The Wheat Genome

Introduction.- IWGSC RefSeq bread wheat reference genome sequence.- Wheat genomic resources and their role in wheat research.- Wheat genome structural and functional annotation.- The wheat transcriptome and discovery of functional gene networks.- Genome-wide resource development to accelerate gene discovery and functional analysis in wheat.- Genome-editing technology applications in wheat breeding.- Wheat genetic diversity explored through genomic approaches.- Dawn of the wheat pangenome: sequencing the genomes of 10+ elite lines.- Sequencing ancient wheat to illuminate the history of domestication.- Genome sequences from diploids and wild relatives of wheat for comparative genomics and alien Introgressions.- The impact of the durum wheat genome in identifying new germplasm for breeding.- Haplotype mapping in globally diverse germplasm for genomic-assisted wheat breeding.- Genome-informed discovery of genes and association with wheat traits.- Genomic insights on global journeys of adaptive wheat genes that brought us to modern wheat.- Genomic selection in wheat utilizing the reference sequence.- Rapid cloning of disease resistance genes in wheat.

 

Kellye Eversole is a pioneer in agricultural genomics, biotechnology, and the development of international, pre-competitive, industry-academic research. Since 1994, she has led consortia and projects to obtain reference genome sequences for agriculturally important crop, livestock, and poultry species. She leads, since 2005, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium, the international, public-private consortium that obtained the reference sequence of the bread wheat genome and, since 2016, the International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research which is pioneering a holistic, systems approach to understand the complex interactions between the biological and geophysical components of agricultural production systems and support the development of novel, site specific products for enhanced sustainability. In addition to her work in genomics and convergent systems, Kellye advises public and private entities on their scientific strategies and regulations related to agricultural biotechnology/genetic engineering, microbial products, and plant protection products. Kellye also assists venture capital firms in due diligence of start-up companies in the agricultural space.  She was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her work in plant and microbial genomics and has published widely in top tier journals including multiple articles in Science and Nature. Kellye grew up in Oklahoma in a farming and ranching family, the early agricultural foundation of which led her to pursue a career of service in support of the agricultural enterprise. She founded Eversole Associates in 1991 following professional training in political science and philosophy (Oklahoma State University, George Washington University, and Georgetown University) and working as a professional staff member in the US Senate. She co-owns a wheat & cotton farm in southwestern Oklahoma.

Rudi Appels carried out his first DNA preparation