Publications

Ray R., Lyons J., Ashlock S., Quarles-Chidyagwai B., Gremer J.R., Maloof J.N., Magney T.S. "Spectral Network Analysis Illuminates Coordinated Trait Evolution Across Plant Populations"

Ray, R., Halitschke, R., Gase, K., Leddy, S.M., Schuman, M.C., Rodde, N., and Baldwin, I.T., 2023. "A persistent major mutation in canonical jasmonate signaling is embedded in an herbivory-elicited gene network", accepted in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

You, Y., Ray, R., Halitschke, R., Baldwin, G. and Baldwin, I.T., 2023. "Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-indicative blumenol-C-glucosides predict lipid accumulations and fitness in plants grown without competitors", New Phytologist, 238(5), pp.2159-2174.

He, J., Fandino, R.A., Halitschke, R., Luck, K., Köllner, T.G., Murdock, M.H., Ray, R., Gase, K., Knaden, M., Baldwin, I.T. and Schuman, M.C., 2019. "An unbiased approach elucidates variation in (S)-(+)-linalool, a context-specific mediator of a tri-trophic interaction in wild tobacco", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(29), pp.14651-14660

Ray, R., Li, D., Halitschke, R. and Baldwin, I.T., 2019. "Using natural variation to achieve a whole‐plant functional understanding of the responses mediated by jasmonate signaling", The Plant Journal, 99(3), pp.414-425.

Ray, R. and Pandey, P., 2018. "piRNA analysis framework from small RNA-Seq data by a novel cluster prediction tool-PILFER", Genomics, 110(6), pp.355-365.

Ray, R. and Pandey, P., 2017. "Surveying computational algorithms for identification of miRNA–mRNA regulatory modules", The Nucleus, 60(2), pp.165-174.

Ray, R., Sanyal, J., Das, D. and Nath, A., 2012, May. "A new Challenge of hiding any encrypted secret message inside any Text/ASCII file or in MS word file: RJDA Algorithm", In 2012 International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies (pp. 889-893). IEEE.

Ray, R., Sanyal, J., Das, T., Goswami, K., Das, S. and Nath, A., 2011, "A new randomized data hiding algorithm with encrypted secret message using modified generalized Vernam Cipher Method: RAN-SEC algorithm", In 2011 World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (pp. 1211-1216). IEEE.

Posters and Presentation

Ray R. ``Hyperspectral Signatures Reveal Population-Specific Adaptations in California Wildflowers: Connecting Reflectance Patterns to Functional Traits and Climate Variables", UC Davis Plant Biology Annual Symposium, Davis, CA. 2025

Ray R., Nozue K., Ashlock S., Quarles-Chidyagwai B., Schmitt J., Gremer J.R., Magney T.S., Maloof J.N. “Population Structure and Gene Flow Patterns in California Mountain Jewelflower (Brassicaceae): Insights from Genome-Wide SNP Analysis" Poster at American Society of Plant Biology conference. Milwaukee, WI, 2025

Li C, Czyz E.A., Ray R, Halitschke R, Baldwin I.T., Schaepman M.E., Schuman, M.C. "Association study of genetic variation and spectroscopic imaging variants", LS^2^ (Life Science Switzerland) Annual Meeting, Campus Irchel, Zurich, Switzerland, February 2023.

Ray R. "Natural variation in JA signaling pathway of *Nicotiana attenuata*: Cause and consequences", Institute Symposium 2021, MPI for Chemical Ecology (hybrid), Jena, Germany, September 2021

Ray R, Leddy S.M., Li D, Bai Y, Yang C, Halitschke R, Baldwin I.T., "Forward genetic screens uncovering natural variation in JA-Ile/*JAR4* signaling and *Empoasca* non-host resistance", SAB Meeting 2021, MPI for Chemical Ecology (hybrid), Jena, Germany, June 2021.

Ray R., Halitschke R., Schuman M.C., Baldwin I.T. "Using natural variation to dissect variability in the JA signaling pathway of *Nicotiana attenuata*", at XVI Solanaceae Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, September 2019.

Ray R., Halitschke R., Schuman M.C., Baldwin I.T. "Natural variation in *Nicotiana attenuata* reveals early defense signaling modules in response to herbivory", at Regulatory Oxylipins, Ghent, Belgium, Apr 2019.