Robbie Waugh
Current positions
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2011 - Research Leader (PC2), James Hutton Institute (80%)
- 2012 - Professor, Div. Plant Sciences, University of Dundee (20%)
- 2008 - Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow
- 2013 - Trustee Director of ‘The Genome Analysis Centre’, Norwich
- 2014 - Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide
- 2016 – Adjunct Professor, University of Minneapolis (pending)
- 2014 – Co-Director, Scottish Food Security Alliance (Crops)
- 2010 – Board Member, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Adelaide
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (2015 onwards)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2013 onwards)
Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow (2008 onwards)
Education
- BSc (hons), Strathclyde University (1981)
- PhD, University of Dundee (1987)
Current research interests
In late 2015 I was awarded a 5-year ERC advanced grant to extend our work on meiosis and recombination in large genome crop plants. This complements ongoing interests in inflorescence development and architecture and the development and application of genetic (e.g. GWAS) and genomic technologies (e.g. exome sequencing) to explore, largely through collaboration, a range of issues in plant biology (e.g. cell wall biology). Common themes include the impact of natural (e.g. crop wild relatives and landraces) and induced (e.g. mutants, genome editing) diversity, how these can be assessed, generated, captured efficiently and exploited for both discovery science and crop improvement. In future, while maintaining a focus on gene identification we will also conduct more mechanistic studies in order to understand the individual genes and networks of interaction that condition certain biological responses (e.g. inflorescence architecture). Translating research into tangible outcomes remains an important driver and we have had considerable success over an extended period in identifying genes that control a broad range of phenotypic traits. We therefore actively collaborate with the commercial sector, who generally deploy technologies that we have developed, or discoveries we have made, in practical crop improvement programmes.
Bibliography
- Twardziok, S.; Gundlach, H.; Hedley, P.E.; Bayer, M.; Platzer, M.; Groth, M.; Waugh, R.; Spannagl, M., (In press) Gene prediction in the barley genome., In: Kole, C. (ed.). The Barley Genome, Compendium of Plant Genomes., Springer
- Comadran, J.; Waugh, R., (In press) Introduccion al mapeo por asociacion genetica., La genetica de los caracteres cuantitativos en la mejora vegetal del siglo XXI (eds. J. Comadran, J. Moreno, A. Torres, J. Canizares, R. Giraldez, B. Ordas, I. Romagosa, R. Lozano.). Spanish Society of Genetics, Gijon, Chapter 9.
- De La Fuente Canto, C.; Kalogiros, D.I.; Ptashnyk, M.; George, T.S.; Waugh, R.; Bengough, A.G.; Russell, J.; Dupuy, L.X., (2018) Morphological and genetic characterisation of the root system architecture of selected barley recombinant chromosome substitution lines using an integrated phenotyping approach., Journal of Theoretical Biology, 447, 84-97.
- Prade, V.M.; Gundlach, H.; Twardziok, S.; Chapman, B.; Tan, C.; Langridge, P.; Schulman, A.H.; Stein, N.; Waugh, R.; Zhang, G.; Platzer, M.; Li, C.; Spannagl, M.; Mayer, K.F.X., (2018) The pseudogenes of barley., The Plant Journal, 93, 502-514.
- Okagaki, R.J.; Haaning, A.; Bilgic, H.; Heinen, S.; Druka, A.; Bayer, M.; Waugh, R.; Muehlbauer, G.J., (2018) ELIGULUM-A regulates lateral branch and leaf development in barley., Plant Physiology, 176, 2750-2760.
- Prade, V.M.; Gundlach, H.; Twardziok, S.; Chapman, B.; Tan, C.; Langridge, P.; Schulman, A.H.; Stein, N.; Waugh, R.; Zhang, G.P.; Platzer, M.; Li, C.D.; Spannagl, M.; Mayer, K.F.X., (2018) The pseudogenes of barley., Plant Journal, 93, 502-514.
- Mascher, M.; Gundlach, H.; Himmelbach, A.; Beier, S.; Twardziok, S.O.; Wicker, T.; Radchuk, V.; Dockter, C.; Hedley, P.E.; Russell, J.; Bayer, M.; Ramsay, L.; Liu, H.; Haberer, G.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, Q.; Barrero, R.A.; Li, L.; Taudien, S.; Groth, M.; Felder, M.; Hastie, A.; Simkova, H.; Stankova, H.; Vrana, J.; Chan, S.; Munoz-Amatriain, M.; Ounit, R.; Wanamaker, S.; Bolser, D.; Colmsee, C.; Schmutzer, T.; Aliyeva-Schnorr, L.; Grasso, S.; Tanskanen, J.; Chailyan, A.; Sampath, D.; Heavens, D.; Clissold, L.; Cao, S.; Chapman, B.; Dai, F.; Han, Y.; Li, H.; Li, X.; Lin, C.; McCooke, J.K.; Tan, C.; Wang, P.; Wang, S.; Yin, S.; Zhou, G.; Poland, J.A.; Bellgard, M.I.; Borisjuk, L.; Houben, A.; Dolezel, J.; Ayling, S.; Lonardi, S.; Kersey, P.; Langridge, P.; Muehlbauer, G.J.; Clark, M.D.; Caccamo, M.; Schulman, U.; Mayer, K.F.X.; Platzer, M.; Close, T.J.; Scholz, U.; Hansson, M.; Zhang, G.; Braumann, I.; Spannagl, M.; Li, C.; Waugh. R.; Stein, N., (2017) A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome , Nature, 544, 427-433.
- Wicker, T.; Schulman, A.H.; Tanskanen, J.; Spannagl, M.; Twardziok, S.; Mascher, M.; Springer, N.M.; Li, Q.; Waugh, R.; Li, C.D.; Zhang, G.P.; Stein, N.; Mayer, K.F.X.; Gundlach, H., (2017) The repetitive landscape of the 5100 Mbp barley genome., Mobile DNA, 8, Article No. 22.
- Sakuma, S.; Lundqvist, U.; Kakei, Y.; Thirulogachandar, V.; Suzuki, T.; Hori, K.; Wu, J.Z.; Tagiri, A.; Rutten, T.; Koppolu, R.; Shimada, Y.; Houston, K.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Waugh, R.; Schnurbusch, T.; Komatsuda, T., (2017) Extreme suppression of lateral floret development by a single amino acid change in the VRS1 transcription factor., Plant Physiology, 175, 1720-1731.
- Bryan, G.J.; McLean, K.; Waugh, R.; Spooner, D.M., (2017) Levels of intra-specific AFLP diversity in tuber-bearing potato species with different breeding systems and ploidy levels., Frontiers in Genetics, 8, Article No. 119.
- Bayer, M.; Ganal, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Macaulay, M.; Plieske, J.; Ramsay, L.; Rapazote-Flores, P.; Russell, J.; Shaw, P.; Thomas, W.; Waugh, R., (2017) Development and evaluation of a barley 50k iSelect SNP array., Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article No. 1792.
- Hassan, A.S.; Houston, K.; Lahnstein, J.; Shirley, N.; Schwerdt, J.G.; Gidley, M.J.; Waugh, R.; Little, A.; Burton, R.A., (2017) A genome wide association study of arabinoxylan content in 2-row spring barley grain., PLoS ONE, 12, Article No. e0182537.
- Hughes, J.; Hepworth, C.; Dutton, C.; Dunn, J.A.; Hunt, L.; Stephens, J.; Waugh, R.; Cameron, D.D.; Gray, J.E., (2017) Reducing stomatal density in barley improves drought tolerance without impacting on yield., Plant Physiology, 174, 776-787.
- Guo, W.; Calixto, C.P.G.; Tzioutziou, N.; Lin, P.; Waugh, R.; Brown, J.W.S.; Zhang, R., (2017) Evaluation and improvement of the regulatory inference for large co-expression networks with limited sample size., BMC Systems Biology, 11, Article No. 62.
- Beier, S.; Himmelbach, A.; Colmsee, C.; Zhang, X.Q.; Barrero, R.A.; Zhang, Q.S.; Li, L.; Bayer, M.; Bolser, D.; Taudien, S.; Groth, M.; Felder, M.; Hastie, A.; Simkova, H.; Stankova, H.; Vrana, J.; Chan, S.K.; Munoz-Amatriain, M.; Ounit, R.; Wanamaker, S.; Schmutzer, T.; Aliyeva-Schnorr, L.; Grasso, S.; Tanskanen, J.; Sampath, D.; Heavens, D.; Cao, SJ; Chapman, B; Dai, F; Han, Y; Li, H; Li, X; Lin, CY; McCooke, JK; Tan, C; Wang, SB; Yin, SY; Zhou, GF; Poland, JA; Bellgard, MI; Houben, A; Dolezel, J; Ayling, S; Lonardi, S.; Langridge, P.; Muehlbauer, G.J.; Kersey, P.; Clark, M.D.; Caccamo, M.; Schulman, A.H.; Platzer, M.; Close, T.J.; Hansson, M.; Zhang, G.P.; Braumann, I.; Li, C.D.; Waugh, R.; Scholz, U.; Stein, N.; Mascher, M., (2017) Construction of a map-based reference genome sequence for barley, Hordeum vulgare L., Scientific Data, 4, Article No. 170044.
- Colas, I.; Darrier, B.; Arrieta, M.; Mittmann, S.U.; Ramsay, L.; Sourdille, P.; Waugh, R., (2017) Observation of extensive chromosome axis remodeling during the "diffuse-phase" of meiosis in large genome cereals., Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article No. 1235.
- Gou, W.; Calixtio, C.P.G.; Tzioutziou, N.; Ping, L.; Waugh, R.; Brown, J.W.S.; Zhang, R., (2017) Evaluation and improvement of the regulatory inference for large co-expression networks with limited sample size., BMC Systems Biology, 11, Article No. 62.
- Bull, H.; Casao, M.C.; Zwirek, M.; Flavell, A.J.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Guo, W.B.; Zhang, R.X.; Rapazote-Flores, P.; Kyriakidis, S.; Russell, J.; Druka, A.; McKim, S.M.; Waugh, R., (2017) Barley SIX-ROWED SPIKE3 encodes a putative Jumonji C-type H3K9me2/me3 demethylase that represses lateral spikelet fertility., Nature Communications, 8, Article No. 936.
- Colas, I.; Ramsay, L.; Waugh, R., (2017) Barley meiosis The importance of sticking together., Atlas of Science, 7 March 2017.
- Mascher, M.; Schuenemann, V.J.; Davidovich, U.; Marom, N.; Himmelbach, A.; Hübner, S.; Korol, A.; David, M.; Reiter, E.; Riehl, S.; Schreiber, M.; Vohr, S.H.; Green, R.E.; Dawson, I.K.; Russell, J.; Kilian, B.; Muehlbauer, G.J.; Waugh, R.; Fahima, T.; Krause, J.; Weiss, E.; Stein, N., (2016) Genomic analysis of 6,000-year-old cultivated grain illuminates the domestication history of barley., Nature Genetics, 48, 1089-1093.
- Wendt, T.; Holme, I.; Dockter, C.; Preuss, A.; Thomas, W.; Druka, A.; Waugh, R.; Hansson, M.; Braumann, I., (2016) HvDep1 Is a positive regulator of culm elongation and grain size in barley and impacts yield in an environment-dependent manner., PLoS ONE, 11, Article No. e0168924.
- Colas, I.; Macaulay, M.; Higgins, J.D.; Phillips, D.; Barakate, A.; Posch, M.; Armstrong, S.J.; Franklin, F.C.H.; Halpin, C.; Waugh, R.; Ramsay, L., (2016) A spontaneous mutation in MutL-Homolog 3 (HvMLH3) affects synapsis and crossover resolution in the barley desynaptic mutant des10., New Phytologist, 212, 693-707.
- Mora, F.; Quitral, Y.A.; Matus, I.; Russell, J.; Waugh, R.; del Pozo, A., (2016) SNP-based QTL mapping of 15 complex traits in barley under rain-fed and well-watered conditions by a mixed modeling approach., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No.909.
- Oakey, H.; Cullis, B.; Thompson, R.; Comadran, J.; Halpin, C.; Waugh, R., (2016) Genomic selection in multi-environment crop trials., G3- Genes Genomes Genetics, 6, 1313-1326.
- Marcotuli, I.; Houston, K.; Schwerdt, J.G.; Waugh, R.; Fincher, G.B.; Burton, R.A.; Blanco, A.; Gadaleta, A., (2016) Genetic diversity and genome wide association study of beta-glucan content in tetraploid wheat grains., PLoS ONE, 11, Article No. e0152590
- Andriotis, V.M.E.; Saalbach, G.; Waugh, R.; Field, R.A.; Smith, A.M., (2016) The Maltase involved in starch metabolism in barley endosperm is encoded by a single gene., PLoS One, 11, Article No. e0151642.
- Russell, J.; Mascher, M.; Dawson, I.K.; Kyriakidis, S.; Calixto, C.; Freund, F.; Bayer, M.; Milne, I.; Marshall-Griffiths, T.; Heinen, S.; Hofstad, A.; Sharma, R.; Himmelbach, A.; Knauft, M.; van Zonneveld, M.; Brown, J.W.S.; Schmid, K.; Kilian, B.; Muehlbauer, G.J.; Stein, N.; Waugh R., (2016) Exome sequencing of geographically diverse barley landraces and wild relatives gives insights into environmental adaptation., Nature Genetics, 48, 1024-1030.
- Jöst, M.; Hensel, G.; Kappel, C.; Druka, A.; Sicard, A.; Hohmann, U.; Beier, S.; Himmelbach, A.; Waugh, R.; Kumlehn, J.; Stein, N.; Lenhard, M., (2016) The INDETERMINATE DOMAIN protein BROAD LEAF1 limits barley leaf width by restricting lateral proliferation., Current Biology, 26, 903-909.
- Jöst, M.; Taketa, S.; Mascher, M.; Himmelbach, A.; You, T.; Shahinnia, F.; Rutten, T.; Druka, A.; Schmutzer, T.; Steuernagel, B.; Beier, S.; Taudien, S.; Scholz, U.; Morgante, M.; Waugh, R.; Stein, N., (2016) A homolog of Blade-On-Petiole 1 and 2 (BOP1/2) controls internode length and homeotic changes of the barley inflorescence., Plant Physiology, 171, 1113-1127.
- Mascher, M.; Schuenemann, V.J.; Davidovich, U.; Marom, N.; Himmelbach, A.; Hubner, S.; Korol, A.; David, M.; Reiter, E.; Riehl, S.; Schreiber, M.; Vohr, S.H.; Green, R.E.; Dawson, I.K.; Russell, J.; Kilian, B.; Muehlbauer, G.J.; Waugh, R.; Fahima, T.; Krause, J.; Weiss, E.; Stein, N., (2016) Genomic analysis of 6,000-year-old cultivated grain illuminates the domestication history of barley., Nature Genetics, 48, 1089-1093.
- Calixto, C.P.G.; Simpson, C.G.; Waugh, R.; Brown, J.W.S., (2016) Alternative splicing of barley clock genes in response to low temperature., PLoS ONE, 11, Article No. e0168028.
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