Chris Jackson
Research Scientist (Bioinformatics)
Chris Jackson is a Research Scientist (Bioinformatician) with a background in genomics, phylogenomics and endosymbiosis. His interests include the molecular-genetic evolution of algae and plants, ranging from single-celled dinoflagellate algae and glaucophytes through to multicellular seaweeds.
At the RBGV, Chris works with other Research Scientists on diverse projects including plant and fungal genome evolution, phylogenomics, and population genetics. In addition, Chris provides bioinformatics support for the Bioplatforms Australia project ‘Genomics for Australian Plants’, an initiative providing genomic resources for evolutionary and conservation studies of iconic Australian plants.
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Davoodian, N., Jackson, C.J., Holmes, G.D., Lebel, T. 2020. Continental‐scale metagenomics, BLAST searches, and herbarium specimens: The Australian Microbiome Initiative and the National Herbarium of Victoria. Applications in Plant Sciences 8(9), e11392. DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11392 Wetherbee, R., Jackson, C., Repetti. S., Clementson, L., Costa, J., van de Meene, A., Crawford, S., and Verbgruggen, H. (2018) The golden paradox – a new heterokont lineage with chloroplasts surrounded by two membranes. J. Phycol. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12822 |
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Oliveira, M.C., Repetti, S.I., Iha, C., Jackson, C.J., Díaz-Tapia, P., Lubiana, K.M.F., Cassano, V., Costa, J.F., Cremen, M.C.M., Marcelino, V.R., and Verbruggen, H. (2018) High-throughput sequencing for algal systematics. Eur. J. Phycol. 53 (3): 256–272. doi: 10.1080/09670262.2018.1441446 |
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Figueroa-Martinez, F., Jackson, C., and Reyes-Prieto, A. (2018). Plastid genomes from diverse glaucophyte genera reveal a largely conserved gene content and limited architectural diversity. Genome Biol. Evol. 11 (1): 174–188. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evy268 |
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Saunders, G.W., Jackson, C., and Salomaki, E.D. (2018) Phylogenetic analyses of transcriptome data resolve familial assignments for genera of the red-algal Acrochaetiales-Palmariales Complex (Nemaliophycidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 119: 151–159. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.002 |
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Jackson, C., Knoll, A.H., Chan, C.X., and Verbruggen, H. (2018) Plastid phylogenomics with broad taxon sampling further elucidates the distinct evolutionary origins and timing of secondary green plastids. Sci. Rep. 8 (1): 1523. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18805-w |
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Verbruggen, H., Marcelino, V.R., Guiry, M.D., Cremen, M.C.M., and Jackson, C.J. (2017) Phylogenetic position of the coral symbiont Ostreobium (Ulvophyceae) inferred from chloroplast genome data. J. Phycol. 53 (4): 790–803. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12540 |
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Jackson, C., Salomaki, E., Lane, C.E., Saunders, G.W. (2017) Kelp transcriptomes provide robust support for interfamilial relationships and revision of the little know Arthrothamnaceae (Laminariales). J. Phycol. 53 (1): 1–6. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12465 |
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Marcelino, V.R., Cremen, M.C., Jackson, C.J., Larkum, A.A., and Verbruggen, H. (2016) Evolutionary dynamics of chloroplast genomes in low light : a case study of the endolithic green alga Ostreobium quekettii. Genome Biol. Evol 8 (9): 2939–2951. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evw206 |
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Jackson, C., Claydon, S. and Reyes-Prieto, A. (2015) The Glaucophyta: the blue-green plants in a nutshell. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84 (2). doi: 10.5586/asbp.2015.020 |
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Jackson, C.J. and Reyes-Prieto, A. (2014) The mitochondrial genomes of the glaucophytes Gloeochaete wittrockiana and Cyanoptyche gloeocystis: multi-locus phylogenetics suggests a monophyletic Archaeplastida. Genome Biol. Evol. 6 (10): 2774–2785. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evu218 |
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Smith, D.R., Jackson, C.J., Reyes-Prieto, A. (2014) Nucleotide substitution analyses of the glaucophyte Cyanophora suggest an ancestrally lower mutation rate in plastid vs mitochondrial DNA for the Archaeplastida. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 79: 380–384. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.07.001 |
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Chong, J., Jackson, C.J., Kim, J.I., Yoon, H.S., Reyes-Prieto, A. (2014) Molecular markers from different genomic compartments reveal cryptic diversity within glaucophyte species. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 76: 181–188. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.019 |
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Jackson, C.J. and Waller, R.F. (2013) A widespread and unusual RNA trans-splicing type in dinoflagellate mitochondria. PloS ONE 8 (2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056777 |
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Jackson, C.J., Gornik, S.G. and Waller, R.F. (2012) A tertiary plastid gains RNA editing in its new host. Mol. Biol. Evol. 30 (4):788–92. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mss270 |
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Jackson, C.J., Gornik, S.G. and Waller, R.F. (2012) The mitochondrial genome and transcriptome of the basal dinoflagellate Hematodinium sp.: character evolution within the highly derived mitochondrial genomes of dinoflagellates. Genome Biol. Evol. 4 (1): 59–72. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evr122 |
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Burger, G., Jackson, C.J. and Waller, R.F. (2012) Unusual mitochondrial genomes and genes. In: Organelle Genetics (ed. Charles Bullerwell) Springer, New York, USA. Pp 41–77 |
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Waller, R.F. and Jackson, C.J. (2009) Dinoflagellate mitochondrial genomes: stretching the rules of molecular biology. Bioessays 31 (2): 237–245. doi: 10.1002/bies.200800164 |
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Jackson, C.J., Norman, J.E., Schnare, M.N., Gray, M.W., Keeling, P.K., Waller, R.F. (2007) Broad genomic and transcriptional analysis reveals a highly derived genome in dinoflagellate mitochondria. BMC Biol 5: 41. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-5-41 |