 | | Sam Stoxen |
Sam Stoxen
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Minnesota 495 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN, 55108
Email: samstoxen@yahoo.com, stox0002@umn.edu
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Les Szabo
| 2007- present | M.S. Student
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Minnesota | | 2000-2004 | B.S., Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
University of Minnesota | | 1998-2000 | Associates of Arts and Associates of Science
Liberal Arts
Bismarck State College |
Research Focus
My interests lie in understanding on a genome level what makes a pathogen a pathogen. Comparing the genomes of virulent and avirulent isolates of the same species can shed light on the genes that are important in successfully evading host responses. To investigate pathogenicity I will be studying the causal agent of stem rust, Puccinia graminis.
Professional Experience
| 2007-Present | Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Minnesota | | 2004-2007 | Laboratory Technician
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
University of Minnesota | | 2004 | Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
University of Minnesota | | 2004 | Undergraduate Curator’s Assistant
Bell Museum of Natural History
University of Minnesota | | 2003 | Teachers Assistant
Introduction to Ecology
University of Minnesota | | 2003 | Teachers Assistant
Introduction to Biochemistry |
Awards and Honors
| 2004 | The Foster Wheeler Scholarship for Environmental Sciences | | 2000 | BSC Foundation Scholarship |
Publications
P.Voth, S. Stoxen, L. Mairura, B. Lockhart and G. May. Comparative genomic analysis of Ustilago maydis virus across the Americas. (in prep) A.B. Munkacsi, S. Stoxen, J. Hang and G. May. The impacts of the domestication and cultivation of maize on the genetic structure of the corn smut pathogen, Ustilago maydis. (in prep) A.B. Munkacsi, S. Stoxen and G. May. Domestication of maize, sorghum and sugarcane did not drive the divergence of their smut pathogens. 2007 Evolution 61: 388-403. A.B. Munkacsi, S. Kawakami, J.J. Pan, K. Lee, S. Stoxen, J. Hang and G. May. Genome-wide assessment of tandem repeat markers for biogeographic analyses of the corn smut fungus, Ustilago maydis. 2006 Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 221-223. | 
