Lab Member Since: November, 2010

Educational Background:

B.S. Biology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Ph.D. Genetics, University of Wisconsin

Current Research Focus:

• QTL analysis and comparative genomic approaches to map and characterize the genes associated with flooding tolerance in soybean, including the identification of candidate genes for flooding tolerance and the development of markers for breeding applications.

Publications:

Vaughn LM and Masson PH (2011) A QTL Study for Regions Contributing to Arabidopsis thaliana Root Skewing on Tilted Surfaces.  Genes Genomes Genetics (G3).  1:105-115.

Vaughn LM, Baldwin KL, Jia G, Verdonk JC, Strohm AK, Masson PH (2010) Chapter 14: The Cytoskeleton and Root Growth Behavior. In Bo Liu ed, The Plant Cytoskeleton. Springer - Plant Sciences, New York, NY.

Weber A, Clark RM, Vaughn L, Sánchez-Gonzalez Jde J, Yu J, Yandell BS, Bradbury P, Doebley J. (2007) Major regulatory genes in maize contribute to standing variation in teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis). Genetics. Dec;177(4):2349-59.

Masson PH, Harrison BR, Stanga J, Neal C, Vaughn L, Jia G, and Larson Z.L.  (2008) Analyse moleculaire du comportement des racines.  Bull Acad Sci Belgique.  Tome XVIII.