جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Michael Allen Goreمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Quantitative Genetics
• Genomics
• High-Throughput Phenotyping
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Michael Allen Gore is a Professor and Head of the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section at Cornell University's School of Integrative Plant Science. He specializes in molecular breeding, quantitative genetics, and genomics for nutritional quality improvement in crops such as maize, oat, cassava, cotton, sorghum, and guayule. His research integrates high-throughput phenotyping, analytical chemistry, and remote sensing to study genetic control of complex traits. Education: Ph.D. (Plant Breeding & Genetics) from Cornell University (2009), M.S. (Crop Physiology) from Virginia Tech (2000), B.S. (Agronomy) from Virginia Tech (1997). He teaches courses on nutritional quality improvement and high-throughput phenotyping, and leads the Gore Lab focusing on crop resilience and precision breeding. Research interests include nutritional genomics, crop stress resilience, and translational breeding. His lab has pioneered methods like hydrogel nanoreporters for in planta water potential measurement and Prospector, a mobile app for NIR spectroscopy. Awards include Fellow of the AAAS (2023), Crop Science Society of America (2022), and multiple early-career recognitions. His work bridges fundamental genetics with applied breeding, emphasizing global crop improvement for food security and sustainability.

• Plant Genomics
• Crop Breeding
• Rice Genetics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Eliana Monteverde Dominguez serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, where her research bridges plant genomics and crop breeding to address critical agricultural challenges in rice, soybean, and grass species domestication. Her primary research focuses on genomic applications for drought tolerance , seed dormancy mechanisms , and disease resistance breeding , with significant contributions to understanding genotype-environment interactions and quantitative trait loci in staple crops. This work integrates biochemical trait analysis with genomic data to enhance plant performance under stress conditions. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trend toward predictive modeling in crop improvement, particularly in soybean resistance breeding and rice drought response. Her 2025 studies demonstrate advanced genomic selection techniques for soybean germplasm evaluation, while earlier work explores biochemical bridges between genomics and phenotypic performance in rice and grass domestication.

• Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)
• Plant molecular genetics
• Plant biochemistry
• +۷ مورد دیگر

John Cushman is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). His research centers on plant molecular biology, biochemistry, and synthetic biology, with a strong emphasis on improving water-use efficiency and stress tolerance in crops through advanced biotechnological approaches. Education: B.S., 1982, Ursinus College M.S., 1984, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Ph.D., 1986, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Research Interests: Professor Cushman leads integrated projects that combine genomics, synthetic biology, and agronomy to develop climate-resilient crops. His work focuses on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) engineering to enhance water-use efficiency in both C3 and C4 plants. He is internationally recognized for his efforts to domesticate Opuntia ficus-indica (cactus pear) as a high-productivity, low-water bioenergy feedstock and for improving Eragrostis tef (tef) for forage and gluten-free grain production under dryland conditions. Additional interests include dissecting the molecular basis of drought and salinity tolerance, engineering tissue succulence, and developing synthetic gene circuits to optimize CAM in major food, feed, and biofuel crops. Funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) , the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station (NAES) supports large-scale field trials, life-cycle assessments, and public outreach programs. Scientific Awards & Honors: AAAS Fellow (2022) Regents' Researcher Award (2017) Outstanding UNR Researcher Award (2013) Foundation Professor (2011–2013) Outstanding CABNR Researcher Award (2003) Teaching & Mentoring: Professor Cushman teaches graduate-level courses such as Scientific Communication Masterclass , Grant Writing for Molecular Biosciences , Molecular Genetics , Functional Genomics , Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology , and Plant Biochemistry Colloquium . He actively welcomes students and postdoctoral researchers interested in plant molecular genetics, biochemistry, and synthetic biology to join his laboratory for training in abiotic stress tolerance and sustainable crop production systems. Laboratory & Outreach: His laboratory is located in the Howard Medical Sciences (HMS) building, Room 210b, at UNR. An innovative extension program disseminates research findings on cactus pear and CAM-based cropping systems to stakeholders in arid and semi-arid regions through public outreach and education initiatives.