Very proud of Sikiru Atanda and the great contribution he has made to our team. TAG article just out: Maximizing efficiency of genomic selection in CIMMYT’s tropical maize breeding program | SpringerLink. ⁦CIMMYT⁩ link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Nicolas Morales will be leading a workshop on ImageBreed this Friday. You can register here: forms.gle/keFxzq5EP33xsv…

Two postdoctoral positions are opening as part of a collaboration between the Famoso and Robbins Labs to implement genomic selection. One position will be hosted at Cornell as a visiting scientist. LSU based: lsuagcenter.com/profiles/smsmi… Cornell based: lsuagcenter.com/profiles/smsmi…

A new post postdoc position is open in the Robbins Lab. The position will focus on modeling growth and development of several crop species using proximal sensing data. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17986

Mark Your Calendars! The BrAPI Virtual Hackathon will be March 8-19, 2021. Please watch your Email, Slack, and Twitter for more information about registration and agenda coming soon. brapi.org/news/feb-02-20…

Looking forward to working with @santantonioN on this project! It is a great lab and a great opportunity.

Registration is now open for the BrAPI Virtual Hackathon! brapi.org/events/hackath…

A new postdoctoral research position is opening in the Robbins lab. For those interested in a career in the private sector this is a great opportunity to work with the world class Canola breeding program Nutrien Ag Solutions Canada academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18644

Congratulations to Evan Long on receiving a USDA NIFA Award to fund his project: “Leveraging Evolution to Target Genetic Load in the Clonally Propagated Crop Cassava”!

Quantitative geneticists are great at analyzing complex data, but what about presenting complex results to enable effective breeding decisions? Would love to see examples of data visualizations for breeding decision support.

BrAPI is highlighted as a success story by the @CGIAR_EiB in the #EiBAnnualReport !! excellenceinbreeding.org/annual-report/… excellenceinbreeding.org/blog/developer…

NAPPN abstracts and conference papers are due in EARLY OCTOBER!!! #phenotyping #plantscience #phenomics ASPB NAPB Plantae

This is a great opportunity to work on impactful projects

Congratulations to Evan Long on his recent publication! doi.org/10.1093/g3jour…

Congrats!

"Genome-wide association identifies a missing hydrolase for tocopherol synthesis in plants" published today in PNASNews. A great collaboration with Dean DellaPenna and Gore Lab. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Interested in learning more about sugar kelp breeding? doi.org/10.1093/g3jour…

4 Centers of Innovation. 7 focus crops. 11 countries. 1 common objective: feed the world. 📽️ Our new video tells the story of *how* we’re making that a reality, together. Feed the Future USAID youtube.com/watch?v=njBYuD…

Congratulations to Dr. Evan long ('22) and Dr. Nicolas Morales ('22)! The Robbins lab will miss you, but we look forward to seeing what you accomplish next.

Utilizing evolutionary conservation to detect deleterious mutations and improve genomic prediction in cassava frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…