Professional Interests
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Education
Ph.D. 2004, Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
B.A. Biology, Chemistry (double major) 1996, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina
Publications
- Feng, X., Kambic, L., Nishimoto, J. H., Reed, F. A., Denton, J. A., Sutton, J. T., & Gantz, V. M. (2021).
Evaluation of Gene Knockouts by CRISPR as Potential Targets for the Genetic Engineering of Culex quinquefasciatus.
The CRISPR Journal 4(4).
https://doi.org/10.1089/crispr.2021.0028
- Costantini, M. S., Medeiros, M. C., Crampton, L. H., & Reed, F. A. (2021).
Wild gut microbiomes reveal individuals, species, and location as drivers of variation in two critically endangered tropical birds.
bioRxiv preprint 2021.05.28.446199
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.28.446199
- Láruson, Á. J., & Reed, F. A. (2021).
Population Genetics with R: An Introduction for Life Scientists.
Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 978-0-19-882954-6
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/population-genetics-with-r-9780198829546
- Denton, J. A., Velasque, M., & Reed, F. A. (2021).
Cross-species Transcriptomic Network Analysis Reveals Links Between Ribosomal Protein Mutation and Cancer.
bioRxiv preprint 2020.12.11.420604.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.11.420604
- Reed, F. A., & de Couet, H. G. (2021).
Oncofly: A CURE for Cancer.
bioRxiv preprint 2021.01.07.425757.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.07.425757.
- Láruson, Á. J., Coppard, S. E., Pespeni, M. H., & Reed, F. A. (2018).
Gene expression across tissues, sex, and life stages in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla
[Toxopneustidae, Odontophora, Camarodonta].
Marine Genomics, 41, 12-18.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2018.07.002
- Reed, F. A., Aquino-Michaels, T. G., Costantini, M. S., Láruson, Á. J., & Sutton, J. T. (2018).
RPM-Drive: A robust, safe, and reversible gene drive system that
remains functional after 200+ generations.
arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.05304 [q-bio.PE].
https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.05304
- Kingston, S. E., Martino, P., Melendy, M., Reed, F. A., & Carlon, D. B. (2018).
Linking genotype to phenotype in a changing ocean: inferring the genomic architecture
of a blue mussel stress response with genome-wide association.
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 31(3), 346-361.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13224
- Bryk, J., Reeves, R. G., Reed, F. A., & Denton, J. A. (2017).
Transcriptional effects of a positive feedback circuit in Drosophila melanogaster.
BMC Genomics, 18(1), 1-14.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4385-z
- Reed, F. A. (2017).
Evolutionary genetic engineering in the Indo-Pacific: Conservation, humanitarian, and social issues.
arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.01710 [q-bio.PE].
https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.01710
- Reed, F. A. (2017).
CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive: Growing pains for a new technology.
Genetics, 205(3), 1037-1039.
https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.116.198887
- Láruson, Á. J., & Reed, F. A. (2016).
Stability of underdominant genetic polymorphisms in population networks.
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 390, 156-163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.11.023
- Shafer, A. B., Wolf, J. B., Alves, P. C., Bergström, L., Colling, G., Dalén, L., ... & Zieliński, P. (2016).
Reply to Garner et al.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31(2), 83-84.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.11.010
- Reeves, G., & Reed, F. (2015).
Stable transformation of a population and a method of biocontainment using haploinsufficiency and underdominance principles.
U.S. Patent Application No. 14/654,450.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20150373937A1
- Shafer, A. B., Wolf, J. B., Alves, P. C., Bergström, L., Bruford, M. W., Brännström, I., ... & Zieliński, P. (2015).
Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 30(2), 78-87.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.009
- Gokhale, C. S., Reeves, R. G., & Reed, F. A. (2014).
Dynamics of a combined medea-underdominant population transformation system.
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14(1), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-98
- Reeves, R. G., Bryk, J., Altrock, P. M., Denton, J. A., & Reed, F. A. (2014).
First steps towards underdominant genetic transformation of insect populations.
PLoS One, 9(5), e97557.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097557
- Reed, F. A., Traulsen, A., & Altrock, P. M. (2013).
Underdominance.
In S. Maloy, & K. Hughes (Eds.), Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics (2nd ed., pp. 247-249). Elsevier, Amsterdam. ISBN 978-0-08-096156-9.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/referencework/9780080961569/brenners-encyclopedia-of-genetics
- Traulsen, A., & Reed, F. A. (2012).
From genes to games: cooperation and cyclic dominance in meiotic drive.
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 299, 120-125.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.04.032
- Reeves, R. G., Denton, J. A., Santucci, F., Bryk, J., & Reed, F. A. (2012).
Scientific standards and the regulation of genetically modified insects.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6(1), e1502.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001502
- Reed, F. A. (2012).
Modern Human Migrations: The First 200,000 Years.
In M. Messer, R. Schroeder, & R. Wodak (Eds.) Migrations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 315-326). Springer, Vienna. ISBN 978-3-7091-0949-6.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0950-2
- Altrock, P. M., Traulsen, A., & Reed, F. A. (2011).
Stability properties of underdominance in finite subdivided populations.
PLoS Computational Biology, 7(11), e1002260.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002260
- Stemshorn, K. C., Reed, F. A., Nolte, A. W., & Tautz, D. (2011). Rapid formation of distinct hybrid lineages after secondary contact of two fish species (Cottus sp.). Molecular Ecology, 20(7), 1475-1491. (format and add link)
- Haubold, B., Reed, F. A., & Pfaffelhuber, P. (2011). Alignment-free estimation of nucleotide diversity. Bioinformatics, 27(4), 449-455. (format and add link)
- Altrock, P. M., Traulsen, A., Reeves, R. G., & Reed, F. A. (2010). Using underdominance to bi-stably transform local populations. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 267(1), 62-75. (format and add link)
- Allaby, R. G., Friedlaender, F. R., Reed, F. A., Kidd, K. K., Kidd, J. R., Chambers, G. K., ... & Friedlaender, J. S. (2010). Prehistoric Pacific Population Movements. The Global Origins and Development of Seafaring, 143-157. (format and add link)
- Tishkoff, S. A., Reed, F. A., Friedlaender, F. R., Ehret, C., Ranciaro, A., Froment, A., ... & Williams, S. M. (2009). The genetic structure and history of Africans and African Americans. science, 324(5930), 1035-1044. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A. (2008). Are Humans Still Evolving?. eLS. (format and add link)
- Milinski, M., Sommerfeld, R. D., Krambeck, H. J., Reed, F. A., & Marotzke, J. (2008). The collective-risk social dilemma and the prevention of simulated dangerous climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(7), 2291-2294. (format and add link)
- Tishkoff, S. A., & Reed, F. A. (2008). U.S. Patent Application No. 11/976,676. (format and add link)
- Friedlaender, J. S., Friedlaender, F. R., Reed, F. A., Kidd, K. K., Kidd, J. R., Chambers, G. K., ... & Weber, J. L. (2008). The genetic structure of Pacific Islanders. PLoS genetics, 4(1), e19. (format and add link)
- Tishkoff, S. A., Gonder, M. K., Henn, B. M., Mortensen, H., Knight, A., Gignoux, C., ... & Mountain, J. L. (2007). History of click-speaking populations of Africa inferred from mtDNA and Y chromosome genetic variation. Molecular biology and evolution, 24(10), 2180-2195. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A. (2007). Two-locus epistasis with sexually antagonistic selection: a genetic Parrondo's paradox. Genetics, 176(3), 1923-1929. (format and add link)
- Gonder, M. K., Mortensen, H. M., Reed, F. A., de Sousa, A., & Tishkoff, S. A. (2007). Whole-mtDNA genome sequence analysis of ancient African lineages. Molecular biology and evolution, 24(3), 757-768. (format and add link)
- Tishkoff, S. A., Reed, F. A., Ranciaro, A., Voight, B. F., Babbitt, C. C., Silverman, J. S., ... & Deloukas, P. (2007). Convergent adaptation of human lactase persistence in Africa and Europe. Nature genetics, 39(1), 31-40. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A., & Tishkoff, S. A. (2006). African human diversity, origins and migrations. Current opinion in genetics & development, 16(6), 597-605. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A., & Aquadro, C. F. (2006). Mutation, selection and the future of human evolution. TRENDS in Genetics, 22(9), 479-484. (format and add link)
- Kontanis, E. J., & Reed, F. A. (2006). Evaluation of real‐time PCR amplification efficiencies to detect PCR inhibitors. Journal of forensic sciences, 51(4), 795-804. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A., & Tishkoff, S. A. (2006). Positive selection can create false hotspots of recombination. Genetics, 172(3), 2011-2014. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A., Akey, J. M., & Aquadro, C. F. (2005). Fitting background-selection predictions to levels of nucleotide variation and divergence along the human autosomes. Genome research, 15(9), 1211-1221. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A., Reeves, R. G., & Aquadro, C. F. (2005). Evidence of susceptibility and resistance to cryptic X‐linked meiotic drive in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution, 59(6), 1280-1291. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A. (2004). Characterizing Diversity Reducing Selection in Humans and Fruitflies. Cornell University, August. (format and add link)
- Reed, F. A., Kontanis, E. J., Kennedy, K. A., & Aquadro, C. F. (2003). Brief communication: ancient DNA prospects from Sri Lankan highland dry caves support an emerging global pattern. American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The Official Publication of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 121(2), 112-116. (format and add link)
- Aquadro, C. F., DuMont, V. B., & Reed, F. A. (2001). Genome-wide variation in the human and fruitfly: a comparison. Current opinion in genetics & development, 11(6), 627-634. (format and add link)
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