Presentations and Posters

Plant and Animal Genome Conference, 2013 

The plant and animal genome conference (PAG XXI) took place on January 12-16th, 2013 in San Diego, CA. There were two posters representing the Hardwood Genomics project; both are available for download as pdf files.

Presenter File
Tim McCleary Genomic Resources for North American Hardwoods
Xinfu Zhang Developing EST SSR markers for constructing a framework genetic linkage map for yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.)

Second Annual Meeting, 2012 

The second annual meeting took place on September 21st, 2012 in Memphis, TN. The presentations are available for download as pdf files. The meeting was followed by a field trip to view the Ames Plantation where many of the mapping populations for the project are being maintained.

Speaker File
John Carlson Project goals, review of previous year's SAB recommendations and team responses, general progress and unplanned activities
Scott Schlarbaum / Mark Coggeshall Review of population development for all species
Haiying Liang / John Carlson Marker development and genomics of stress response
Meg Staton Genomic sequencing for SSR identification, BAC libraries and gene space physical map
Oliver Gailing, Haiying Liang, Arpita Konar, Tim McCleary, Jeanne Romero-Serverson, John Carlson Marker development, genotyping and linkage mapping
Ketia Shumaker West Alabama/Penn State intern program
Scott Schlarbaum / Jeanne Romero-Severson Cherokee K-12 Genetics Curriculum/Modules
John Carlson Timelines, budgets, additions/deletions

NSF PIs Meeting, 2011 

A poster given by Dr. John Carlson in Arlington, VA for the NSF Project PI's meeting.

Presenter(s) File
Dr. John Carlson Comparative Genomics of Environmental Stress Responses in North American Hardwoods

Michigan Tech Visit, 2011 

A talk given by Dr. John Carlson at Michigan Technological University on September 23, 2011.

Presenter(s) File
Dr. John Carlson Genomics of Environmental Stress Responses in Hardwoods

American Society for Plant Biologists, 2011 

Dr. Ketia Shumaker attended American Society of Plant Biologists meeting in July 2011 with two summer outreach students, Dantria Grace and Christen Nelms.

Award Received in February, 2012:The poster they presented received an award of Honorable Mention from the Council on Undergraduate Research in the Posters on the Hill competition.

These students were chosen for one of this project's outreach components, the undergraduate research training and experience program, and they presented their research accomplished over the summer at Penn State University.

Presenter(s) File
Dr. Ketia Shumaker, Dantria Grace, Christen Nelms Ozone Stress Response in Northern Red Oak