Loopstra, Carol
individual record
Associate Professor
Positions:
- Associate Professor, Ecology and Conservation Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
education and training
- Ph.D. in Forestry and Genetics, North Carolina State University - (Raleigh, North Carolina, United States) 1992
- M.S. in Forest Science, Oregon State University - (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) 1984
selected publications
Academic Articles33
- Li, J., West, J. B., Hart, A., Wegrzyn, J. L., Smith, M. A., Domec, J., Loopstra, C. A., & Casola, C. (2021). Extensive Variation in Drought-Induced Gene Expression Changes Between Loblolly Pine Genotypes.. Front Genet. 12, 661440.
- Lu, M., Loopstra, C. A., & Krutovsky, K. V. (2019). Detecting the genetic basis of local adaptation in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) using whole exome-wide genotyping and an integrative landscape genomics analysis approach.. Ecol Evol. 9(12), 6798-6809.
- Lu, M., Krutovsky, K. V., & Loopstra, C. A. (2019). Predicting Adaptive Genetic Variation of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Populations Under Projected Future Climates Based on Multivariate Models.. J Hered. 110(7), 857-865.
- Lu, M., Seeve, C. M., Loopstra, C. A., & Krutovsky, K. V. (2018). Exploring the genetic basis of gene transcript abundance and metabolite levels in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) using association mapping and network construction.. BMC Genet. 19(1), 100.
- Lu, M., Krutovsky, K. V., Nelson, C. D., West, J. B., Reilly, N. A., & Loopstra, C. A. (2017). Association genetics of growth and adaptive traits in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) using whole-exome-discovered polymorphisms. TREE GENETICS & GENOMES. 13(3), 57.
Chapters1
- Loopstra, C. A. (2000). Proteins of the Conifer Extracellular Matrix. Molecular Biology of Woody Plants. 287-297. Springer Nature.
Conference Papers5
- Loopstra, C. A., No, E. G., Wang, H., & Puryear, J. (2000). Xylem-specific expression of arabinogalactan-protein-like genes. CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OF ARABINOGALACTAN-PROTEINS. 179-190.
- Loopstra, C. A., Puryear, J. D., No, E. G., & Wang, H. (1997). Regulation and expression of xylem-specific genes in loblolly pine. 1997 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM. 79-84.
- Padmanabhan, V., Dias, D., Loopstra, C. A., & Newton, R. J. (1996). Isolation and characterization of a water deficit induced gene encoding a putative calcium binding protein. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 111(2), 712-712.
- Loopstra, C. A., Dias, D., No, E. G., Puryear, J., & Wang, H. Y. (1996). Regulation and function of arabinogalactan-proteins specific to xylem of loblolly pine. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 111(2), 532-532.
- OMALLEY, D. M., BAO, W., LIU, W. W., LOOPSTRA, C. A., MACKAY, J. J., SEDEROFF, R. R., VOO, K. S., & WHETTEN, R. (1993). IDENTIFICATION OF GENES AND PROTEINS INVOLVED WITH THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF CELL-WALL COMPONENTS IN LOBLOLLY-PINE XYLEM. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY. 34-34.
researcher on
Principal Investigator2
recent teaching activities
- BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor
- BICH491 Research Instructor
- BIOT684 Directed Pro Internship: In-ab Instructor
- BIOT684 Directed Prof Intern: In-ab Instructor
- BIOT684 Directed Prof Internship Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Lu, Mengmeng (2016-12). Exome Genotyping and Association Genetics of Quantitative Traits in a Clonally Tested Loblolly Pine Population (Pinus taeda L.). (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Seeve, Candace Marie (2010-12). Gene Expression and Association Analyses of Stress Responses in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.). (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Palle, Sreenath Reddy (2010-08). Gene Expression Analyses and Association Studies of Wood Development Genes in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.). (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Sathyan, Pratheesh (2004-12). Identification of drought responsive genes in aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda.L). (Master's Thesis)
- Yang, Suk-Hwan (2004-12). Transcript profiling of differentiating xylem of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
c-loopstra@tamu.edu
First Name
Carol
Last Name
Loopstra
mailing address
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH; Ecosystem Science & Management; 2126 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2135
USA