Cronn Lab:Research
Douglas-fir Transcriptome Observatory
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is an economically important timber species which grows throughout coastal western North America.
Fisher Mitogenomics
Fishers (Martes pennanti) are abundant in eastern North America, but their rarity and geographic isolation across the Rocky Mountain and Pacific regions has resulted in petitions for listing these populations under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Development of DNA tools to aid genetic conservation and restoration in Port-Orford-cedar
Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is a conifer native to coastal Oregon and northern California which is of horticultural importance. This project is in the process of developing molecular markers for this taxon to determine whether genetic variation in resistant Port-Orford-cedar breeding populations is similar in kind and amount to trees in unmanaged natural populations. This marker system will then also be used to identify geographic regions harboring Port-Orford-cedar that possess novel genetic variation and consider expanding resistance testing of those populations or expanded seed collections for ex situ genetic conservation as well as characterize the baseline genetic data for Port-Orford-cedar to be used for future management consideration relating to climate change and genetic conservation efforts.
Antelope Bitterbrush Landscape Genetics
Antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) is an important forage and cover shrub in the inter-mountain region of western North America.
Development of Microsatellites using Sequencing-By-Synthesis Technology
Development of micro-satellites (simple-sequence repeats) has historically been a time consuming and expensive task. We developed an approach to isolate and sequence microsatellites by combining traditional hybridization/enrichment with multiplexed massively parallel sequencing-by-synthesis technology. The approach is rapid and inexpensive, and the resulting library of microreads contains tens of thousands of microsatellite-containing sequences.