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Andrew G. Sharpe is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the disciplines of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader fields, Sharpe's work contributes extensively to Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, and Cell Biology.

Sharpe's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Lipid Metabolism and Biosynthesis

Among the notable recent publications from Andrew G. Sharpe and collaborators are:

  • "Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding," published in 2020 in Nature
  • "Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley," published in 2021 in The Plant Cell
  • "A high-contiguity Brassica nigra genome localizes active centromeres and defines the ancestral Brassica genome," published in 2020 in Nature Plants
  • "Deep neural networks for genomic prediction do not estimate marker effects," published in 2021 in The Plant Genome
  • "Assessing Diversity in the Camelina Genus Provides Insights into the Genome Structure of Camelina sativa," published in 2020 in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

The frequent co-authors who collaborate with Sharpe include:

  • Isobel A. P. Parkin
  • ChuShin Koh
  • Raju Chaudhary
  • Sampath Perumal
  • Erin E. Higgins

Sharpe has published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Plant Science, The Plant Genome, PLoS ONE, and Frontiers in Microbiology. These outlets reflect a strong emphasis on plant genomics, molecular biology, and related biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • Early allopolyploid evolution in the post-Neolithic Brassica napus oilseed genome

    Boulos Chalhoub;Shengyi Liu;Isobel A.P. Parkin

  • The genome of the mesopolyploid crop species Brassica rapa

    Xiaowu Wang;Hanzhong Wang;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Jun Wang

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • Draft genome sequence of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum ) provides a resource for trait improvement

    Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Chi Song;Rachit K Saxena;Sarwar Azam

  • The Brassica oleracea genome reveals the asymmetrical evolution of polyploid genomes

    Shengyi Liu;Yumei Liu;Xinhua Yang;Chaobo Tong

  • The transcriptional landscape of polyploid wheat

    R. H. Ramírez-González;P. Borrill;D. Lang;S. A. Harrington

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding.

    Sean Walkowiak;Sean Walkowiak;Liangliang Gao;Cecile Monat;Georg Haberer

  • Wild emmer genome architecture and diversity elucidate wheat evolution and domestication

    Raz Avni;Moran Nave;Omer Barad;Kobi Baruch

  • Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets

    Marco Maccaferri;Marco Maccaferri;Neil S. Harris;Sven O. Twardziok;Raj K. Pasam

  • Segmental Structure of the Brassica napus Genome Based on Comparative Analysis With Arabidopsis thaliana

    Isobel A. P. Parkin;Sigrun M. Gulden;Andrew G. Sharpe;Lewis Lukens

  • The draft genome and transcriptome of Cannabis sativa

    Harm van Bakel;Jake M Stout;Jake M Stout;Atina G Cote;Carling M Tallon

  • The pangenome of an agronomically important crop plant Brassica oleracea

    Agnieszka A. Golicz;Philipp E. Bayer;Guy C. Barker;Patrick P. Edger

  • Transcriptome and methylome profiling reveals relics of genome dominance in the mesopolyploid Brassica oleracea.

    Isobel Ap Parkin;Chushin Koh;Haibao Tang;Stephen J Robinson

  • The genome of flax (Linum usitatissimum) assembled de novo from short shotgun sequence reads.

    Zhiwen Wang;Neil Hobson;Leonardo Galindo;Shilin Zhu

  • Identification of the A and C genomes of amphidiploid Brassica napus (oilseed rape).

    I. A. P. Parkin;A. G. Sharpe;D. J. Keith;D. J. Lydiate

  • Molecular characterization of Brassica napus NAC domain transcriptional activators induced in response to biotic and abiotic stress.

    Dwayne Hegedus;Min Yu;Doug Baldwin;Margaret Gruber

  • Comparison of Flowering Time Genes in Brassica rapa, B. napus and Arabidopsis thaliana

    T. C. Osborn;T. C. Osborn;C. Kole;I. A. P. Parkin;A. G. Sharpe

  • The emerging biofuel crop Camelina sativa retains a highly undifferentiated hexaploid genome structure

    Sateesh Kagale;Sateesh Kagale;Chushin Koh;John Nixon;Venkatesh Bollina

  • Frequent nonreciprocal translocations in the amphidiploid genome of oilseed rape (Brassica napus).

    A. G. Sharpe;I. A. P. Parkin;D. J. Keith;D. J. Lydiate

Frequent Co-Authors

Isobel A. P. Parkin
Isobel A. P. Parkin Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Derek J. Lydiate
Derek J. Lydiate Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Dwayne D. Hegedus
Dwayne D. Hegedus Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Pierre R. Fobert
Pierre R. Fobert National Research Council Canada
Ian Bancroft
Ian Bancroft University of York
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Margaret Y. Gruber
Margaret Y. Gruber Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Bunyamin Tar’an
Bunyamin Tar’an University of Saskatchewan
Ming-Cheng Luo
Ming-Cheng Luo University of California, Davis
Andrew H. Paterson
Andrew H. Paterson University of Georgia

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