Jorge Dubcovsky, Professor Curriculum Vitae    Publication list   Dept. of Plant Sciences, One Shields Av.  University of California, Davis CA 95616-8515 Fax: (530) 752-4361, jdubcovsky@ucdavis.edu

·         Active research projects

o        Wheat genes regulating flowering: 

• Vernalization genes     VRN1 PNAS 2003 100:6263.  VRN2 SCIENCE 2004 303:1640.  VRN3 PNAS 2006 103: 19581
• Photoperiod                Short day vernalization PMB (2006) 60: 469
• Earliness per se           EPS1. TAG (2006) 112: 945-957

o        Wheat frost tolerance genes: 

§         Discovery and characterization of the Fr2 gene. MGG (2006) 275:193-203

o        Wheat senescence and high-grain protein: 

• Positional cloning of GPC-B1:  GPC-B1 SCIENCE (2006) 314:1298-1300

o        Wheat high temperature stripe rust resistance: 

• Discovery of Yr36 gene: Yr36 TAG 2005 112: 97-105

o        Wheat evolution. Review

• Wheat genome plasticity and its effect on wheat domestication and success: SCIENCE (2007) 316:1862

·         Wheat Genomics Resources

• BAC libraries: Triticum monococcum, Triticum turgidum var. durum, Other BAC libraries
• Comparative Genomics
• NSF projects: Wheat EST, Wheat SNP
• Single Sequence Repeat (SSR) characterization of Argentine wheat germplasm
• Catalogue of gene symbols for wheat

·         Wheat Breeding Program

• Markers Assisted Selection Program: MASwheat
• Available wheat varieties 2007!
• Released Varieties  'Kern' (HRS), 'Clear White' (HWS), 'Desert King' (Durum), 'Patwin' (HWS), and 'Lassik' (HRS)
• Released Germplasm and Regional Trials

·         Courses

• BIT150. Applied Bioinformatics
• AGR205. Experimental Design and Analysis 
• PLB161A. Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory

·         Open Positions

Postdoctoral position to work on the gene network regulating flowering time in wheat. Click here for description

o        PhD students for 2008 to work on the regulation of flowering time in  wheat