Using interdisciplinary bioinformatics undergraduate research to recruit and retain computer science students. Jon Beck, Brent Buckner, Olga Nikolova,^* and Diane Janick-Buckner. SIGCSE Bulletin vol 39, no 1, pp 358-361, 2007. Abstract

Involving undergraduates in the annotation and analysis of global gene expression studies: creation of a maize shoot apical meristem expression database. Brent Buckner, Jon Beck, Katy Browning,^* Ashleigh Fritz,^* Eneda Hoxha,^* Lisa Grantham,^* Zhian Kamvar,^* Ashley Lough,^* Olga Nikolova,^* Patrick Schnable, Michael Scanlon, and Diane Janick-Buckner. Genetics 176(2):741-747, June, 2007. Abstract

Meristem laser microdissection reveals domain-specific gene expression during maize leaf development. Xiaolon Zhang, Dan Nettleton, Brent Buckner, Diane Janick-Buckner, Jon Beck, Marja Timmermans, Patrick Schnable, and Michael Scanlon. PLoS Genetics 3(6): e101, 2007. Open access article.

Global gene expression analysis of the shoot apical meristem of maize (Zea mays L.) Kazuhiro Ohtsu, Marianne Smith, Scott Emrich, Lisa Borsuk, Ruilian Zhou, Tianle Chen, Xiaolon Zhang, Marja Timmermans, Jon Beck, Brent Buckner, Diane Janick-Buckner, Dan Nettleton, Michael Scanlon, and Patrick Schnable. The Plant Journal 52(3):391-404, November, 2007. Online Open Full Text PDF.

Isolation and expression of an fbx6-like gene from maize: an F-box gene family member, Jacqueline Weiss, Maize Genetics Workshop, Mexico City, Mexico (2004).

Cloning and tissue-expression studies of a kanadi4-like gene from Zea mays, Jacqueline Weiss, Truman Biology Summer Seminar series (2004), Maize Genetics Conference (2005), Truman Student Research Conference (2005), and Masters Thesis Defense (2005).

Isolation of a maize FBX6 cDNA from shoot apical meristem, Michael Ravenscraft,^* Truman Student Research Conference (2005).

Isolation of a maize aintegumenta-like cDNA from shoot apical meristem, Michael Ravenscraft,^* Truman Biology Summer Seminar series (2004), NCGR (2004), and CIMMYT (2004).

Isolation of a fasciata1-like gene from maize shoot apical meristem, Christopher Spencer, Truman Biology Summer Seminar series (2004), NCGR (2004), and CIMMYT (2004).

Isolation and expression studies on a fasciata1-like gene in maize, Christopher Spencer, Maize Genetics Conference (2005), Truman Student Research Conference (2005), and CIMMYT (2005).

Global gene expression patterns in the maize shoot apical meristem, Ashley Lough^* and Lisa Grantham,^* Maize Genetics Conference (2006) and Truman Student Research Conference (2006).

Global gene expression patterns in the maize shoot apical meristem, Ashley Lough,^* Capitol Poster Day, Jefferson City, MO (2006).

Global gene expression patterns in the maize shoot apical meristem, Lisa Grantham,^* Tri-Beta Regional Conference (2006).

Gene expression and visualization application (GENEVA): development and use in shoot apical meristem gene expression analysis, Olga Nikolova,^* Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates (2005), Maize Genetics Conference (2006), and Truman Student Research Conference (2006).

Global gene expression patterns in the maize shoot apical meristem; creation of a maize shoot apical meristem database, Lisa Grantham^* and Olga Nikolova,^* Applied Biotechnology Research Group, CIMMYT (2005).

Functional analysis of genes involved in meristem organization and leaf initiation, Katy Browning^* and Ashleigh Fritz,^* Applied Biotechnology Research Group, CIMMYT (2006).

Annotation and analysis of global gene expression studies: creation of a maize shoot apical meristem expression database, Katy Browning,^* Ashleigh Fritz,^* Eneda Hoxha,^* and Zhian Kamvar,^* Maize Genetics Conference (2007) and Truman Student Research Conference (2007).