Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics
The Louis W. Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics at Penn State engages in Conservation Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology research and training focused on species restoration and forest ecosystem sustainability. The Schatz Center endowments established through the generosity and foresight of Dr. L. W. Schatz support post-doctoral fellows, visiting scholars, undergraduate, and graduate students, a biennial colloquium on tree genetics topics, infrastructure, and a wide array of research initiatives.
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December 12, 2020
Emerging Principles of Tree Biology Webinar
MDPI hosted a webinar on 3 Dec 2020 to introduce our Special Issue in the Forests journal on "Emerging Principles of Tree Biology in the Omics Era". The Schatz Center will also host a seminar series on this topic in 2021. A recording of the Forests webinar can be viewed at https://forests-1.sciforum.net/#webinar_content.
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August 25, 2020
Chestnut Genome Published
Dr. Carlson and colleagues have published the first reference genome sequence for chestnut. The genome for Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) provides a platform for research into the genetic basis of adaptive traits in chestnut species, including chestnut blight-resistance.
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July 31, 2020
Faidherbia albida genetic diversity paper published
Just published - Paper in African Journal of Biotechnology by Schatz Center Visiting Scientist and Fulbright Scholar Dr. Dorothy Tchatchoua, of the University of Maroua, on her project with us on genetic diversity in white acacia.
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November 12, 2019
Schatz Center Director selected for prestigious Mercator Fellowship
John Carlson, Director of the Schatz Center and Professor of Molecular Genetics in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, was named a Mercator Fellow and Visiting Professor at Georg-August University of Göttingen in Germany.
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