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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Schuyler S. Korban is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

Korban's main research fields include:

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

Their subfields of study focus on:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Cancer Research
  • Oncology
  • Genetics

The central topics of Korban's work cover:

  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Korban has published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Plant Growth Regulation
  • Diagnostics
  • Molecular Plant
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Korban include:

  • "Spontaneous and Induced Animal Models for Cancer Research," 2020, Diagnostics
  • "Unraveling a genetic roadmap for improved taste in the domesticated apple," 2021, Molecular Plant
  • "Links between Infections, Lung Cancer, and the Immune System," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "A 1.7-Mb chromosomal inversion downstream of a PpOFP1 gene is responsible for flat fruit shape in peach," 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "Breeding and genetics of disease resistance in temperate fruit trees: challenges and new opportunities," 2022, Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Korban has also contributed to book publications, notably with Springer International Publishing, including the title "The Apple Genome" (2021).

Frequent collaborators in Korban's research include:

  • Ioana Berindan-Neagoe
  • Cornelia Braicu
  • Alexandru Irimie
  • Oana Zănoagă
  • Ancuța Jurj

Korban is a recipient of several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2006

Best Publications

  • The genome of woodland strawberry ( Fragaria vesca )

    Vladimir Shulaev;Daniel J. Sargent;Ross N. Crowhurst;Todd C. Mockler

  • The genome of the pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.)

    Jun Wu;Zhiwen Wang;Zebin Shi;Shu Zhang

  • RNA extraction from different apple tissues rich in polyphenols and polysaccharides for cDNA library construction

    Ksenija Gasic;Alvaro Hernandez;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Multiple Models for Rosaceae Genomics

    Vladimir Shulaev;Schuyler S. Korban;Bryon Sosinski;Albert G. Abbott

  • An apple MYB transcription factor, MdMYB3, is involved in regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis and flower development

    Sornkanok Vimolmangkang;Sornkanok Vimolmangkang;Yuepeng Han;Guochao Wei;Schuyler S Korban;Schuyler S Korban

  • Diversification and independent domestication of Asian and European pears

    Jun Wu;Yingtao Wang;Jiabao Xu;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Transgenic Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) plants expressing an Arabidopsis phytochelatin synthase (AtPCS1) exhibit enhanced As and Cd tolerance

    Ksenija Gasic;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Oral immunization of mice with transgenic tomato fruit expressing respiratory syncytial virus-F protein induces a systemic immune response.

    Jagdeep S. Sandhu;Sergei F. Krasnyanski;Leslie L. Domier;Schuyler S. Korban

  • AFLP-Based detection of DNA methylation

    Mingliang Xu;Xiangqian Li;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Development of a set of SNP markers present in expressed genes of the apple.

    David Chagné;Ksenija Gasic;Ross N. Crowhurst;Yuepeng Han

  • Ectopic Expression of Apple F3′H Genes Contributes to Anthocyanin Accumulation in the Arabidopsis tt7 Mutant Grown Under Nitrogen Stress

    Yuepeng Han;Sornkanok Vimolmangkang;Ruth Elena Soria-Guerra;Ruth Elena Soria-Guerra;Sergio Rosales-Mendoza;Sergio Rosales-Mendoza

  • Introduction of apple ANR genes into tobacco inhibits expression of both CHI and DFR genes in flowers, leading to loss of anthocyanin

    Yuepeng Han;Sornkanok Vimolmangkang;Ruth Elena Soria-Guerra;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Association mapping in forest trees and fruit crops

    M. Awais Khan;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Genes coding for starch branching enzymes are major contributors to starch viscosity characteristics in waxy rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

    Yuepeng Han;Mingliang Xu;Xingyan Liu;Changjie Yan

  • Transgenic rose lines harboring an antimicrobial protein gene, Ace-AMP1, demonstrate enhanced resistance to powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca pannosa)

    Xiangqian Li;Ksenjia Gasic;Bruno Cammue;Willem Broekaert

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Resistance to the Bacterial Pathogen Erwinia amylovora, Causal Agent of Fire Blight Disease in Rosaceae

    M. Awais Khan;Youfu (Frank) Zhao;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Systems level analysis of two-component signal transduction systems in Erwinia amylovora: role in virulence, regulation of amylovoran biosynthesis and swarming motility.

    Youfu Zhao;Dongping Wang;Sridevi Nakka;George W Sundin

  • A cluster of four receptor-like genes resides in the Vf locus that confers resistance to apple scab disease

    Mingliang Xu;Schuyler S. Korban

  • Characteristics and transferability of new apple EST-derived SSRs to other Rosaceae species

    Ksenija Gasic;Ksenija Gasic;Yuepeng Han;Yuepeng Han;Sunee Kertbundit;Vladimir Shulaev

  • Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Chinese Wild Apple Species Along with Apple Cultivars Using SSR Markers

    Qiong Zhang;Jing Li;Yongbo Zhao;Schuyler S. Korban

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuepeng Han
Yuepeng Han Wuhan Botanical Garden
Ksenija Gasic
Ksenija Gasic Clemson University
Youfu Zhao
Youfu Zhao Washington State University
Glen L. Hartman
Glen L. Hartman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Leslie L. Domier
Leslie L. Domier United States Department of Agriculture
Jules Janick
Jules Janick Purdue University West Lafayette
Ioana Berindan-Neagoe
Ioana Berindan-Neagoe Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Shaoling Zhang
Shaoling Zhang Nanjing Agricultural University
Ray Ming
Ray Ming University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Juyou Wu
Juyou Wu Nanjing Agricultural University

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