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Brian Rice

Assistant Professor Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
Keim 328
Lincoln NE 68583-0915
Phone
402-472-5624 On-campus 2-5624
Email
brice7@unl.edu

Area of Expertise: Plant Breeding and Genetics

Area of Focus: Quantitative Genetics

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Education

Ph.D., Quantitative Genetics, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2021
M.S., Quantitative Genetics, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2018
B.S., Plant Genetics, Breeding, and Biotechnology, Purdue University, 2015

 

Research Interests

My research interests are in quantitative genetic trait modeling. My lab strives to improve our understanding of complex traits such as yield under abiotic stressors. The areas of focus to accomplish this mission are:

  • Developing strategies to include molecular genetic knowledge in association and prediction models
  • Work with breeding programs to test hypotheses on trait genetics in dynamic populations
  • Evaluate and test breeding program designs that enable simultaneous genetic gain with trait discovery

Publications

Google Scholar publication list

  • Rice, B. Lipka, AE. (2021). Diversifying Maize Genomic Selection Models. Molecular Breeding, 41(5).
  • Xu, X., Crow, M., Rice, B. R., et al. (2020). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Developing Ears Facilitates Functional Analysis and Trait Candidate Gene Discovery in Maize. Developmental Cell, 56(4).
  • Brian R Rice, Samuel B Fernandes, Alexander E Lipka. (2020). Multi-Trait Genome-wide Association Studies Reveal Loci Associated with Maize Inflorescence and Leaf Architecture. Plant and Cell Physiology, 61(8).
  • Rice, B., Lipka, AE. (2019). Evaluation of RR-BLUP genomic selection models that incorporate peak genome-wide association study signals in maize and sorghum. The Plant Genome, 12(1).