Genetics Wednesday Seminar Series: "(Re) programming cell fate and function in response to environmental and develpmental cues" with Doris Wagner, PhD

Wagner
Robert I. Williams Term Professor
Biology
University of Pennsylvania
https://web.sas.upenn.edu/wagner-lab/
Life Sciences B118
Seminars

(Re) programming cell fate and function in response to environmental and develpmental cues

Departmental Host or Contact:
Bob Schmitz

Genetics Wednesday Seminar Series: “Embracing complexity to improve phenotype prediction” with Fabio Morgante, PhD

Fabio Morgante
Assistant Professor
Genetics and Biochemistry
Clemson University
https://morgantelab.com/
Coverdell S175
Seminars

Embracing complexity to improve phenotype prediction

Departmental Host or Contact:
Kaixiong (Calvin) Ye

Genetics Wednesday Seminar Series: "Centromeres and retroelements: selfish elements strike a deal" with Barbara Mellone, PhD

Barbara Mellone
Professor
Molecular and Cell Biology
uconn
https://bmellone.uconn.edu/
Coverdell S175
Seminars

Centromeres and retroelements: selfish elements strike a deal

Departmental Host or Contact:
R. Kelly Dawe

Ndenum Suzzy Shitta

Postdoctoral Associate
Education:

PhD Plant Breeding (2022), Jimma University

MSc Botany/Plant Genetic and Molecular Biology, University of Ibadan

 

Research Areas:
Molecular Genetics
Biotechnology
Genomics and Bioinformatics
Labs (please indicate whose lab you are a member of):
Jeffrey Bennetzen
Of note:

Grant and Scholarship Award

International Foundation for Science (IFS) grant number 1-3-C-6531-1 (Principal Investigator)  Awarded $14500 research funding (2020).

Mobreed Intra-Africa Mobility Program of the European Union. Received full funding for PhD study (2018 - 2022)

Global Crop Trust Funding/ International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). MSc Research Fellowship

Journal Articles

  • Ndenum Suzzy Shitta, Nnanna Unachukwu, Alex Chukwudi Edemodu, Abush Tesfaye Abebe, Happiness O. Oselebe. Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew (2022) Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of An African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) Collection from IITA GenBank. Scientific Reports 12, 4437 D0I:10.1038/s41598-022-08271-4

 

  • Ndenum Suzzy Shitta, Noel Ndlovu, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew, Happiness O Oselebe, Alex Chukwudi Edemodu, and Abush Tesfaye Abebe (2021) Morphological characterization and genotypic identity of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst ex. A. Rich Harms) germplasm from diverse ecological zones. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and utilization 1-9 DOI: 10.1017/S1479262121000095

 

  • Ndenum Suzzy Shitta, Abush Tesfaye Abebe, Happiness Oselebe O, Alex Chukwudi Edemodu, Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu, Michael T Abberton, Bussie Maziya-Dixon, Michael Adesokan, Berhanu Fenta, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew (2022) Evaluation of 93 Accessions of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) Grown in Ethiopia for Physical, Nutritional, Anti-nutritional, and Cooking Properties. Hindawi Journal of Food Quality Article ID 8386258 DOI:10.1155/2022/8386258

 

  • Ndenum Suzzy Shitta, Michael T. Abberton, Adenubi I. Adesoye, Daniel B. Adewale, and Olaniyi Oyatomi (2015) Analysis of genetic diversity of African yam bean using SSR markers derived from cowpea. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and utilization 14: 1- 50-56. DOI:10.1017/S1479262115000064

Chapters in Book

  • Ndenum Suzzy Shitta, Alex Chukwudi Edemodu, Abush Abebe Tesfaye, Abtew Wosene Gebreselassie (2021) A Review on the Cooking Attributes of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa). In J.C. Jimenez-Lopez & A. Clemente (Eds.) Legumes Research IntechOpen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99674.

 

Brad Nelms

Assistant Professor
Education:

Ph.D. Biophysics, Harvard University 2015

B.S. Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison 2008

Research Interests:

My research focuses on understanding cell differentiation during plant reproduction using a combination of experimental and computational genomics. I moved from the biomedical sciences into plant biology after graduate school because I am inspired by the potential of basic plant research to impact food security and sustainability. The long-term objective of the lab is to bend and break existing constraints on plant breeding through knowledge of plant reproduction. We combine mechanistic studies on fundamental reproductive processes, such as pollen development, with the establishment of methods to control these processes and reprogram cell fate. Students and post-docs use a variety of techniques, combining genetics and microscopy with new tools in genomics, such as single-cell RNA-sequencing and high-content cell based screening. I will be accepting rotation students in the fall of 2023 – feel free to reach out if you would like to hear about potential projects.

Macey Wilson

Doctoral Student
Education:

B.S. Biological Sciences, Minor in English from Cornell University

M.S. Infectious Diseases and Global Health from Tufts University 

 

Franklin Visiting Scholar Dr. Lynette Strickland will give a seminar on "A snapshot of color: exploring the ecological and genomic basis of color variation in a tropical beetle."

Dr. Lynette Strickland will give a Franklin Visiting Scholar lecture entitled "A snapshot of color: exploring the ecological and genomic basis of color variation in a tropical beetle" on May 3 at 4 pm in Davison Life Sciences C218. Dr. Strickland's research explores the fundamental question of why there is so much biodiversity on Earth. Her work sits at the intersection of evolution, ecology, and genetics, and revolves around a phenotypically diverse group of beetles. Dr.

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