
Shannon Straub

Shannon StraubAssociate Professor of BiologyCo-Chair, BiochemistryChair, Biology
Joined faculty in 2014
Ph.D., Cornell University
B.A., University of Colorado
Contact Information
Scholarly Interest
Research
Courses Taught
BIOL 220: General Genetics
BIOL 228: The Biology of Plants
BIOL 380: Genomics
BIOL 460: Senior Seminar - Genome Collisions
AUST/ENV 235: Introduction to Urban Ecology
Publications
Selected Recent Publications:
Rusinko, J., Y. Cai, A. Crysler, K. Thompson, J. Boutte, M. Fishbein, and S.C.K. Straub. In Press - Advance Online. PickMe: Sample selection for species tree reconstruction using coalescent weighted quartets. Systematic Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf017
Smith, C.R., E. Kaltenegger, J.Teisher, A.J. Moore, S.C.K. Straub, and T. Livshultz. 2025. Homospermidine synthase evolution and the origin(s) of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Apocynaceae. American Journal of Botany: e16458. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16458
Zuntini, A.R., et al. 2024. Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms. Nature 629: 843-850. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07324-0
Antonelli, A., J.J. Clarkson, K. Kainulainen, O. Maurin, G.E. Brewer, A.P. Davis, N. Epitawalage, D.J. Goyder, T. Livshultz, C. Persson, L. Pokorny, S.C.K. Straub, L. Struwe, A.R. Zuntini, F. Forest, and W.J. Baker. 2021. Settling a family feud: A high-level phylogenomic framework for the Gentianales based on 353 nuclear genes and partial plastomes. American Journal of Botany 108(7): 1143-1165. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1697
Straub, S.C.K., J. Boutte, M. Fishbein, and T. Livshultz. 2020. Enabling evolutionary studies at multiple scales in Apocynaceae through Hyb-Seq. Applications in Plant Sciences 8(11): e11400. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aps3.11400
Weitemier, K., S.C.K. Straub, M. Fishbein, C.D. Bailey, R.C. Cronn, and A. Liston. 2019. A draft genome and transcriptome of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) as resources for evolutionary, ecological, and molecular studies in milkweeds and Apocynaceae. PeerJ 7:e7649. https://peerj.com/articles/7649/
Boutte, J. M. Fishbein, A. Liston, and S.C.K. Straub. 2019. NGS-Indel Coder: A pipeline to code indel characters in phylogenomic data with an example of its application in milkweeds (Asclepias). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 139:106534. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790319300958
Fishbein, M., T. Livshultz, S.C.K. Straub, A. Simões, J. Boutte, A. McDonnell, and A. Foote. 2018. Evolution on the backbone: Apocynaceae phylogenomics and new perspectives on growth forms, flowers, and fruits. American Journal of Botany 105(3):495-513. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajb2.1067
Fishbein, M., S.C.K. Straub, J. Boutte, K. Hansen, R.C. Cronn, and A. Liston. 2018. Evolution at the tips: Asclepias (Apocynaceae) phylogenomics and new perspectives on leaf surfaces. American Journal of Botany 105(3):514-524. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajb2.1062
For a full publication list, visit my Google Scholar page.
Straub, S.C.K., J. Boutte, M. Fishbein, and T. Livshultz. 2020. Enabling evolutionary studies at multiple scales in Apocynaceae through Hyb-Seq. Applications in Plant Sciences 8(11): e11400. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aps3.11400
Weitemier, K., S.C.K. Straub, M. Fishbein, C.D. Bailey, R.C. Cronn, and A. Liston. 2019. A draft genome and transcriptome of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) as resources for evolutionary, ecological, and molecular studies in milkweeds and Apocynaceae. PeerJ 7:e7649. https://peerj.com/articles/7649/
Boutte, J. M. Fishbein, A. Liston, and S.C.K. Straub. 2019. NGS-Indel Coder: A pipeline to code indel characters in phylogenomic data with an example of its application in milkweeds (Asclepias). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 139:106534. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790319300958
Fishbein, M., T. Livshultz, S.C.K. Straub, A. Simões, J. Boutte, A. McDonnell, and A. Foote. 2018. Evolution on the backbone: Apocynaceae phylogenomics and new perspectives on growth forms, flowers, and fruits. American Journal of Botany 105(3):495-513. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajb2.1067
Fishbein, M., S.C.K. Straub, J. Boutte, K. Hansen, R.C. Cronn, and A. Liston. 2018. Evolution at the tips: Asclepias (Apocynaceae) phylogenomics and new perspectives on leaf surfaces. American Journal of Botany 105(3):514-524. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajb2.1062
For a full publication list, visit my Google Scholar page.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Botanical Society of America
Society of Systematic Biologists

