1st Genetics Program in the Nation

Khushi Goda, PhD Student 

“From being a complete desk-bound researcher, I now get to use cranes to work with gigantic Loblolly pine trees in vast open fields! The peace and quiet is rejuvenating! I get to work with real pine breeders and incorporate solutions to their problems into my research.”

Dr. Rubén Rellán-Álvarez, Faculty

“[I’m looking for] students with an interest in understanding how natural genetic variation shapes local adaptation and are willing to investigate this process using a variety of tools…that can help understand the functional mechanism of candidate genes involved in local adaptation.”

Dr. Steven Vensko II, PhD alum (2015)

“[NC State Genetics] worked to educate students on the differences between academia and industry and supported students regardless of which path they felt was best for them…the opportunities to network with those in industry and even work as an intern at a local biotechnology company allowed me to earn the position I have today.”

Recent Publications

An enhanced assay to characterize anti-CRISPR proteins using a cell-free transcription-translation system.
Wandera, KG, Collins, SP, Wimmer, F, Marshall, R, Noireaux, V, Beisel, CL
Methods. 2019; :. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2019.05.014. PubMed PMID:31121300 .

Pervasive Resistance to Pyrethroids in German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) Related to Lack of Efficacy of Total Release Foggers.
DeVries, ZC, Santangelo, RG, Crissman, J, Suazo, A, Kakumanu, ML, Schal, C
J. Econ. Entomol. 2019; :. doi: 10.1093/jee/toz120. PubMed PMID:31121031 .

Cosmological Constraints from Multiple Probes in the Dark Energy Survey.
Abbott, TMC, Alarcon, A, Allam, S, Andersen, P, Andrade-Oliveira, F, Annis, J, Asorey, J, Avila, S, Bacon, D, Banik, N, Bassett, BA, Baxter, E, Bechtol, K, Becker, MR, Bernstein, GM, Bertin, E, Blazek, J, Bridle, SL, Brooks, D, Brout, D, Burke, DL, Calcino, J, Camacho, H, Campos, A, Carnero Rosell, A, Carollo, D, Carrasco Kind, M, Carretero, J, Castander, FJ, Cawthon, R, Challis, P, Chan, KC, Chang, C, Childress, M, Crocce, M, Cunha, CE, D'Andrea, CB, da Costa, LN, Davis, C, Davis, TM, De Vicente, J, DePoy, DL, DeRose, J, Desai, S, Diehl, HT, Dietrich, JP, Dodelson, S, Doel, P, Drlica-Wagner, A, Eifler, TF, Elvin-Poole, J, Estrada, J, Evrard, AE, Fernandez, E, Flaugher, B, Foley, RJ, Fosalba, P, Frieman, J, Galbany, L, García-Bellido, J, Gatti, M, Gaztanaga, E, Gerdes, DW, Giannantonio, T, Glazebrook, K, Goldstein, DA, Gruen, D, Gruendl, RA, Gschwend, J, Gutierrez, G, Hartley, WG, Hinton, SR, Hollowood, DL, Honscheid, K, Hoormann, JK, Hoyle, B, Huterer, D, Jain, B, James, DJ, Jarvis, M, Jeltema, T, Kasai, E, Kent, S, Kessler, R, Kim, AG, Kokron, N, Krause, E, Kron, R, Kuehn, K, Kuropatkin, N, Lahav, O, Lasker, J, Lemos, P, Lewis, GF, Li, TS, Lidman, C, Lima, M, Lin, H, Macaulay, E, MacCrann, N, Maia, MAG, March, M, Marriner, J, Marshall, JL, Martini, P, McMahon, RG, Melchior, P, Menanteau, F, Miquel, R, Mohr, JJ, Morganson, E, Muir, J, Möller, A, Neilsen, E, Nichol, RC, Nord, B, Ogando, RLC, Palmese, A, Pan, YC, Peiris, HV, Percival, WJ, Plazas, AA, Porredon, A, Prat, J, Romer, AK, Roodman, A, Rosenfeld, R, Ross, AJ, Rykoff, ES, Samuroff, S, Sánchez, C, Sanchez, E, Scarpine, V, Schindler, R, Schubnell, M, Scolnic, D, Secco, LF, Serrano, S, Sevilla-Noarbe, I, Sharp, R, Sheldon, E, Smith, M, Soares-Santos, M, Sobreira, F, Sommer, NE, Swann, E, Swanson, MEC, Tarle, G, Thomas, D, Thomas, RC, Troxel, MA, Tucker, BE, Uddin, SA, Vielzeuf, P, Walker, AR, Wang, M, Weaverdyck, N, Wechsler, RH, Weller, J, Yanny, B, Zhang, B, Zhang, Y, Zuntz, J, DES Collaboration
Phys. Rev. Lett. 2019;122 (17):171301. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.171301. PubMed PMID:31107093 .

Thomas Hall