Biosciences Division

Staff
Lee E. Gunter
Plant Systems Biology Group
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Phone : (865) 574-4020
Fax: (865) 574-0133
gunterle@ornl.gov
Professional Interests
- M.S., Botany, University of Georgia, 1993
- B.S., Botany, University of Florida, 1988
Research Interests:
- Genomics of Populus
- Forest tree genetics and population biology
- Sex determination in plants
- Plant systematics and evolution
Recent Publications:
- Development of AFLP and RAPD markers linked to a locus associated with twisted growth in corkscrew willow (Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa') (Tree Physiology, 2007)
- The Genome of Black Cottonwood, Populus Trichocarpa (Science, 2006)
- Phenotypic variation in growth and biomass distribution for two advanced-generation pedigrees of hybrid poplar (Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2005)

