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Jeff is a Senior Research Associate and the Project Manager of Panzea - the NSF Maize Diversity Project.  He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Interests

Bioinformatics, population genetics, conservation genetics, computer programming (Java, Perl, C++), Monte Carlo simulation modeling, randomization tests, coalescent theory and modeling, statistical genetics, genetic linkage mapping and QTL detection, association mapping, molecular breeding.

Education

Ph.D. in Forest Molecular Genetics    1996        University of British Columbia (Dr. John E. Carlson)

B.Sc. in Forest Science                     1987        University of British Columbia

Professional Experience

2005 to 2009    Associate Researcher, Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Project Manager for NSF project Molecular and Functional Diversity of the Maize Genome (John Doebley, PI). Bioinformatics component involving database curation and web site development.

2001 to 2005    Postdoctoral Researcher, Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Population genetics of hardwood trees, emphasis on computer simulation modeling.

1999 to 2001    Research Scientist, CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Molecular population genetics of eucalypt species.

1996 to 1999    Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Molecular population genetics of eucalypt species.

1987 to 1989    Research Technician, University of British Columbia, Dept. of Forest Sciences. Projects in forest ecology, tree physiology, tree pathology, and entomology.

Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals:

Buckler, E.S., Holland, J.B., Bradbury, P.J., Acharya, C. B., Brown, P.J., Browne, C., Ersoz, E., Flint-Garcia, S., Garcia, A., Glaubitz, J.C., Goodman, M.M., Harjes, C., Guill, K., Kroon, D.E., Larsson, S., Lepak, N.K., Li, H., Mitchell, S.E., Pressoir, G., Peiffer, J. A., Rosas, M.O., Rocheford, T.R., Romay, M.C., Romero, S., Salvo, S., Villeda, H.S., da Silva, H.S., Sun, Q., Tian, F., Upadyayula, N., Ware, D., Yates, H., Yu, J., Zhang, Z., Kresovich, S., McMullen M. D. 2009. The Genetic Architecture of Maize Flowering Time. Science, 325: 714-718.

McMullen, M.D., Kresovich, S., Villeda, H. S., Bradbury, P., Li, H., Sun, Q., Flint-Garcia, S., Thornsberry, J., Acharya, C. B., Bottoms, C., Brown, P., Browne, C., Eller, M., Guill, K., Harjes, C., Kroon, D., Lepak, N., Mitchell, S. E., Peterson, B., Pressoir, G., Romero, S., Rosas, M. O., Salvo, S., Yates, H., Hanson. M., Jones, E., Smith,S., Glaubitz, J. C., Goodman, M., Ware, D., Holland, J. B., Buckler, E. S. 2009. Genetic Properties of the Maize Nested Association Mapping Population. Science, 325: 737-740.

Vigouroux Y., Glaubitz J.C., Matsuoka Y., Goodman M.M., Sanchez J.G. and Doebley J.D. (2008) Population structure and genetic diversity of New World maize landraces assessed by DNA microsatellites. American Journal of Botany, 95: 1240-1253.

Canaran P., Buckler, E.S., Glaubitz J.C., Stein L., Sun Q., Zhao W. Ware D. (2008) Panzea: an update on new content and features. Nucleic Acids Research 36: D1041-D1043.

Zhao W., Canaran P., Jurkuta R., Fulton T., Glaubitz J., Buckler E., Doebley J., Gaut B., Goodman M., Holland J., Kresovich S., McMullen M., Stein L. and Ware D. (2006) Panzea: a database and resource for molecular and functional diversity in the maize genome. Nucleic Acids Research 34: D752-D757.

Latch E.K, Dharmarajan G., Glaubitz J.C. and Rhodes O.E. Jr. (2006) Relative performance of Bayesian clustering software for inferring population substructure and individual assignment at low levels of population differentiation. Conservation Genetics 7: 295-302.

Victory E.R., Glaubitz J.C., Rhodes O.E. Jr. and Woeste K.E. (2006) Genetic homogeneity in Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae) at nuclear microsatellites. American Journal of Botany 93: 118-126.

Robichaud R.L., Glaubitz J.C., Rhodes O.E. Jr, Woeste K. (2006) A robust set of black walnut microsatellites for parentage and clonal identification. New Forests 32: 179-196.

Aldrich P.R., Glaubitz J.C., Parker G.R., Rhodes O.E. Jr. and Michler C.H. (2005) Genetic structure inside a declining red oak community in old-growth forest. Journal of Heredity 96: 627 - 634.

Glaubitz J.C. (2004) convert: A user-friendly program to reformat diploid genotypic data for commonly used population genetic software packages. Molecular Ecology Notes 4: 309-310.

Glaubitz J.C., Rhodes O.E. Jr. and DeWoody J.A. (2003) Prospects for inferring pairwise relationships with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Molecular Ecology 12: 1039-1047.

Glaubitz J.C., Murrell J.C. and Moran G.F. (2003) Effects of native forest regeneration practices on genetic diversity in Eucalyptus consideniana. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 107: 422-431.

Glaubitz J.C., Wu H. and Moran G.F. (2003) Impacts of silviculture on genetic diversity in the native forest species Eucalyptus sieberi. Conservation Genetics 4: 275-287.

Glaubitz J.C., Emebiri L. and Moran G.F. (2001) Dinucleotide microsatellites from Eucalyptus sieberi: inheritance, diversity and improved scoring of single-base differences. Genome 44: 1041-1045.

Lewis K.G., Ritland K., El-Kassaby Y.A., McLean J.A., Glaubitz J.C., and Carlson J.E. (2001) Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA reveals fine-scale genetic structure in Pissodes strobi (Coleopotera: Curculionidae). Canadian Entomologist 133: 229-238.

Moran G.F., Butcher P.A. and Glaubitz J.C. (2000) Application of genetic markers in the domestication, conservation and utilisation of genetic resources of Australasian tree species. Australian Journal of Botany 48: 313-320.

Glaubitz J.C., El-Kassaby Y.A. and Carlson J.E. (2000) Nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of genetic diversity in western red cedar. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30: 379-389.

Glaubitz J.C. and Carlson J.E. (1992) RNA editing in the mitochondria of a conifer. Current Genetics 22: 163-165.

Tulsieram L.K., Glaubitz J.C., Kiss G. and Carlson J.E. (1992) Single-tree genetic linkage mapping in conifers using haploid DNA from megagametophytes. Bio/Technology 10: 686-690.

Carlson J.E., Tulsieram L.K., Glaubitz J.C., Luk V.W.K., Kauffeldt C. and Rutledge R. (1991) Segregation of random amplified DNA markers in F1 progeny of conifers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 83: 194-200.

Book chapters, conference proceeding papers, reports, and Ph.D. thesis (all peer-reviewed):

Victory E.R., Glaubitz J.C., Fike J., Rhodes O.E. Jr. and Woeste K.E. (2008) Different histories but similar genetic diversity and structure for black walnut in Indiana and Missouri. In: Jacobs D.F., Michler C.H. (eds) Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. Lafayette, IN, April 8-10, 2008.. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. General Technical Report NRS-P-24, pp. 436-445.

Michler C.H., Meilan R., Woeste K.E., Pijut P.M., Jacobs D., Aldrich P., Glaubitz J. (2005)  Hardwood genetics and tree improvement – a Midwest USA perspective.  In: The Thin Green Line:  A symposium on the state-of-the-art in reforestation.  July 26-28, 2005, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.  Proceedings.  Forest Research Information Paper No. 160.  Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Sault Ste. Marie, ON.  Pp. 69-74.

Glaubitz J.C., Robichaud R.L., Woeste K. and Rhodes O.E. Jr. (2004) Toward guidelines for harvest intensities with minimal impact upon retained genetic diversity in central hardwood tree species. In: Yaussy D.A., Hix D.M., Long R.P., and Goebel P.C. (eds) Proceedings, 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. Wooster, OH, March 16-19, 2004. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, General Technical Report NE-316, pp. 395-403.

Glaubitz J.C. and Moran G.F. (2001) Development of Indicators of Genetic Diversity in Managed Forests – Indicator 1.3.a. Final report prepared for the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (project number PN99.809). Client Report 1000, CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products, Canberra, Australia, 25 pp.

Glaubitz J.C. and Moran G.F. (2000). Genetic tools: the use of biochemical and molecular markers. (Chapter 4) In: Young A., Boshier D. and Boyle T. (Eds) Forest Conservation Genetics: Principles and Practice. CABI Publishing, New York, pp 39-59.

Glaubitz J.C., Garnier-Gere P. and Moran G.F. (1999) Assessment of Options and Research Priorities for the Practical, Sensitive and Cost Effective Monitoring of Montreal Regional Indicator 1.3.a – ‘The Amount of Genetic Diversity Within and Between Populations of Representative Forest Dwelling Species’ A (peer-reviewed) scoping study prepared for the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation. (CSIRO FFP Client report 656). 50 pp.

Glaubitz J.C., Strk J. and Moran G.F. (1999) Genetic impacts of different silvicultural practices in native eucalypt forests. In: Matyas Cs. (Ed) Forest Genetics and Sustainability. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, pp 183-195.

Glaubitz J.C. (1996) Applications of Molecular Markers to Forest Genetics: Genetic Diversity, Genome Mapping and Gene Expression. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Carlson J.E., Hong Y-P, Brown G.R. and Glaubitz J.C. (1994) FISH and RAPD marker genome analysis in conifers. In: Gresshoff P.M. (Ed) Plant Genome Analysis. CRC Press, pp. 69-82.

 
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