John Carlson
Professor of Molecular Genetics; Director, Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics
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323 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA - jec16@psu.edu
- 814-863-9164
Research Summary
Genome mapping, including genetic linkage mapping, molecular cytogenetics; studies of genetic diversity in forests.
Huck Affiliations
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- One Health Microbiome Center
- Center for Biorenewables
- Center for Chemical Ecology
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Most Recent Publications
A high-quality reference genome for Fraxinus pennsylvanica for ash species restoration and research
Matt Huff, Josiah Seaman, Di Wu, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Laura J. Kelly, Nurul Faridi, Charles D. Nelson, Endymion Cooper, Teodora Best, Kim Steiner, Jennifer Koch, Jeanne Romero Severson, John E. Carlson, Richard Buggs, Margaret Staton, 2022, Molecular Ecology Notes on p. 1284-1302
Adaptation of Sub Saharan African Faidherbia albida (Del.) A. Chev. provenances in the Sudano--Sahelian climatic condition of Cameroon
Tagne Aubin, Tamkam Tagne, Dorothy Tchatchoua, Tchatchoua Tchapda, Roseline Caspa, Caspa Gusua, Scott Poethig, John Carlson, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, 2021, Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences on p. 16
Use of genomic resources to assess adaptive divergence and introgression in oaks
Desanka Lazic, Andrew L. Hipp, John E. Carlson, Oliver Gailing, 2021, Forests
Poplar Allene Oxide Synthase 1 Gene Promoter Drives Rapid and Localized Expression by Wounding
Bin Lei, Christopher J Frost, Tao Xu, Joshua R Herr, John Carlson, Haiying Liang, 2021,
Host genomic influence on bacterial composition in the switchgrass rhizosphere
Jeremy Sutherland, Terrence Bell, Ryan Trexler, John Carlson, Jesse R. Lasky, 2021, Molecular Ecology on p. 3934-3950
Oak population genomics
Oliver Gailing, Andrew Hipp, Christophe Plomion, John Carlson, 2021,
Corrigendum to Phylogenetic analysis based on chloroplast genome uncover evolutionary relationship of all the nine species and six cultivars of tree peony [Industrial Crops and Products 153 October (2020) 112567] (Industrial Crops & Products (2020) 153, (S0926669020304830), (10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112567))
Lili Guo, Shuai Guo, Jiang Xu, Lixia He, John E. Carlson, Xiaogai Hou, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products
Inter-specific hybridization of Alnus rubra and Alnus rhombifolia: preliminary report of a new taxon and DNA marker resources for bioenergy feedstock production
Brian J. Stanton, Teodora Best, Nurul Islam-Faridi, Carlos Gantz, Kathy Haiby, Lianna J. Johnson, Rich Shuren, Alex Stanish, Margaret Staton, T. Casey Weathers, Di Wu, John E. Carlson, 2020, Tree Genetics and Genomes
Phylogenetic analysis based on chloroplast genome uncover evolutionary relationship of all the nine species and six cultivars of tree peony
Lili Guo, Shuai Guo, Jiang Xu, Lixia He, John E. Carlson, Xiaogai Hou, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products
“A reference genome assembly and adaptive trait analysis of Castanea mollissima ‘Vanuxem,’ a source of resistance to chestnut blight in restoration breeding”
Margaret Staton, Charles Addo-Quaye, Nathaniel Cannon, Jiali Yu, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Matthew Huff, Nurul Islam-Faridi, Shenghua Fan, Laura L. Georgi, C. Dana Nelson, Emily Bellis, Sara Fitzsimmons, Nathan Henry, Daniela Drautz-Moses, Rooksana E. Noorai, Stephen Ficklin, Christopher Saski, Mihir Mandal, Tyler K. Wagner, Nicole Zembower, Catherine Bodénès, Jason Holliday, Jared Westbrook, Jesse Lasky, Frederick V. Hebard, Stephan C. Schuster, Albert G. Abbott, John E. Carlson, 2020, Tree Genetics and Genomes
Most-Cited Papers
Manipulating Wild and Tamed Phytobiomes: Challenges and Opportunities
Alyssa Collins, Terrence H Bell, Kevin Hockett, P Esker, Ricardo Alcala-Briseno, B Gugino, Ricardo Alcalá-Briseño, Mary Barbercheck, K Peter, Gwyn Beattie, Mary Ann Bruns, John Carlson, Taejung Chung, A Collins, Bryan Emmett, Paul Esker, Karen Garrett, Leland Glenna, Beth K. Gugino, María Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, M del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Maria del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Linda Kinkel, Jasna Kovac, Kurt Kowalski, Kurt Kowalski, Johan Leveau, J Myrick, Gretchen Kuldau, K Peter, Johan Leveau, Matthew Michalska-Smith, Maria Salazar, Jessica Myrick, Ashley Shade, Kari Peter, Nejc Stopnisek, Xiaoqing Tan, Maria fernanda Vivanco Salazar, Maria Salazar, Ashley Shade, Amy Welty, Nejc Stopinsek, Nejc Stopnisek, Kyle Wickings, Etienne Yergeau, Xiaoqing Tan, Amy Welty, Kyle Wickings, Etienne Wickings, Etienne Yergeau, 2019, Phytobiomes Journal on p. 3-21
Substantial genome synteny preservation among woody angiosperm species: Comparative genomics of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) and plant reference genomes
Margaret Staton, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Bode Olukolu, Guang Chen Fang, Dana Nelson, John E. Carlson, Albert G. Abbott, 2015, BMC Genomics
Phylogenetic analysis based on chloroplast genome uncover evolutionary relationship of all the nine species and six cultivars of tree peony
Lili Guo, Shuai Guo, Jiang Xu, Lixia He, John E. Carlson, Xiaogai Hou, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products
High-quality genetic mapping with ddRADseq in the non-model tree Quercus rubra
Arpita Konar, Olivia Choudhury, Rebecca Bullis, Lauren Fiedler, Jacqueline M. Kruser, Melissa T. Stephens, Oliver Gailing, Scott Schlarbaum, Mark V. Coggeshall, Margaret E. Staton, John E. Carlson, Scott Emrich, Jeanne Romero-Severson, 2017, BMC Genomics
The green ash transcriptome and identification of genes responding to abiotic and biotic stresses
Thomas Lane, Teodora Best, Nicole Zembower, Jack Davitt, Nathan Henry, Yi Xu, Jennifer Koch, Haiying Liang, John McGraw, Stephan Schuster, Donghwan Shim, Mark V. Coggeshall, John E. Carlson, Margaret E. Staton, 2016, BMC Genomics
Hardwood tree genomics: Unlocking woody plant biology
Gerald A. Tuskan, Andrew T. Groover, Jeremy Schmutz, Stephen Paul DiFazio, Alexander Myburg, Dario Grattapaglia, Lawrence B. Smart, Tongming Yin, Jean Marc Aury, Antoine Kremer, Thibault Leroy, Gregoire Le Provost, Christophe Plomion, John E. Carlson, Jennifer Randall, Jared Westbrook, Jane Grimwood, Wellington Muchero, Daniel Jacobson, Joshua K. Michener, 2018, Frontiers in Plant Science
Host-plant induced changes in microbial community structure and midgut gene expression in an invasive polyphage (Anoplophora glabripennis
Erin D. Scully, Scott M. Geib, Charles J. Mason, John E. Carlson, Ming Tien, Han Yi Chen, Scott Harding, Chung Jui Tsai, Kelli Hoover, 2018, Scientific Reports
Use of genomic resources to assess adaptive divergence and introgression in oaks
Desanka Lazic, Andrew L. Hipp, John E. Carlson, Oliver Gailing, 2021, Forests
“A reference genome assembly and adaptive trait analysis of Castanea mollissima ‘Vanuxem,’ a source of resistance to chestnut blight in restoration breeding”
Margaret Staton, Charles Addo-Quaye, Nathaniel Cannon, Jiali Yu, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Matthew Huff, Nurul Islam-Faridi, Shenghua Fan, Laura L. Georgi, C. Dana Nelson, Emily Bellis, Sara Fitzsimmons, Nathan Henry, Daniela Drautz-Moses, Rooksana E. Noorai, Stephen Ficklin, Christopher Saski, Mihir Mandal, Tyler K. Wagner, Nicole Zembower, Catherine Bodénès, Jason Holliday, Jared Westbrook, Jesse Lasky, Frederick V. Hebard, Stephan C. Schuster, Albert G. Abbott, John E. Carlson, 2020, Tree Genetics and Genomes
Preliminary Genomic Characterization of Ten Hardwood Tree Species from Multiplexed Low Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing
Margaret Staton, Teodora Best, Sudhir Khodwekar, Sandra Owusu, Tao Xu, Yi Xu, Tara Jennings, Richard Cronn, A. Kathiravetpilla Arumuganathan, Mark Coggeshall, Oliver Gailing, Haiying Liang, Jeanne Romero-Severson, Scott Schlarbaum, John E. Carlson, 2015, PLoS One on p. 13
News Articles Featuring John Carlson
Jul 03, 2019
Some green ash trees show some resistance to emerald ash borers
Genes in green ash trees that may confer some resistance to attacks by the emerald ash borer express themselves only once the tree detects the invasive beetle's feeding, according to Penn State researchers.
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