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Chromosomal and Genetic Variations · Plant Science

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h-index58
i10-index107
Publications158
Citations15,861

Grants

13 total · 1 active

NSF #2040218

TRTech-PGR: Manipulating plant karyotypes by synthetic centromere formation

Active
Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2021-04-01 → 2027-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #1925546

Rebuilding a kinesin-based meiotic drive system from defined components

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2019-08-01 → 2025-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #2151106

Collaborative Research: EAGER: Development of an Artificial Chromosome System in Chlamydomonas Based on CENH3 Tethering

Amount
<$100K
Period
2022-05-01 → 2024-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

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All Grants

13 total · 1 active

NSF #2040218

TRTech-PGR: Manipulating plant karyotypes by synthetic centromere formation

Active
Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2021-04-01 → 2027-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #1925546

Rebuilding a kinesin-based meiotic drive system from defined components

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2019-08-01 → 2025-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #2151106

Collaborative Research: EAGER: Development of an Artificial Chromosome System in Chlamydomonas Based on CENH3 Tethering

Amount
<$100K
Period
2022-05-01 → 2024-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #1444514

Functional Genomics of Maize Centromeres

Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2015-08-15 → 2022-07-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #1744001

TRANSFORM-PGR: Whole genome assembly of the maize NAM founders

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2018-01-15 → 2021-12-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #0922703

Functional Genomics of Maize Centromeres

Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2010-06-15 → 2016-05-31
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #1406078

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The intragenomic conflict between the meiotic driver Abnormal Chromosome 10 and its suppressor in Zea mays.

Amount
<$100K
Period
2014-06-01 → 2015-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #0951091

Cause and Consequences of Maize Neocentromere Activity

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2010-03-15 → 2015-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #0421671

Functional Genomics of Maize Centromeres

Amount
—
Period
2004-09-01 → 2010-08-31
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #9975827

Functional Genomics of Maize Centromeres

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
1999-09-01 → 2005-08-31
PIs
4

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #9513556

Meiotic Kinetochores of Maize

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1996-07-01 → 2002-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #9505670

The Cell Biology and Genetics of the Maize Meiotic Kinetochore

Amount
<$100K
Period
1995-03-15 → 1997-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc

NSF #9104345

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Plant Biology

Amount
<$100K
Period
1991-06-01 → 1994-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Fellowships

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Higher order repeat structures reflect diverging evolutionary paths in maize centromeres and knobs (Genome biology)2026-02-14
  2. New preprint: Genetic and environmental influences on the distributions of three chromosomal drive haplotypes in maize2025-05-27
  3. New NSF award: TRTech-PGR: Manipulating plant karyotypes by synthetic centromere formation2021-04-01

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