The Class of 1993 Plant Genome
Grant Recipients


G. Agrios, P. Chourey
University of Florida
Molecular and Physiological Genetics of Sucrose Metabolizing Enzymes in Maize Endosperm

M. Alleman
Duquesne University
Regulatory Mutants of the Maize R Locus

J. Anderson, F. Francl
North Dakota State University of Agriculture & Applied Science
Molecular Mapping of Tan Spot Resistance Genes in Wheat

Z. Avramova
Purdue Research Foundation
Nuclear Matrix and Matrix-Attachment Regions (MARs) in Higher Plants

P. Baenziger, Y. Yen
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Nebraska
Exploring the Interface of Qualitative and Quantitative Genetics

W. Baird, A. Abbott, R. Ballard, W. Bridges
Clemson University
Chromosome Mapping in Peach and its Application to Fruit Quality Maintenance

G. Bates
Florida State University
Targeting of DNA Integration to Specific Sites in Plant Chromosomes

J. Birchler
The Curators of the University of Missouri
Molecular Analysis of Maize Centromeres

T. Blake, L. Talbert
Montana State University
Molecular Markers to Correct Germplasm Deficiencies in Wheat and Barley

W. Briggs
Gordon Research Center
1993 Gordon Research Conference on Plant Molecular Biology Signal Transduction and Membrane Proteins

S. Brown, H. Aldwinckle, N. Weeden
Cornell University
Genome Mapping & Gene Tagging in Apple

M. Bustos
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Hormonal Control of Gene Expression During Seed Maturation

R. Cantrell
Agricultural Experiment Station
Board of Regents of New Mexico State University
Use of RAPD Markers to Determine the Genetic Diversity of Gossypium Germplasm Derived from Interspecific Hybridization

A. Cheung
Yale University
Molecular and Cellular Analysis of a Pro- and Cys-rich Protein Family in the Pistil

J. Colbert
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Phytochrome mRNA Degradation: Cis-elements, Factors, and Pathway

S. Colby
Individual Awardee
Regulation of Glandular Trichome-based Insect Resistance in Lycopersicon

D. Cook, K. VandenBosch
Texas A&M Research Foundation
A Peroxidase Gene Induced During Nodule Initiation in Medicago truncatula

M. Cordonnier-Pratt, L. Pratt
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Phytochrome and Potential Photomorphogenic Loci in the Grasses

K. Coschigano
New York University
Characterization of Two Fd-GOGAT Genes and Their Roles in Photorespiration

P.Cregan, J. Specht, R. Shoemaker
USDA/ARS Beltsville Area
An Integrated Microsatellite, RFLP, and Conventional Linkage Map of Soybean

H.Daniell
Auburn University
Transformation and Foreign Gene Expression Studies Using the Gene Gun

J. Demski, R. Jarret
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Protoplast-Mediated Transformation of Peanut for Virus Resistance

R. Dewey, P. Sisco, D. Danehower
North Carolina State University
The Glossy-15 Gene of Maize, a Cell-Specific Regulator of Leaf Epidermal Traits

J. Doebley
The Regents of the University of Minnesota
Genetics of Inflorescence Development in Maize and Teosinte

H. Dooner
DNA Plant Technologies, Inc.
A Set of Maize Lines Carrying Ac at Mapped Locations Dispersed in the Genome

J. Dvorak
The Regents of the University of California
Recombination Between Homoelogous Chromosomes in Wheat

V. Dzelzkalns
Case Western Reserve University
Regulation and Mechanism of the Self-Incompatibility Response of Flowering Plants

E. Earle
Cornell University
Chromosome-Specific Libraries of Tomato

S. Farrand
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Cis- and Trans-Acting Functions Mediating Ti Plasmid Transfer

R. Ferl
University of Florida
Chromatin Structure and Gene Expression in Plant

S. Gelvin
Purdue Research Foundation
Cell Biology of T-DNA Transfer to Plant Cells

P. Gepts
The Regents of the University of California
Mapping Genetic Determinants of Host-Bacteria Interactions in Common Bean

B. Gill
Kansas State University
The Sub-Arm Aneuploids of Common Wheat

P. Green
Michigan State University
Control of mRNA Stability in Dicotyledonous Plants

L. Hadwiger
Washington State University
Genetic Engineering of Non-Host Resistance in Plants

M. Hanson
Cornell University
Regulation of Synthesis of Plant Mitochondrial Proteins

D. Harry, D. Neale
PSWFRES, USDA, Forest Service
Codominant PCR-based Markers for Pines and Other Conifers

G. Hart
Texas A&M Research Foundation
Construction of an RFLP-Based Genetic Map of Sorghum Recombinant Inbred Lines

T. Hodges, L. Lyznik
Purdue Research Foundation
Gene Targeting of Plant Cells

S. Howell
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.
Isolation of Genes Involved in Cytokinin Responses in Arabidopsis

A. Huang
The Regents of the University of California
Molecular and Cell Biology of Oil Bodies in Maize and Brassica

S. Hulbert
Kansas State University
Analysis of the Rp1 and Rp3 Loci of Maize

S. Hulbert, D. Delaney, B. Gill
Kansas State University
Development of a High Density Chromosome Map Using Region-Specific Libraries

R. Innes
Indiana University
Molecular Cloning of Disease Resistance Genes from Arabidopsis and Soybean

A. Jagendorf
Cornell University
Function and Regulation of Chloroplast REC-A Protein

M. James, A. Myers
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Isolation and Characterization of the Maize Gene Sugary1, a Determinant of Starch Composition in Kernels

J. Kermicle, W. Eggleston
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Tests for Ac/Ds-Induced Gene Conversion in Maize

R. Kesseli
University of Massachusetts
Genome Evolution and the Organization of Disease Resistant Genes in the Compositae

J. Kikkert, J. Sanford
Cornell University
Biological Projectiles for Delivery of High Molecular Weight DNA to Plants

A. Kleinhofs
Washington State University
High Resolution Map of the Barley Sub-Telomeric Region Including Rpgl Gene

J. Kohn
The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
QTL Analysis of Developmental Traits in Wild Rice

C. Lamb, C. Ryan
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
FASEB Summer Research Conference: Signal Transduction in Plants

M. Lee, R. Wise
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Genetic Organization of Resistance to Puccinia coronata in Avena

B. Liu, D. O'Malley, F. Bridgewater, D. Grattapaglia
North Carolina State University
Genome Map Assisted Plant Breeding (GMAPB) for Forest Tree

P. Maliga
Rutgers, The State University
A Transgenic Approach to Dissect Light Regulation of the Plastid psbD/C Operon

P. Maliga
Gordon Research Center
Gordon Research Conference on Plant Cell & Tissue Culture: Plant Transgenes-Tools for Discovery and Design

M. Saghai Maroof
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Assessment of Barley Germplasm Using Nuclear and Organellar Molecular Markers

D. McCarty, I. Vasil
University of Florida
Viviparous-1 Mediated Repression of Alpha Amylase Genes in Developing Aleurone

S. McCouch
Cornell University
High-Density Genetic Mapping of the Rice Genome Based on Sequence Tagged Microsatellite Sites

M. Mutschler
Cornell University
Genetic Control and Field Efficacy of Acylsugar Mediated Multiple Pest Resistance

J. Nasrallah
Cornell University
A Structural and Transcriptional Analysis of the S-Locus Region of Brassica

D. Neale, N. Wheeler
PSWFRES, USDA, Forest Service
Molecular Marker and Quantitative Trait Mapping in Douglas-Fir

R. Newton
Texas A&M Research Foundation
Conifer Transformation with Shoot Apices and Agrobacterium

H. Nguyen, D. Rosenow
Texas Tech University
Tagging Drought Tolerance Traits in Grain Sorghum Using Molecular Markers

C. Opperman, M. Conkling
North Carolina State University
Characterization of a Nematode-Responsive Plant Gene Promoter

P. Ozias-Akins, W. Hanna
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Development, Genomic Diversity, and Gene Expression in Aposporous Genotypes

G. Phillips, G. Kuehn, S. Bagga
Agricultural Experiment Station
Board of Regents of New Mexico State University
Isolation of Genes Coding for Plant Polyamine Biosynthetic Enzymes

G. Powell, A. Abbott
Clemson University
Characterization of the 12-Desaturase

L. Pratt, M. Cordonnier-Pratt
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Phytochrome Gene Family in Tomato

C. Qualset
The Regents of the University of California
Research Collaboration Group on Molecular Mapping in Wheat and Its Relatives

R. Rajasekharan, J. Kemp
Agricultural Experiment Station
Board of Regents of New Mexico State University
Lysophosphatidic Acid Acyltransferase: Enzyme and Gene Isolation from Soybean

L. Ream
Oregon State University
A Multifunctional DNA Binding Protein Required for Gene Transfer to Plants

K. Redman, M. Johnson
University of Alabama
A Novel Mechanism for Ribosomal Protein Modulation: On/Off Splicing

P. Ronald
The Regents of the University of California
Map-based Cloning in Rice

L. Rowland
USDA/ARS Beltsville Area
Tagging Genes which Control Chilling Requirement in a Woody Perennial

R. Schmidt, M. Yanofsky
The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
An Analysis of Floral Regulatory Genes in Maize

S. Scofield
The Regents of the University of California
Promoters to Express Ac Transposase for Efficient Tagging Systems

E. Signer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Repeat-Induced Gene Silencing in Arabidopsis

S. Strauss, W. Rottmann
Oregon State University
Floral Homeotic Genes for Genetic Engineering of Sterility in Populus

C. Stuber
USDA/ARS South Atlantic Area
Stability of QTL Mapping in Maize Under Varying Environmental Stresses

T. Sullivan
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of the Maize Brittle-1 Gene

S. Sun
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Genetic Transformation of Grain Legumes for Improved Protein Quality

R. Thornburg
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Selection for Second Site Mutations in the Wound-Induction Pathway

J. Trumble
The Regents of the University of California
Transgenic Insect-Resistant Brassica with Glossy Wax Genes from Arabidopsis

R. Vierstra
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzymes in Higher Plants

C. Weil
University of Idaho
Transposable Element-Mediated Dissection of Protein Structure and Function

R. Wing, A. Paterson
Texas A&M Research Foundation
Physical Mapping and Map-Based Cloning in Polyploids: Cotton as a Model System

R. Wise
USDA/ARS Mid-West Area
High Resolution Mapping of the M1-a Disease Resistance Locus in Barley

S. Yang
The Regents of the University of California
ACC Malonyltransferase: Isolation, Characterization and Molecular Cloning

J. Yoder
The Regents of the University of California
Transposon Mutagenesis in Tomato

R. Zielinski
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Molecular Characterization of CaBP-22, a Leaf-Specific, EF-Hand Ca2+ -Binding Protein