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A phenomic and GWAS adventure studying the causes of genetic variation in amenability to regeneration and transformation in black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) Steve Strauss, University Distinguished Professor of Forest Biotechnology at Oregon State University Abstract Recalcitrance to transformation and associated regeneration of transgenic or gene-edited plants continue to present major obstacles to the use of…

Integrating evolution and genomics to understand plasticity in the wild Emily Josephs, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plant Biology at Michigan State University Abstract Evolutionary biologists have long sought to understand how various evolutionary forces contribute to trait variation in nature. A crucial part of this endeavor is understanding the evolution of trait responses to the…

GGA Spring Kick-off Meeting Grab some popcorn and candy - let's start this semester off right! The Genetics and Genomics Academy will be kicking-off the spring semester with a popcorn party! Hear about the GGA's accomplishments from the past semester and our goals for the upcoming semester. Stay until the end to watch the first…

GGA Faculty Meeting Join us on Monday, December 2 at 1:30 PM in Stephens Room (3503 Thomas Hall). Pizza with be served! Discussion Topics Welcoming Remarks Interdisciplinary Research Any updates the RIGs want to share. RIGs - what is working and what is not? Areas for improvement? How do we define RIG success? Training Grants…

Engineering Root Traits for Climate Change Mitigation Wolfgang Busch, Professor of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, SALK Institute Abstract Climate change will soon profoundly and negatively affect the vast majority of our planet’s biota, including most human beings. Despite the importance and urgency of addressing this problem, we still lack technologies to globally address…

From Bones to Genes: Tracing the Origins and Spread of Domesticated Animals in Southwest Asia Levent Atici , Associate Vice Provost for Student-Centered Interdisciplinary Initiatives at NC State University Abstract The shift from hunting and gathering to farming, known as the Neolithic Revolution, around 10,000 years BCE in Southwest Asia marks a transformative period in…

The tempo and mode of adaptation to contemporary agriculture Julia Kreiner, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution at University of Chicago Abstract The last two centuries have seen remarkable rates of environmental change, as is evidenced by the conversion of our landscape to agriculture. Native plants that predate this transition and persist in the face…