Kankshita Swaminathan

Developing a protocol for spatial metabolomics to investigate cell types in the Sorghum bicolor stem

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Principal Investigator

Amy Marshall-Colon

Project type

Exploratory Research

Sorghum bicolor is an important bioenergy crop because it has high nutrient and water use efficiency, and produces a large quantity of biomass that can be processed into ethanol for biofuels. Many…

Uncovering dynamic changes in metabolism and signaling across cell types in the Sorghum bicolor stem using multiomics

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Principal Investigator

Amy Marshall-Colon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Sorghum bicolor is an important bioenergy crop because it has high nutrient and water use efficiency, and produces a large quantity of biomass that can be processed into ethanol for biofuels. Many…

Characterization of Self-Incompatibility in the Bioenergy Grass Miscanthus

Lead Institution

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Principal Investigator

Kankshita Swaminathan

Project type

FICUS Research

Miscanthus is a widely adapted high biomass perennial grass, commonly grown as an ornamental, that shows promise as a bioenergy crop. Most available Miscanthus lines, including the high yielding…

Exploratory study to determine the spatial and temporal transcriptional landscape of the Sorghum bicolor stem

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Principal Investigator

Amy Marshall-Colon

Project type

Exploratory Research

Sorghum bicolor is an important bioenergy crop because it has high nutrient and water use efficiency, and produces a large quantity of biomass that can be processed into ethanol for biofuels. Many…

Multiscale analysis to explore the molecular landscape of Sorghum bicolor stem over time and space

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Principal Investigator

Amy Marshall-Colon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Sorghum bicolor is an important bioenergy crop because it has high nutrient and water use efficiency, and produces a large quantity of biomass that can be processed into ethanol for biofuels. Many…

EMSL Science Overview

Kankshita Swaminathan

Projects

Developing a protocol for spatial metabolomics to investigate cell types in the Sorghum bicolor stem

Uncovering dynamic changes in metabolism and signaling across cell types in the Sorghum bicolor stem using multiomics

Characterization of Self-Incompatibility in the Bioenergy Grass Miscanthus

Exploratory study to determine the spatial and temporal transcriptional landscape of the Sorghum bicolor stem

Multiscale analysis to explore the molecular landscape of Sorghum bicolor stem over time and space