Mapping the development of cotton fibers through multiomics profiling
Daniel Szymanski and his former postdoctoral scholar Youngwoo Lee, lead author on their paper recently published in Plant Physiology, analyzed proteins in developing cotton fibers over time. They partnered with Jonathan Wendel, distinguished professor of ecology, evolution, and organismal biology, and Olga Zabotina, a professor of biochemistry biophysics and molecular biology, both from Iowa State University, as well as Jun Xie, a professor of statistics at Purdue, to research the multiple dimensions responsible for cells behind the billion dollar industry.