The primary research interest of this lab is the discovery and understanding of function of genes in forest trees, especially those controlling complex traits. We are focusing on SNP discovery within candidate genes and association mapping to identify alleles useful in tree breeding. A commitment to developing tree breeding technologies will not only provide better wood and paper products, but will also reduce the need for harvesting of natural forests.
Research Projects
Active
- Pear Genomics Project (PGP)
- Redwood Genome Project (RGP)
- Walnut Genome and Molecular Breeding (WGMB)
- Silver Fir
- Genomics of White Pine Blister Rust
Completed
- PineRefSeq Project
- American Beech Bark Disease Genome Project (ABBDGP)
- White Pine Genome & White Pines Resequencing Project (WHISP/WPGP)
- Poplar Biofuels Genome Project (PBGP)
- Alpine Ecosystems in a Changing Environment (ACE-SAP)
- ADAPT Project
- Allele Discovery of Economic Pine Traits (ADEPT)
- Allele Discovery of Economic Pine Traits II (ADEPT 2)
- Agenda2020 Project
- Conifer Comparative Genomics Project (CCGP)
- Comparative Re-Sequencing in Pinaceae (CRSP)
- Conifer Translational Genomics Network (CTGN)
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