Our group is part of the HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology, and we are closely affiliated with the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. We have lab-specific research interests but also contribute bioinformatic and design support for many projects across the Southeastern United States. Please contact us with questions, particularly if you are looking for graduate or postdoctoral experience that intersects crop improvement, genomics, and bioinformatics.
Current group
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| Justin Vaughn, Principal Investigator | Andrew Ontano, Postdoctoral Researcher | Dhanushya Ramachandran, Postdoctoral Researcher |
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| Roth Conrad, Postdoctoral Researcher | Sameer Pokhrel, Graduate Researcher |
Projects
| Gene annotation and effect prediction in pan-genomic context | Historical genomics of complex traits in soybean and rice | Gene Sieve: Fully exploiting model systems for gene identification |
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| Iterative QTL-seq applied to multi-genic traits in peanut and rice | Simulation and visualization of controlled crosses | Agrivoltaics for southeastern US vegetable production |
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Publications
Software
PanPipes Graph-enabled genotyping in a comparative genomics framework
Crossword A genomics-enabled simulation language for design and optimization of breeding schemes and genetic mapping experiments
QTLsurge Software for iterative genotyping design in a QTL-seq experiment
Former Members
Rick Field, Postdoctoral Researcher (now at University of Georgia, Department of Plant Biology)
Xuewen Wang, Research Associate (now at Center for Human Identification)
Brian Nadon, Postdoctoral Research Associate (now at Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Brian Abernathy, Bioinformatician (now at Wild Peanut Lab, UGA)
Walid Korani, Postdoctoral Research Associate (now at HudsonAlpha)
The Basic Idea
by Waylon Vaughn