PAG brings together over 3,000 leading genetic scientists and researchers in plant and animal research, and over 130 exhibits, 150 workshops, 1100 posters and over 1800 abstracts.
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. It is the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes.
Fei Lab contributes to CucCAP Genomics and Bioinformatics
Fei Lab Genomic and Bioinformatic accomplishments, March 2017 through November 2017: Publications: 1. Wu S, Shamimuzzaman M, Sun H, Salse J, Sui X, Wilder A, Wu Z, Levi A, Xu Y, Ling KS, Fei Z (2017) The bottle gourd genome provides insights into Cucurbitaceae evolution and facilitates mapping of a Papaya ringspot virus resistance locus. Plant […]
$6.5 million grant may lead to disease-resistant cucurbits | EurekAlert! Science News
A collaboration between horticulturists and bioinformaticists has received a $6.5 million USDA grant to identify genetic regions useful for breeding disease-resistant melons, squash and pumpkins. BTI researcher Zhangjun Fei will lead the bioinformatics portion of the project. Source: $6.5 million grant may lead to disease-resistant cucurbits | EurekAlert! Science News
