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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David B. Neale is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research encompasses several areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a primary focus on agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study for David B. Neale include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields contributing to their research include:

  • Plant Science
  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Their research covers topics such as:

  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Nuts composition and effects
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

David B. Neale has contributed to multiple papers, including recent publications such as:

  • Assembled and annotated 26.5 Gbp coast redwood genome: a resource for estimating evolutionary adaptive potential and investigating hexaploid origin, 2021, published in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • High-quality chromosome-scale assembly of the walnut (Juglans regia L.) reference genome, 2020, published in GigaScience
  • A Reference Genome Sequence for Giant Sequoia, 2020, published in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Association and linkage mapping to unravel genetic architecture of phenological traits and lateral bearing in Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.), 2020, published in BMC Genomics
  • Quantitative phenotyping of shell suture strength in walnut (Juglans regia L.) enhances precision for detection of QTL and genome-wide association mapping, 2020, published in PLoS ONE

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Daniela Puiu
  • Steven L. Salzberg
  • Jill Wegrzyn
  • Amanda R. De La Torre
  • Brian Allen

David B. Neale's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Tree Genetics & Genomes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Plant Journal

Recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Forest tree genomics: growing resources and applications.

    David B. Neale;Antoine Kremer

  • Association genetics of complex traits in conifers.

    David B Neale;Outi Savolainen

  • From genotype to phenotype: unraveling the complexities of cold adaptation in forest trees

    Glenn T. Howe;Sally N. Aitken;David B. Neale;Kathleen D. Jermstad

  • Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

    David B. Neale;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Kristian A. Stevens;Aleksey V. Zimin

  • Patterns of Population Structure and Environmental Associations to Aridity Across the Range of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L., Pinaceae)

    Andrew J. Eckert;Joost van Heerwaarden;Jill L. Wegrzyn;C. Dana Nelson

  • Paternal inheritance of chloroplast DNA and maternal inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in loblolly pine

    D B Neale;R R Sederoff

  • Nucleotide diversity and linkage disequilibrium in loblolly pine

    Garth R. Brown;Geoffrey P. Gill;Robert J. Kuntz;Charles H. Langley

  • Putting the landscape into the genomics of trees: approaches for understanding local adaptation and population responses to changing climate

    V. L. Sork;S. N. Aitken;R. J. Dyer;A. J. Eckert

  • Association Genetics in Pinus taeda L. I. Wood Property Traits

    Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martinez;Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martinez;Nicholas C. Wheeler;Elhan Ersoz;C. Dana Nelson

  • Sequencing and Assembly of the 22-Gb Loblolly Pine Genome

    Aleksey Zimin;Kristian A. Stevens;Marc W. Crepeau;Ann Holtz-Morris

  • A genetic linkage map for Pinus radiata based on RFLP, RAPD, and microsatellite markers.

    M. E. Devey;J. C. Bell;D. N. Smith;D. B. Neale

  • Do molecular markers reflect patterns of differentiation in adaptive traits of conifers

    A. Karhu;P. Hurme;M. Karjalainen;P. Karvonen

  • Forest-tree population genomics and adaptive evolution.

    Santiago C. González‐Martínez;Konstantin V. Krutovsky;David B. Neale;David B. Neale

  • Back to nature: ecological genomics of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda, Pinaceae)

    Andrew J. Eckert;Andrew D. Bower;Santiago C. González-Martínez;Jill L. Wegrzyn

  • DNA sequence variation and selection of tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms at candidate genes for drought-stress response in Pinus taeda L.

    Santiago C. González-Martínez;Elhan Ersoz;Garth R. Brown;Nicholas C. Wheeler

  • Association Genetics of Coastal Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, Pinaceae). I. Cold-Hardiness Related Traits

    Andrew J. Eckert;Andrew D. Bower;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Barnaly Pande

  • Unique Features of the Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda L.) Megagenome Revealed through Sequence Annotation

    Jill L. Wegrzyn;John D. Liechty;Kristian A. Stevens;Le Shin Wu

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci influencing wood specific gravity in an outbred pedigree of loblolly pine.

    A Groover;M Devey;T Fiddler;J Lee

  • Chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA are paternally inherited in Sequoia sempervirens D. Don Endl

    David B. Neale;Kimberly A. Marshall;Ronald R. Sederoff

  • Sequence of the Sugar Pine Megagenome.

    Kristian A. Stevens;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Aleksey Zimin;Daniela Puiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jill L. Wegrzyn
Jill L. Wegrzyn University of Connecticut
Charles H. Langley
Charles H. Langley University of California, Davis
Steven L. Salzberg
Steven L. Salzberg Johns Hopkins University
Daniela Puiu
Daniela Puiu Johns Hopkins University
Santiago C. González-Martínez
Santiago C. González-Martínez University of Bordeaux
Charles A. Leslie
Charles A. Leslie University of California, Davis
Mark F. Davis
Mark F. Davis National Renewable Energy Laboratory
James A. Yorke
James A. Yorke University of Maryland, College Park
Giovanni G. Vendramin
Giovanni G. Vendramin National Research Council (CNR)
Ronald R. Sederoff
Ronald R. Sederoff North Carolina State University

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