Associate Professor
UT
Research
Education
- PhD. Clemson University, Major: Environmental Science with Minor in Genetics
- B.S. Clemson University Major: Computer Science
Publications
Staton M*, Best T, Khodewkar S, Owusu S, Xu T, Yu Y, Jennings T, Cronn R, Arumuganathan AK, Coggeshall M, Gailing O, Liang H, Romero-Severson J, Schlarbaum S, Carlson JE. “Genomic characterization of ten hardwood tree species from multiplexed low coverage whole genome sequencing” PLOS One 10(12):e0145031.
Staton M*, Zhebentyayeva T, Olukolu B, Fang GC, Nelson D, Carlson JE, Abbott A. (2015) Substantial genome synteny preservation among woody angiosperm species: comparative genomics of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) and plant reference genomes. BMC Genomics 16:744.
* corresponding author
Rambani A, Rice JH, Liu J, Lane T, Ranjan P, Mazarei M, Pantalone V, Stewart CN, Staton M, Hewezi T. (2015) The Methylome of Soybean Roots during the Compatible Interaction with the Soybean Cyst Nematode. Plant Physiology. 168(4):1364-1377.
Zhang X, Carlson A, Tian Z, Staton M, Schlarbaum SE, Carlson JE, Liang H (2015) Genetic characterization of Liriodendron seed orchards with EST-SSR markers. Journal of Plant Science & Molecular Breeding. 4 (1), doi: 10.7243/2050-2389-4-1
Hadziabdic D*, Wadl PA*, Staton ME, Klingeman WE, Moulton JK, Pscheidt JW, Wiggins GJ, Grant JF, Lambdin PL, Windham MT, Faccoli M, Merten PR, Trigiano RN. (2015) Development of microsatellite loci in Pityophthorus juglandis, a vector of thousand cankers disease in Juglans spp. Conserv. Genet. Resour. 7 (2): 431-433. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-014-0388-0. * Equal author contributors.
Liang H, Staton M, Xu Y, Xu T, Leboldus J. 2014. Comparative expression analysis of resistant and susceptible Populus clones inoculated with Septoria musiva. Plant Sci. 223:69-78.