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MaizeGDB TEAM MEMBERS
USDA-ARS Members
Image Name Role Expertise Contact
Carson Andorf Computational Biologist Genomics, AI/machine learning, bioinformatics, tool development
Ethy Cannon Computational Biologist and Bioinformaticist Genomic data, integrated gene model data, pan-genomics, tool development
John Portwood IT-Specialist Website/Database/Systems Administration, tool development
Margaret Woodhouse Computational Biologist, sequence curator Bioinformatics, genome curation, comparative genomics, and pan-genomics


Non-federal Members
Image Name Role Expertise Contact
Jack Gardiner Curator Microarrays, RNA-Seq, gene expression, physical and genetic mapping, epigenetics, podcasts
Stephen Harding Post-doctoral Fellow Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biostatistics
Olivia Haley Post-doctoral Fellow Machine learning; protein function; food safety; protein-protein interaction
Rita Hayford Post-doctoral Fellow Bioinformatics, Genomics, Gene and Genome Curation
Laura Tibbs-Cortes Post-doctoral Fellow Genomics, Bioinformatics, GWAS.


Students
Image Name Role Expertise Contact
Shatabdi Sen Graduate Student Genetics, genomics, computational biology


Alumni
Image Name Role Expertise Contact
Sagnik Banerjee Former Graduate Student Genome assembly and annotation, RNA-Seq
Darwin Campbell Former IT-Specialist Systems Administration, IT management, logistics coordinator
Kyoung Cho Former Graduate Student Interface development, machine learning
Lisa Harper Curator & Outreach Coordinator Emeritus Plant development, phenotypes, meiosis, cell biology, cytogenetics, outreach
Carolyn Lawrence-Dill Former Lead Scientist Bioinformatics, plant biology, computer science
Nancy Manchanda Former Graduate Student B104 Genome, genome assembly and annotation
Mary Schaeffer Curator Emeritus Functional annotation and ontologies; phenotypic variations; metabolic networks; genetic and physical maps.
Taner Sen Computational Biologist Genomics, metabolic pathways, bioinformatics.

MaizeGDB Working Group


Alice Barkan
Qunfeng Dong
Candice Hirsch
David Jackson
Thomas Lubberstedt
Dorrie Main (Chair)
Marty Sachs*
James Schnable
Mark Settles

* These close collaborators serve in an ex officio capacity on the Working Group.