Published Journal Research Portfolio
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We are pleased to share recent published research of our Fralin Life Sciences Institute affiliated faculty, with links to their articles and their biographical/lab website pages.
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Ecology | Oct. 2023
Faculty: Joseph Hoyt, assistant professor of biological sciences
"2023 host infection and disease-induced mortality modify contributions to the environmental reservoir"
![Journal of Experiemental Biology cover](/content/fralinlifesci_vt_edu/en/Faculty/flsi-researchers-published-research/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn/vt-items_1/adaptiveimage_copy.img.png/1706628069417.png)
Journal of Experimental Biology | Oct. 2023
Faculty: John J. Socha, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics
"Dynamic gap crossing in Dendrelaphis, the sister taxon of flying snakes"
![Weather and Forecasting journal cover](/content/fralinlifesci_vt_edu/en/Faculty/flsi-researchers-published-research/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn/vt-items_2/adaptiveimage_copy.img.jpg/1706570974505.jpg)
Weather and Forecasting | Oct. 2023
Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Evaluation of experimental high-resolution model forecasts of tropical cyclone precipitation using object-based metrics"
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American Journal of Undergraduate Research | Sept. 2023
Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"The effect of coastline concavity on maximum storm surge height along the U.S. Gulf Coast"
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G3 Genes Genomes Genectics | Sept. 2023
Faculty: Xiao Liang, computer science Ph.D. student and Lenwood S. Heath, professor in computer science
"Towards understanding paleoclimate impacts on primate de novo genes"
![Current Psychology journal cover](/content/fralinlifesci_vt_edu/en/Faculty/flsi-researchers-published-research/_jcr_content/content/vtcontainer/vtcontainer-content/vtmulticolumn/vt-items_2/adaptiveimage_copy.img.png/1706628961832.png)
Current Psychology | Sept. 2023
Faculty: James Ivory, professor in the School of Communications
"A tale of three retractions: A call for standardized categorization and criteria in retraction statements"
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Nature | Aug. 2023
Faculty: Michelle Stocker, assistant professor of geobiology and Sterling Nesbitt, associate professor of geosciences
"New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors"
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Environmental & Engineering Geoscience| Aug. 2023
Faculty: Ryan Stewart, associate professor of plant and environmental sciences
"Assessing landscape and seasonal Controls on soil CO2 fluxes in a karst sinkhole"
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Atmosphere | May 2023
Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Evaluating the role of land surface moisture in generating asymmetrical precipitation during the landfall of Hurricane Florence"
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | May 2023
Faculty: Angela Scarpa, professor of psychology
"A qualitative examination of the impact of COVID-19 on transition services for autistic youth"
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mSphere | April 2023
Faculty: Rajshekhar Y. Gaji, assistant professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology
"TgTKL4 Is a novel kinase that plays an important role in toxoplasma morphology and fitness"
![Nature journal cover](/content/fralinlifesci_vt_edu/en/Faculty/flsi-researchers-published-research/_jcr_content/content/vtcontainer/vtcontainer-content/vtmulticolumn_35370550/vt-items_2/adaptiveimage_copy.img.jpg/1706627433045.jpg)
Nature | Feb. 2023
Faculty: Michelle Stocker, assistant professor of geobiology; Ben Kligman, Ph.D. fellow alumni in geosciences; and Sterling Nesbitt, associate professor of geosciences
"Triassic stem caecilian confirms monophyly of living amphibians"
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The Lancet | Oct. 2022
Faculty: Luis Escobar, assistant professor of fish and wildlife conservation
"The 2022 report of the Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels"
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Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media | Oct. 2022
Faculty: James Ivory, professor in the School of Communications
"Character portrayals in digital games: A systematic review of more than three decades of existing research"
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Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment | Oct. 2022
Faculty: Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Anatomy of a storm: A review of shape analysis research that fuses form and function in weather forecasting and analysis"
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Science Signaling | Oct. 2022
Faculty: Daniel Slade, associate professor of biochemistry; and Scott Verbridge, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and sciences
"Fusobacterium nucleatum induces proliferation and migration in pancreatic cancer cells through host autocrine and paracrine signaling"
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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society | July 2022
Faculty: Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Illustration of an object-based approach to identify structural differences in tropical cyclone wind fields"
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Professional Psychology: Research and Practice | April 2022
Faculty: James Ivory, professor in the School of Communications
"Like this meta analysis: Screen media and mental health"
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | March 2020
Faculty: Joseph Hoyt, assistant professor of biological sciences
"Environmental reservoir dynamics predict global infection patterns and population impacts for the fungal disease white-nose syndrome"