@amaizeingcorn

Assistant Project Scientist @UCBerkeley | Plant Genetics & Epigenetics | Here for science 🧬

 Berkeley, CA
Joined April 2020
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I’m excited that our study of epigenetic aging in plants is online in Science today. Never expected that a tiny short-lived plant can tell us secrets of aging. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Aging drives a program of DNA methylation decay in plant organs

Plants display a wide range of life spans and aging rates. Although dynamic changes to DNA methylation are a hallmark of aging in mammals, it is unclear whether similar molecular signatures reflect...

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Every leaf has its own timeline: Advances in plant aging plantae.org/?p=153603

Every leaf has its own timeline: Advances in plant aging | Plantae

In humans and several mammals, the alterations in DNA methylation are a critical aging biomarker also known as the ‘Epigenetic Clock’. In this study by Dai et al., the authors examined the process of…

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I am delighted that our paper on epigenetic dynamics during plant aging is out in print today in Science! Hugely grateful to the coauthors in particular @amaizeingcorn for heroic hard work, creativity and enthusiasm in putting this together!
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Epigenetic clocks in plants: uncovering DNA methylation decay in aging plantae.org/?p=137932

Epigenetic clocks in plants: uncovering DNA methylation decay in aging | Plantae

What if plants could teach us about aging? Understanding how and why living organisms age is a fundamental question in biology and medicine. While most research focuses on humans…

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This unexpected paper on the epigenetics of plant aging brought my day a lot of joy. Evidence that epigenetic changes could be more of a consequence rather than a cause of aging!
Ben Williams@WilliamsSci5 Nov 2024
It is my absolute pleasure to share my incredible postdoc Dawei's @amaizeingcorn manuscript on epigenetics and aging in Arabidopsis. It is the work I am most proud of thus far in my career, and every figure has a breakthrough that we are excited about biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…
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It is my absolute pleasure to share my incredible postdoc Dawei's @amaizeingcorn manuscript on epigenetics and aging in Arabidopsis. It is the work I am most proud of thus far in my career, and every figure has a breakthrough that we are excited about biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…
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A Logarithmic Map of the Entire Observable Universe
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Our lab's paper on gene body methylation states is out in Genome Biology today! genomebiology.biomedcentral.… The reviewers were all excellent - helpful, thorough and fair, and made it a stronger paper :)

Dynamic DNA methylation turnover in gene bodies is associated with enhanced gene expression...

Genome Biology - In several eukaryotes, DNA methylation occurs within the coding regions of many genes, termed gene body methylation (GbM). Whereas the role of DNA methylation on the silencing of...

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Japan to release treated radioactive water from tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean bbc.in/3QJsXRT

Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release treated water in 48 hours

The UN-approved plan will proceed despite opposition from locals and neighbouring countries.

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We're searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to join the lab. Please help spread the word.
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Publishing a complete, telomere-to-telomere assembly of the vast and tangled maize genome, filling in every remaining gap. nature.com/articles/s41588-0…
Chen, J., Wang, Z., Tan, K. et al. A complete telomere-to-telomere assembly of the maize genome. Nat Genet (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01419-6

ALT Chen, J., Wang, Z., Tan, K. et al. A complete telomere-to-telomere assembly of the maize genome. Nat Genet (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01419-6

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First time at #PAG30! if you’re interested in plant imprinting, come to find us at 13:52 in Town and Country C, Mark @AMarkSettles will give a talk about imprinting. Our poster is #972 (the last one, I forgot to submit this😅) – at San Diego, CA
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Paspalum is a grass so stress tolerant it was picked as the official turf of the world cup in Qatar. A very stressful environment. Today we're publishing the paspalum genome. A crop wild relative that may teach maize (corn) to grow with less fertilizer. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Delighted to post our lab's manuscript! Awesome work by @clarajanae and @amaizeingcorn with help from @Grey_Monroe
bioRxiv Genomics@biorxiv_genomic3 Dec 2022
Dynamic DNA methylation turnover in gene bodies is associated with enhanced gene expression plasticity biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_genomic
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How baby grows from an embryo, in 30 sec: #biology by design.cells
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@UF_IFAS11 Oct 2022
Sweet corn, an $800 million crop in America, gains continued scientific attention. @UF geneticist @MarcioResendeJr recently received $3.97M to lead a national effort to breed disease and pest-resistant varieties and develop new technology. This adds to a $7.3M @USDA_NIFA grant.
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Please RT! !! My lab is looking for a postdoctoral associate in Plant Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics. Anyone interested in epigenetics and bioinformatics is encouraged to apply. Experiences are NOT required! explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j…
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Very excited to be sending a yeast genetics experiment to the Moon! nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-…

NASA Selects New Instruments for Priority Artemis Science on Moon - NASA

Adding to the growing list of commercial deliveries slated to explore more of the Moon than ever before under Artemis, NASA has selected two new science

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Excited to share my recent study on maize Ded1 gene. This is the first direct evidence for the original hypotheses of Xenia and parental conflict theory. Many thanks to my mentor ⁦@AMarkSettles⁩ for all the help! nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Paternal imprinting of dosage-effect defective1 contributes to seed weight xenia in maize

Nature Communications - Xenia effects describe the genetic contribution of pollen to seed phenotypes. Here the authors show that paternal imprinting of Ded1 contributes to the xenia effect in maize...

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On the headlines today: Norfolk Healthy Produce bets on the power of the purple GMO tomato Are you ready to embrace the power of purple? thepacker.com/news/produce-c…
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