Kresovich, Stephen

research

research and scholarship focus

My research objectives are: (1) to identify regions of the sorghum and maize genomes which have been fixed through evolution, domestication, or crop improvement and associate these selective sweeps with useful types and traits, (2) to characterize and understand the relationship between DNA sequence variation and desirable phenotype, (3) to identify both conserved sequences across grass/grain families and genera and rapidly evolving sequences between species and individuals to predict gene diversity and function, (4) to characterize molecular diversity of sorghum and maize in natural populations, landraces, and elite germplasm, and (5) to develop and test strategies to efficiently discover, conserve, and use variation in natural populations and genebank collections by integrating current advances in genomics, bioinformatics, and plant genetics/breeding. In support of Cornell University`s commitment to global conservation and agricultural initiatives, I serve as Director of the Institute for Genomic Diversity.

primary investigator of

ASSOCIATION MAPPING IN CROP PLANTS | Research Grant
CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: CENTER FOR ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS OF LIFE SCIENCES | Research Grant
CONSORTIUM FOR THE GENERATION CHALLENGE PROGRAM: CULTIVATING PLANT DIVERSITY FOR THE RESOURCE POOR | Research Grant
CORNELL UNIVERSITY - LIFE SCIENCES | Research Grant
DISSECTION OF MAIZE KERNEL QUALITY, ALUMINUM AND NITROGEN TOLERANCE | Research Grant
ENHANCING CAROTENOID ACCUMULATION IN STAPLE CROPS | Research Grant
GENETIC DISSECTION OF BROWN MIDRIB SWEET SORGHUM, A DUAL-SOURCE FEEDSTOCK FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTIONS | Research Grant
JOHNSON & JOHNSON - CORNELL UNIVERSITY BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCE SEED GRANTS | Research Grant
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING | Research Grant
PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SORGHUM BICOLOR CARATENOID ENDOSPERM CONTENT | Research Grant
SEED GRANTS - 2007 | Research Grant
SORGHUM BIOMASS / FEEDSTOCK GENOMICS RESEARCH FOR BIOENERGY | Research Grant
TAILORING SUPERIOR ALLELS FOR ABIOTIC STRESS: A CASE STUDY BASED ON ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS OF ALTSB, A MAJOR ALUMINUM TOLERANCE GENE IN SORGHUM | Research Grant
VCA: MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY IN THE MAIZE GENOME | Research Grant

co investigator of

LINKING CROP GENOTYPES AND PHENOTYPES VIA GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS: PH.D. FELLOWSHIPS FOR PLANT BREEDERS | Research Grant

research areas

genomics | collaborative research area (CALS)

domestic geographic focus

New York State | state

submitted impact statement

Identification, characterization, conservation, and improvement of sorghum and maize genomics || | 2007 Impact statement
Plant genetic resources conservation | 2006 Impact statement
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation | 2005 Impact statement
Plant genetic resources conservation | 2004 Impact statement

affiliations

head of

Institute for Biotechnology and Life Science Technologies | research center
Institute for Genomic Diversity (IGD) | research institute
Seed Grants for Collaborations | seed grant program

faculty appointment in

Plant Biology (BIOPL) | Cornell department
Plant Breeding and Genetics (PB&G) | Cornell department

administrative appointment

Office of the Provost | administrative office

teaching

teaches

BIOPL 4040 - Crop Evolution, Domestication and Diversity (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2009 class
BIOPL 7490 - Graduate Research in Botany (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
IARD 4040 - Crop Evolution, Domestication and Diversity (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 4040 - Crop Evolution, Domestication and Diversity (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 4970 - Individual Study in Plant Breeding (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 5990 - Plant Breeding MPS Project Paper (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 7900 - Graduate-Level Dissertation (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
PLBR 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
BIOGD 6130 - Genomics and Society (MWF 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | spring 2009 class
BIOPL 7490 - Graduate Research in Botany (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
PLBR 4970 - Individual Study in Plant Breeding (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
PLBR 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
PLBR 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
PLBR 7900 - Graduate-Level Dissertation (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
PLBR 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
PLBR 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
BIOPL 4040 - Crop Evolution, Domestication and Diversity (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2008 class
IARD 4040 - Crop Evolution, Domestication and Diversity (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2008 class
PLBR 4040 - Crop Evolution, Domestication and Diversity (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2008 class

service

current professional activities

Director, Institute for Genomic Diversity, a component of the Cornell University Genomics Initiative

background

educational background

Bachelor's Degree
Washington & Jefferson
1974

Master's Degree
Texas a & M Univ
1977

Doctorate
Ohio State Univ
1982

featured in

Chinese delegation visits campus to reclaim historic fungi collection after 70-year Cornell stewardship | Cornell Chronicle feature
Clean, white, open spaces and lots of light: Weill Hall opens for business | Cornell Chronicle feature
Cornell launches Center for Comparative and Population Genomics | Cornell Chronicle feature
Cornell to add 11 more grad students to its life sciences fellows program | Cornell Chronicle feature
From bone replacements to gene delivery systems: Seed grants fund collaborative research with medical school | Cornell Chronicle feature
Maize findings could lead to vigorous new varieties and insights into human genetics | Cornell Chronicle feature
Stephen Kresovich heads to University of South Carolina | Cornell Chronicle feature
Web site links campuses, collaborators | Cornell Chronicle feature
Weill Hall business incubator gets new momentum with $7.5 million McGovern gift | Cornell Chronicle feature

publications

linked articles

Challenges of detecting directional selection after a bottleneck: Lessons from Sorghum bicolor | journal article
Identification and Characterization of Regions of the Rice Genome Associated with Broad-Spectrum, Quantitative Disease Resistance. | journal article
Improving the connection between effective crop conservation and breeding | journal article
Inheritance of inflorescence architecture in sorghum | journal article

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