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85
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22179
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1321
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624

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Ronald R. Sederoff is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

Their research focuses primarily on topics such as Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Biofuel production and bioconversion, and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Ronald R. Sederoff's publication record includes significant papers such as:

  • MYB-Mediated Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Microbial Interactions Within Multiple-Strain Biological Control Agents Impact Soil-Borne Plant Disease, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a high-resolution cell atlas of xylem in Populus, 2021, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • The flying spider-monkey tree fern genome provides insights into fern evolution and arborescence, 2022, Nature Plants
  • Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production, 2023, Science

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Forestry Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Nature Plants

Regular collaborators with whom Ronald R. Sederoff has co-authored multiple works include Vincent L. Chiang, Heike Sederoff, Quanzi Li, Xiyang Zhao, and Xiong Huang.

They have been recognized by several awards, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003 and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Genetic linkage maps of Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus urophylla using a pseudo-testcross: mapping strategy and RAPD markers

    D Grattapaglia;R Sederoff

  • Variation in Lignin Content and Composition (Mechanisms of Control and Implications for the Genetic Improvement of Plants).

    M. M. Campbell;R. R. Sederoff

  • RECENT ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS

    Ross W. Whetten;John J. MacKay;Ronald R. Sederoff

  • High-throughput gene and SNP discovery in Eucalyptus grandis, an uncharacterized genome

    Evandro Novaes;Derek R. Drost;William G. Farmerie;Georgios J Pappas;Georgios J Pappas

  • 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

  • Plant Cell Walls

    Peter Albersheim;Alan Darvill;Keith Roberts;Ron Sederoff

  • miRNA control of vegetative phase change in trees.

    Jia Wei Wang;Mee Yeon Park;Ling Jian Wang;Yeonjong Koo

  • Ptr-miR397a is a negative regulator of laccase genes affecting lignin content in Populus trichocarpa.

    Shanfa Lu;Quanzi Li;Quanzi Li;Hairong Wei;Mao-Ju Chang

  • Analysis of xylem formation in pine by cDNA sequencing

    Isabel Allona;Michelle Quinn;Elizabeth Shoop;Kristi Swope

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

    D B Neale;R R Sederoff

  • Characterisation of a pine MYB that regulates lignification.

    Astrid Patzlaff;Stephanie McInnis;Adrian Courtenay;Christine Surman

  • Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase from loblolly pine : purification of the enzyme and isolation of complementary DNA clones.

    Ross W. Whetten;Ronald R. Sederoff

  • Targeted mapping and linkage analysis of morphological isozyme, and RAPD markers in peach.

    J X Chaparro;D J Werner;D O'Malley;R R Sederoff

  • Improved estimation of DNA fragment lengths from Agarose gels.

    Henry E. Schaffer;Ronald R. Sederoff

  • Towards a Systems Approach for Lignin Biosynthesis in Populus trichocarpa: Transcript Abundance and Specificity of the Monolignol Biosynthetic Genes

    Rui Shi;Ying-Hsuan Sun;Quanzi Li;Steffen Heber

  • Unexpected variation in lignin

    Ronald R Sederoff;Ronald R Sederoff;John J MacKay;John Ralph;John Ralph;Ronald D Hatfield;Ronald D Hatfield

  • The role of of laccase in lignification

    David M. O'Malley;Ross Whetten;Wuli Bao;Chen-Loung Chen

  • Coordinated Genetic Regulation of Growth and Lignin Revealed by Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of cDNA Microarray Data in an Interspecific Backcross of Eucalyptus

    Matias Kirst;Alexander A. Myburg;José P.G. De León;Mariana E. Kirst

  • Inheritance, gene expression, and lignin characterization in a mutant pine deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase

    John J. MacKay;David M. O’Malley;Timothy Presnell;Fitzgerald L. Booker

  • Genetic mapping of QTLs controlling vegetative propagation in Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla using a pseudo-testcross strategy and RAPD markers.

    D. Grattapaglia;F. L. Bertolucci;R. R. Sederoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent L. Chiang
Vincent L. Chiang North Carolina State University
David C. Muddiman
David C. Muddiman North Carolina State University
John MacKay
John MacKay University of Oxford
Dario Grattapaglia
Dario Grattapaglia Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Hoon Kim
Hoon Kim University of Wisconsin–Madison
Malcolm M. Campbell
Malcolm M. Campbell University of Guelph
Charles S. Levings
Charles S. Levings North Carolina State University
Hou-min Chang
Hou-min Chang North Carolina State University
David B. Neale
David B. Neale University of California, Davis

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