Rose, Jocelyn
Associate Professor
The research interests of the Rose lab are centered on the structure, function and metabolism of plant cell walls and their pivotal roles in growth, development and interactions with pathogens. Additionally, cellulosic cell walls represent a central component of the biofuels industry, as well as providing the building blocks for a broad range of plant-derived products.
research
research and scholarship focus
The Rose research group has been developing a suite of functional genomics and proteomics tools to advance cell wall research; identifying and characterizing novel cell wall proteins with diverse and currently unknown and unexploited functions. We are now developing a more comprehensive catalog and functional inventory of the plant cell wall proteome, or secretome, using fruit development and ripening, and potential bioenergy crops and two key experimental systems. Our lab is also heavily invested in sustainable biofuels research, developing analytic methods for profiling wall composition and bioethanol potential of diverse feedstocks. We are taking a lead role in coordinating biofuels research among Cornell plant scientists.
primary investigator of
- A BIOFUEL SCREENING PROGRAM FOR GRASS FEEDSTOCKS: DIVERSITY, PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS AND COMPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR OPTIMAL YIELD | Research Grant
- COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES | Research Grant
- GEPR: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TOMATO SECRETOME USING INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGIES | Research Grant
- GEPR: USING GENOMIC TOOLS TO IDENTIFY INTERSPECIFIC REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS IN THE TOMATO CLADE | Research Grant
- IMPROVING THE AMBIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE, PHYTOMEDIATION POTENTIAL, AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF PLANTS | Research Grant
- REEVALUATING THE MOLECULAR AND GENETIC BASIS OF TOMATO FRUIT SOFTENING USING CUTICLE-ASSOCIATED MUTANTS | Research Grant
- THE MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE FLESHY FRUIT CUTICULAR LAYER: NOVEL TOMATO GERMPLASM AS A TOOL FOR ITS STUDY | Research Grant
- TOMATO FRUIT EPIDERMIS AND CARPEL GENOMICS: TOOLS FOR GENE DISCOVERY, FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE SOLANACEAE TOOKLIT | Research Grant
co investigator of
research areas
- agricultural biotechnology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biochemistry | collaborative research area (CALS)
- genomics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- horticultural sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- molecular biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- plant biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- plant pathology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- plant sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- postharvest engineering and physiology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- proteomics | research concentration area (Engineering)
submitted impact statement
- The structure, function and practical applications of plant cell walls | 2007 Impact statement
- Characterization of plant cell walls through functional genomics | 2006 Impact statement
- Characterization of plant cell walls through functional genomics | 2005 Impact statement
- Understanding the biochemical basis of fruit softening | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
head of
faculty appointment in
- Plant Biology (BIOPL) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Horticulture | graduate field
- Plant Biology | graduate field
- Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Plant Genomics | NLSI/Genomics focus area
member of advisory group
teaching
teaching focus
Dr. Rose co-teaches Plant Biochemistry (Dr. Rose teaches a graduate level module (?The Plant Cell Wall: from Structure to the Proteome?; BioPL 482.7) and co-teaches both ?Plant Biochemistry? (BioPL 462) and the introductory plant biology graduate module ?Concepts and Techniques in Plant Molecular Biology? (Bio PL 653.1). Dr. Rose also teaches a summer workshop on the Cornell campus on plant proteomics and biofuels. In 2007 Dr. Rose was an invited instructor for the Cold Spring Harbor Plant Molecular Techniques summer course, providing 2 day class and laboratory instruction in biofuels and plant cell wall analysis.
teaches
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 4990 - Independent Undergraduate Research in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOPL 7490 - Graduate Research in Botany (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 8900 - Thesis Research, Master of Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BIOPL 4620 - Plant Biochemistry (MWF 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | spring 2009 class
- BIOPL 7490 - Graduate Research in Botany (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- HORT 8900 - Thesis Research, Master of Science (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
service
event host
event participant
background
featured in
- Developing biofuels in a sustainable way is essential for U.S. economy, note researchers at Cornell symposium | Cornell Chronicle Feature
- Newly discovered plant enzymes could lead to more efficient -- and less costly -- ethanol production from cellulose | Cornell Chronicle feature
- The Plant Cell Wall | Cornell news release
publications
linked articles
- Characterization of a new xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XTH) from ripening tomato fruit and implications for the diverse modes of enzymic action | journal article
- Digging deeper into the plant cell wall proteome. | journal article
- Gene expression and activities of cell wall-associated enzymes in cold-stored tomato fruit | journal article
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: bioenergy crops, biofuels, cell walls, fruit ripening, joss, plant cell walls, plant-pathogen interactions, polysaccharide metabolism, proteomics, secretome, tomato