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Plant Molecular Biology Research · Plant Science

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h-index45
i10-index66
Publications96
Citations17,649

Grants

10 total · 1 active

NSF #2348320

Collaborative Research: PlantTransform: Novel methods of plant genome editing enabled by the parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2024-07-01 → 2027-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #2130884

Collaborative Research: BBSRC-NSF/BIO: An autonomous registry system for plant microRNAs

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2021-12-01 → 2025-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #2003315

RoL: Control of trans-species microRNA expression

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2020-08-01 → 2025-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

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All Grants

10 total · 1 active

NSF #2348320

Collaborative Research: PlantTransform: Novel methods of plant genome editing enabled by the parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2024-07-01 → 2027-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #2130884

Collaborative Research: BBSRC-NSF/BIO: An autonomous registry system for plant microRNAs

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2021-12-01 → 2025-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #2003315

RoL: Control of trans-species microRNA expression

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2020-08-01 → 2025-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #2203087

Conference: The 23rd Penn State Plant Biology Symposium: RNA Biology

Amount
<$100K
Period
2022-03-01 → 2023-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #1339207

Reference Annotations for Small RNA-producing Genes in Plants

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2014-05-15 → 2019-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #1121438

Sequence Requirements for Small RNA Targeting in Plants

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2011-11-01 → 2015-10-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #1229046

MRI: Acquisition of an Illumina HiSeq2000 as a core sequencing instrument for genomics and gene expression research

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2012-10-01 → 2015-09-30
PIs
5

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #1062246

Conference: The 18th Penn State Plant Biology Symposium: Plant Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics to be held May 19-21, 2011 in University Park, PA

Amount
<$100K
Period
2011-04-01 → 2012-03-31
PIs
5

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #0964859

EAGER: Rapid Enrichment, Sequencing, and Assembly of Targeted Genomic DNA

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2010-03-15 → 2012-02-29
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #0718051

Empirical Detection of Small RNA Targets

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2007-09-01 → 2011-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: <i>Trans</i> -species microRNAs from the parasitic plant <i>Cuscuta campestris</i> specifically avoid loading onto self Argonautes (Nucleic Acids Research)2026-07-03
  2. New preprint: The parasitic plant <i>Cuscuta campestris</i> selectively loads <i>trans</i> -species miRNAs onto host Argonautes, but not self Argonautes2025-10-16
  3. New NSF award: Collaborative Research: PlantTransform: Novel methods of plant genome editing enabled by the parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris2024-07-01

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