Trans-Omics and Big Data

CAHNRS researchers employ comprehensive multi-omic strategies to aid in analysis, visualization, and interpretation of big data relevant to sustainable agriculture and natural resource management.

Genomics & Transcriptomics

Laura Bartley, genomics and transcriptomics of grasses for biofuels
Maren Friesen, ecological and evolutionary genomics of symbioses
David Gang, multi-omic analysis of agriculturally important plant species
Caren Goldberg, population genomics of amphibians
Norm Lewis, integrated omics approach to plant biochemical evolution
Holly Neibergs, comparative and functional animal genomics
John Peters, transcriptomics of microbial physiology
Michael Phelps, Director of the Thorgaard Center for Salmonid Physiology and Genomics, functional genomics and phenomics of salmonids and other aquatic organisms
Karen Sanguinet, genomics of root architecture

Metabolomics & Proteomics

David Gang, Director of the Tissue Imaging, Metabolomics, and Proteomics Laboratory
Mark Lange, Director of the M.J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory Service Center

Plant Phenomics

Helmut Kirchhoff, Phenomics Center Coordinator
Dominik Schneider, Phenomics Center Manager
Kimberly Campbell, wheat research greenhouse phenomics
Sindhuja Sankaran, field-based phenomics using proximal and remote sensing
Zhiwu Zhang, high-throughput phenomic data analysis and computation

Bioinformatics

Stephen Ficklin, cyberinfrastructure supporting transfer, storage, visualization, and analysis of “omics” data sets
Dorrie Main, computational tools and database resources for crop genomics, genetics, and breeding research
Zhiwu Zhang, high-throughput “omics” data analysis and computation

Ecoinformatics

Stephanie Hampton, ecological dynamics in aquatic ecosystems
Javier Gutierrez Illan, effects of environmental change on biodiversity and pest management from a landscape perspective
Stephen Katz, ecological communities and ecosystem stability
Arjan Meddens, forest dynamics analysis using satellite and other geospatial data