 | | Liangliang Gao |
Liangliang Gao
University of Minnesota
Department of Plant Pathology 495 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
E-mail: gaoxx092@umn.edu
Graduate Advisor: James Bradeen
| 2007-Present | Ph.D. Student
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Minnesota | | 2004-2007 | M.S. in Plant Genetics and Breeding
China Agricultural University, Beijing, China | | 2000-2004 | B.S. in Biological Science
Hebei University, Baoding, China |
Research Focus
My research focuses on two areas: (1) Wild potato Solanum Bulbocastanum (a potato tertiary genepool species) is rich sources of biotic and abiotic resistanc. I am participating in a team effort to develop the first genome-wide linkage map for the species using Diversity Array Technology. (2) Potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is one of the world's most devestating crop diseases, costing ~$5 billion per year in chemical controls and yield losses in potato. Phytophthora infestans is a notorious plant destroyer with the ability to kill all parts of a plant, including foliage, stem, flower and tubers. There have been quite a number of studies examining foliage transcriptome changes upon P. infestans attack. However, so far as I know, there have been no large scale molecular transcriptome studies on potato tuber blight. I am working toward developing the first molecular transcriptome study of late blight in potato tubers using next generation sequencing (454) technologies.
Professional Experience
| 2004 – 2007 | Lab of Wheat Genetics & Genomics
China Agricultural University, Beijing China | | 2004 | Lab of Microbial Diversity
Hebei University, Baoding China |
Publications
Gao, L., (2007) Development of AFLP and derived SCAR markers for wheat powdery mildew disease resistance gene PmWE75. Master Thesis. China Agricultural University Gao, L., M. Iorrizo, et al. (2008). Comparative structural genomics of disease resistant wild potato species comprising the tertiary genepool of cultivated potato, Amer Phytopathological Soc. Centennial Meeting (Abstract)_Volume: 98 Issue: 6 Pages: S57-S57 Gao, L., M. Iorizzo, et al. (2009). "DArT based maps of wild potato species facilitate genome structure comparisons in the genus Solanum." Plant and Animal Genome XIV Conference San Diego (Abstract Accepted)
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