
Biosciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Telephone : (865) 576-8141
Email : tuskanga@ornl.gov
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ResearcherID : A-6225-2011
ORCID : 0000-0003-0106-1289
Gerald A. Tuskan
Corporate Fellow [Group Leader]
- 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