Xianjun Lai
CSC PhD Student
Xianjun was a visiting PhD student from Sichuan Agricultural University who spent two years in the lab between 2015 and 2017. Xianjun worked on comparative genomics and bioinformatics projects, collaborating with a PhD student from computer science to publish a new approach to discovering conserved noncoding sequences, testing for evidence of parallel selection on syntenic orthologous genes in maize and sorghum, and collaborating with researchers at the USDA to analyze patterns of diurnal gene regulation across species. Xianjun now works as an Associate Professor at XiChang College where he studies potato genetics.
Recent Publications
- (2021) 72-hour diurnal RNA-seq analysis of fully expanded third leaves from maize, sorghum, and foxtail millet at 3-hour resolution. BMC Research Notes doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05431-5
- (2020) Interspecific analysis of diurnal gene regulation in panicoid grasses identifies known and novel regulatory motifs. BMC Genomics doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-06824-3
- (2019) Parallel natural selection in the cold-adapted crop-wild relative Tripsacum dactyloides and artificial selection in temperate adapted maize. The Plant Journal doi: 10.1111/tpj.14376 bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/187575
- (2018) Largely unlinked gene sets targeted by selection for domestication syndrome phenotypes in maize and sorghum. The Plant Journal doi: 10.1111/tpj.13806
- (2017) DiCE: Discovery of Conserved Noncoding Sequences Efficiently. IEEE BIBM doi: 10.1109/BIBM.2017.8217628
- (2017) Harnessing the potential of the tea tree genome. Molecular Plant doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.05.009
- (2017) Genome-Wide Characterization of Non-Reference Transposable Elements Insertion Polymorphisms Reveals Genetic Diversity in Tropical and Temperate Maize. BMC Genomics doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4103-x