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Todd Barkman

Professor of Biological Sciences

Western Michigan University

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College of Arts and Sciences

Biological Sciences

Todd Barkman is currently serving as a Biological Sciences Professor of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University.

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Western Michigan University

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evolutionary biology botany molecular evolution genetics plant science phylogenetics molecular biology systematics ecology plant taxonomy genomics plant biology genome biology plant genetics molecular genetics enzymes molecular ecology biological evolution plant physiology plant genomics plant biodiversity epigenetics parasitology evolutionary genetics plant molecular biology evolutionary taxonomies plant biotechnology adaptation biological chemistry vegetation science plant biochemistry enzyme catalysis positive selection photosynthesis structural molecular biology gene evolution taxonomy (biology) biocatalysis phytochemistry zoological taxonomy combined analyses plant phylogeny photosynthetic relatives mitochondrial dna sequences novel genetic code plastid genome avian biology mammalian biology ornithology nature transition metal chemistry protein science parasitic protozoa parasite genomics sequence analysis molecular catalysis phytochemicals high elevation nuclear organization biological function adolescence adolescent psychology prospective cohort studies human physiology surface chemistry surface analysis biological inorganic chemistry mitochondrial dna parasitic plants type species comparative genomic analyses genus ranavirus family iridoviridae convergent evolution exapted ancestral enzymes enzyme functional evolution systematic entomology biogeography biology plant systematics

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Ancestral Evolution of Oxidase Activity in a Class of (S)-Nicotine and (S)-6-Hydroxynicotine Degrading Flavoenzymes. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Zhiyao ZhangParth BandivadekarAndrew GauntSurl-Hee AhnTodd BarkmanFrederick Stull

biophysicsenzymesbiological evolutionoxidase activitynicotinebiochemistrychemical biologymolecular biologyoxidative stressenzyme inhibitionancestral evolution

Dehydrogenases in the Flavoprotein Amine Oxidoreductase Superfamily. Biochemistry (2025)

aldehyde dehydrogenaseenzymesmolecular metabolismmetabolic pathwaysbiochemistryenzyme inhibitionalcohol dehydrogenasesbiochemical sciencesbiological chemistryredox biology

Yerba Mate (Ilex Paraguariensis) Genome Provides New Insights Into Convergent Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthesis. eLife (2025)

Federico A VignaleAndrea Hernandez GarciaCarlos P ModenuttiEzequiel J SosaLucas A DefelipeRenato OliveiraGisele L NunesRaúl M AcevedoGerman F BurguenerSebastian M RossiPedro D ZapataDardo A MartiPedro SansberroGuilherme OliveiraEmily M CataniaMadeline N SmithNicole M DubsSatish NairTodd J BarkmanAdrian G Turjanski

crystal structuresprotein evolutionyerba matecaffeine biosynthesisbiomolecular structuregenomicsgenome biologymolecular biologymolecular evolutionstructural molecular biologygenome structurebiosynthesisgenetics

Applications of Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction for Understanding the Evolution of Plant Specialized Metabolism. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2024)

Todd J. Barkman

philosophy of biologybiologymolecular biologyevolutionary biologyancestral sequence reconstruction

Systematics of the Fleshy‐Fruited Sonerileae (Melastomataceae). Taxon (2024)

J. Peter QuakenbushLuo ChenDarin S. PenneysTodd J. BarkmanYing LiuDeepthi YakandawalaMarie Claire Veranso‐LibalahGudrun Kadereit

botanybiologysystematicsfleshy-fruited sonerileaeevolutionary biologyplant science

The Mutational Road Not Taken: Using Ancestral Sequence Resurrection to Evaluate the Evolution of Plant Enzyme Substrate Preferences. Genome Biology and Evolution (2024)

Emily M CataniaNicole M DubsShejal SoumenTodd J Barkman

ancestral sequence resurrectionmolecular biologyevolutionary biologymolecular evolutiongenome biology

Analysis of Histidine‐Tagged Recombinant Proteins From Nickel and Copper Coated Surfaces by Direct Electrospray Ionization and Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (2023)

Roshan JavanshadChristopher James TaylorNiusha DelavariTodd J. BarkmanFrederick StullAndre R. Venter

biological engineeringprotein sciencesurface scienceanalytical chemistrybiochemistryhistidine-tagged recombinant proteinssurface analysistransition metal chemistrysurface chemistrymass spectrometrydirect electrospray ionizationbiomolecular engineeringbiological inorganic chemistry

Hemiparasitism. Elsevier eBooks (2023)

David SmithTodd J. BarkmanClaude W. dePamphilis

Yerba Mate ( Ilex Paraguariensis ) Genome Provides New Insights Into Convergent Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthesis. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

Federico A VignaleAndrea Hernandez GarciaCarlos P ModenuttiEzequiel J SosaLucas A DefelipeRenato R.M. OliveiraGisele L NunesRaul M AcevedoGerman F BurguenerMaximiliano RossiPedro D ZapataDardo A MartiPedro A SansberroGuilherme OliveiraMadeline N SmithNicole M DubsSatish NairTodd J BarkmanAdrian G Turjanski

crystal structuresyerba matecaffeine biosynthesisbiomolecular structuregenome sequencinggenomicsgenome biologycomparative genomicsmolecular biologymolecular evolutionstructural molecular biologyprotein evolutionbiosynthesisgenetics

A Collaborative Classroom Investigation of the Evolution of Sabath Methyltransferase Substrate Preference Shifts Over 120 My of Flowering Plant History. Molecular Biology and Evolution (2022)

Nicole M DubsBreck R DavisVictor de BritoKate C ColebrookIan J TiefelMadison B NakayamaRuiqi HuangAudrey E LedvinaSamantha J HackBrent InkelaarTalline R MartinsSarah M AartilaKelli S AlbrittonSarah AlmuhannaRyan J ArnoldiClara K AustinAmber C BattleGregory R BegemanCaitlin M BickingsJonathon T BradfieldEric C BranchEric P ContiBreana CooleyNicole M DotsonCheyone J EvansAmber S FriesIvan G GilbertWeston D HillierPornkamol HuangKaitlin W HydeFilip JevtovicMark C JohnsonJulie L KeelerAlbert LamKyle M LeachJeremy D LivseyJonathan T LoKevin R LoneyNich W MartinAmber S MazahemAurora N MokrisDestiny M NicholsRuchi OjhaNnanna N OkoraforJoshua R ParisThais Fuscaldi ReboucasPedro Beretta Sant’AnnaMathew R SeitzNathan R SeymourLila K SlaskiStephen O StemalyBenjamin R UlrichEmile N Van MeterMeghan L YoungTodd J Barkman

adaptationbiological evolutionflowering plant historycollaborative classroom investigationphylogeneticsmolecular biologyevolutionary biologygene evolutionmolecular evolutionplant scienceevolutionary geneticsgenetics

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Todd Barkman

Professor of Biological Sciences

Western Michigan University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Biological Sciences

Todd Barkman is currently serving as a Biological Sciences Professor of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Todd Barkman

Western Michigan University

Professor of Biological Sciences

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Ancestral Evolution of Oxidase Activity in a Class of (S)-Nicotine and (S)-6-Hydroxynicotine Degrading Flavoenzymes. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Zhiyao ZhangParth BandivadekarAndrew GauntSurl-Hee AhnTodd BarkmanFrederick Stull

biophysicsenzymesbiological evolutionoxidase activitynicotinebiochemistrychemical biologymolecular biologyoxidative stressenzyme inhibitionancestral evolution

Dehydrogenases in the Flavoprotein Amine Oxidoreductase Superfamily. Biochemistry (2025)

aldehyde dehydrogenaseenzymesmolecular metabolismmetabolic pathwaysbiochemistryenzyme inhibitionalcohol dehydrogenasesbiochemical sciencesbiological chemistryredox biology

Yerba Mate (Ilex Paraguariensis) Genome Provides New Insights Into Convergent Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthesis. eLife (2025)

Applications of Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction for Understanding the Evolution of Plant Specialized Metabolism. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2024)

Todd J. Barkman

philosophy of biologybiologymolecular biologyevolutionary biologyancestral sequence reconstruction

Systematics of the Fleshy‐Fruited Sonerileae (Melastomataceae). Taxon (2024)

J. Peter QuakenbushLuo ChenDarin S. PenneysTodd J. BarkmanYing LiuDeepthi YakandawalaMarie Claire Veranso‐LibalahGudrun Kadereit

botanybiologysystematicsfleshy-fruited sonerileaeevolutionary biologyplant science

The Mutational Road Not Taken: Using Ancestral Sequence Resurrection to Evaluate the Evolution of Plant Enzyme Substrate Preferences. Genome Biology and Evolution (2024)

Emily M CataniaNicole M DubsShejal SoumenTodd J Barkman

ancestral sequence resurrectionmolecular biologyevolutionary biologymolecular evolutiongenome biology

Roshan JavanshadChristopher James TaylorNiusha DelavariTodd J. BarkmanFrederick StullAndre R. Venter

Hemiparasitism. Elsevier eBooks (2023)

David SmithTodd J. BarkmanClaude W. dePamphilis

Yerba Mate ( Ilex Paraguariensis ) Genome Provides New Insights Into Convergent Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthesis. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

A Collaborative Classroom Investigation of the Evolution of Sabath Methyltransferase Substrate Preference Shifts Over 120 My of Flowering Plant History. Molecular Biology and Evolution (2022)

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