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Pawlowski, Wojciech
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Positions
- Associate Professor, Plant Breeding and Genetics (PB&G), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
Research Areas
- agricultural biotechnology
- cell biology
- genetics
- genomics
- molecular biology
- molecular genetics
- new life sciences
- plant biology
- plant breeding and genetics
- plant sciences
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- Teaching
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Research
research overview
- Molecular mechanisms of homologous chromosome pairing and recombination in meiosis.
research activities
principal investigator on
area(s) of concentration/expertise
keywords
- Arabidopsis
- DNA interactions
- DNA recombination
- cell biology
- cell division
- chromosome pairing
- chromosomes
- genetics
- genomics
- maize
- meiosis
- microscopy
- molecular biology
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Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- Chromosome organization and dynamics during interphase, mitosis, and meiosis in plants. . Plant Physiology. 158:26-34. 2012
- DNA repair and crossing over favor similar chromosome regions as discovered in radiation hybrid of Triticum.. BMC Genomics. 13:339. 2012
- Imaging chromosome dynamics in meiosis in plants.. Methods in Enzymology. 505:125-143. 2012
- Chromosome dynamics in meiotic prophase I in plants. . Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 129:173-183. 2010
- Nuclear organization and dynamics in plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 13:640-5. 2010
- Live imaging of rapid chromosome movements in meiotic prophase I in maize. . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 106:20989-94. 2009
- Maize AMEIOTIC1 is essential for multiple early meiotic processes and likely required for the initiation of meiosis.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 106:3603-3608. 2009
- PHS1 regulates meiotic recombination and homologous chromosome pairing by controlling the transport of RAD50 to the nucleus. . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 106:20121-6. 2009
- The cytogenetics of homologous chromosome pairing in meiosis in plants. . Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 120:313-319. 2008
- In the beginning: the initiation of meiosis. BioEssays. 29:511-514. 2007
- Naughty behavior of maize minichromosomes in meiosis. Plant Cell. 19:3835-3837. 2007
- Using crossover breakpoints in recombinant inbred lines to identify quantitative trait loci controlling the global recombination frequency. Genetics. 177:1851-1858. 2007
- Coordinating the events of the meiotic prophase. Trends in Cell Biology. 15:674-681. 2005
- Altered nuclear distribution of recombination protein RAD51 in maize mutants suggests involvement of RAD51 in the meiotic homology recognition. Plant Cell. 8:1807-1816. 2003
- Complex transgene locus structures implicate multiple mechanisms for plant transgene rearrangement. Plant Journal. 32:433-445. 2002
- The pam1 gene is required for meiotic bouquet formation and efficient homologous synapsis in maize. Genetics. 162:1979-1993. 2002
- Irregular patterns of transgene silencing in allohexaploid oat. Plant Molecular Biology. 38:597-607. 1998
- Transgenic DNA integrated into the oat genome is frequently interspersed by host DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 95:12106-12110. 1998
- Coat protein-mediated resistance to isolates of Barley Yellow Dwarf in oats and barley. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 103:695-710. 1997
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booksection
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chapter
- Role of telomeres and centromeres in meiotic chromosome pairing.. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology. 2012
- Chromosome dynamics in meiosis . Cell Division Control in Plants. 103-124. 2008
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conference paper
- Expression and inheritance of transgenes in genetically engineered oat. Proceedings of the V International Oat Meeting. 432-4. 1996
- Progress in genetic engineering of oat. Proceedings of the V International Oat Meeting. 230-234. 1996
Teaching
teaching overview
- Plant genetics and cytogenetics.
teaching activities
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Spring 2013
- PLBR-5990: Plant Breeding M.P.S. Project Paper - Spring 2013
- PLBR-6060: Advanced Plant Genetics - Spring 2013
- PLBR-7900: Graduate-Level Dissertation - Spring 2013
- PLBR-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- PLBR-9900: Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research - Spring 2013
- BIOMG-7810: Problems in Genetics and Development - Fall 2012
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Fall 2012
- PLBR-5990: Plant Breeding M.P.S. Project Paper - Fall 2012
- PLBR-7900: Graduate-Level Dissertation - Fall 2012
- PLBR-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- PLBR-9900: Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research - Fall 2012
- BIOPL-7420: Current Papers in Plant Biology - Spring 2012
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Spring 2012
- PLBR-5990: Plant Breeding M.P.S. Project Paper - Spring 2012
- PLBR-6060: Advanced Plant Genetics - Spring 2012
- PLBR-7900: Graduate-Level Dissertation - Spring 2012
- PLBR-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- PLBR-9900: Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research - Spring 2012
- BIOMG-6410: Laboratory in Plant Molecular Biology - Fall 2011
- BIOPL-6410: Laboratory in Plant Molecular Biology - Fall 2011
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Fall 2011
- PLBR-5990: Plant Breeding MPS Project Paper - Fall 2011
- PLBR-7900: Graduate-Level Dissertation - Fall 2011
- PLBR-8900: Master's-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- PLBR-9900: Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research - Fall 2011
Service
service to the profession
reviewer or editor for
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota 1996
awards and honors
- CALS Travel Grant, 2007
- Travel Award, 2004
- Doctoral Dissertation Supplemental Travel Grant, 1996
- Unspecified, 1996
- Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 1995
- The Honor Society of Agriculture, 1994
- Travel Grant, 1993
- Italian Government Fellowship, 1992
- Fellowship, 1989
- Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Award for Outstanding University Graduates, Warsaw, Poland, 1989
- Chancellor’s Award for Academic Achievements, 1988
- Chancellor’s Award for Academic Achievements, 1986
- Chancellor’s Award for Academic Achievements, 1985
Other
research keyword
- Arabidopsis
- DNA interactions
- DNA recombination
- cell biology
- cell division
- chromosome pairing
- chromosomes
- genetics
- genomics
- maize
- meiosis
- microscopy
- molecular biology