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
- Microbiome Center
- Plant Institute
- Center for Biorenewables
- Center for Chemical Ecology
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Publication Tags
Genome Genes Genomics Phylogeny Ecology Breeding Lignocellulose Coleoptera Beetles Biodiversity Genetic Markers Lignin Fagaceae Climate Change Fraxinus Enzymes Resource Marker Nutrients Chestnut Restoration Phenology Introgression Cultivars Castanea MollissimaMost 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
Oak population genomics
Oliver Gailing, Andrew Hipp, Christophe Plomion, John Carlson, 2021,
Host genomic influence on bacterial composition in the switchgrass rhizosphere
Jeremy Sutherland, T Bell, Ryan Trexler, John Carlson, J Lasky, 2021, bioRxiv
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,
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
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
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
“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
Metagenomic Profiling Reveals Lignocellulose Degrading System in a Microbial Community Associated with a Wood-Feeding Beetle
Erin D. Scully, Scott M. Geib, Kelli Hoover, Ming Tien, Susannah G. Tringe, Kerrie W. Barry, Tijana Glavina del Rio, Mansi Chovatia, Joshua R. Herr, John E. Carlson, 2013, PLoS One on p. e73827
Functional genomics and microbiome profiling of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) reveal insights into the digestive physiology and nutritional ecology of wood feeding beetles
Erin D. Scully, Scott M. Geib, John E. Carlson, Ming Tien, Duane McKenna, Kelli Hoover, 2014, BMC Genomics
Genome and secretome analysis of the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen, Moniliophthora roreri, which causes frosty pod rot disease of cacao: Mechanisms of the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases
Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Gustavo Gilson L. Costa, Daniela P.T. Thomazella, Paulo José P.L. Teixeira, Marcelo F. Carazzolle, Stephan C. Schuster, John E. Carlson, Mark J. Guiltinan, Piotr Mieczkowski, Andrew Farmer, Thiruvarangan Ramaraj, Jayne Crozier, Robert E. Davis, Jonathan Shao, Rachel L. Melnick, Gonçalo A.G. Pereira, Bryan A. Bailey, 2014, BMC Genomics
Midgut transcriptome profiling of Anoplophora glabripennis, a lignocellulose degrading cerambycid beetle
Erin D. Scully, Kelli Hoover, John E. Carlson, Ming Tien, Scott M. Geib, 2013, BMC Genomics
Cold stress causes rapid but differential changes in properties of plasma membrane H<sup>+</sup>-ATPase of camelina and rapeseed
Hyun Sung Kim, Jung Min Oh, Sheng Luan, John E. Carlson, Sung Ju Ahn, 2013, Z. PFLANZENPHYSIOL. on p. 828-837
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
A physical map of the Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) genome and its integration with the genetic map
Guang Chen Fang, Barbara P. Blackmon, Margaret E. Staton, C. Dana Nelson, Thomas L. Kubisiak, Bode A. Olukolu, David Henry, Tatyana Zhebentyayeva, Christopher A. Saski, Chun Huai Cheng, Megan Monsanto, Stephen Ficklin, Michael Atkins, Laura L. Georgi, Abdelali Barakat, Nicholas Wheeler, John E. Carlson, Ronald Sederoff, Albert G. Abbott, 2013, Tree Genetics and Genomes on p. 525-537
Fagaceae trees as models to integrate ecology, evolution and genomics
Rémy J. Petit, John Carlson, Alexandru L. Curtu, Marie Laure Loustau, Christophe Plomion, Antonio González-Rodríguez, Victoria Sork, Alexis Ducousso, 2013, New Phytologist on p. 369-371
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
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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