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Edward Buckler is the  primary investigator for the lab.  I am fascinated by genetics, biology, and computers.

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Education:
1997-8    North Carolina State Univ.        Postdoctoral Research in Statistical Genetics
1992-7    Univ. of Missouri, Columbia     Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
1988-92    University of Virginia         B.A. in Biology and Archaeology (with Honors)

Professional Positions:
1998-Present    USDA-ARS Research Geneticist
1998-2003        Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, North Carolina State University
2003-Present    Adj. Assoc. Professor, Plant Breeding, Cornell University

Professional Experience:
2003Þ    Developing genomic, statistical, bioinformatic and germplasm resources to scan plant genomes for functional polymorphisms using association mapping.  Trait focus on abiotic stress, kernel nutrition, and basic development.
1998-2003    Developed candidate gene association approaches for structured populations of plants.  Found polymorphisms controlling with maize flowering time, sugar content, starch content, and row number. Examined the impact of selection on key pathways.
1992-1998    Molecular systematics, population genetics, and population structure of Zea at the genomic and molecular scales.

 

 
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