The next generation of training for arabidopsis researchers: Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology

Joanna, Friesner, Sarah, Assmann, Bastow, Ruth, Julia, Bailey-Serres, Jim, Beynon, Volker, Brendel, Robin, Buell, Alexander, Buksch, Wolfgang, Busch, Taku, Demura, R, Dinneny Jose, J, Doherty Colleen, L, Eveland Andrea, Pascal, Falter-Braun, A, Gehan Malia, Michael, Gonzales, Erich, Grotewold, Rodrigo, Gutierrez, Ute, Kramer, Gabriel, Krouk, Shisong, Ma, RJ, Cody Markelz, Molly, Megraw, C, Meyers Blake, Murray, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-3839, J, Provart Nicholas, Sue, Rhee, Roger, Smith, Edgar, Spalding, Crispin, Taylor, Tracy, Teal, U, Torii Keiko, Chris, Town, Matthew, Vaughn, Richard, Vierstra, Doreen, Ware, Olivia, Wilkins, Cranos, Williams and M, Brady Siobhan 2017. The next generation of training for arabidopsis researchers: Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology. Plant Physiology 175 , pp. 1499-1509. 10.1104/pp.17.01490

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Abstract

It has been more than 50 years since Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) was first introduced as a model organism to understand basic processes in plant biology. A well-organized scientific community has used this small reference plant species to make numerous fundamental plant biology discoveries (Provart et al., 2016). Due to an extremely well-annotated genome and advances in high-throughput sequencing, our understanding of this organism and other plant species has become even more intricate and complex. Computational resources, including CyVerse,3 Araport,4 The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR),5 and BAR,6 have further facilitated novel findings with just the click of a mouse. As we move toward understanding biological systems, Arabidopsis researchers will need to use more quantitative and computational approaches to extract novel biological findings from these data. Here, we discuss guidelines, skill sets, and core competencies that should be considered when developing curricula or training undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty. A selected case study provides more specificity as to the concrete issues plant biologists face and how best to address such challenges.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	American Society of Plant Biologists
ISSN:	0032-0889
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	25 October 2017
Date of Acceptance:	25 October 2017
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2024 13:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105927

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