Date: Dec 7, 2015. Susan Strickler: Long read assembly and annotation strategies for complex plant genomes

Susan Strickler is a Research Associate in the Mueller lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute on Cornell University campus.

Plant genome assembly can be notoriously difficult due to such challenges as heterozygosity, polyploidy, and repeats.  The long read technology provided by PacBio sequencing can help to overcome some of these obstacles to result in more complete and accurate assembly and annotation.  In this talk, I will discuss de novo genome assembly tools and methods for processing PacBio genome and transcriptome data to generate high quality plant genomes and gene models.

Date: Dec 07, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Weill hall, Room 221

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Date: May 4, 2015. Kevin Panke-Buisse: Rhizosphere Microbiome: Manipulation and Investigation

Kevin Panke-Buisse is a PhD Candidate in the Kao-Kniffin Lab in the Horticulture section of the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University.

Soil microorganisms found in the root zone impact plant growth and development, but the potential to harness these benefits is hampered by the sheer abundance and diversity of the players influencing desirable plant traits. This talk will outline some of the ways we can manipulate the rhizosphere microbiome and look at shifts across treatments via 16s sequencing.

Date: May 04, 2015
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Weill hall, Room 321
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