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Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Gerald A. Tuskan
Distinguished Scientist
- Ph.D., Genetics, Texas A&M University, 1984
- M.S., Forest Genetics, Mississippi State University, 1980
- B.S., Forest Management, Northern Arizona University, 1978
Research Interests:
- Genetic basis of tree growth and development with emphasis on biomass accumulations, carbon allocation and cell wall chemistry
- Populus genomics - assembly of the draft sequence, comparative genomics and functional gene identification
- Short-rotation woody crop silvicultural systems
Recent Publications:
- The Genome of Black Cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Science, 2006)
- Assessment of Populus wood chemistry following the introduction of a Bt toxin gene (Tree Physiology, 2006)
- Phenotypic variation and quantitative trait locus identification for osmotic potential in an interspecific hybrid inbred F2 poplar pedigree grown in contrasting environments (Tree Physiology, 2006)