Biodiversity Research Seminar Series (BRS)

BRS Arunkumar Ramesh: Genome and Epigenome Evolution in Model, Nonmodel, and Crop Plants

November 19, 2025, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Beaty Biodiversity Museum auditorium & Online

recording: https://ubc.zoom.us/rec/share/JHmU8SZOStbE66u_rRN0rRbj22t8GmgOXCSqW3KmQS1DmqKWZ5NkzlhiVinlJPnN.HhOkA4uGG0EtiH-a

Passcode: 4@Rpn?5T 

host: Loren Rieseberg

Title: Genome and Epigenome Evolution in Model, Nonmodel, and Crop Plants

Abstract: Plant genomes and epigenomes bear the signatures of diverse evolutionary forces, including mating-system shifts, polyploidization, and domestication. Understanding the genomic and epigenomic consequences of these processes is key to linking molecular evolution with adaptation, crop improvement, and conservation. In this talk, I will discuss how polyploidy shapes gene expression patterns in bread wheat, recent theoretical and methodological advances for studying epigenome evolution, and the genetic basis and consequences of mating-system evolution.

Short Bio: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and UBC

  • Biodiversity Research Seminar Series (BRS)

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