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… are solicited annually for the summer term (May through August) and selected projects will receive stipend and travel …

… 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards … and evolutionary biology. Dr. Rokhsar’s research is focused on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity … developmental biology. In addition to this evolutionary focus, his work on plant genomics is targeted towards the …

… may not seem to amount to much, the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is actually a vital source of protein in many … Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz explained, … trait. Traditionally beans have had a shelf-life about roughly 6-9 months before their color begins to …

… difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of modern, genomic breeding in these crops. For diploid species, sequencing programs generally focus on a genotype with two identical sets of chromosomes to …