Robinson, Steve, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Contact Information:
107 Science Place
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X2
Telephone: 306-385-9404
Fax: 306-385-9482
Email: steve.robinson@agr.gc.ca
Areas of Expertise:
- Molecular genetics
- Gene expression analysis
- Epigenetics
- Stress physiology
- Bioinformatics
Current Projects:
- Comparative genome analysis among the Brassicaceae
- Uncovering Hidden Traits in Crop Plants - determining the extent of epigenetic regulation in Brassica species
- Unravelling low temperature adaptation through comparative genomics strategies in the Brassicaceae
- Functional genomics of abiotic stress
- Strawberry epigenetics
Affiliations:
- American Society of Plant Physiologists
- Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists
Research publications
2014
- Kagale, S., Koh, C., Nixon, J., Bollina, V., Clarke, W.E., Tuteja, R., Spillane, C., Robinson, S.J., Links, M.G., Clarke, C., Higgins, E.E., Huebert, T., Sharpe, A.G., Parkin, I.A.P. (2014). The emerging biofuel crop Camelina sativa retains a highly undifferentiated hexaploid genome structure, 5 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4706
- Kagale, S., Robinson, S.J., Nixon, J., Xiao, R., Huebert, T., Condie, J., Kessler, D., Clarke, W.E., Edger, P.P., Links, M.G., Sharpe, A.G., Parkin, I.A.P. (2014). Polyploid evolution of the Brassicaceae during the Cenozoic era, 26(7), 2777-2791. http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.114.126391
2012
- Taheri, A., Robinson, S.J., Parkin, I., Gruber, M.Y. (2012). Revised selection criteria for candidate restriction enzymes in genome walking, 7(4), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035117
2010
- Parkin, I.A.P., Clarke, W.E., Sidebottom, C., Zhang, W., Robinson, S.J., Links, M.G., Karcz, S.R., Higgins, E.E., Fobert, P., and Sharpe, A.G. (2010). "Towards unambiguous transcript mapping in the allotetraploid Brassica napus.", Genome, 53(11), pp. 929-938. doi : 10.1139/G10-053
2009
- Robinson, S.J., Tang, L.H., Mooney, B.A., McKay, S.J., Clarke, W.E., Links, M.G., Karcz, S., Regan, S., Wu, Y.Y., Gruber, M.Y., Cui, D., Yu, M., Parkin, I.A. (2009). An archived activation tagged population of Arabidopsis thaliana to facilitate forward genetics approaches, 9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-9-101
Other science related publications
2017
- House M, Ragupathy R, Vasudevan A, You FM, Jia G, Robinson S, Booker H (2017) Genome-wide approaches to identifying the basis of early flowering in epimutagenized royal Flax. Proc 25th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 14-18, W327 (workshop oral talk).
- Ravichandran S, Ragupathy R, Edwards T, Robinson S, Domaratzki M, Cloutier S (2017) MicroRNA guided post-transcriptional gene regulation in response to heat stress in wheat. Joint Meeting Canadian Society of Plant Biologists and Canadian Society for Horticultural Science, Vancouver, July 4-7 (oral)
2015
- Robinson, S.J., Cartar, R.V., Hoover, S.E.R., and Pernal, S.F. (2015). "Pollination, insect visitation, and nectar availability in commercial canola (Brassica napus L.)", 63rd Entomological Society of Alberta Annual General Meeting, Jasper, AB, Canada, October 1-3, 2015, Presentation.
2014
- Robinson, S.J., Cartar, R.V., Hoover, S.E.R., and Pernal, S.F. (2014). "Determinants of pollination, insect visitation, and nectar availability in commercial canola (Brassica napus L.)", 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Alberta, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, October 16-18, 2014, Presentation.
2012
- Parkin, I.A.P., Kagale, S., and Robinson, S.J. (2012). "Capturing the Leaf Transcriptome of Isatis tinctoria L.", 6th International Symposium on Brassica and 18th Crucifer Genetics Workshop, Catania, Sicily, Italy, November 12-16, 2012.
2009
- Robinson, S.J. and Parkin, I.A.P. (2009). "Bridging the Gene-to-Function Knowledge Gap Through Functional Genomics.", in Gustafson, J.P., Langridge, P., and Somers, D.J. (eds.) - Plant Genomics: Methods and Protocols. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 513, Humana Press Inc, USA, pp. 153-173.
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