Stephen A. Smith

University of Michigan

Full Professor(heuristic)

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · Molecular Biology

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h-index69
i10-index140
Publications245
Citations28,336

Grants

9 total · 2 active

NSF #2217116

IntBIO COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Integrating fossils, genomics, and machine learning to reveal drivers of Cretaceous innovations in flowering plants

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2022-09-01 → 2027-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #2325835

Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Integrating Traits, Phylogenies and Distributional Data to Forecast Risks and Resilience of North American Plants

Active
Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2024-01-01 → 2026-12-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #2106070

Collaborative Research: BEE: Bridging the ecology and evolution of East African Acacias across time and space: genomics, ecosystem, and diversification

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2021-09-01 → 2026-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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All Grants

9 total · 2 active

NSF #2217116

IntBIO COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Integrating fossils, genomics, and machine learning to reveal drivers of Cretaceous innovations in flowering plants

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2022-09-01 → 2027-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #2325835

Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Integrating Traits, Phylogenies and Distributional Data to Forecast Risks and Resilience of North American Plants

Active
Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2024-01-01 → 2026-12-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #2106070

Collaborative Research: BEE: Bridging the ecology and evolution of East African Acacias across time and space: genomics, ecosystem, and diversification

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2021-09-01 → 2026-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #1938969

NSFDEB-NERC: Collaborative research: Plant chemistry and its impact on diversification and habitat of plants adapted to extreme environments

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2020-02-01 → 2025-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #1917146

Collaborative Research: Temperate radiations and tropical dominance: the diversification and evolution of the plant clade Ericales

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2019-08-01 → 2025-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #1930030

CIBR: Collaborative Research: Integrating data communities with BiotaPhy: a computational platform for data-intensive biodiversity research and training

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2019-08-15 → 2024-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #1458466

Collaborative Research: ABI Innovation: Connecting resources to enable large-scale biodiversity analyses.

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2015-07-15 → 2020-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #1207915

Collaborative research: Automated and community-driven synthesis of the tree of life

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2012-06-01 → 2019-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

NSF #1354048

Collaborative Research: From Cacti to Carnivores: Using transcriptomes to explore the evolution of the highly diverse and globally distributed Caryophyllales

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2014-02-01 → 2019-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Data for: Beyond a single copy: Recovering paralogs from target capture datasets (Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research))2026-06-24
  2. New preprint: Uncertainty in joint Ancestral State Reconstruction: Improving accuracy and biological interpretability of ancestral state prediction2025-10-10
  3. New NSF award: Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Integrating Traits, Phylogenies and Distributional Data to Forecast Risks and Resilience of North American Plants2024-01-01

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