@Schmitz_Lab

Epigenomics and Mechanisms of Epigenetics

 University of Georgia
schmitzlab.genetics.uga.edu
Joined March 2014
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Chongyuan Luo@chongyuanluoOct 22
What distinguishes successful from failed reprogramming to iPSC? In this new preprint, part of our @IGVFConsortium efforts, we used single cell methylation, Hi-C, RNA and ATAC, and spatial RNA to answer this question biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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ryan lister@ry_listerOct 22
In our new study led by @molivarina we found an unanticipated layer of cell identity in the plant root. A subset of cells in every cell type shares a common environment-responsive state, and their frequency shifts with conditions such as water availability nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

An environmentally regulated dichotomy in cell lineages of the root

Nature - An environment-regulated state is identified across multiple cell types at the root tip, revealing a shared dichotomy between cells with and without this state.

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Huge congratulations to @vivzhong97, Michaela Jones and team on the publication of their work in @NatureBiotech today! doi.org/10.1038/s41587-026-0…

Genetic code expansion enables plant-directed control of bacterial activity

Nature Biotechnology - The noncanonical amino acid O-methyl-L-tyrosine is used as a tool to control microbial protein synthesis across diverse plants.

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Aditya Kunjapur@kunjapurOct 20
This work led by @jennbrophy7 and her student @vivzhong97 in collaboration with my lab & student Michaela Jones published online this morning at Nature Biotechnology nature.com/articles/s41587-0… Helps limit engr'd microbial functions to target plants Exciting science, amazing collab

Genetic code expansion enables plant-directed control of bacterial activity

Nature Biotechnology - The noncanonical amino acid O-methyl-L-tyrosine is used as a tool to control microbial protein synthesis across diverse plants.

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Ben Williams@WilliamsSciOct 19
In our new Current Opinion paper, we pull together a few strands of research on the scenarios in which epigenetic fidelity is compromised in plants & what this might mean for gene editing and crop improvement sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Ben Williams@WilliamsSciOct 19
For busy people, it's a short read and at the very least can point you towards some papers that are influencing our thinking. For anyone interested or frustrated by tissue culture, transformation or somaclonal variation - it's worth reading!
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Very excited to be part of the 2026 #PackardFellows from the Packard Foundation! packard.org/2026fellows This will enable us to pursue bold studies of rapid evolution in plants, from the Arabidopsis plant to neotropical rainforests! Press @UCBerkeley ls.berkeley.edu/news/mois%C3…
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Xuehua Zhong@zhonglabOct 15
Happy to share our latest study linking chromatin dynamics with circadian clock, phase separation, and salt tolerance. science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…

TIME FOR COFFEE coordinates phase separation and chromatin regulation for salt tolerance

The circadian clock enhances plant fitness by aligning internal timing with the external photoperiod, but how it coordinates spatiotemporal regulation with chromatin dynamics to improve salt tolera...

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Ian Quigley@allmeasuresOct 14
Agentic models can act, observe consequences, and decide what to do next. This is great for coding, but if you want them to do science, lab experiments take forever. To fix this, we made a lab-in-the-loop with zero latency! 1/10
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I'm excited. Five more days until this job closes. Come do plant evolution here at Davis! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777…

EVE Plant Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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ShihLab@LabShihOct 11
What principles of TF activity have survived a billion years of evolution? New Shih lab preprint! We used ENTRAP-seq to map activation and repression domains across Arabidopsis TFs and compared their activity in plants and yeast . 🍄⚖️🌱 biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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MaizeGDB@MaizeGDBOct 10
Congratulations to Pat Schnable on this award and for all his contributions to the Maize Genetics Community!
Iowa State University Department of Agronomy@isuagronomyOct 9
Sometimes a trophy 🏆 can be taller than us. Congratulations @schnablep on the massive honor! 🎉 Learn more about the McClintock Prize through @CoopMaize and the story below ⬇️ agron.iastate.edu/2026/10/09…

Schnable to Receive McClintock Prize in Plant Genetics and Genomics - Department of Agronomy

The McClintock Prize and medal will be conferred during a ceremony in Chicago as part of the 2027 Maize Genetics Meeting being held in March.

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Kaixiong Ye@yekaixiongOct 9
My group will give a platform presentation and a flash talk / poster at #ASHG26. Both presentations are related to the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms of circulating fatty acids. Looking forward to meeting new and old friends very soon! @saurav317 @GeneticsSociety
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Shahid Mukhtar@SMukhtarlabOct 8
Excited to share that our team received a three-year NSF grant for AIM4GREENS: Artificial Intelligence and Modeling for Gene Regulatory Engineering of Networks from Single-Cell Plant Atlases! Excited to get started! Read more: news.clemson.edu/clemson-res… #NSF #AI #PlantScience
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Xuehua Zhong@zhonglabOct 8
Welcome to the CSHA meeting on Plant Epigenetics & RNA biology. We have plenty spots for short talks. The abstract deadline is approaching. csh-asia.org/?content/3019
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Are you interested in gene expression, epigenetics, and plants? 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🌱 We are looking for candidates to apply for a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellowship. Deadlines/eligibility requirements here: tinyurl.com/4392h6dj Interested? Get in touch at [email protected]
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Another synthetic biology faculty opening at @universityofga, this time for an associate/full professor at @uga_genetics! Come join our rapidly expanding synthetic biology community spanning @UGAFranklin, @UGA_CollegeofAg, @UGA_CMB_Engr, and @ugavetmed!
Kelly Dawe@corncolorsOct 1
The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
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Kelly Dawe@corncolorsOct 1
The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
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Come be my colleague! @universityofga faculty cluster hire in crop design and synthetic biology 🌱
Scott Jackson
@ScottJ_geneticsSep 28
Review of applications for our three open-rank Crop Design faculty positions at UGA begins in October. AI/computational design, genome engineering, and integrative synthetic biology.ugajobsearch.com/postings/49…

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Crop Design

The University of Georgia invites applications for three open rank tenure-track faculty positions in Crop Design. This is part of a strategic cluster hire aimed at building world-leading capacity in...

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Thrilled to share our new @Nature paper from Xiao Dong on the mutational dynamics of centromeres in Arabidopsis thaliana! A quick thread on what we found... 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-1…

The mutational dynamics of the Arabidopsis centromeres

Nature - Centromeres in Arabidopsis thaliana evolve through frequent insertions and deletions of repeat units and increased rates of point mutations driven by homology-directed repair, a mutation...

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Review of applications for our three open-rank Crop Design faculty positions at UGA begins in October. AI/computational design, genome engineering, and integrative synthetic biology.ugajobsearch.com/postings/49…

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Crop Design

The University of Georgia invites applications for three open rank tenure-track faculty positions in Crop Design. This is part of a strategic cluster hire aimed at building world-leading capacity in...

ugajobsearch.com
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