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Ecological and Agricultural Genomics
Ecological and Agricultural Genomics
My dissertation research in plant genomics stemmed from an interest in the genetic and environmental influences on phenotype. I made use of the genetically diverse wild soybean (Glycine soja), a member of cultivated soybean's rich evolutionary past, in order to understand mechanisms related to traits: early vigor, pest resistance, and combination stress response. These studies were made possible by -omics approaches, including: Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) and Transcriptomics by RNA sequencing.
Projects
Projects
Combination Stress Profiling in Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistant Wild Soybean: Drought and Nematodes
Kofsky, J., Song, B. H. (in prep)
Study of Regeneration Associated Genes
Study of Regeneration Associated Genes
As a postdoctoral researcher I was part of an NIH funded project to study echinoderm regeneration, making use of genomic and experimental techniques to understand echinoderm regeneration, how to modulate it, and its evolutionary history. Techniques to quantify (in-situ hybridization, RNA-seq), and modify (RNAi, CRISPR-Cas9) expression of genes associated with regeneration of brittle stars are used to investigate the mechanisms of regeneration. This work is conducted as a member of the Janies Lab .
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