Andrew Doust

co-author and editor of "Genetics and Genomics of Setaria"

January 27, 2017

Andrew Doust gained a doctorate from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and the University of Florida, Gainesville. He came to OSU in 2007 as an assistant professor and is presently an associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution. Andrew is broadly interested in plant development and evolution, particularly in how genetic regulation of development changes over evolutionary time. Domestication of grasses, and in how plants respond to external signals such as shade and photoperiod are also among his top interests. Andrew is currently developing the Setaria model grass system as a tool to teach high school science teachers and students about research and the nature of science.

Setaria viridis and S. italica make up a model grass system to investigate C4 photosynthesis, cell wall biosynthesis, responses to drought, herbicide and other environmental stressors, genome dynamics, developmental genetics and morphology and interactions with microorganisms. Setaria viridis (green foxtail) is is one of the world's most widespread weeds, and its small size, native variation, rapidly burgeoning genetic and genomic resources, and transformability are making it the system of choice for both basic research and its translation into crop improvement. Its domesticated variant, S. italica (foxtail millet), is a drought-hardy cereal grown in China, India and Africa, and new breeding techniques show great potential for improving yields and nutrition for drought-prone regions. "Genetics and Genomics of Setaria" brings together for the first time evolutionary, genomic, genetic, and morphological analyses, together with protocols for growing and transforming Setaria, and approaches to high throughput genotyping and candidate gene analysis. Authors include major Setaria researchers from both the USA and overseas.

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