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Comparative fungal genomics: A gateway toward understanding genome innovation and adaptation.
The ancient origin of fungi and their remarkable diversity, in combination with their streamlined genomes, make the fungal kingdom an excellent model system to study eukaryotic evolution using comparative genomics. The fungal comparative genomics lab will combine theoretical, computational and experimental approaches to gain insights into the relationship between ecological adaptation, genomic structure and gene content variation among closely related fungal species. One key area of focus is to study the plant-fungal interactions of wilt diseases caused by Fusarium oxysporum and Verticillium dahliae.
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Comparative Genomics Yields Insights into Niche Adaptation of Plant Vascular Wilt Pathogens Knowledge gained through this important study reveals insights into the evolution and niche adaptation of fungal wilt pathogens, and sheds light towards development of novel disease management strategies for combating the destructive wilt diseases.More |
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The Broad Institute in Cambridge has helped develop several digital tools that allow for complex genetic analyis through computers. Needless to mention these tools wll prove invaluable to our departments attempt at doing something similar. |
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