Roberta J. Mason-Gamer
Molecular Systematics of Plants

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

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About the Lab
Lab Links - databases, data analysis, protocols
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About the Lab

We are in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Current projects address phylogeny, polyploid evolution, and genetic diversity within and among populations.  We use molecular data to study evolutionary questions, and are equipped for techniques commonly used in phylogenetic and population biology analyses, including PCR amplification, cloning, DNA sequencing, sequence data analysis, PCR fragment analysis, and restriction site analysis.  (Visit the People in the Lab for details on specific projects.)


Megan with PEP carboxylase sequences


Links

Triticeae Primers Used in the Lab
---Nuclear granule-bound starch synthase I gene (GBSSI, waxy)
---Chloroplast rpoA gene
---Chloroplast trnT–trnF region
---Nuclear phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase gene
---Nuclear beta-amylase gene

Databases and Data Analysis
---NCBI's Entrez Nucleotide Database
---NIH's BLAST Search page
---FASEB's Web Resources for Protein Scientists
---The Protein Data Bank - Biological Macromolecules in 3D
---Joe Felsenstein's Phylogeny Programs page
---IUBio's collection of Biology Software for Macintosh
---Online Analysis Tools from Atelier BioInformatique
---RNA/DNA Folding Applications from The Bioinformatics Center at Rensselaer and Wadsworth

General Resources Including Protocols
---The PCR Jump Station
---Cell & Molecular Biology Online
---BioBencHelper - "A comprehensive collection of internet resources for bio-lab researchers"
---The Bio-Web - Resources for cell and molecular biologists  

Mac Links
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---MacAddict
---MacCentral - Macworld's News Service
---MacFixIt - "Troubleshooting Solutions for the Macintosh"
---MacInTouch - "The Original Mac News and Information Site since 1994"
---The Mac Observer - Mac News
---MacSurfer - News, Reviews, Links
---Macworld - "The Mac Product Experts"
---Version Tracker - Downloads and Updates for Mac Freeware, Shareware, Fonts, etc.
---Think Different - 10 mb Quicktime movie of Apple's 1997 TV ad.  From the web site of PennState engineer Gary L. Gray, a major Mac-wielding guy.

Local Links
---Department of Biological Sciences
---University of Illinois-Chicago
---Micro/Station Computer Store
 

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Lab News

Melissa successfully defended her M.S. thesis in May 2007. She has recently taken a position at Exelixis.

Marianna successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis in September 2007, and gave her thesis seminar in October.  She started a post-doc with the FDA in October.

Diane passed her preliminary exam in July 2007, just before attending Botany 2007, and spent much of the summer in the field collecting Tilia.

Mike passed his preliminary exam in October 2007. This year, he is funded by a Field Museum graduate student fellowship.

Megan is spending some of her time between classes helping to start up a new research project in which we will look at gene expression in North American Elymus tetraploids.

Mira joined the lab in fall 2007. She is interested is polyploid evolution, and is currently working with Megan.