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WRI Seminar Series with SAGC: Dr Scott Bowden – Spatial Transcriptomics in Cereal Crops
Mar 20, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
TITLE: Spatial Transcriptomics in Cereal Crops: Advancing Insights into Plant Development and Yield
SUMMARY: Dr. Scott Boden will explore how single-cell spatial transcriptomics can be used to study genetic regulation in cereal crops, providing new insights into plant development, flowering time, and grain yield.
Join us for a seminar with Dr. Scott Boden, an ARC Future Fellow at the University of Adelaide, investigating genetic regulation of inflorescence architecture, flowering time, and grain quality in cereals. Dr. Boden will discuss recent work by his team utilising Stereo-seqTM single-cell resolution spatial transcriptomics to investigate spikelet development in wheat.
Key Highlights:
- Exploring the genetic control of inflorescence architecture and its impact on grain yield
- Insights into flowering-time regulation and environmental responsiveness in cereals
- Applications of spatial transcriptomics in enhancing grain quality and breeding programs
Dr. Scott Boden is an ARC Future Fellow at the University of Adelaide, Waite Campus. His research focuses on the genetic regulation of plant development, particularly inflorescence architecture, flowering time, and grain yield in cereal crops. His work combines functional genomics and advanced breeding approaches to improve crop productivity and resilience. Through innovative techniques like spatial transcriptomics, Dr. Boden continues to uncover the genetic networks that drive key traits in wheat and other cereals, with the goal of enhancing global food security