Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is holding the “Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data” advanced course from June 30 – July 13, 2023. Vincent Carey from Harvard Medical School and Sean Davis from the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine will instruct the class with the help of invited guest speakers.
Researchers Discover Potential Starch Biosythesis Regulator in Sorghum
Using gene expressions and co-expression analysis, the researchers found a regulatory factor, the gene SbDof21, which was found to be a highly expressed DOF gene in grains, on chromosome 5 in sorghum.
Virtual Career Development Workshop on May 22, FREE with MGC membership
The Maize Genetics Cooperation (MGC) is hosting a Virtual Career Development Workshop on May 22 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM EDT.
Transcriptomic and Metabolic Analyses Give Further Insight into the Response of Two Sorghum Lines to Salt Stress
Current technology allows for the identification of the transcriptome expression profile in the plant cells and the use of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) technology to investigate the sorghum plant’s metabolites and proteins, providing more information to connect the plant’s genotype and phenotype.
Connection Between SbWRKY50 in Sorghum and Suppression of Chlorophyll Degradation and Leaf Senescence
Leaf senescence is the final stage of leaf development. During leaf senescence, nutrients accumulated in mature leaves are broken down and transported to reproductive organs or actively growing young tissues. This process causes reduced photosynthesis, which impacts yield to most
Identification of Marker-Trait Associations for Sorghum Aphid Resistance
Researchers used the Sorghum Association Panel (SAP), as well as some additional lines, to pinpoint new genomic regions connected to resistance to the sorghum aphid.
International Women’s Day – SorghumBase Highlights Early Career Scientists
In celebration of this important day, the SorghumBase team asked for self-identified, female early career scientists to tell us about their work.
SorghumBase at Maize Genomics Conference in St. Louis, MO, March 16-19
Members of the SorghumBase Team will be presenting at the 65th Annual Maize Genetics Conference, which is being held from March 16th to the 19th of 2023 in the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, St Louis MO.
Jocelyn Holt – EEB Faculty Fellow, Rice University
Jocelyn is an evolutionary ecologist and entomologist who analyzes population genetic and microbial composition to understand how this modulates pest insect traits and symbiotic interactions. Related website: holtjocelyn.wixsite.com/ento
Christine Diepenbrock, Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
Our team is focused on improving crop productivity and nutritional quality simultaneously, including under conditions of drought and/or high temperatures. We do so by measuring plant characteristics in the field and lab, identifying genes related to these characteristics, using DNA