SorghumBase Blog

CSI Seminar Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Yinping Jiao, Oak-Hee Park, May 12 at 11 AM CT

SorghumBase Team
08 May 2026

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual seminar given by Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Executive Director of Institute for One Health Innovation, Horn Distinguished Professor of Nutrition & One Health at Texas Tech University (TTU) School of Veterinary Medicine and Professor of Cell Biology & Biochemistry at the TTHSC School of Medicine, Yinping Jiao, Assistant Professor, IGCAST, Plant and Soil Science at TTU and Oak-Hee Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences at TTU. Their talk is titled “Sorghum, from production to human consumption: A climate-smart, food-based approach to address inflammatory metabolic diseases.”

SorghumBase Team
01 May 2026

The Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists (NE ASPB) convened its annual meeting on April 25–26, 2026 at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). The meeting was organized by Leeann Thornton, PhD., former ASPB President and current Professor at TCNJ, alongside the Northeast Section Executive Board and Shoshana Kronfeld.

SorghumBase Team
21 April 2026

AGBT-Ag 2026 highlighted how advances in genomics, AI, and collaborative data frameworks are accelerating the translation of cutting-edge research into scalable, climate-resilient agricultural solutions.

SorghumBase Team
20 April 2026

The National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) will host its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 15–18, 2026, at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center in College Station, Texas. This annual gathering provides a unique forum for public- and private-sector plant breeders working across more than 40 crop species. Attendees will share innovative breeding strategies, explore emerging technologies, and engage in open discussions on plant breeding policy and societal challenges.

SorghumBase Team
16 April 2026

The Tutorials in Genomics & Bioinformatics: RNA-Seq (TGB) course is a two-day, immersive introduction to genomics and bioinformatics, designed to equip researchers with the conceptual foundation and practical skills needed to analyze high-throughput sequencing data. Modeled after Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s renowned Genome Access Course, TGB emphasizes active learning, real data analysis, and direct engagement with expert instructors.

SorghumBase Team
09 April 2026

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual seminar by Dr. Ethan Triplett, Director of Crop Improvement for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, National Sorghum Producers, on Tuesday, April 14 at 11:00 AM CT. His talk, titled “Translation,

SorghumBase Team
18 March 2026

SorghumBase invites the global sorghum research and breeding community to join an upcoming webinar taking place March 31st on the design and implementation of the Twist 100K genotyping array, a next-generation resource developed through broad community engagement and cutting-edge genomic approaches.

SorghumBase Team
17 March 2026

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the Single Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis course, June 25-July 13. This intensive two-week course trains students in state-of-the-art wet-lab methods for single-cell analysis and builds foundational skills in bioinformatic handling of single-cell data.

SorghumBase Team
12 March 2026

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the course, Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data, June 5-19, 2025. Harmen Bussemaker, from Columbia University, Sean Davis, from the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, and Hans Tomas Rube, from the University

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CSI Seminar Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Yinping Jiao, Oak-Hee Park, May 12 at 11 AM CT

Branching Out: Breakthroughs and Connections at ASPB NE 2026

Bridging Genomics and Agriculture: Key Takeaways from AGBT-Ag 2026

NAPB 2026 Annual Meeting: AI-Driven Innovation in Plant Breeding

CSHL Tutorials in Genomics & Bioinformatics: RNA-Seq Analysis course, May 10-12

CSI Seminar Ethan Triplett, Apr 14 at 11 AM CT

Advancing Sorghum Genomics: Design and Application of the Twist 100K Genotyping Array

Single Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis course Will Be Held Jun 25- Jul 13, 2026 at CSHL, Applications Due Mar 27

CSHL Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data Course, June 5-19, Applications due March 13