Title:
The Wondrous Cycles of Polyploidy in Plants
Lecturer:
Jonathan F. Wendel, Professor, Iowa State University
Time:
Jan. 25, 10:00
Venue:
A435, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus
Biography:
8/1996-6/2002: Professor of Botany, Dept. of Botany, Iowa State University
7/2002-6/2003: Interim Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University
7/2003-present: Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Iowa State University
7/2012-present: Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2010
Outstanding Contributions to Cotton Genomics award, ICGI, 2012
Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, 2012
Cotton Biotechnology Award, Cotton Incorporated, 2013
Prof. Wendel’s research focuses on mechanisms underlying plant genomic and phenotypic diversify, with a special focus on the phenomenon of whole genome doubling, or polyploidy. His research has helped shape our understanding of the myriad genomic consequences of allopolyploidy, where two diverged diploid genomes become reunited in a common nucleus. He has helped to shape the field, as documented in citation metrics (Google Scholar >33,000 citations; H-index of 86).