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Check our SorghumBase poster at the 2022 ASA, CSSA & SSSA International Annual Meeting

The SorghumBase Team looks forward to meeting with plant researchers at the 2022 ASA, CSSA & SSSA International Annual Meeting from November 6th to the 9th. You will be able to meet Dr. Sunita Kumari at the Plant Genetic Resources

Invitation to Host the 3rd Global Sorghum Conference between 2025-2028, Proposals due Dec. 1, 2022

The International Sorghum Task Force (ISTF) is looking for institutions interested in hosting the 3rd Sorghum in the 21st Century Global Sorghum Conference, which is set to take place 2025-2028.

Job Opening – Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Georgia – Grass Genetics

The Devos Lab at the University of Georgia is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on the functional validation of candidate genes for select traits in economically important grasses, including the salt tolerant species seashore paspalum and the bioenergy crop

What’s coming in SorghumBase Release 5?

SorghumBase release 5 is expected in November 2022. This release will feature 10 sorghum genomes from the Carbon-Partitioning Nested Association Mapping (CP-NAM) panel: Chinese Amber [PI 22913], Grassl [PI 154844], Leoti [PI 586454], PI 229841, PI 297155, PI 329311, PI

Job Opening – USDA-ARS National Program Leader, Grain Crops – Beltsville, Maryland

The USDA-ARS Office of National Programs in Beltsville, Maryland is seeking a National Program Leader to provide leadership and direction for national and regional research programs related to grain crop improvement, production and protection. Specific responsibilities include leading and coordinating

Job Opening – Research Scientist at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center – St. Louis, Missouri

The Shakoor Laboratory at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri is seeking a Research Scientist to join their team in studying the effects of phenotype, genotype, and environment on crop productivity.

Job Opening – Engineering Research Scientist at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center – St. Louis, Missouri

The Shakoor Laboratory at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri is seeking an Engineering Research Scientist to join their team in studying the effects of phenotype, genotype, and environment on crop productivity.

Job Opening – Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech University – Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to perform research focused on crop-climate modeling, aimed at identifying and classifying the target population of environments based on soil and climatic parameters.

Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Genomics of Energy & Environment Conference, August 29-31, 2022

The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is hosting the Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting, which will take place both in-person at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and virtually.