Scholars

Thomson, Michael

Professor

Positions:

Professor, Soil and Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Research Areas:

Gene editing, Plant molecular genetics, Crop improvement

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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Profile Summary

m.thomson@tamu.edu

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ORCID

0000-0003-1868-6867

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

Research Areas:

Gene editing, Plant molecular genetics, Crop improvement

overview

My research expertise is in plant molecular breeding with an emphasis on rice genetics and genomics, international agriculture, and developing CRISPR-based gene editing approaches for efficient gene validation and trait development. My primary objective is to apply new genetics discoveries to rice improvement to help Texas producers and rice farmers around the world produce higher yields of superior quality rice in an environmentally sustainable manner. I am also leading the AgriLife Research Crop Genome Editing Lab to optimize high-throughput gene editing across a number of diverse crop species.

education and training

Ph.D. in Plant Breeding, Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States) 2002

selected publications

Academic Articles62

Morales, K. Y., Bridgeland, A. H., Hake, K. D., Udall, J. A., Thomson, M. J., & Yu, J. Z. (2022). Homology-based identification of candidate genes for male sterility editing in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).. Front Plant Sci. 13, 1006264.
Islam, A., Mustahsan, W., Tabien, R., Awika, J. M., Septiningsih, E. M., & Thomson, M. J. (2022). Identifying the Genetic Basis of Mineral Elements in Rice Grain Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping.. Genes (Basel). 13(12), 2330-2330.
Dunbar, T., Tsakirpaloglou, N., Septiningsih, E. M., & Thomson, M. J. (2022). Carbon Nanotube-Mediated Plasmid DNA Delivery in Rice Leaves and Seeds.. Int J Mol Sci. 23(8), 4081-4081.
de Ocampo, M. P., Ho, V. T., Thomson, M. J., Mitsuya, S., Yamauchi, A., & Ismail, A. M. (2022). Correction: QTL mapping under salt stress in rice using a Kalarata-Azucena population. EUPHYTICA. 218(9), 134.
Bhatta, B. P., Correa, E., Patel, T., Wehner, T. C., Crosby, K. M., Thomson, M. J., & Malla, S. (2022). Data on inheritance of race 2 anthracnose resistance in watermelon (Citrullus spp.) biparental mapping populations.. Data Brief. 44, 108546-108546.

Chapters4

Ismail, A. M., & Thomson, M. J. (2011). Molecular Breeding of Rice for Problem Soils. ROOT GENOMICS. 289-311. Springer Nature.

SDG 2
Ismail, A. M., Thomson, M. J., Vergara, G. V., Rahman, M. A., Singh, R. K., Gregorio, G. B., & Mackill, D. J. (2010). Designing resilient rice varieties for coastal deltas using modern breeding tools. Tropical Deltas and Coastal Zones: Food Production, Communities and Environment at the Land-Water Interface. 154-165.
Singh, R. K., Redoa, E., Gregorio, G. B., Salam, M. A., Islam, M. R., Singh, D. P., ... Lang, N. T. (2010). The right rice in the right place: Systematic exchange and farmer-based evaluation of rice germplasm for salt-affected areas. Tropical Deltas and Coastal Zones: Food Production, Communities and Environment at the Land-Water Interface. 166-182.
Thomson, M. J., Ismail, A. M., McCouch, S. R., & Mackill, D. J. (2010). Marker Assisted Breeding. ABIOTIC STRESS ADAPTATION IN PLANTS: PHYSIOLOGICAL, MOLECULAR AND GENOMIC FOUNDATION. 451-469. Springer Nature.

Conference Papers6

Tsakirpaloglou, N., Wahl, N., Ibarra, O., Septiningsih, E., & Thomson, M. J. (2020). Optimizing a High-throughput Gene Editing Pipeline at the Texas A&M Crop Genome Editing Lab. IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMAL. 56(1), S55-S55.
Tsakirpaloglou, N., Wahl, N., Ibarra, O., Septiningsih, E., & Thomson, M. J. (2020). Optimizing a High-throughput Gene Editing Pipeline at the Texas A&M Crop Genome Editing Lab. IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMAL. 56(SUPPL 1), 55-55.
Thomson, M. J., Septiningsih, E., Ibarra, O., Brooks, M., & Wahl, N. (2019). Research and Service Activities at the Crop Genome Editing Lab.. IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMAL. 55, S70-S70.
Thomson, M. J., de Ocampo, M., Egdane, J., Akhlasur Rahman, M., Godwin Sajise, A., Adorada, D. L., ... Ismail, A. M. (2010). Characterizing the Saltol Quantitative Trait Locus for Salinity Tolerance in Rice. RICE. 3(2-3), 148-160.
McCouch, S. R., Sweeney, M., Li, J., Jiang, H., Thomson, M., Septiningsih, E., ... Ahn, S. (2007). Identification and transfer of trait-enhancing alleles from wild species. Rice Genetics V, Rice Genetics V. 209-234.