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Uwe Scholz is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Information Systems.

The main topics covered in Scholz's research include:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Frequent collaborators in Scholz's research are:

  • Matthias Lange
  • Martin Mascher
  • Anne Fiebig
  • Nils Stein
  • Sebastian Beier

Scholz has published several papers in well-known scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding, 2020, Nature
  • The barley pan-genome reveals the hidden legacy of mutation breeding, 2020, Nature
  • Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into rye biology, evolution and agronomic potential, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Supernumerary B chromosomes of Aegilops speltoides undergo precise elimination in roots early in embryo development, 2020, Nature Communications

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • F1000Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Genetics
  • GigaScience

Best Publications

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

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

  • MISA-web: a web server for microsatellite prediction.

    Sebastian Beier;Thomas Thiel;Thomas Münch;Uwe Scholz

  • A physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome

    Klaus F.X. Mayer;Robbie Waugh;Peter Langridge;Timothy J. Close

  • A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome

    Martin Mascher;Heidrun Gundlach;Axel Himmelbach;Sebastian Beier

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding.

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

  • The barley pan-genome reveals the hidden legacy of mutation breeding.

    Murukarthick Jayakodi;Sudharsan Padmarasu;Georg Haberer;Venkata Suresh Bonthala

  • Unlocking the Barley Genome by Chromosomal and Comparative Genomics

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Mihaela Martis;Pete E. Hedley;Hana Simkova

  • Phosphate systemically inhibits development of arbuscular mycorrhiza in Petunia hybrida and represses genes involved in mycorrhizal functioning

    Florence Breuillin;Jonathan Schramm;Mohammad Hajirezaei;Amir Ahkami

  • Genebank genomics highlights the diversity of a global barley collection

    Sara G Milner;Matthias Jost;Matthias Jost;Shin Taketa;Elena Rey Mazón

  • Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley

    Martin Mascher;Thomas Wicker;Jerry Jenkins;Christopher Plott

  • Barley Grain Maturation and Germination: Metabolic Pathway and Regulatory Network Commonalities and Differences Highlighted by New MapMan/PageMan Profiling Tools

    Nese Sreenivasulu;Björn Usadel;Andreas Winter;Volodymyr Radchuk

  • Anchoring and ordering NGS contig assemblies by population sequencing (POPSEQ)

    Martin Mascher;Gary J. Muehlbauer;Daniel S. Rokhsar;Daniel S. Rokhsar;Jarrod Chapman

  • ABA biosynthesis and degradation contributing to ABA homeostasis during barley seed development under control and terminal drought-stress conditions

    Christiane Seiler;Vokkaliga Thammegowda Harshavardhan;Kalladan Rajesh;Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy

  • A whole-genome shotgun approach for assembling and anchoring the hexaploid bread wheat genome

    Jarrod A Chapman;Martin Mascher;Aydın Buluç;Kerrie Barry

  • A 1,000-loci transcript map of the barley genome: new anchoring points for integrative grass genomics

    Nils Stein;Manoj Prasad;Uwe Scholz;Thomas Thiel

  • Barley whole exome capture: a tool for genomic research in the genus Hordeum and beyond.

    Martin Mascher;Todd A. Richmond;Daniel J. Gerhardt;Axel Himmelbach

  • Towards a whole-genome sequence for rye (Secale cereale L.).

    Eva Bauer;Thomas Schmutzer;Ivan Barilar;Martin Mascher

  • Frequent Gene Movement and Pseudogene Evolution Is Common to the Large and Complex Genomes of Wheat, Barley, and Their Relatives

    Thomas Wicker;Klaus F X Mayer;Heidrun Gundlach;Mihaela Martis

  • Manipulation of plant innate immunity and gibberellin as factor of compatibility in the mutualistic association of barley roots with Piriformospora indica

    Patrick Schäfer;Stefanie Pfiffi;Lars M. Voll;Doreen Zajic

  • Plant genome sequencing — applications for crop improvement

    Marie E Bolger;Bernd Weisshaar;Uwe Scholz;Nils Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Martin Mascher
Martin Mascher Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Klaus F. X. Mayer
Klaus F. X. Mayer Technical University of Munich
Burkhard Steuernagel
Burkhard Steuernagel John Innes Centre
Axel Himmelbach
Axel Himmelbach Leibniz Association
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Heidrun Gundlach
Heidrun Gundlach Helmholtz Zentrum München
Andreas Graner
Andreas Graner Leibniz Association
Stefan Taudien
Stefan Taudien Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Björn Usadel
Björn Usadel Forschungszentrum Jülich

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