phylogenetic and Molecular Evolutionary Studies of Angiosperms Based on Chloroplast Genome Sequences, Department of Biology, University of Iowa. 9 July 2007. Jansen, R.K. Comparative Chloroplast Phylogenomics: Implications for Phylogeny and Genome Evolution in Angiosperms. Symposium on Plant Phylogenomics: Defining Synergies between Plant Systematics and Genome Biology. Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, Chicago, Illinois. 9 December 2007. Jansen, R. K. Comparative Plastid Genomics resolves phylogenetic relationships among major angiosperm lineages and reveals genome-scale evolutionary patterns. International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering, Changchun, China. 24 March 2008. Jansen R.K. Comparative Chloroplast Genomics Resolves Relationships among Major Lineages of Flowering Plants and Reveals Genome-scale Evolutionary Patterns. Burnet School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL. 6 May 2008. Jansen R.K. Comparative Chloroplast Genomics: Implications for Phylogeny and Genome Evolution in Angiosperms. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO. 10 November 2008. Jansen R.K. Plastid Phylogenomics: Genome Evolution in the Fast Lane. Washington University, St. Louis, MO. 17 November 2008. Jansen R.K. Plastid Phylogenomics: Fast Genomes and Deep Nodes. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA. 16 March 2009. Jansen R.K. Plastid Phylogenomics: Fast Genomes and Deep Nodes. Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. 28 March 2009. Jansen R.K. Comparative Plastid Genomics Resolves Relationships among Major Lineages of Flowering Plants and Reveals Genome-scale Evolutionary Patterns. Genes, Genomes, and Plant Evolution Symposium, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. 27 October 2009. Jansen R.K. Keynote Speaker – in Organelles Symposium at the 9th International Plant Molecular Biology Congress. Title: Plastid Genome Organization & Evolution in Flowering Plants. October 25-30, St. Louis MO. 9 January 2010. Jansen R.K. Invited speaker in Organellar Genetics Symposium at Plant & Animal Genomes XVIII Conference. Title: Geraniaceae, A Natural Model System for Examining Plastid Genome Evolution. January 9-13, 2010, San Diego CA. 21 June 2010. Invited Speaker and Session Co-organizer – in Genomics and Evolution I session at 2nd International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering. Title: Extreme Reconfiguration of the Plastid Genomes in the

Angiosperm Family Geraniaceae: Rearrangements, Repeats, and Codon Usage. June 20-23, 2010, Maynooth, Ireland. 16 March 2011. Invited Speaker in International Conference on Island Biodiversity 2011: Present and Emerging Knowledge on the Evolution, Diversity and Conservation of the Canary Island Flora. March 14-18, 2011, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Title: Phylogenetic Investigations of Correlated Diversification between Plants and their Associated Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Macaronesia 28 July 2011. Invited Speaker at the International Botanical Congress 2011. Symposium on Plant genomes: not just for models anymore. Title: Geraniaceae, a natural model system for examining plastid genome evolution. 9 January 2012. Invited Speaker at the 1st Workshop for Current Research Activities of Highly Cited Professors Collaborating with KAU in the Biotechnology Program. Title: Plastid Genome Organization and Evolution in Flowering Plants. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 4 June 2012. Department of Biology, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. Title: Plastid Genome Organization and Evolution in Flowering Plants. 5 June 2012. Department of Biology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. Title: Plastid Genome Organization and Evolution in Flowering Plants. 15 June 2012. Department of Biology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. Title: Plastid Genome Organization and Evolution in Flowering Plants. 18 November 2012. Highly Cited Program Workshop, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Title: Comparative Genomics of Date Palm and Legumes: Implications for Genome Evolution of Mitochondria and Plastids. 18 November 2012. Highly Cited Program Workshop, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Title: Coordinated Evolution Across Three Plant Genomes of Geraniaceae. 9 May 2013. 3rd International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ USA. Coordinated Evolution Across Three Plant Genomes of Geraniaceae. 18 January 2015. Gordon Conference “Chloroplast Biotechnology”. "Coevolution of Plastid and Nuclear Genomes". Ventura CA. 23 July 2015. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Title: Coevolution of plastid and nuclear genomes in Geraniaceae. 6 August 2015. Department of Biological Sciences, Kwanse Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan. Title: Plastid Genome Evolution of Diatoms. 16 November 2015. Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Title: Evolutionary and Biotechnology Implications of genome variation in Rhazya stricta and legumes. May 19, 2016. Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Led an invited workshop of reorganization of Biology at KAU. May 22, 2017. Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Title: Surprising new findings in plastid genome structure and evolution in flowering plants. June 5, 2018. Department of Biology, Korea University. Title: Surprises in plastome structure and evolution from three distinct lineages of rosids. June 7, 2018. International Symposium on The Potential of Genomics in Plant Systematics, Korea National Arboretum. Title: Plastid phylogenomics and the single locus hypothesis.

January 15, 2020. Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden, Postgraduate Program. Title: Plastid Genome Evolution and Implications for Phylogenomics.

Papers Presented at National and International Meetings (since 2006 only):

Guisinger-Bellian, Mary, Chumley, Timothy, Kuehl, Jennifer, Boore, Jeffrey, Jansen, Robert K. Organization and Evolution of Chloroplast Genomes in the Flowering Plant Family Geraniaceae. Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, May 24-28, 2006, Arizona State University, poster presentation. Hansen, Debra, Zhengqiu, Cai, Boore, Jeffrey L., Kuehl, Jennifer V., Jansen, Robert K. Complete chloroplast genome sequences of Illicium (Schisandraceae) and Buxus (Buxaceae): Genome organization and implications for phylogeny of angiosperms. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, July 28-August 2, 2006, Chico, CA, poster presentation. Zhengqiu, Cai, Peñaflor, Cynthia, Leebens-Mack, Jim, Kuehl, Jennifer V., Carlson, John, dePamphilis, Claude W., Boore, Jeffrey, Jansen, Robert K. Complete chloroplast genome sequences of Drimys, Liriodendron, and Piper: Implications for the phylogeny of magnoliids and evolution of GC content. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, July 28-August 2, 2006, Chico, CA, poster presentation. Steele, Roxi, Gilbert, Larry, Jansen, Robert K. Identifying Informative Chloroplast Markers for Examining Phylogenetic Relationships Within Psiguria (Cucurbitaceae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, July 28- August 2, 2006, Chico, CA, poster presentation. Dastidar, Sayantani, Zhengqiu, Cai, Peñaflor, Cynthia, Kuehl, Jennifer V., Boore, Jeffrey L., Jansen, Robert K. Identifying Informative Chloroplast Markers for Examining Phylogenetic Relationships Within Psiguria (Cucurbitaceae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, July 28-August 2, 2006, Chico, CA, poster presentation. Jansen, Robert K., Zhengqiu, Cai, Hansen, Debra, Dastidar, Sayantani, Peñaflor, Cynthia, Timme, Ruth, Hansen, Katie, Haberle, Rosemarie C., Chumley, Timothy W., Guisinger-Bellian, Mary M., Daniell, Henry, Lee, Seung-Bum, Raubeson, Linda A., Peery, Rhiannon, dePamphilis, Claude W., Leebens-Mack, Jim, McNeal, Joel R., Boore, Jeffrey, Kuehl, Jennifer V. Phylogeny of angiosperms based on whole chloroplast genome sequences. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, July 28-August 2, 2006, Chico, CA, oral presentation. Raubeson, Linda A., McCoy, Skip K R, Müller, Kai, Wall, P. Kerr, Leebens-Mack, Jim, Boore, Jeffrey L., Jansen, Robert K., dePamphilis, Claude W. Seed plant phylogeny based on sequences from 61 (mostly) shared plastid genes. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, July 28-August 2, 2006, Chico, CA, oral presentation. Hansen, Katie; Blazier, Chris; Rehman, Sumaiyah, Kuehl, Jennifer V., Boore, Jeffrey L., Jansen, Robert K. Comparative Chloroplast Genomics in Passiflora. Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, July 7-11, 2007, Chicago, Illinois. Ruck, Elizabeth, Andersen, Robert, Theriot, Edward, Jansen, Robert K., Cattalico, Rose Ann, Rocap, Gabrielle, Julius, Mathew, Draisma, Stefano, Kawai, Hiroshi, Ashworth, Matt P., Zhengqiu, Cai, Ong, Han. Current Progress Towards an Algal Heterokont Tree of Life. Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, July 7-11, 2007, Chicago, Illinois. Zhengqiu, Cai, Kim, Hyi-Gyung, Ruck, Elizabeth, Guisinger-Bellian, Mary M.,

McMurtry, Vanity, Boore, Jeffrey L., Jansen, Robert K. Extensive rearrangements in the plastid genome of Trifolium subterraneum (Fabaceae) are associated with numerous repeated sequences and novel DNA insertions. Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, July 7-11, 2007, Chicago, Illinois. Steele, Roxi, Guisinger-Bellian, Mary M., Jansen, Robert K., Linder, Randal. Identifying Useful Low-copy Nuclear Markers for Examining Phylogenetic Relationships within Angiosperms. Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, July 7-11, 2007, Chicago, Illinois. Goodson, Barbara, Rehman, Sumaiyah, Santos-Guerra, Arnoldo, Jansen, Robert K. Molecular systematics and biogeography of Descurainia Webb & Berthel. (Brassicaceae) based on nuclear ITS and non-coding chloroplast DNA. Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, July 7-11, 2007, Chicago, Illinois. Guisinger, Mary M, Kuehl, Jennifer V., Boore, Jeffrey L., Jansen, Robert K. Genome- wide analyses reveal patterns of increased nonsynonymous substitutions in the flowering plant family Geraniaceae. Botany 2008, July 26-30, Vancouver, BC. Ruck, Elizabeth, Ashworth, Matt P., Nakov, Teofil, Zhengqiu, Cai, Theriot, Edward, Jansen, Robert K., Andersen, Robert, Julius, Mathew, Draisma, Stefano, Kawai, Hiroshi. Assessing multi-gene candidates for an algal heterokont phylogeny. Botany 2008, July 26-30, Vancouver, BC. Hansen, Debra R., Jansen, Robert K., Simpson, Beryl. Phylogeny and biogeography of Pectis and Porophyllum (Asteraceae, Tageteae). Botany 2008, July 26-30, Vancouver, BC. Steele, Roxi, Gilbert, Larry, Jansen, Robert K. Systematics of the Neotropical Genus Psiguria (Cucurbitaceae). Botany 2008, July 26-30, Vancouver, BC. Haberle, Rosemarie, Dang, Ashley, Lee, Tammy, Peñaflor, Cynthia, Cortes-Burns, Helen, Oestreich, Andrea, Raubeson, Linda A., Cellinese, Nico, Kim, Sang-Tae, Edwards, Erika, Eddie, William M.M., Jansen, Robert K. Taxonomic and biogeographic implications of a three-gene phylogeny of the Campanulaceae sensu stricto. Botany 2008, July 26-30, Vancouver, BC. Wojciechowski, Martin F., Daniell, Henry, Jansen, Robert K. Phylogenetic distribution of intron losses from the plastid clpP and rps12 genes among legumes (Leguminosae). Botany 2008, July 26-30, Vancouver, BC. Gruenstaeudl, Michael, Park, Seon-Joo, Santos-Guerra, Arnoldo, Jansen, Robert K. Phylogenetic relationships in Tolpis (Asteraceae) and the utility of ETS sequence variation despite incomplete rDNA homogenization. Botany 2008, July 26-30, Vancouver, BC. Jansen, Robert K., Ruck, Elizabeth, Ashworth, Matt P., Nakov, Teofil, Zhengqiu, Cai, Theriot, Edward, Andersen, Robert, Julius, Mathew, Draisma, Stefano, Kawai, Hiroshi. Assessing multi-gene candidates for an algal heterokont phylogeny. Protist2008, July 21-26, Halifax, NS. Theriot, Edward C., Ashworth, Matthew, Jansen, Robert K., Nakov, Teofil, Ruck, Elizabeth, Zhengqui, Cai. A multigene approach to inferring the diatom phylogeny: congruence and conflict. Phycological Society of America 2008 annual meeting. July 27-30, New Orleans, LA. Ashworth, Matt P., Ruck, Elizabeth, Nakov, Teofil, Zhengqiu, Cai, Theriot, Edward, Jansen, Robert K., Andersen, Robert, Julius, Mathew, Draisma, Stefano, Kawai, Hiroshi.Assessing multi-gene candidates for an algal heterokont phylogeny. Phycological Society of America 2008 annual meeting. July 27-30, New Orleans, LA.

Blazier, Chris, Guisinger, Mary M, Jansen, Robert K. Gene loss and reductive rearrangement of the plastid genome throughout a divergent angiosperm clade. SMBE 2009, June 3-7, 2009, Iowa City, IA. Gruenstaeudl, Michael, Santos-Guerra, Arnoldo, and Jansen, Robert K. Time and sequence of dispersal events in the Macaronesian island lineage Tolpis - testing the utility of event- and model-based inference. Botany 2009, Snowbird, Utah, July 25- 29. Guisinger, Mary M., Timothy W. Chumley, Jennifer V. Kuehl, Jeffrey L. Boore, and Robert K. Jansen. Rates and patterns of plastid genome evolution in the grasses. ASPB 2009, Honolulu, HI, July 18-22, 2009. Theriot, Edward C., Ruck, Elizabeth, Ashworth, Mathew, Nakov, Teofil, Jansen, Robert K. A preliminary multigene phylogeny of the diatoms. ASPB 2009, Honolulu, HI, July 18-22, 2009. Blazier, C., Ruhlman T, Jansen, R.K. Phylogenetic distribution of gene loss from plastid and mitochondrial genomes in Erodium (Geraniaceae). 2nd International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering. June 20-23, 2010, Maynooth, Ireland. Ruhlman T, Jansen, R.K. Casualities of plastid genome evolution in Geraniaceae. How do plastids deal with high sequence divergence in an essential RNA polymerase gene? 2nd International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering. June 20-23, 2010, Maynooth, Ireland. Weng, M.-L., Gibby, M., Jansen, R.K. A phylogenetic analysis of Pelargonium based on three plastid genes. Poster presented at the 2010 Botanical Society of America meetings in Providence, RI. Hansen, D.R., Jansen, R.K., Sage, R.F., Simpson, B. Phylogenies of Pectis and Porophyllum (Asteraceae, Tageteae) inferred from ITS and chloroplast sequence data. Oral presentation at at the 2010 Botanical Society of America meetings in Providence, RI. Quedensley, T.S., Jansen, R.K. Phylogeny of the Roldana-clade (Asteraceae: Senecioneae): Montane forest endemism and diversity. Oral presentation at the 2010 Botanical Society of America meetings in Providence, RI. Weng, M-L, M. Gibby, and R.K. Jansen. 2011. Heterogeneity of nucleotide substitution rates in organelle genes of Pelargonium (Geraniaceae). 2011 SMBE meeting, Kyoto Japan, July 26-30. Jansen, R.K., Gruenstaeudl, M., Hawkes, C., Santos-Guerra, A. Phylogenetic relationships of Tolpis and Diversification between Plants and their Associated Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Macaronesia. Botanical Society of America meetings in Columbus, Ohio, July 11, 2012. Haberle, R.C., S.R. Downie, Z.Cai, J.V. Kuehl, J.L. Boore & R.K. Jansen. 2012. Comparative chloroplast genomics of the Campanuloideae (Wahlenbergia and Platycodon) and close relative Pseudonemacladus: phylogenomic implications and chloroplast genome evolution. Botany 2012. Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Columbus Ohio, July 2012. Yu, M. M.P. Ashworth, E.C. Theriot, J.S. Sabir, N.A. Baeshen, M.N. Baeshen, and R.K. Jansen. Insights On The Thalassiosirales From Complete Chloroplast Genomes. 10th International Phycological Congress. 4-10 August 2013. Orlando FL, USA. Yu, M. M.P. Ashworth, E.C. Theriot, J.S. Sabir, N.A. Baeshen, M.N. Baeshen, and R.K. Jansen. Testing the Utility of Red Sea Marine Diatoms as Model Organisms for

Biotechnology Applications. 10th International Phycological Congress. 4-10 August 2013. Jin Zhang, Tracey A Ruhlman, Robert K Jansen, Evolution of sigma factors in Geraniaceae, 3rd International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering, May 8 - 11, 2013, New Jersey. Weng, M.-L., J. C. Blazier, and R.K. Jansen. 2013. Reconstruction of the ancestral plastid genome in Geraniaceae reveals a correlation between genome rearrangements, repeats and nucleotide substitution rates. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution 2013 Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA. Jin Zhang, Tracey A Ruhlman, Robert K Jansen. 2013. Evolution of sigma factors in Geraniaceae, Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, July 7 - 11, 2013, Chicago Weng, M.-L., T. R. Ruhlman, and R.K. Jansen. 2014. Plastid-nuclear interaction and accelerated coevolution in plastid ribosomes. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution 2014 Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Yu, M.; Ashworth, M. P.; Theriot, E. T.; Sabir, J. S.; Baeshen,N. A.; Baeshen, M. N.; Jansen, R. K. Insights on the Thalassiosirales evolution from complete plastid genomes. Phycological Society of America annual meeting, May 18-23, Portland OR. Weng, M.-L., T. R. Ruhlman, and R.K. Jansen. 2015. Plastid-nuclear interaction and accelerated coevolution in plastid ribosomes. Gordon Conference on “Chloroplast Biotechnology” in Ventura CA. Ashworth M.P., Lobban C.S., Witkowski A., Theriot, E.C. Sabir M.J., Baeshen M.N., Hajrah N.H., Baeshen N.A., Sabir J.S.M. and Jansen R.K. 2016. Molecular and morphological investigations of the stauros-bearing, raphid pennate diatoms (Bacillariophyceae): Craspedostauros E.J. Cox and Staurotropis T.B.B. Paddock and their relationship to the rest of the Mastogloiales.. (Contributed oral presentation). 24th International Diatom Symposium 2016, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Ashworth M.P., Sabir J.S.M., Obaid A.Y., Al-Malki A.L., Khiyami M.A., Witkowski A., Lobban C.S., Hajrah N.H., Sabir M.J., Mattar E.H., Bouback T.A., Theriot E.C., and Jansen R.K. 2016. Development of a diatom-based, cost-effective biomonitoring tool for the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastline. (Poster). (Contributed poster presentation). 24th International Diatom Symposium 2016, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Ashworth M.P., Sabir J.S.M., Obaid A.Y., Al-Malki A.L., Khiyami M.A., Witkowski A., Lobban C.S., Hajrah N.H., Sabir M.J., Mattar E.H., Bouback T.A., Theriot E.C., and Jansen R.K. 2016. Development of a diatom-based, cost-effective biomonitoring tool for the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastline. (Contributed poster presentation). Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting 2016, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Goncalves D., Simpson B., Ortiz E.M., Jansen R.K. 2016. Comparative analyses of whole plastid genomes from Myrtales. Botanical Society of America meetings in Savannah, Georgia, 2016. (Contributed poster presentation). Shrestha B., Rabah SO, Hajrah N.H., Makki R.M., Alharby H., Alhebshi A., Sabir J., Gilbert L., Ruhlman T.A., and Jansen R. K. 2017. Passiflora plastomes are highly rearranged with multiple gene/intron losses, inversions and inverted repeat expansion/contraction. Annual Meeting of the Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), July 3, 2017. Austin, TX.

Goncalves D.J.P, Ortiz E.M, Simpson B., and Jansen R.K. 2017. Plastid genome evolution across the rosids. Annual Meeting of the Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), July 3, 2017. Austin, TX. Lee C., Rabah S, Hajrah N., Makki R.M., Alharby H., Alhebshi A., Sabir J., Sabir M., Jansen R.K., Ruhlman T. 2017. Plastome sequencing of 10 non-model crop species uncovers a large insertion of mitochondrial DNA in cashew (Anacardium, Anacardiaceae). Annual Meeting of the Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), July 3, 2017. Austin, TX. Ruhlman T., Zhang, Blazier J.C., Sabir J., Jansen R.K. Recombination-dependent replication and gene conversion homogenize repeat sequences and diversify plastid genome structure. Annual Meeting of the Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), July 3, 2017. Austin, TX. Sabir, J.S.M., Obaid, A.Y., Al-Malki, A.L., Khiyami, M.A., Ashworth, M.P., Witkowski, A., Lobban, C.S., Hajrah, N.H., Sabir, J., Mattar, E.H., Bouback, T.A., Jansen, R.K., Theriot, E.C. 2017. Exploring diatom ecology on the coral reefs of the Saudi Arabian Red Rea coastline in the development of a diatom-based, cost-effective biomonitoring tool. Oral Presentation; Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting June 5-8, 2017 Monterey, CA USA. Gonçalves, D.J.P., Ortiz, E.M., Simpson, B.B., Jansen, R.K. 2018. Phylogenomics of rosids: incongruence between gene trees and species trees refutes the “single locus” hypothesis of plastid genomes. Poster presentation at Evolution 2018, August 19-22, Montpellier, France. Shrestha, B., Weng, M.-L., Theriot, E., Gilbert, L. Ruhlman, T., Krosnick, S., Jansen, R.K. 2019. Highly accelerated rates of genomic rearrangements and nucleotide substitutions in plastid genomes of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba. Poster presentation at Botanical Society of America meeting, July 28-31, 2019, Tucson, AZ. Choi, I.-S., Schwarz, E., Ruhlman, T.A., Jansen, R.K. 2019. Fluctuation in size and content of mitochondrial genomes across four subfamilies of Fabaceae. Poster presentation at Botanical Society of America meeting, July 28-31, 2019, Tucson, AZ. Lee, C. Ruhlman, T.A., Jansen, R.K. 2019. Multiple structural types of plastid genomes within a single individual. Poster presentation at Botanical Society of America meeting, July 28-31, 2019, Tucson, AZ. Ruhlman , T. A., Choi, I.-S., Jansen, R.K. 2019. Lost and Found: Return of the inverted repeat in the legume clade defined by its absence. Poster presentation at Botanical Society of America meeting, July 28-31, 2019, Tucson, AZ. Jansen, R.K., Ruhlman, T.A., Goncalves, D. 2019. Misconceptions about Plastome Organization and Evolution. Poster presentation at Botanical Society of America meeting, July 28-31, 2019, Tucson, AZ. Alqahtani, A., Jansen, R.K. 2019. Characterization of Genes involved in Producing Anti-Cancer Compounds in the Euphorbia schimperi Transcriptome. 2019. Poster presentation at Botanical Society of America meeting, July 28-31, 2019, Tucson, AZ. Goncalves, D., Ortiz, E., Shimizu, G., Jansen, R.K., Simpson, B. 2019. Poster presentation at Botanical Society of America meeting, July 28-31, 2019, Tucson, AZ.

Publications:

(1) Jansen, R. K. and B. Parfitt. 1977. Allenrolfea mexicana Lundell (Chenopodiaceae): Its conspecificity with A. occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze. Rhodora 79:130-132. (2) Jansen, R. K. and T. F. Stuessy. 1980. Chromosome counts of Compositae from

Latin America. Amer. J. Bot. 67: 585-594. (3) Jansen, R. K. 1981. Systematics of Spilanthes (Compositae: Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. 6: 231-257. (4) Smoot, E. L., R. K. Jansen, and T.N. Taylor. 1981. A phylogenetic analysis of land plants: A botanical commentary. Taxon 30:65-67. (5) Bolick, M. and R. K. Jansen. 1981. New combinations of Salmea DC. (Compositae: Heliantheae). Brittonia 33:186. (6) Jansen, R. K., N. A. Harriman, and L. Urbatsch. 1982. Squamopappus, gen. nov., and a redefinition of Podachaenium (Compositae: Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. 7:476-483. (7) Jansen, R. K. and T. F. Stuessy. 1983. Una variedad nueva de Heliopsis (Compositae) de Colombia. Mutisia 51:1-4. (8) Jansen, R. K., T. F. Stuessy, S. D. Piedrahita, and V. A. Funk. 1984. Recuentos cromosomicos de Compositae de Colombia. Caldasia 14:7-20. (9) Jansen, R. K. 1985. Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. Monographs 8. 115 pp. (10) Jansen, R. K. 1985. Systematic significance of chromosome numbers in Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Amer. J. Bot. 72: 1835-1841. (11) Jansen, R. K., E. B. Smith and D. J. Crawford. 1987. A cladistic study of North American Coreopsis (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Plt. Syst. Evol. 57: 73-84. (12) Jansen, R. K. and J. D. Palmer. 1987. Chloroplast DNA from lettuce and Barnadesia (Asteraceae): structure, gene localization, and characterization of a large inversion. Curr. Genet. 11: 553-564. (13) Jansen, R. K. and J. D. Palmer. 1987. A chloroplast DNA inversion marks an ancient evolutionary split in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84: 5818-5822. (14) Jansen, R. K. and J. D. Palmer. 1988. Phylogenetic implications of chloroplast DNA restriction site variation in the Mutisieae (Asteraceae). Amer. J. Bot. 75:751-764. (15) Steele, K. P., K. E. Holsinger, R. K. Jansen, and D. W. Taylor. 1988. Phylogenetic relationships in green plants - A comment on the use of 5S ribosomal RNA sequences by Bremer et al. Taxon 37: 135-138. (16) Palmer, J. D., R. K. Jansen, H. Michaels, J. Manhart, and M. Chase. 1988. Chloroplast DNA variation and plant phylogeny. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 1180-1206. (17) Jansen, R. K., J. D. Palmer, and H. J. Michaels. 1988. Investigations of chloroplast DNA variation in the Asteraceae. Compositae Newsletter 15: 2-9. (18) Schilling, E. E. and R. K. Jansen. 1989. Restriction fragment analysis of chloroplast DNA and the systematics of Viguiera and related genera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Amer. J. Bot. 76:1769-1778. (19) Olmstead, R. G., R. K. Jansen, H. J. Michaels, S. R. Downie, and J. D. Palmer. 1990. Chloroplast DNA and phylogenetic studies in the Asteridae. In: Biological Approaches and Evolutionary Trends in Plants. 4th International Symposium of Plant Biosystematics. Academic Press, New York, Pp. 119-134. (20) Jansen, R. K., K. E. Holsinger, H. J. Michaels, and J. D. Palmer. 1990. Phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast DNA restriction site data: an example from the Asteraceae. Evolution 44: 2089-2105. (21) Wallace, R. S. and R. K. Jansen. 1990. Systematic and evolutionary implications of chloroplast DNA variation in the genus Microseris D. Don (Asteraceae: Lactuceae). Syst. Bot. 15: 606-616.

(22) Jansen, R. K., H. J. Michaels, and J. D. Palmer. 1991. Phylogeny and character evolution in the Asteraceae based on chloroplast DNA restriction site mapping. Syst. Bot. 16: 98-115. (23) Steele, K., K. E. Holsinger, R. K. Jansen and D. Taylor. 1991. Assessing the reliability of 5S rRNA sequence data for phylogenetic analysis in green plants. Mol. Biol. Evol. 8: 240-248. (24) Jansen, R. K., H. J. Michaels, R. S. Wallace, K.-J. Kim, S. C. Keeley, L. E. Watson, and J. D. Palmer. 1991. Chloroplast DNA variation in the Asteraceae: Phylogenetic and evolutionary implications. In: Molecular Systematics of Plants (eds. D. Soltis, P. Soltis, and J. Doyle). Chapman and Hall, New York, Pp. 252- 279. (25) Keeley, S. C. and R. K. Jansen. 1991. Evidence from chloroplast DNA for the recognition of a new tribe the Tarchonantheae, and the tribal placement of Pluchea (Asteraceae). Syst. Bot. 16: 173-181. (26) Bremer, B. B. and R. K. Jansen. 1991. Comparative restriction site mapping of chloroplast DNA implies new phylogenetic relationships within Rubiaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 78: 198-213. (27) Jansen, R. K., R. S. Wallace, K.-J. Kim, and K. L. Chambers. 1991. Systematic implications of chloroplast DNA variation in the subtribe Microseridinae (Asteraceae: Lactuceae). Amer. J. Bot. 78: 1015-1027. (28) Watson, L. E., R. K. Jansen, and J. Estes. 1991. Tribal placement of Marshallia (Asteraceae) based on evidence from chloroplast DNA restriction site mapping. Amer. J. Bot. 78: 1028-1035. (29) Philbrick, C. T. and R. K. Jansen. 1991. Phylogenetic studies of North American Callitrichaceae using chloroplast DNA restriction fragment analysis. Syst. Bot. 16: 478-491. (30) Johansson, J. and R. K. Jansen. 1991. Chloroplast DNA variation among five species of Ranunculaceae: structure, sequence divergence and phylogenetic relationships. Plt. Syst. Evol. 178:9-25. (31) Raubeson, L. A. and R. K. Jansen. 1992. A rare chloroplast-DNA structural mutation is shared by all conifers. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 20:17-24. (32) Raubeson, L. A. and R. K. Jansen. 1992. Chloroplast DNA evidence on the ancient evolutionary split in vascular land plants. Science 255:1697-1699. (33) Kim, K.-J., B. L. Turner, and R. K. Jansen. 1992. Phylogenetic and evolutionary implications of interspecific chloroplast DNA variation in dwarf dandelions (Krigia - Lactuceae - Asteraceae). Syst. Bot. 17:449-469. (34) Kim, K.-J., R. K. Jansen, R. S. Wallace, H. J. Michaels, and J. D. Palmer. 1992. Phylogenetic implications of rbcL sequence variation in the Asteraceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 79: 428-445. (35) Kim, K.-J., R. K. Jansen, and B. L. Turner. 1992. Evolutionary implications of intraspecific chloroplast DNA variation in dwarf dandelions (Krigia-Asteraceae). Amer. J. Bot. 79:708-715. (36) Bremer, K., R. K. Jansen, P. O. Karis, and K.-J. Kim. 1992. Current research on Asteraceae phylogeny and classification. Compositae Newsl. 20/21:1-3. (37) Bremer, K. and R. K. Jansen. 1992. A new subfamily of Asteraceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 79:414-415. (38) Bremer, K., R. K. Jansen, P. O. Karis, M. Kallerjso, S. C. Keeley, K.-J. Kim, H. J. Michaels, J. D. Palmer, and R. S. Wallace. 1992. A review of the phylogeny and classification of the Asteraceae. Nord. J. Bot. 12:141-148.

(39) Capossela, A., J. A. Silander, R. K. Jansen, B. Bergen, and D. R. Talbot. 1992. Nuclear ribosomal DNA variation among ramets and genets of white clover. Evolution 46:1240-1247. (40) Spooner, D. M., G. J. Anderson, and R. K. Jansen. 1993. Chloroplast DNA evidence for the interrelationships of Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Pepinos. Amer. J. Bot. 80:676-688. (41) Michaels, H. J, K. M. Scott, R. O. Olmstead, T. Szaro, R. K. Jansen, and J. D. Palmer. 1993. Interfamilial relationships of the Asteraceae: Insights from rbcL sequence variation. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard., 80: 742-751. (42) Chase, M., D. Soltis, R. Olmstead, D. Morgan, D. Les, B. Mishler, M. Duvall, R. Price, H. Hills, Y.-L. Qui, K. Kron, J. Rettig, E. Conti, J. Palmer, J. Manhart, K. Sytsma, H. Michaels, J. Kress, K. Karol, D. Clark, M. Hedren, B. Gaut, R. K. Jansen, K.-J. Kim, C. Wimpee, J. Smith, G. Furnier, S. Straus, Q.-Y. Xiang, G. Plunkett, P. Soltis, S. Swensen, S. Williams, P.Gadek, C. Quinn, L. Equiarte, E. Golenberg, G. Learn, Jr., S. Graham, S. Barrett, S. Dayanandan, and V. Albert. 1993. Phylogenetics of seed plants: an analysis of nucleotide sequences from the plastid gene rbcL. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80: 528-580. (43) Johansson, J. T. and R. K. Jansen. 1993. Chloroplast DNA variation and phylogeny of the Ranunculaceae. Plt. Syst. Evol. 187:29-49. (44) Holsinger, K. E. and R. K. Jansen. 1993. Phylogenetic analysis of restriction site data. Meth. Enzy. 224:439-455. (45) Kim, K.-J. and R. K. Jansen. 1994. Comparisons of phylogenetic hypotheses among different data sets in dwarf dandelions (Krigia): additional information from internal transcribed spacer sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Plt. Syst. Evol. 190: 157-185. (46) Cosner, M. B., R. K. Jansen, and T. G. Lammers. 1994. Phylogenetic relationships in the Campanulales based on rbcL sequences. Plt. Syst. Evol. 190:79-95. (47) Mason, R. J., K. E. Holsinger, and R. K. Jansen. 1994. Biparental inheritance of the chloroplast genome in Coreopsis grandiflora (Asteraceae). J. Hered. 85:171-173. (48) Mione, T., R. O. Olmstead, R. K. Jansen, G. A. Anderson. 1994. Systematic implications of chloroplast DNA variation in Jaltomata and selected physaloid genera (Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 81:912-918. (49) Kim, Y.-D. and R. K. Jansen. 1994. Characterization and phylogenetic distribution of a chloroplast DNA rearrangement in the Berberidaceae. Plt. Syst. Evol. 190:157-185. (50) Keeley, S.C. and R. K. Jansen. 1994. Chloroplast DNA restriction site variation in the Vernonieae (Asteraceae), an initial appraisal of the relationship of New and Old World taxa and the monophyly of Vernonia. Plt. Syst. Evol. 193:249-265. (51) Urbatsch, L. and R. K. Jansen. 1995. Phylogenetic affinities among and within coneflower genera (Asteraceae, Heliantheae), a chloroplast DNA analysis. Syst. Bot. 20:28-39. (52) Hempel, A. P. Reeves, R. Olmstead, and R. K. Jansen. 1995. Implications of rbcL sequence data for higher level relationships of the Loasaceae. Plt. Syst. Evol. 194:25-37. (53) Whitton, J., R. S. Wallace, and R. K. Jansen. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships and patterns of character change in the tribe Lactuceae (Asteraceae) based on chloroplast DNA restriction site variation. Can. J. Bot. 73:1058-1073. (54) Mason-Gamer, R., K. E. Holsinger, and R. K. Jansen. 1995. Chloroplast DNA haplotype variation within and among populations of Coreopsis grandiflora

(Asteraceae). Mol. Biol. Evol. 12:371-381. (55) Wen, J. and R. K. Jansen. 1995. Morphological and molecular comparisons of Campsis grandiflora and C. radicans (Bignoniaceae), an eastern Asian and eastern North American vicariant species pair. Plt. Syst. Evol. 196: 173-183. (56) Bain, J. and R. K. Jansen. 1995. A phylogenetic analysis of the aureoid Senecio complex based on ITS sequence data. Plt. Syst. Evol. 195: 209-219. (57) Francisco-Ortega, J., R. K. Jansen, D. J. Crawford, and A. Santos-Guerra. 1995. Chloroplast DNA evidence for intergeneric relationships of the Macaronesian endemic genus Argyranthemum (Asteraceae). Syst. Bot. 20: 413-422. (58) Kim, K.-J. and R. K. Jansen. 1995. ndhF sequence evolution and the major clades in the sunflower family. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 10379-10383. (59) Wallace, R. S. and R. K. Jansen. 1995. DNA evidence for multiple origins of intergeneric allopolyploids in annual Microseris (Asteraceae). Plt. Syst. Evol. 198: 253-265. (60) Kim, Y.-D. and R. K. Jansen. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships of chloroplast DNA variation in the Berberidaceae. Plt. Syst. Evol.[Suppl.] 9: 341-349. (61) Levin, D. A., J. Francisco-Ortega, and R. K. Jansen. 1996. Hybridization and the extinction of rare plant species. Conserv. Biol. 10: 1-7. (62) Francisco-Ortega, J., R. K. Jansen and A. Santos-Guerra. 1996. Chloroplast DNA evidence of colonization, adaptive radiation, and hybridization in the evolution of the Macaronesian flora. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 4085-4090. (63) Loockerman, D. and R. K. Jansen. 1996. The use of herbarium material for molecular systematic studies. In: Sampling the Green World (ed. T. F. Stuessy and S. Sohmer), pp. 205-220. Columbia University Press. (64) Francisco-Ortega, J., R. K. Jansen, R. Mason, and R. S. Wallace. 1996. Application of chloroplast DNA restriction site studies for conservation genetics. In: Molecular Genetic Approaches in Conservation (eds. T.B. Smith and R. Wayne), pp. 183-201. Oxford University Press, London. (65) Jansen, R. K. and K.-J. Kim. 1996. Implications of chloroplast DNA data for the classification and phylogeny of the Asteraceae. In, Proceedings of Compositae Symposium (eds. N. Hind, H. Beentje, and G. Pope), pp. 317-339. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. (66) Wen, J., R. K. Jansen, and E. A. Zimmer. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships and DNA sequence divergence of eastern Asian and eastern North American disjunct plants. In, Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Binational Workshop on Molecular Evolution (M. Nei and N. Takahata, eds.), Hayama, Japan, pp. 37-44. (67) Lane, M. A., D. R. Morgan, Y. Suh, R. K. Jansen, and B. B. Simpson. 1996. Relationships of North American genera of Astereae based on chloroplast DNA restriction site data. In, Proceedings of Compositae Symposium (eds. N. Hind, H. Beentje, and G. Pope), 49-77. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. (68) Kim, Y.-D. and R. K. Jansen. 1996. Phylogenetic Implications of rbcL and ITS sequence variation in the Berberidaceae. Syst. Bot. 21:381-396. (69) Anderson, G. J., R. K. Jansen, and Y.-D. Kim. 1996. The origin and relationships of the 'pepino', Solanum muricatum (Solanaceae): DNA restriction fragment evidence. Econ. Bot. 50: 369-380. (70) Bain, J. F. and R. K. Jansen. 1996. Numerous chloroplast DNA polymorphisms are shared among different populations and species in the aureoid Senecio (Packera) complex. Canad. J. Bot. 74: 1719-1728. (71) Kim, S.-