March 4, 2011
NBS-and Plantforum Seminar at UMB
Professor Albert Glenn Abbott, Clemson University will give a talk with the title;
"Comparative genomics among the deciduous trees focusing on disease
resistance and dormancy"
Biographical Sketch
Personal Information:
Albert Glenn Abbott
Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry and Coker Chair in Plant Molecular Biology
Clemson University
Department of Genetics and Biochemistry
100 Jordan Hall
Clemson, South Carolina 29634
Phone: 864-656-3060
Fax: 864-656-6879
e-mail: aalbert@clemson.edu
Education:
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1972-1976, B. S. in Biological Sciences.
Honors: Graduated with high honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Research Experience: Honors thesis in Dr. Hal Krider's laboratory on the effects of
the thymidine analogue 5-Bromo-2-deoxyuridine on rDNA redundancy (RNADNA saturation hybridization).
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology 1980
Ph.D. thesis research in Dr. Susan A. Gerbi's laboratory on Spermatogenesis
in the fungus fly, Sciara coprophila.
Positions:
Rockefeller Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Plant Breeding Institute,
Cambridge, England. Worked with Dr. R. Flavell. Jan 1981- Jan 1983.
Brown University, NSF Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr. S. Beale.
Aug 1983 - Jan 1984.
Brown University, NIH Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr. Susan
Gerbi. Jan 1984 - Aug 1984.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences,
Clemson University. Aug 1984 - 1989.
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences,
Clemson University. July 1989 - 1999.
Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Genetics,
Biochemistry and Life Sciences Studies, Clemson University. 1999 - current.
Coker Chair in Plant Molecular Biology, Clemson University. 2005 - current.
Current Professional Society Membership:
International Society for Horticultural Science, 2000American Society of Plant Biologists, 2003American Genetic Association, 2003American Society of Horticultural Science, 2005Synergistic Activities:
1. Involved in teaching and designing summer workshops in genomics and genetics for
High school teachers in the State of South Carolina
2. Current major participant in the BAM working group at Clemson that is a cross
disciplinary think tank group for design and implementation of novel materials
manufacturing processes.
3. Serve on Ph.D. committees of students outside of Clemson University including
Ph.D. granting institutions in other countries.
4. Host researchers from multiple countries for genomics and genetics research.
5. Contact person for the development of the Genome Database for Rosaceae as the
Central Web based databank for Rosaceae Genomics data worldwide.
G. Collaborators and Other Affiliations:
1.Current Collaborators:
Dr. C. C. Ainsworth, Wye College, England
Dr. P. Arus, IRTA, Spain
Dr. V. Baird, Horticulture, Clemson U
Dr. M.Badenes, IVIA, Valencia Spain
Dr. L. Baldoni, CNR Perugia, Italy
Dr. R. Ballard, Clemson U
Dr. A. Callahan, AFRS, WV
Dr. R. Horn, IMPB, Rostock Germany
Dr. S. Jung, Michigan
Dr. G. Powell, Clemson U
Dr. G. L. Reighard, Clemson U
Dr. R. Scorza, AFRS, WV
Dr. J. Tomkins, Clemson U
Dr. I. Verde, Fruit Institute, Rome
Dr. Y. Wang, Cornell U
3. Graduate Students
J. Qin, MS.
B. Levy MS.
J. Wang, MS
L. Medlin, MS, SLED, SC
C. Zraket, MS
S. Medel, MS, Fla.
D. Gupta, Ph.D
E. Hiatt Ph.D
P. Tate Ph.D., ClemsonU.
K. Mitchell Ph.D
B. Sosinski Ph.D, NCSU
S. Jung Ph.D. Clemson U.
F. Teule Ph.D. UWyo.
4. Postdoctoral associates
S. Rajapakse,, Clemson U
Dr. R. Wing, U of Arizona
Dr, T. Zhebentyayeva, Clemson U
Dr. D. Main, Clemson U
S. Carpenter,
L, Georgi, Clemson U
D. Swift, Raleigh NC
K. Sossey, Buffalo, NY
A. Lecouls. Montpellier,
2. Thesis advisor: Dr. Susan Gerbi (Brown University)
Post doctoral adivsors: Dr. R.B. Flavell (John Innes), Dr. S. Beale (Brown University)
Refereed Publications in the last four years:
Blenda A.V., Wechter W.P., Reighard G.L., Baird W.V., and Abbott A.G. 2006.
Development and characterization of diagnostic AFLP markers in Prunus persica
for its response to peach tree short life syndrome.. Journal of the Horticultural
Science and Biotechnology, Volume 81, Number 2, March 2006, pp. 281-288(8)
Blenda A.V., Reighard G.L., Baird W.V., and Abbott A.G. 2006. Simple
sequence repeat markers for detecting sources of tolerance to PTSL syndrome in
Prunus persica rootstocks. Euphytica. 147: 287-295
Jung,S., Main, D., Staton, M., Cho, I., Zhebentyayeva, T., Arús, P.and A. Abbott
2006. Synteny conservation between the Prunus genome and both the present
and ancestral Arabidopsis genomes. BMC Genomics 2006, 7:81
Bielenberg, D.G., Y. Wang, G.L. Reighard and A.G. Abbott. 2006. Sequencing
and analysis of the peach EVG locus. Acta Hort. 713: 73-82.
Zhebentyayeva, T. N., R. Horn, J. Mook, A. Lecouls, L. Georgi, A.G. Abbott, G.
L. Reighard, G. Swire-Clark, and W.V. Baird. 2006. A physical framework for
the peach genome. Acta Hort. 713: 83-88.
Vilanova, S.; Soriano, J. M.; Lalli, D. A.; Romero, C.; Abbott, A. G. ; Llácer,
G.; Badenes, M. l. 2006. Development of SSR markers located in the G1 linkage
group of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) using a bacterial artificial chromosome
library, Molecular Ecology Notes, Volume 6, Number 3, September 2006 , pp.
789-791(3)
A.V. Blenda, I. Verde, L. L. Georgi, G.L. Reighard, S. D. Forrest, M. MuñozTorres, W.V Baird, A.G. Abbott. 2006. Construction of a genetic linkage map and
identification of molecular markers in peach rootstocks for response to peach tree
short life syndrome. Tree Genetics & Genomes 3 (4): 341-350
Sook Jung, Margaret Staton, Taein Lee, Anna Blenda, Randall Svancara,
Albert Abbott and Dorrie Main1 GDR (Genome Database for Rosaceae):
integrated web-database for Rosaceae genomics and genetics data. 2007. Nucleic
Acids Res. Oct. 11 advance access published on line: pg, 1-7
Kinkead, KE; Abbott, AG; Otis, DL. 2007. Genetic variation among Ambystoma
breeding populations on the savannah river site. Conservation Genetics 8 (2): 281292.
Bielenberg DG, Wang Y, Li Z, Zhebentyayeva T, Fan S, Reighard GL, Scorza R,
Abbott AG (2008) Sequencing and annotation of the evergrowing locus in peach
[Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] reveals a cluster of six MADS-box transcription
factors as candidate genes for regulation of terminal bud formation. (2008) Tree
Genetics and Genomes, 4: 495-507
Sicard O, Marandel G, Soriano JM, Lalli DA, Lambert P, Salava J, Badenes L,
Abbott AG, Decroocq V (2008) Flanking the major Plum pox virus resistance
locus in apricot with co-dominant markers (SSRs) derived from candidate
resistance genes. Tree Genetics & Genomes 4:359-365
Lalli, D.A., Krška, B. ,Abbott, A.G., Badenes, M.L., Damsteegt, V., Polák, J. ,
Salava, J. 2008. A Genetic Linkage Map for an Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)
BC1 Population Mapping Plum Pox Virus Resistance In press: Tree Genet. and
Gen. 2008. 4: 481-493.
Zhebentyayeva TN , G.Swire-Clark, LL Georgi, L Garay, S Jung, S Forrest, AV
Blenda, B Blackmon, J Mook, R Horn, W Howad, P. Arús, D Main, JP Tomkins,
B. Sosinski, WV Baird, GL Reighard, AG Abbott 2008. A framework physical
map for peach, a model Rosaceae
species. Tree Genet. Gen. 4(4):745-756
Zhebentyayeva T. N., Reighard G., Lalli D., Gorina V.M., Krska B., and Abbott
A.G. (2008) Origin of resistance to Plum Pox Virus in apricot: what new AFLP
and targeted SSR data analyses tell. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 4: 403-417
Shulaev V, Korban, S S, Sosinski, B, Abbott A G, Aldwinckle H S, Folta K M,
Iezzoni A, Main D, Arús P, Dandekar A M, Lewers K, Brown S K, Davis T M,
Gardiner S E, Potter D, and Veilleux R E. 2008. Multiple Models for Rosaceae
Genomics. Plant Physiol. July; 147(3): 985–1003.
Marandel G, Salava J, Abbott A, Candresse T, and Decroocq V. 2009.
Quantitative trait loci meta-analysis of Plum pox virus resistance in apricot
(Prunus armeniacaL.): new insights on the organization and the identification of
genomic resistance factors. Mol. Plant Path. DOI: 10.1111/J.13643703.2009.00535.X
Jung S , Jiwan D, Cho I, Lee T, Abbott A, Sosinski B and Main D. 2009. Synteny
of Prunus and other model plant species. BMC Genomics 10:76
Fan S, Bielenberg D, ZhebentyayevaT, Reighard G, Okie W, Holland D, and A.
Abbott, 2010, Mapping quantitative trait loci associated with chilling requirement,
heat requirement and bloom date in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] New
Phytologist 185:4, 917-930
Olukolu B, Trainin T, Fan S, Kole C, Bielenberg D, Reighard G, Abbott A and D.
Holland 2009, Genetic linkage mapping for molecular dissection of CR and
dormancy bud break in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)Genome 52(10):819-28
Pilařová P, Marandel G, Decroocq V, Salava J, Krška B and Abbott A G. 2010
Quantitative trait analysis of resistance to plum pox virusin the apricot F1 progeny
“Harlayne” X “Vestar”. Tree Genetics & Genomes (2010) 6:467–475
Kole C, Olukolu B, Kole P, Abbott AG (2010) Association mapping of fruit traits
and phytomedicine contents in a structured population of bitter melon
(Momordica charantia L.). In: Thies JA, Kousik CS, Levi A (eds) Proc
Cucurbitaceae 2010. Section Breeding and Genetics. ASHS, Alexandria, Va, pp
1-4.