The SorghumBase team is pleased to share updates on its recent sorghum breeding initiatives in collaboration with researchers and breeders in the community.
Job Opening – Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Oklahoma State University – Department of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
The Huang Lab in Department of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to use both genomic and molecular approaches to participate in an ongoing research study on the genetic characterization of aphid resistant lines and their underlying resistance mechanisms.
Sorghum highlights of the 2023 Plant and Animal Genome Conference #PAG 30
The Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) Conference took place in San Diego, California from January 13-18 of 2023. The conference covered the most recent developments in Plant and Animal Genomics, with a full program consisting of scientific workshops, plenary speakers, industry workshops, digital tools and resources sessions, posters sessions, and exhibits with community resources and industry related products and services.
Save the Date! AG2PI conference: “Mapping the Future of Agricultural Genome to Phenome Research,” June 15-16, Kansas City, MO
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome initiative (AG2PI) is hosting a conference, “Mapping the Future of Agricultural Genome to Phenome Research,” from June 15th to 16th in Kansas City, MO.
Sorghum in the 21st Century, June 5-9, Montpellier, France
Registration is open for the 2nd Sorghum in the 21st Century Global Sorghum Conference, hosted by the French research institution CIRAD and an international consortium of sorghum research partners, which will be taking place from June 5th to 9th of 2023 in Montpellier, France.
Sorghum & Millet Workshop at PAG30, January 15, 2023
The Sorghum & Millet Workshop will take place on Sunday, January 15, 2023 in San Diego, CA during the 2023 Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG 30 ( January 13-18, 2023).
Job opening – Post-doc Plant Biologist/ Geneticist with Strong Coding Skills at the University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia
The Devos Lab at the University of Georgia, Athens is seeking a Post-doctoral researcher with a background in Plant Biology and strong coding skills to conduct cutting-edge genomics research in economically important grasses.
2023 Plant & Animal Genome Conference, January 13-18 in San Diego, California
Over 3,000 genetic scientists and researchers in plant and animal research will gather from January 13-18 in San Diego, California for The Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG30).
Gordon Research Conference, Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology – July 30 – Aug. 4 in Ventura, CA
A Gordon Research Conference on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology entitled “Understanding Functions and Behaviors of Individual Plant Cells in Space and Time” will take place from July 30th to August 4th in Ventura, California.
SorghumBase release 5 is out with 10 new CP-NAM sorghum genomes & 38 million new SNPs
The SorghumBase Team is pleased to announce the fifth release of SorghumBase (https://www.sorghumbase.org/) (see release notes #5). This release includes 10 new sorghum genomes from the Carbon-Partitioning Nested Association Mapping (CP-NAM) panel: Chinese Amber [PI 22913], Grassl [PI 154844], Leoti