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Biosciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Telephone : (865) 576-8141
Email : gtk@ornl.gov
Gerald A. Tuskan
Distinguished Scientist
- Ph.D., Genetics, Texas A&M University, 1984
- M.S., Forest Genetics, Mississippi State University, 1980
- B.S., Forest Management, Northern Arizona University, 1978
Research Interests:
- Genetic basis of tree growth and development with emphasis on biomass accumulations, carbon allocation and cell wall chemistry
- Populus genomics - assembly of the draft sequence, comparative genomics and functional gene identification
- Short-rotation woody crop silvicultural systems
Recent Publications:
- The International Brachypodium Initiative. 2010. Genome sequence analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon: Insights into grass genome evolution. Nature 463:763-768.
- Sannigrahi, P., AJ. Ragauskas, and G.A. Tuskan. 2010. Poplar as a feedstock for biofuels: A review of compositional characteristics. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining 4:209-226.
- Tsai C-J, Ranjan P, DiFazio SP, Tuskan GA and Johnson V. 2010. Poplar Genome Microarrays. In: Joshi CP and DiFazio SP (eds), Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants: Poplar. Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire In press.
- DiFazio, S.P., X. Yang and G.A. Tuskan. 2010. The Populus Genome. In: Joshi CP and DiFazio SP (eds), Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants: Poplar. Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire In press.
- Ranjan, P. T.-M. Yin, X. Zhang, U.C. Kalluri, X. Yang, S.S. Jawdy and G.A. Tuskan 2010. Bioinformatics-based identification of candidate genes from QTLs associated with cell wall traits in Populus. Bioenergy Research In press.