The Buckler Lab is part of the Institute for Genomic Diversity and the Department of Plant Breeding
Our lab uses functional genomic approaches to dissect complex traits in maize, biofuel grasses, and grapes. We exploit the natural diversity of these plant genomes to identify the individual nucleotides responsible for complex (quantitative) variation. Currently, our research focuses on developing germplasm resources for complex trait dissection, using genomics to characterize this diversity, diss
01/05/2023
We are proud to be a part of the Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement here at Cornell University. Check out this video describing the work of ILCI:
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement At the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement, we believe that science and collaboration can transform global hunger challenges and create a mor...
09/22/2022
Have you seen our online workshop: "Introduction to JupyterHub"?
The YouTube videos are publicly available and linked below.
Introduction to JupyterHub - Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement The JupyterHub workshop hosted by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement introduces beginners to the use of a cloud-based interactive coding and documentation environment for data analysis projects. This page is a static hub that provides documentation from that workshop as a resour...
09/27/2021
Sarah and Guillaume's paper on the Sorghum PHG won the "2021 Outstanding Paper” award from The Plant Genome editorial board!!
Buckler Lab Collaboration Receives “2021 Outstanding Paper” Award The paper “A sorghum practical haplotype graph facilitates genome-wide imputation and cost-effective genome prediction” received the “2021 Outstanding Paper” award from The Plant Genome editorial board. The Board selected the paper because it advances knowledge in the field of genomics, comm...
12/21/2020
Congratulations to Sarah Jensen on receiving the Barbara McClintock Graduate Student Award for 2020!!
Six SIPS Graduate Students receive the Barbara McClintock Award | Discovery that Connects Six SIPS Graduate Students receive the Barbara McClintock Award -Magdalen Lindeberg Congratulations to Chase Crowell, Jenna Hershberger, Sarah Jensen, Brandon Miller, Jack Satterlee, and Daniel Sweeney, recipients of the Barbara McClintock Graduate Student Award for 2020. Brandon Miller is a graduat...
12/01/2020
Not that we needed any convincing!!!
Plant Breeding Matters | The best job in the world Individual breeders describe their passion for plant breeding, a varied and rewarding career combining practical and academic skills to translate scientific ...
11/23/2020
Just published - Emre Cimen and Sarah Jensen develop a CNN model using only tRNA sequencing to access the world's biochemical diversity.
Building a tRNA thermometer to estimate microbial adaptation to temperature Abstract. Because ambient temperature affects biochemical reactions, organisms living in extreme temperature conditions adapt protein composition and structure
We're looking for 3 new scientists to join our group! https://www.maizegenetics.net/post/seeking-three-postdoc-level-scientists
07/30/2020
Have you tried out rTASSEL yet? Brandon's article on it is up on bioRxiv.
rTASSEL: an R interface to TASSEL for association mapping of complex traits The need for efficient tools and applications for analyzing genomic diversity is essential for any genetics research program. One such tool, TASSEL (Trait Analysis by aSSociation, Evolution and Linkage), provides many core methods for genomic analyses. Despite its efficiency, TASSEL has limited mean...
06/01/2020
On Monday, June 8, 2020, the Buckler Lab will host a virtual Practical Haplotype Graph (PHG) introductory workshop. The workshop is intended to provide a basic introduction to PHG with some additional detail about the maize NAM parent PHG and a summary of results to date. Registration is here:
Virtual PHG Workshop On Monday, June 8, 2020, the Buckler Lab will host a virtual Practical Haplotype Graph (PHG) introductory workshop. The workshop is intended to provide a basic introduction to PHG with some additional detail about the maize NAM parent PHG and a summary of results to date. Virtual PHG Workshop Detail...
05/18/2020
NAM is more than a decade old! Congratulations to Joe Gage on this publication
Ten Years of the maize Nested Association Mapping Population: Impact, Limitations, and Future Directions It has been just over a decade since the release of the maize Nested Association Mapping (NAM) population. The NAM population has been and continues to be an invaluable resource for the maize genetics community, and has yielded insights into the genetic architecture of complex traits. The parental l...
05/13/2020
The Hackathon has gone virtual. Sadly you have to supply your own snacks.
Buckler Lab Hosts Virtual Hackathon On May 11 - 15, 2020, the Buckler Lab will host its first-ever virtual Hackathon due to the social distancing requirements of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Through remote meeting technology, participants will work in teams to develop and expand the capacity of new and existing plant breeding bioinf...