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Eric J Bishop-von Wettberg University of Vermont

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CURRICULUM VITAE Eric J Bishop – von Wettberg

Plant and Soil Science Gund Institute for the Environment

University of Vermont


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Eric J. Bishop-von Wettberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Plant Genetics and Breeding

Department of Plant and Soil Science Gund Institute for the Environment

University of Vermont

EXTENDED TENURE AND PROMOTION ACADEMIC CURRICULUM VITAE

Table of Contents

I. Education …………………………………………………………………………… 3 II. Professional Experience …………………………………………………………….. 3 III. Funding and Grants .……………………………………………………..…………. 4 IV. Publications …….…………………………………………………………………... 11 V. Presentations ….……………………………………………………………………. 27 VI. Teaching and Training Experience ………………………………………………… 34 VII. Graduate and Undergraduate Student Mentees ……………………………………. 36 VIII. Academic and Professional Service ………………………………………………... 40


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Eric J Bishop-von Wettberg Department of Plant and Soil Science and Gund Institute for the Environment

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405 USA, Ph: 802-656-9117 Fax: (802) 656-4656

Email: [email protected] http://www.uvm.edu/~pss/?Page=faculty/facultybishopvonwettberg.php

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eric_Wettberg; https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4ROHkhYAAAAJ&hl=en#d=gsc_md_hist&p=&u=

ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-0317 EDUCATION

Degree Institution Field Dates PhD Brown University Ecology and Evolution 2001-2007 Thesis: Landscape genetics of local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in Impatiens capensis; Advisor: Johanna Schmitt B.A. Swarthmore College Biology, Phi Beta Kappa 1995-1999 FULL-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Institution Rank Field Dates University of Vermont Associate Professor Plant Soil Science 2019 – University of Vermont Assistant Professor Plant Soil Science 2017 – 2019 Florida International University Associate Professor Biology 2016- 2017 Florida International University Assistant Professor Biology 2010-2016 University of California, Davis NIH NRSA Fellow, Genomics 2007-2009 Advisors: Sergey Nuzhdin, Maureen Stanton Copenhagen University (RVAU) Fulbright Scholar Agroecology 1999-2000 Advisor: Jacob Weiner PART-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Institution Rank Field Dates Peter the Great Polytechnic Uni. Visiting Scholar Genomics 2018 - 2019 Addis Ababa University Fulbright Specialist Genomics 2017 - 2018 South China Botanic Garden Ch. Aca. Sci. Fellow Genomics July 2017 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Conserv. Genetics Conservation 2010 - 2015 Ecole Nat. Sup. Agron. Toulouse Visiting Scholar Ecology May 2011 NYS Dep. Env. Conservation Naturalist Intern Education Spring 2000


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FUNDING Grants Pending: currently in review USDA NIFA National Needs Postdoctoral Fellowship: Identifying QTLs Responsible for Root

Exudation and Microbiome Assembly in Pea, Pisum Sativum. Role: Mentor for Edward Marques. $225,216. In review.

USDA NIFA Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Addressing Agricultural Transition through

the Development of Industrial Hemp: From Basic Research to Rural Economic Development. Role: Co-PD with J. Kolondinsky and others. $10,000,000. In review.

USDA NIFA OREI: Organic Seed Systems Planning meeting. Role: Co-PD with Dan Tobin.

$50000 over One year. In review USDA NIFA: Collaborative Proposal: Mungbean breeding program. Role: Co-PD with PI Arti

Singh (Iowa State). $650000/125,000. In review Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: Balancing the amino acid content of

mungbean. Role: Co-PD with Ramakrishnan M. Nair (World Vegetable Center), $1,000,000/400,000. In review.

National Science Foundation: Biological Intergration Institute: Deep Roots. Role: co-PI, with

PI J. Harris, co-PI J. Gorres, co-PI D. Wang. $9,500,000, in review

DIVSEEK Seed System Hub: How does it taste? Hub pilot for adding cultural data to

genebank databases. PI, in review

National Socio-Environment Synthesis Center (SESNYC): Meeting Proposal: Making the

Diversity Assessment Tool for Agrobiodiversity and Resilience (DATAR) a Reality across Agricultural Sectors Worldwide. Role: panelist, PI: D. Jarvits.

Human Frontiers in Science Program: Edaphic specialization and speciation in wild

pigeonpeas. Role: PI, LOI submitted March 26, pending. VT Agency of Agriculture Specialty Crop Grant: Tuber legumes as novel biodrills. Role: PI

with Dan Tobin, Juan Alvez $30,000, in review. American Society of Brewing Chemists: Acid profiles of native hops. Advisor to Shannon Meyler, Food Systems ms student. Grants Pending: planned submissions: USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant: Developing biodrilling tuber legumes to

remediate soil compaction on organic farms. Role: PI with co-PIs J. Gorres, J Alvez, D. Tobin, Philo Ridge Farm. $75,000. Due June 4 2020


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National Science Foundation Plant Genome Program: Evolution of seed emergence. Role:

co-PI, with PI R.V. Penmetsa. Planned summer 2020

National Science Foundation Plant Genome Program: Dynamic Gene models for flowering

time in chickpea. Role: co-PI, with PI S.V. Nuzhdin. Planned summer 2020

USDA SARE: Novel Approaches: Tuber legumes as biodrills. Role: PI. $200,000. Planned

summer 2020. UVM ARS Internal White paper Funding: Soil Health metrics. Role- Co-PI with Deb Neher

(PI). Planned June 1. UVM ARS Internal White paper Funding: Agritourism’s ecological benefits. Role- Co-PI

with Lisa Chase (PI). Planned June 1. Gund Institute for the Environment: Interactions of antibiotics and soil community diversity

on PFAS bioaccumulation. Role PI with Julie Dragon, Deb Neher, Raju Badireddy, Rachel Schattman. Planned, August 2020.

National Geographic Society: The Roman Villa Project. Role: PI, with Mark Usher, Lisa

Chase. $50,000. Planned submission, October 2020. Grants Pending: planned re-submissions: USDA NIFA Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Emerging Agricultural Contaminants: Using

Microbiomes to Characterize Impacts on Agricultural Sustainability, Resilience and Wellbeing. Role: Co-PD with Deb Neher, B, Panikkar, and others. $10,000,000. In preparation for resubmission.

USDA NIFA National Needs Fellowship and International Travel Proposal: Improving

agricultural resilience to extreme events. Role: Co-PD with Gillian Galford. $262,000 over three years. Planned Resubmission in 2020

CS Fund & Warsh Mott Legacy: In Situ Conservation of Native Crops in the Peruvian Andes for Climate Change. Role: Co-PI with PI D. Tobin. $ 87,772. Planned Resubmission in 2020

Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation: Conserving Native Crops in the Peruvian Andes

with reciprocal transplantation for Climate Change Adaptation. Role: Co-PI with PI Dan. Tobin. Planned resubmission in 2020.

Organic Farming Research Foundation: Developing biodrilling tuber legumes to remediate

soil compaction on organic farms. Role: PI with co-PIs J. Gorres, J Alvez, D. Tobin. $25,000. Planned resubmission 2020


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Tinker Foundation: Responses to drought and climate change in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

Role: co-PI with Dan Tobin. $300,000. Resubmission planned 2021. Active awards: National Science Foundation 2020-2022 REU Site: Big Data, Smallholders: Undergraduate Research into Geographic, Socio-

economic, and Cultural Factors Shaping Crop Diversity and Livelihood Outcomes in East Africa. Role: Senior personnel, with PI T. Reynolds.

USDA NIFA REU 2020-2022 Agricultural Transition through Transformative Practices in Rural Economies with

FACT. Role: Senior Personnel with Steve Kostell, Jane Kolondinsky. $500,000 over 3 years.

Genome Canada 2019-2022 Enhancing the Value of Lentil Variation for Ecosystem Survival. Genome Canada, NA

Bett (PI) Vandenberg (co-PI), von Wettberg (role: senior personnel, international collaborator, co-wrote proposal, co-supervise Emma Jobson, postdoctoral scholar). $7,000,000 (CND).

VT Agency of Agriculture Specialty Crop Grant 2019-2021 A survey of heirloom and feral hops for resistance to fungal and insect pests, $20,000,

PI, with co-PI’s H. Darby and S. Keller. USDA SARE Partner Grant 2019-2021 Increasing Yield and Carbon Sequestration of Hemp Production with Understory

Companion Crops, PI with co-PI B. Voight, $20,224. USDA SARE Graduate Student Research 2019-2020 Microbial diversity of Field Pea cover crops. Role: PI, Supervisor for Edward

Marques. $15,000. City Market Community Grants 2019-2021 Improving winter peas as a cover crop. Role: Supervisor for PhD student Edward

Marques. $7,500. USDA NIFA 2017-10585 2018-2020 Genetic biofortification of carotenoid content of grain legumes for novel market types

as high-value fresh vegetables and in processed foods. Role Co-PI (co-wrote proposal) with R Varma Penmetsa (UC Davis), $57,000.

RNF-MOST Bi-Lateral Program 2018-2020


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Population genomics and analysis of agronomic traits of Mungbean germplasm conserved in USDA, WorldVeg (Taiwan) and VIR (Russia) genebanks. PI (wrote proposal, lead project) with Maria Samsonova and Cheng-Ruei Lee, $120,000

USDA NIFA Hatch Funding 2018-2020 Improving cover crops for Vermont, role PI (wrote proposal, lead project), $65,000. Gund Catalyst Award 2019-2020 Examining ecosystem services and impacts of climate change on new American

farmers. Role: PI with Co-PI T. Reynolds, SP D. Tobin, Y Chen, $50,000 Gund Catalyst Award 2019-2020 Identifying hotspots for agrobiodiversity in Mexico, a major center of crop origin.

Role: senior personnel, with PI Y. Chen and Co-PI D. Tobin, $50,000 Completed Awards: USAID Feed the Future Program Chickpea Innovation Laboratory 2013-2018

A Reverse Introgression approach to creating climate resilient chickpea (Role: co-PI (co-wrote proposal), PI DR Cook), $6,000,000/$453,000

USDA NIFA Sabbatical Fellowship 2017-2018

Improving the Acid soil tolerance of chickpea USDA AFRI sabbatical proposal von Wettberg EJ (PI, wrote proposal), Vandemark (co-PI). ($109,830; declined due to move to UVM)

Chinese Academy of Science Fellowship 2017 Adaptive evolution and speciation of limestone karst plants. Von Wettberg EJ (PI, co-

wrote proposal), Kang, M (Host) (14,379) USDA NIFA Graduate Fellowship 2016-2018

Next generation genebank management for mangoes. Warschefsky EJ (PI), von Wettberg EJ (mentor). $79,000

Genome Canada 2015-2019

Application of genomics to improving the lentil economy. Genome Canada, NA Bett (PI) Vandenberg (co-PI), von Wettberg (role: senior personnel, international collaborator, co-wrote proposal, co-supervise Ezgi Ogutcen, postdoctoral scholar). $8,000,000

National Science Foundation, Plant Genome Program 2013-2017


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Deducing the Genomic Footprint and Functional Impact of Chickpea Domestication on Nitrogen Fixation (Role: Co-PI (co-wrote proposal), PI DR Cook), $3,500,000 /$873,000. Currently in No-Cost Extension

National Science Foundation, Integrated Organismal Systems 2015-2017

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evolution and domestication genetics of the mango. Role: PI, supervisor for Emily Warschefsky, $18,850

National Science Foundation, Division of Environmental Bio 2014-2016

Ecological and Evolutionary Forces Reshaping Mutualism During Species Introductions (Role: Senior Pers., PI SS Porter, Washington State University, co-wrote proposal, performed collections and analyses), $800,000 /$59,000

Global Crop Diversity Trust 2015-2017

Phenotyping for climate resilience in chickpea’s wild progenitor species (Role: Co-PI (performed analyses and co-supervised international students, PI D Cook, Co-PIs B Bukun, M Ghanem, A. Kahraman, 413,895, $14,835)

Bok Tower Gardens Conservation Genetics Contract 2015-2016 Conservation genetics of Ocala Vetch, Vicia ocalensis (Role: PI: wrote project, supervised all activities, $4,000) Everglades National Park Cooperative Agreement 2015-2016

Conservation Genetics of South Florida Tephrosia, (Role: PI: Wrote project, supervised all activities, $12,607)

USDA National Plant Germplasm System 2016

Expanding wild lentil germplasm with new collections in Spain. $15,000. (Role: Co-PI, with PI C. Coyne. Contributed to writing and planning). Project cancelled due to permitting concerns in Spain.

FTBG Fairchild Challenge graduate student award 2013- 2014

Role: PI. Graduate support for Emily Warschefsky, Fairchild Challenge Intern ($25,960 via FTBG)

USDA NRCS graduate student award 2012- 2013

Developing a Youth Conservation Academy for Project Grow (Role: PI. Wrote project and supervised all activities. $30,000, $23,460 to FIU via FTBG)

Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund 2012

Conservation genetics of the genus Garciadelia in the Dominican Republic, $10,000. Role: PI. Wrote project and supervised all activities.

US FWS Contract F11AC00796 2011-2012


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Conservation genetics of rare Florida Plants (Role: PI, wrote project and supervised all activities $55,000, $19,250 to FIU via FTBG) USDA HSI Consortia Grant 2012-2015

Fellowship and training program (Role: Fairchild co-PD, supervised activities at Fairchild Botanic Garden), $800,000 N/A

USDA National Needs Fellowship 2011-2014

Graduate fellowships program in Agroecology (Role: Co-PD (co-wrote proposal, co-supervised two graduate students) with PD Drs. Jayachandran and Co-PDs Bhat and Onstead), $120,000, N/A

USDA Minority Serving Institution 2011-2014

Undergraduate fellowships program in Agroecology (Role: Co-PD (co-wrote proposal, supervised undergraduate students and high school interns, with PD. Dr. Jayachandran and co-PD Bhat), $180,000, N/A

NSF Plant Genome Research Program 2008-2011

Genomics of salinity tolerance in desert Medicago truncatula, $2,700,000, $130,000 (Role: Co-PI PI, co-wrote proposal, led field activities. PI S. Nuzhdin, co-PIs D. Cook, S Strauss, M. Friesen)

NSF International Research and Education Planning Grant 2008

Genomics of salinity tolerance in Medicago truncatula in Tunisia, $20,000, N/A Role: co-PI, co-wrote proposal. PI S. Nuzhdin, Co-PI with D. Cook, S Strauss, M. Friesen.

NIH National Research Service Award 2007-2009

Genomics of Nickel tolerance in Arabidopsis lyrata, $141,318. Role: Wrote proposal, performed fellowship activities.

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 2004-2006

Local adaptation and landscape genetics of plastic shade avoidance responses in Impatiens capensis, $11,450. Role: Wrote proposal, performed activities.

EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship 2004-2007 Landscape genetics of escaped ornamental Impatiens, $138,000. Role: wrote proposal, Performed research activities. Fulbright Fellowship 1999-2000

To study agricultural ecology, Royal Vet. Ag. U., Denmark, $23,000. Role: wrote proposal, performed research activities.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship 1999-2000

To study agricultural ecology, Royal Vet. Ag. U., Denmark, $23,000. Role: wrote proposal, performed research and outreach activities.


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Grants and Fellowships Awarded to Students and Visiting Scholars Pease S. Ludlow Horticulture Award and Distinguished Undergrad Research 2020 Morrow B. Undergraduate Research Award and Distinguished Undergrad Research 2020 Marques, M UVM Graduate Student Energy Fund (Declined due to graduation) 2019 Kur, A Awesome Foundation, for community murals, $1,000 2019 Morrow, R UVM SURF Summer research fellowship, $5000 2019 Pease, S. UVM PSS Seymour award 2019 Smykal P. Fulbright Fellowship, 6 months at University of Vermont, $50,000 2018 Warschefsky E. Botanical Society of America Travel Award, $2000 2017 Marques, E. Botanical Society of America Travel Award, $2000 2017 Marques, E. ICRISAT Travel Award, 3,000 2016 Marques, E. Tinker Latin America Travel Award, 1,000 2016 Marques, E. ICRISAT Travel Award, 2,500 2016 Valls, R. Botanical Society of America Young Botanist Award 2016 Valdes, I. Botanical Society of America Young Botanist Award 2016 Warschefsky, E Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Grad Res Award, $5000 2015 Warschefsky, E, FIU Dissertation Evidence Acquisition Award, $8,300 2015 Sanchez, V USDA Fellowship, Am. Assoc. Hispanics in Higher Ed. (AAHHE) 2014 Warschefsky, E, Great Lakes National Scholarship, $2500 2014 Warschefsky, E, Botanical Soc. of Am. Graduate Student Research Award, $500 2014 Warschefsky, E Am. Soc. of Plant Taxonomists Graduate Student Research, $800 2014 Warschefsky, E Kelly Foundation Scholarship for Tropical Botany, $300 2013 Warschefsky, E Florida Native Plant Society Graduate Research Grant, $1500 2012


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Sanchez, V Int. Congress on Legume Genetics and Genomics NSF Travel Award 2012 Scharnagl, K Botanical Society of America Young Botanist Award 2012 Fotinos T, Florida Native Plant Society Award, $500 2011 Fotinos T, MBRS RISE graduate fellowship 2011-2013 McLaughlin P. Fulbright Fellowship, 3 months at Florida International 2010 PROFESSIONAL HONORS, PRIZES, FELLOWSHIPS

Fulbright Specialist Program Roster Member 2016 - 2020 Assigned to Ethiopia, 2017-2018 UVM Food Systems Meeting and Travel funding, 2020 $8000, with Mark Usher, Lisa Chase and Nick Rose UVM Food Systems Meeting and Travel funding, 2019 $8000, with Amy Trubek and Maya Moore UVM Writing in the Disciplines Course Grant 2018 – 2019 $700 to improve writing assignments in Crop Breeding UVM EPSCOR Travel Grant 2018 $500 for travel to EPSCOR Training workshop UVM OVPR Express Equipment grant 2017 - 2018 $2,800 for hydroponic system UVM CALS-EXTENSION Challenge Grant 2017 - 2018 $5000 for hops breeding, with co-PI Heather Darby Fulbright Nehru Program Sabbatical Fellow (declined) 2017 For studies of drought tolerance at ICRISAT in Hyderabad FIU UP:LIFT Provost’s Initiative Funding 2016-2017

Learning Assistant, Undergraduate research assistant, and summer support for the development of online and hybrid versions of PCB 4674 Evolution

FIU African and African Diaspora studies travel mini-grant (Declined) 2016 For travel to Ethiopia to teach a short course, $2,500

FIU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities 2015


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For excellence in research activities, $5,000 FIU Writing Across the Curriculum Grant 2015 For improvement of writing in undergraduate population genetics, $500 FIU STEM Transformation Institute Founding Faculty Fellow 2015

Selected to be among the initial faculty in STI, dedicated to improvement of university teaching practices

USDA Kika De La Garza Fellowship (Declined) 2014 USDA training fellowship for faculty at Hispanic Serving Institutions. Declined. Kennan Family Research Grant, FIU 2014 Funds for travel to support research, $3,000 Society for the Study of Evolution, Teacher Outreach Grant 2014 $800 award to provide a teacher training workshop in Evolution HHMI Teaching Scholar 2012-2013

Improvement of Undergraduate Evolution Teaching at Florida International University. Teaching release, summer salary, overload pay, and staff support. $30,000

Broad Foundation Fellowship 2012-2013

Conservation genetics of Pilosocereus cacti in the Dominican Republic, $1000 NSF Travel funds, ICLGG VI 2012 Partial support to present at the Int. Congress on Legume Genetics and Genomics, $1200 FIU CAS Summer Faculty Support 2011 Conservation genetics of Chamaecrista, $7,000 UF Comparative Genomic Workshop Travel Award 2011, 2015 Funds to attend an NSF-funded 3-day genomics workshop, $1,000 NSF MICROMORPH Travel Award 2011

Funds to visit the laboratory of Professor Susan Singer at Carleton College, $3000 PUBLICATIONS IN DISCIPLINE

ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-0317 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eric_Wettberg ; RG Score 39.8, H Index 21 WoS ResearcherID: C-1115-2016 Scopus ID: 6508239195 Google Scholar Metrics: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4ROHkhYAAAAJ&hl=en H-index (all): 23; Since 2013: 15; i-10 Index (all): 28; Total Citations: 1507


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Most papers and supplemental data are available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eric_Wettberg Attributions: 1: Paper authored by graduate student 2: Paper authored by mentee (postdoc, laboratory technician or international scholar) 3: Corresponding author 4: Denotes equal contribution to authorship 5: Paper authored by an undergraduate student Times Cited from Web of Science and Google Scholar ISI Impact factors from the Web of Science Journal H-Indices from Scimago.com Peer-Reviewed Publications Since second promotion to Associate Professor (April 2019) 68. Marques E, Kur A, and von Wettberg EJ. Defining ‘rotational value’ of crops. Crop Science, accepted pending revisions 67. Kozlov K, Sokolkova A, Burlyaeva M, Vishnyakova A, Gurkina M, Yen J, Lee CL, Ting CT, Schafleitner R, Nuzhdin SV, von Wettberg EJ, Samsonova M. Dynamical climatic model for time to flowering in Vigna radiata. Accepted pending minor revisions, BMC Genomics. 66. Sokolkova A, Burlyaeva M, Valiannikova T, Vishnyakova M, Schafleitner S, Lee CR, Ting CT, Nuzhdin SV, Samsonova MG, von Wettberg EJ. Genome-wide association study in accessions of the mini-core collection of mungbean (Vigna radiata) from the World Vegetable Gene Bank (Taiwan). Accepted pending revisions, BMC Plant Biology.

65. Coyne C, Kumar S. von Wettberg EJ, Marques E, Berger J, Redden R, Ellis N, Brus J, Zablatzká L, Smýkal P. 2020. Potential and limits of exploitation of crop wild relatives for pea, lentil and chickpea improvement. Legume Science. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leg3.36 64. Sivasakthi K*, Marques E*1, Kalungwana NA, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Chang PL, Bergmann EM, Bueno E2, Bosch C, Cordeiro MA, Udupa SM, Mohammed I, Mir RR, Vadez V, Vandemark G, Gaur PM, Cook DR, von Wettberg EJB, Kholova J, Penmetsa RV. 2020. Functional dissection of the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) stay-green phenotype associated with molecular variation at an ortholog of Mendel’s I gene for cotyledon color: implications for crop production and carotenoid biofortification. International Journal of Molecular Sciences * co-first authors. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.183, 5 year: 4.331; H-Index: 114; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, co-wrote paper, supervised graduate student co-first author, revised manuscript.


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63. Bauchet G , Bett K, Cameron C, Campbell JD, Cannon EKS, Cannon SB, Carlson JW, Chan A, Cleary A, Close TJ, Cook DR, Cooksey AM, Coyne C, Dash S, Dickstein R, Farmer AD, Fernáandez-Baca D, Hokin S, Jones ES, Kang Y, Monteros MJ, Muñoz-Amatriain M, Mysore K, Pislariu CI, Richards C, Shi A, Town C, Udvardi M, von Wettberg EJ, Young ND, Zhao P. 2020. The future of legume genetic data resources: challenges, opportunities, and priorities. Legume Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.16 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: not yet available, 5 year: NA; H-Index: NA; Role: Contributed to meeting and sections on breeding, genebanks, and comparative genomics. 62. Brønnvik H5, and von Wettberg EJ. Bird dispersal as a pre-adaptation for domestication. 2019. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01293 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.106, 5 year: 4.298; H-Index: 83; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, co-wrote paper, supervised undergraduate student co-author, revised manuscript. 61. Greenlon A, Chang P, Damtew ZM, Muleta A, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Kim D, Nguyen HP, Yadav SK, Patel JK, Mukherjee A, Udupa S, Benjelloun I, Thami-Alami I, Yasin M, Patil B, Singh S, Singh B, von Wettberg EJ, Kahraman A, Bukun B, Assefa F, Tesfaye K, Fikre A, Cook DR, 2019. Global-level population genomics reveals differential effects of geography and phylogeny on horizontal gene transfer in soil bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900056116 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:6; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 9.504, 5 year: 10.359; H-Index: 675; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, performed field work, revised manuscript. Since Joining the UVM faculty (Summer 2017) 60. Varshney RK, Thudi M, Roorkiwal M, He W, Upadhyaya H, Yang W, Bajaj P, Curby P, Rathore A, Jian J, Doddamani D, Khan AW, Garg V, Chitikineni A, Xu D, Gaur PM, Singh NP, Chaturvedi SK, Krishnamurth L, Fikre A, Kimurto P, Sheshashayee MS, Bharadwaj C, Wang J, Lee SH, Edwards D, Kavikishor PB, Nguyen HT, Siddique KHM, Sutton T, Penmetsa RV, von Wettberg EJ, Vigouroux Y, Liu X, Xun X. 2019. Resequencing of 429 chickpea accessions from 45 countries provides insights into genome diversity, domestication and agronomic traits. Nature Genetics, 51(5), p.857. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:9; ISI Impact Factor: 2 year: 27.125, 5 year: 31.154; H-Index: 511; Role: Advised on analyses, substantially revised manuscript. 59. Krieg CP2, Valls R5, Vatland S, Gordnier J, Porter SS, Friesen ML, von Wettberg EJ. 2019. Nitrogen Fixation: Fixing the Gap Between Concept and Evidence Based Learning with Legume Biology. American Biology Teacher, 81: 250-255. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 0.271, 5 year: 0.318; H-Index 25; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, performed outreach and research activities, supervised students and associated researchers, and co-wrote paper.


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58. Burlyaeva M, Vishnyakova M, Gurkina M, Kozlov K, Lee CR, Ting CT, Schafleitner R, Nuzhdin SV, Samsonova MG von Wettberg EJ. 2019. Collections of Vigna radiata and V. mungo in Vavilov Institute (VIR): traits diversity and trends in the breeding process over the last 100 years. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-019-00760-2 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.130, 5 year: 1.373; H-Index: 55; Role: Co-wrote grants, performed some analyses, co-wrote manuscript. 57. Warschefsky EJ1, von Wettberg EJ. 2019. Population genetics and human dispersal of mangoes. New Phytologist: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15731 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:4; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 7.433, 5 year: 7.833; H-Index: 196; Role: Supervised graduate student author, advised on design, data collection, analysis, and writing. 56. Fawcett S, Sistla S. Dacosta-Calheiros E, Kahraman A, Reznicek A, Rosenberg R, von Wettberg EJ. 2019. Tracking microhabitat temperature variation with iButton dataloggers. Applications in Plant Sciences. 7(4): e01237, doi: 10.1002/aps3.1237 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:2; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.492, 5 year: - ; H-Index: 14; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, supervised technician co-author, analyzed datasets, and co-wrote paper. 55. Kozlov K, Singh A, Berger J, von Wettberg EJ, Kahraman A, Aydogan A, Cook DR, Nuzhdin SV, Samsonova M. 2019. Non-linear regression models for time to flowering in wild chickpea combine genetic and climatic factors. BMC Plant Biology 19:4. https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12870-019-1685-2 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 3.729 5 year: 3.75: H-Index: 130; Role: Co-PI on supporting grants, performed field collection, advised on models, edited manuscript. 54. Saxena KB, Saxena RK, Sharma, S Sameer Kumar CV, Sultana R, von Wettberg EJ, Varshney RK. 2018. The drivers and methodologies for exploiting wild Cajanus genome in pigeonpea breeding-a review. Euphytica, 214, 222, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2298-9 Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:1; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.55, 5 year:1.6: H-Index: 88; Role: Wrote section of the review on genomic inference from pigeonpea crop wild relatives, edited manuscript. 53. Helliwell E, Faber-Hammond J, Lopez Z, von Wettberg EJ, Friesen ML, Porter SS. 2018. Molecular Diversity across the exotic range of Medicago polymorpha in North America. Molecular Ecology, 27, 4758-4774. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14898 Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:4; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 6.131, 5 year: 7.6: H-Index: 195; Role: PI of first submission of NSF proposal funding work; made Florida component of collection, advised on analysis, edited manuscript. 52. Oleas NH2, Peterson CL, Thompson J, Richardson ML, Reynaldo Y2, von Wettberg EJ. 2018. Genetic and habitat variation among populations of Vicia ocalensis in the Ocala National


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Forest, USA. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 145:202-211, http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3159/TORREY-D-16-00064.1 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 1:1; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.119, 5 year: 0.83; H-Index 40; Role: Wrote supporting grant, performed analyses, supervised lead author, and co-wrote paper. 51. Ogutcen E, Pandey A, Khan MK, Marques E, Penmetsa RV, Kahraman A, von Wettberg EJ. Pod shattering: A homologous series of variation underlying domestication and an avenue for crop improvement. MDPI Agronomy 2018, 8(8), 137; doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8080137 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 3:5; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.419, 5 year: - ; H-Index: 10; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, co-wrote paper, supervised student co-author, co-supervised post-doctoral co-lead author. 50. Smykal P, Nelson M, Berger J, von Wettberg EJ. 2018. Limitations on breeding by past domestication events MDPI Agronomy. 8(3):26. http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/8/7/119 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 4:26; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.419, 5 year: - ; H-Index: 10; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants and co-wrote paper. 49. Ogutcen E2, Ramsey L, von Wettberg EJ. Bett, K. 2018. An exome capture array for lentil, Lens culinaris. Applications in Plant Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1165 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:5; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.492, 5 year: - ; H-Index: 14; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, co-supervised postdoctoral lead author, and co-wrote paper. 48. Abas Shah Sani SG2, Zubair Z, Munis FH, Carasquilla-Garcia N, Cordeiro MA2, Penmetsa RV, Chang PL, Nuzhdin SV, Cook DR, von Wettberg EJ. 2018. Exploring the genetic diversity and population structure in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) cultivated germplasm from Pakistan. Plant Genome, 11. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2017.08.0067. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 3:7; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.923, 5 year: 3.99; H-Index: 23; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, co-supervised lead student author, performed analyses, and co-wrote paper. **47. von Wettberg EJ3, Chang PL, Greenspan A, Carrasquila-Garcia N, Basdemir F, Moenga S, Bedada G, Dacosta-Calheiros E2, Moriuchi KS2, Balcha L2, Mamo B, Singh V,Cordeiro MA, Vance L, Bergmann E, Warschefsky EJ1, Marques E1, Dinegde KN2, Sani SG2, Getahun T, Yilmaz MA, Cacmak A, Rose J2, Migneault A2, Krieg CP2, Saylak S, Temel H, Noujdina NV, Friesen ML, Siler E, Linday D, Akhmetov Z, Ozelik H, Kholova J, Can C, Caur P, Yildirim M, Sharma H, Vadez V, Tesfaye K, Woldemedhin AF, Tar’an B, Ayodogan A, Bekun B, Penmetsa RV, Berger J, Kahraman A, Nuzhdin SV, Cook DR3. 2018. Ecology and community genomics of an important crop wild relative as a prelude to agricultural innovation. Nature Communications, 9, doi:10.1038/s41467-018-02867-z


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Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 35:47; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 12.353, 5 year: 13.691; H-Index: 198 Role: Co-wrote several supporting grants, performed collection and analyses, supervised students and associated researchers, and co-wrote paper. ** This paper describes the great potential of the wild chickpea collection we have built with USAID and NSF funding for breeding more climate resilient chickpeas for small-holder farmers in Ethiopia and India. 46. Damaso N2, Mendoza M, Oliva Y, Diaz A, von Wettberg EJ, Narisihan G, Mills D. 2018. Spatial autocorrelation of soil biota profiles with geographic location can be used for soil provenance. Journal of Forensic Science, 63, https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13741. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 5:5; ISI Impact Factor: 1.974, 5 year: 2.271; H-Index: 82; Role: Guided spatial analyses, trained led student author, contributed substantial revisions to paper. 45. Talip M, Adak A, Kahraman A, Berger J, Sari D, Sari H, Penmetsa RV, von Wettberg EJ, Cook DR, Toker C. 2018. Agro-morphological Traits of Cicer reticulatum Ladizinsky in Comparison to C. echinospermum P.H. Davis in terms of Improvement. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-017-0587-0. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 6:7; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.130, 5 year: 1.373; H-Index: 55; Role: Co-wrote grants, performed collection, substantially revised manuscript. 44. Tekin M, Sari D, Catal M, Ikten C, Smykal P, Penmetsa RV, von Wettberg EJ, Toker C. 2018. Ecogeographic distribution of Cicer isauricum and environmental stresses in the native range of the species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10722-017-0509-1 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 2:3; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.130, 5 year: 1.373; H-Index: 55; Role: Co-wrote grants, performed collection, substantially revised manuscript. 43. Wang J, Feng C2, Jiao T, von Wettberg EJ, Kang M. 2017. Genomic signature of adaptive divergence despite strong non-adaptive forces on edaphic islands: a case study of Primulina juliae. Genome Biology and Evolution, doi: 10.1093/gbe/evx263 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:3; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 3.940, 5 year: 4.171; H-Index: 52; Role: Co-wrote grant, advised on analyses, substantially revised manuscript. 42. Feng C2, Xu M, Feng C, von Wettberg EJ, Kang M. 2017. The complete chloroplast genome of Primulina and two novel strategies for development of high polymorphic loci for population genetic and phylogenetic studies. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17:224 DOI 10.1186/s12862-017-1067-z Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 5:5; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 3.027, 5 year: 3.628; H-Index: 102; Role: Co-wrote grant, advised on analyses, substantially revised manuscript. 41. Kahraman A, Pandey A, Khan MK, Lindsay D, Moenga S, Vance L; Bergmann, EM, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Chang PL, Shin MG, von Wettberg EJ, Tar’an B, Cook DR, Penmetsa RV. 2017. Distinct subgroups of Cicer echinospermum are associated with hybrid sterility and


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hybrid breakdown in interspecific crosses with cultivated chickpea. Crop Science, doi:10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0335 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 6:3; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.635, 5 year: 1.852; H-Index: 125; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, advised on analyses, substantially revised manuscript. Published after Achieving Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor at FIU (June 2016): **40. Plekhanova E, Vishnyakova MA, Bulintsev, Chang PL, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Negash K2, von Wettberg EJ, Noujdina N, Cook DR, Samsonova MG, Nuzhdin SV. 2017. Genomic and phenotypic analysis of Vavilov’s historic landraces reveals the impact of environment and genomic islands of agronomic traits. Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-017-05087-5 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 3:8; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.122, 5 year: 4.609; H-Index: 122; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, advised on analyses, substantially revised manuscript. **This work sets the stage for future work examining the substantial diversity contained in heirloom varieties of crops in the century-old Russian genebank, which survived the 900 day siege of Leningrad. 39. Varshney RK, Saxena RK, Upadhyaya HD, Khan A, Yu O, Kim C, Rathore A, Seon D, Kim J, An S, Kumar V, Anauradha G, Yamini K, Zhang W, Muniswamy Z, Kim B, Penmetsa RV, von Wettberg EJ, and Datta SK. 2017. Whole genome re-sequencing of 292 pigeonpea cultivars, landraces and wild species accessions provides targets for domestication and genomic regions associated with agronomic traits for crop improvement. Nature Genetics, 49: 1082. doi:10.1038/ng.3872 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 44:59; ISI Impact Factor: 2 year: 27.125, 5 year: 31.154; H-Index: 511; Role: Advised on analyses, substantially revised manuscript. 38. Barbosa-Gámez I2, Montoya KPC2, Ledesma N, Sáyago-Ayerdi S, Gacía-Magaña ML, von Wettberg EJ, Montalvo-González E. 2017 Changes in the nutritional quality of five Mangifera species harvested in two-maturity stages. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, DOI 10.1002/jsfa.8377. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 2:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.379, 5 year: 2.537; H-Index: 114; Role: Hosted and supervised students, advised on analyses, substantially revised manuscript. 37. Jones I, Koptur S, von Wettberg EJ. 2016 Extrafloral Nectar in Agriculture: Overcoming Context Dependence. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54: 489-499. 10.1111/1365-2664.12778 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 8:8; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 5.742, 5 year: 6.16; H-Index: 151; Role: Co-planned manuscript,, co-wrote and revised manuscript. 36. Warschefsky E1, Chitwood DH, Frank M, Klein L, Londo J, von Wettberg EJ, Miller A. 2016 Rootstocks: diversity, domestication and impacts on shoot phenotypes. Trends in Plant Science 21: 418-437.


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Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 78:108; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 12.149, 5 year: 13.181; H-Index: 222; Role: Co-planned manuscript, wrote section of manuscript, supervised the lead student author. 35. Penmetsa RV, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Bergmann EM, Vance L, Castro B5, Kassa MT2, Sarma BK, Datta S, Dubey A, Gujaria N, Baek JM, Woodward JE, Farmer AD, Coyne CJ, Upadhaya H, von Wettberg EJ, Varshney RK, Cook DR. 2016. Allelic variation at a domestication-related transcription factor and the multiple origins of the kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum). New Phytologist, doi:10.1111/nph.14010 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 17:18; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 7.433, 5 year: 7.833; H-Index: 196; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, contributed analyses, co-wrote manuscript. 34. Moriuchi KS2, Friesen ML, Cordeiro MA2, Badri M, Vu WT, Main BA, Arraouadi S, Aouani ME, Nuzhdin SV, Cook DR, Strauss SY, von Wettberg EJ. 2016 Transgenerational plasticity for traits underlying salinity tolerance, local adaptation, and phenotypic integration in Medicago truncatula. PlosOne DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone. 015035 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 7:13; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.766, 5 year: 3.352; H-Index: 241; Role: Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, co-supervised mentees and analysis, co-wrote manuscript. Published After Successful Third Year Review at FIU (June 2012): 33. Fotinos TD1, Namoff S2, Lewis C, Griffith MP, Maschinski J, von Wettberg EJ 2015 Genetic evaluation of a reintroduction of Sargent’s Cherry Palm, Pseudophoenix sargentii. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 142(1):51-62. 2015 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-14-00004.1 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 7:6; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.119, 5 year: 0.83; H-Index 40; Role: Supervised lead student author, performed analyses, co-wrote manuscript. **32. Friesen ML*, von Wettberg EJ*, Badri M*, Moriuchi KS, Barhoumi F, Cuellar-Ortiz S, Chang PL, Cordeiro MA, Vu WT, Arrouadi S, Djebali N, Zribi K, Badri Y, Porter SS, Aouani ME, Cook DR, Strauss SY, Nuzhdin SV. 2014 The ecological basis of salinity adaptation in Tunisian Medicago truncatula. BMC Genomics. 15: 1160. *denotes equal co-first authorship Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 19:34; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 3.73, 5 year: 4.257; H-Index: 130; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, performed field work and analyses, co-wrote manuscript. ** This is the most significant paper from my work on the model legume, Medicago truncatula. The combination of genomic and ecological approaches we employed remains an exemplar of how I intend to harness the diversity of crop wild relatives to breed for more sustainable agricultural practices. **31. Warschefsky, EJ1, Penmetsa RV, Cook DR, and von Wettberg EJ3 2014 Back to the wilds: tapping evolutionary adaptations for resilient crops through systematic hybridization with crop wild relatives, American Journal of Botany, 101:1791-1800


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Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 74:111; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.788, 5 year: 3; H-Index: 130; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, proposed review, co-wrote manuscript. **This review lays out the rationale for all of my crop wild relative research, showing how the diversity of wild relatives of crops can be effectively harnessed to breed for climate resilience, disease resistance, and drought tolerance. 30. Roorkiwal M2, von Wettberg EJ, Upadhyaya HD, Warschefsky EJ1, Rathore A, Varshney RV. 2014 Exploring germplasm diversity to understand the domestication process in Cicer spp. using SNP and DArT markers. PlosOne 9(7): e102016. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.102016. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 18:34; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.766, 5 year: 3.352; H-Index 241; Role: Contributed analyses, mentored international collaborator, co-wrote manuscript. 29. Cordeiro MA2, Moriuchi KS2, Fotinos TD1, Miller KE5, Nuzhdin SV, von Wettberg EJ, Cook, DR. 2014 Germination and early seedling root growth reveal patterns for salinity adaptation in the annual legume Medicago truncatula. American Journal of Botany 101: 488-498 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 7:17; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.788, 5 year: 3; H-Index: 130; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, performed field work and analyses, supervised students and mentees, extensively revised manuscript. 28. Oleas, NH2, von Wettberg EJ, Negron-Ortiz V. 2014 Population Genetics of the Federally Threatened Miccosukee Gooseberry (Ribes echinellum), an endemic North American species. Conservation Genetics 15:749-755 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 7:6; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.025, 5 year: 2; H-Index: 63; Role: Wrote supporting grant, contributed analyses, supervised postdoctoral scholar, co-wrote manuscript. 27. Saxena RK2, von Wettberg EJ, Upadhyaya HD, Sanchez V1, Songok S, Saxena KB, Kimerto P, Varshney RK. 2014 Genetic diversity and demographic history of Cajanus spp. illustrated from genome-wide SNPs. PlosOne, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088568 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 13:44; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.766, 5 year: 3.352; H-Index 241; Role: Contributed analyses, mentored international collaborator, co-wrote manuscript. 26. Huber H, de Brouwer J, von Wettberg, EJ, During HJ, Anten NPR. 2013. More cells, bigger cells or simply reorganization? Alternative mechanisms leading to changed internode architecture under contrasting stress regimes. New Phytologist 201: 193-204 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 16:18; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 7.433, 5 year: 7.833; H-Index: 196; Role: Contributed analyses, co-wrote manuscript. 25. Castro BM5, Moriuchi KS2, Friesen ML, Badri M, Nuzhdin SV, Strauss SY, Cook DR, von Wettberg EJ3. 2013. Parental environments and interactions with conspecifics alter salinity tolerance of offspring in the annual Medicago truncatula. Journal of Ecology 101: 1281–1287 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 12:18; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 5.172 5 year: 6.525; H-Index: 154; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, performed analyses, co-supervised undergraduate and technician scholars, co-wrote manuscript.


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Published Prior to Third Year Review at FIU: 24. Kassa MT2, Penmetsa, R.V, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Sarma BK, Datta S, Upadhyaya HD, Varshney RK. von Wetterg EJ, and Cook DR. 2012. Genetic patterns of domestication in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) and wild Cajanus relatives. PlosOne, 7(6): e39563. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039563 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 48:77; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.766, 5 year: 3.352; H-Index 241; Role: Contributed analyses, mentored international collaborator, co-wrote manuscript. 23. von Wettberg EJ, Stinchcombe JR, and Schmitt J. 2012. Early developmental responses modulate later plasticity to phytochrome-mediated cues. PlosOne. 7(3): e34121. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034121. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 4:5; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.766, 5 year: 3.352; H-Index 241; Role: Wrote supporting grant, performed collection, experiments, and analysis, wrote paper. 22. Huber H, von Wettberg EJ, Aguilera A., and Schmitt J. 2011. Testing mechanisms and context dependence of costs of plastic shade avoidance responses in Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae). American Journal of Botany. 98: 1602-1612 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 4:5; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.788, 5 year: 3; H-Index: 130; Role: Co-performed experiment, co-wrote paper. **21. Friesen ML, Porter SS, Stark SC, von Wettberg EJ, Sachs J, and Martinez-Romero, E. 2011. Microbially mediated functional plant traits. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 42: 23-46 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 184:284; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 10.16 5 year: 14.664; H-Index: 186; Role: Wrote sections of the review, co-created themes. **This review documented the importance of microbes as agents modulating and manipulating plant phenotypes in surprising and ubiquitous ways. DNA sequencing tools that have grown since we published this work provide the means necessary to dissect the many roles soil microbes may have in driving important crop phenotypes, such as yield or stress tolerance. 20. Maschinski J. Ross M, Lui H, O’Brian J, von Wettberg EJ, and Haskins K. 2011. Sinking ships: conservation options for endemic taxa threatened by sea level rise. Climatic Change. 107: 147-167. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 41:51; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 3.537, 5 year: 4.436; H-Index: 151; Role: Wrote sections of the review, co-created themes. 19. Mandle LM5, Warren DL, Peterson AT, Hoffman M, Schmitt J, and von Wettberg EJ3. 2010. Niche expansion in introduced Impatiens walleriana populations (or not) depending on method of analysis. PlosOne 5(12): e15297. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015297. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 48:63; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.766, 5 year: 3.352; H-Index 241; Role: Supervised lead undergraduate student and analyses, co-wrote paper.


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18. Namoff S2, Veloz A, Jimenez F, Rodriguez R, Peguero B, Lewis C, Moynihan J, Abdo M, von Wettberg EJ, Maunder M, Griffith P, Meerow A, and Francisco-Ortega, J. 2010. Sweet drinks are made of this: conservation genetics of an endemic palm species from the Dominican Republic. Journal of Heredity. 102: 1-10 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 8:17; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.574, 5 year: 2.475; H-Index: 83; Role: Co-supervised lead technician, advised on analyses, revised manuscript. 17. Holdredge C5, von Wettberg EJ, Bertness MB, Silliman BR. 2010. Differential nutrient uptake abilities underlie cryptic Phragmites invasion in New England salt marshes. Oikos. 119: 1776-1784. Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 46:55; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 3.709, 5 year: 3.728; H-Index: 158; Role: Co-supervised undergraduate, co-performed fieldwork and analyses, revised manuscript. 16. von Wettberg EJ, Stanton ML, and Whittall JB. 2010. How anthocyanin mutants respond to stress: The need to distinguish between stress tolerance and maximal vigor. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 12: 457–47 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 9:11; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 0.612, 5 year: 1.094; H-Index: 64; Role: Wrote supporting grant, performed research and analyses, wrote paper. 15. Turner TL, Bourne EC, von Wettberg EJ, Hu TL, and Nuzhdin SV. 2010. Population resequencing reveals local adaptation of Arabidopsis lyrata to serpentine soils. Nature Genetics. 42: 260-263 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 302:403; ISI Impact Factor: 2 year: 27.125, 5 year: 31.154; H-Index: 511; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, collected samples, co-wrote paper. 14. Friesen ML, and von Wettberg EJ 2010 Adapting genomics to study the ecology and evolution of agricultural systems. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 13: 119-125 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 13:19; ISI Impact Factor: 2 year: 7.349, 5 year: 7.313; H-Index: 179; Role: Co-wrote paper. Published Prior to Beginning First Faculty Position: 13. Wright J, and von Wettberg EJ. 2009 Serpentinomics – an emerging field of study. Northeastern Naturalist. 16 (Special Issue 5): 285-296 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 4:5; ISI Impact Factor: 2 year: 0.597, 5 year: 0.743; H-Index: 24; Role: Co-wrote paper. 12. Anten NPR, von Wettberg EJ, Pawlowski M, and Huber, H. 2009 Interactive effects of spectral shading and mechanical stress on the expression and costs of shade avoidance. American Naturalist, 173:241-255. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 32:39; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.265, 5 year: 4; H-Index: 181; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, collected samples, contributed analyses, revised manuscript.


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11. Turner TL, von Wettberg EJ, Nuzhdin SV. 2008 Genomic analysis of differentiation between soil types reveals candidate genes for local adaptation in Arabidopsis lyrata. PlosOne 3(9): e3183. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003183 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 40:56; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.766, 5 year: 3.352; H-Index 241; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, collected samples, performed laboratory work, contributed analyses, co-wrote manuscript. 10. von Wettberg EJ. Remington DL. and Schmitt J. 2008. Partitioning adaptation differentiation across a patchy landscape: Shade avoidance traits in Impatiens capensis. Evolution, 62, 654–667. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 24:30; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 3.818, 5 year: 4.268; H-Index: 179; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, collected samples, performed laboratory work and analyses, wrote manuscript. 9. Tabak N, and von Wettberg, EJ, 2008. Native and introduced Impatiens of the Northeast: parallel introductions and global spread of temperate jewelweeds. Northeastern Naturalist, 15: 159-176. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 18:32; ISI Impact Factor: 2 year: 0.597, 5 year: 0.743; H-Index: 24; Role: Co-wrote manuscript. 8. von Wettberg EJ. and Schmitt, J. 2005. An experimental separation of stem and leaf shade avoidance responses in Impatiens capensis. American Journal of Botany, 92: 868-874. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 22:30; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.788, 5 year: 3; H-Index: 130; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, collected samples, performed laboratory work and analyses, wrote manuscript. 7. von Wettberg EJ, Huber H. and Schmitt J. 2005. Interacting effects of microsite quality, plasticity, and dispersal distance from the parental site on fitness in a natural population of Impatiens capensis. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 7: 531-548 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 9:10; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 0.612, 5 year: 1.094; H-Index: 64; Role: Performed analysis, wrote manuscript. 6. Gravuer K, von Wettberg EJ, and Schmitt, J. 2005. Population differentiation and genetic variation inform translocation decisions for Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, a rare New England grassland perennial. Biological Conservation, 124: 155-167. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 19:24; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.66, 5 year: 4.995; H-Index: 163; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, co-collected samples, contributed laboratory work and analyses, co-wrote manuscript. 5. von Wettberg EJ. and Weiner J. 2004. Effects of distance to crop rows and to conspecific neighbours on the size of Brassica napus and Veronica persica weeds. Basic and Applied Ecology, 5: 34-41. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 5:10; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.144, 5 year: 2.385; H-Index: 66; Role: Wrote supporting grant, performed field experiment and analysis, wrote manuscript.


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4. Huber H, Kane N, Heschel MS, von Wettberg EJ, Banta J, Leuck A, and Schmitt J. 2004. Frequency and microenvironmental pattern of selection on plastic shade avoidance traits in a natural population of Impatiens capensis. American Naturalist, 163: 548-563. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 82:106; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.265, 5 year: 4; H-Index: 181; Role: Contributed analysis, wrote and revised sections of manuscript. 3. Gravuer K, von Wettberg EJ, and Schmitt J. 2003. Dispersal biology of Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae (Asteraceae), a rare New England grassland perennial. American Journal of Botany. 90: 1159-1167. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 24:33; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.788, 5 year: 3; H-Index: 130; Role: Co-wrote supporting grants, co-collected samples, contributed laboratory work and analyses, co-wrote manuscript. 2. von Wettberg EJ, and Weiner J. 2003. Nutrient heterogeneity does not make belowground competition size-asymmetric in glasshouse populations of Triticum aestivum. Plant Ecology. 169: 85-92. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 19:27; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.759, 5 year: 1; H-Index: 89; Role: Wrote supporting grant, performed field experiment and analysis, wrote manuscript. 1. Richards MH, von Wettberg EJ, and Rutgers A. 2003. A novel social polymorphism in a primitively eusocial Hymenopteran. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, 100: 7175-7180. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 38:57; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 9.504, 5 year: 10.359; H-Index: 675; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, performed field work, revised manuscript. Chapters in Books (Peer Reviewed) 73. Narayana PK1 and von Wettberg EJ3. Genomics approaches to stress tolerance in legumes. Chapter 17 in Abiotic stress tolerance in Legumes (ed. Araujo S). in press. Invited contribution. Role: co-Wrote majority of chapter, supervised student author. 72. von Wettberg EJ3, Porter SS, Moriuchi KS2, Mukherjee JR. 2020 Medicago as a model forage and ecological model. Chapter 2 In The Model Legume Medicago truncatula, (ed. de Bruijn, FJ). Wiley Publishers, NJ USA. Role: Wrote majority of chapter. 71. Krieg CP2, Kassa MT2, von Wettberg EJB. 2017 Germplasm Characterization and Trait Discovery. In: Varshney R., Saxena R., Jackson S. (eds) The Pigeonpea Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63797-6_7. Role: Supervised technician and international mentee, co-wrote chapter. 70. von Wettberg EJ3, Ray-Mukherjee J2, D’Adesky N5, Nesbeth D1, Sistla S. The evolutionary ecology and genetics SRS traits: revisiting Chapin, Autumn, and Pugnaire 1993. 2014. Chapter 9 In Plant Ecology and Evolution in Harsh Environments (Rajakaruna N, Boyd RS, and Harris TB eds), Nova Publishers. Role: Supervised student and postdoctoral scholars, wrote majority of chapter.


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69. von Wettberg EJ3, and Wright J. 2011. Genomic approaches to understanding adaptation. In Serpentine: a model for Evolution and Ecology. Rajakaruana, N., and Harrison, S.P. (Eds). University of California Press. Role: Co-wrote chapter. Mini-Reviews, Book Reviews, Published Manuscript Commentaries, Methods papers (Peer Reviewed by at least one peer reviewer) 88. von Wettberg EJ, Davis T. and Smykal P. Neodomestication special issue editorial. Frontiers in Plant Science. In press 87. von Wettberg EJ and Khoury C. 2020. Editorial and Special Issue Feature: Access and Benefit Sharing and the governance of plant genomic and phenomic data: Background and Perspectives. Plants People, Planet. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10105 86. Smykal P, McPhee K, and von Wettberg EJ. Legume Genetics and Biology: From Mendel's Pea to Legume Genomics. 2020 MDPI International Journal of Molecular Science. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/9/3336 85. Bueno E, Kisha T, Maki S, von Wettberg EJ, Singer SR. Genetic diversity of the USDA Chamaecrista fasiculata germplasm collection. 2019, BMC Research Notes, 12:117 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4152-0. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 0.801, 5 year: - ; Hi-Index: 52; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, supervised graduate students, revised manuscript. 84. Chen, YH, Ruiz-Arocho J, von Wettberg EJ. 2018. Crop domestication: Anthropogenic effects on insect-plant interactions in agroecosystems. 2018. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 29: 56-63, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.06.004 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 1:5 ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.171, 5 year: 4.191; H-Index: 20; Role: Wrote section of manuscript, contributed to theme. 83. Smykal P, Nelson M, Berger J, von Wettberg EJ. 2018. Editorial: How limited are we today by past domestication events? MDPI Agronomy. http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/8/3/26/ Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 1.419, 5 year: - ; H-Index: 10; Role: Wrote section of manuscript, contributed to theme. 82. Scharnagl K1, Sanchez V1, von Wettberg EJ3. 2018. The Impact of Soil Salinization on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization of the South Florida Legume Galactia smallii. BMC Research Notes, 11:2, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-3105-8. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 2:1; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 0.801, 5 year: - ; Hi-Index: 52; Role: Co-wrote supporting grant, supervised graduate students, revised manuscript. 81. Scharnagl K1, Scharnagl A, and von Wettberg EJ3. 2017 On the Nature of Things: Salt accumulation in fungi. American Journal of Botany, 104: 641-644. doi:10.3732/ajb.1700034


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Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 1:4; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 2.788, 5 year: 3; H-Index: 130; Role: Co-created topic, supervised lead student, co-wrote and revised manuscript. 80. von Wettberg, EJ3., Marques E1. and Murren CJ. 2016 Local adaptation or foreign advantage? Effective use of a single-test site common garden to evaluate adaptation across ecological scales. New Phytologist, 211: 8–10. doi:10.1111/nph.14029 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 2:2; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 7.433, 5 year: 7.833; H-Index: 196; Role: Wrote majority of the perspective. 79. Fotinos TD1, Clase T Veloz A, Jimenez F, Griffith MP, von Wettberg EJ3. 2016 A minimally invasive, automated procedure for DNA extraction from epidermal peels of succulent cacti (Cactaceae). Haseltonia, 22:46-47 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 0.182, 5 year: 0; H-Index: 9; Role: Supervised lead student, co-wrote manuscript. 78. Kassa MT2, van der Maesen LGT, Krieg C2, von Wettberg EJ3. 2016 Pigeonpea in historical and phylogenetic perspectives. Legume Perspectives, 11: 36-38 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; Journal of International Legume Society, not in ISI; Role: Co-wrote review, supervised technician and international mentee. 77. Toker C, Berger J, Kahraman A, Aydogan A, Can C, Bukun B, Penmetsa RV, von Wettberg EJ, Cook DR. 2014 Cicer reticulatum Ladizinsky, progenitor of the cultivated chickpea (C. arietinum L.). Legume Perspectives, Issue 5, p26-27 Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:6; Journal of International Legume Society, not in ISI; Role: Co-wrote and revised manuscript. 76. von Wettberg EJ3, Vance W, and Rowland, D. News and Views: The Park Grass Experiment and Next Generation Approaches: Local adaptation of Sweet Vernal Grass revisited. 2014 Molecular Ecology, 23, 5931-5933. DOI: 10.1111/mec.13007 Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 6.131, 5 year: 76: H-Index: 195; Role: Wrote majority of opinion, coordinated co-author contributions. 75. Mukherjee J2, and von Wettberg EJ3, 2011. The broad spectrum of molecular approaches in conservation and management. Ecology, 92: 1377-1382. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0:0; ISI Impact Factor: 2017: 4.617, 5 year: 6; H-Index: 253; Role: Supervised postdoctoral scholar, co-wrote review. 74. Lee D. and von Wettberg EJ, 2010 Using bottles to study shade responses of seedlings and other plants. Plant Science Bulletin. 56:23-29. Times Cited (ISI/Google Scholar): 0.0; Bulletin of Botanical Society of America, not in ISI. Role: Co-wrote paper.

Government Reports von Wettberg EJ3, Sadle J. 2016. Conservation Genetics of South Florida Tephrosia taxa. Everglades National Park


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von Wettberg EJ3, Warschefsky EJ1, Reynaldo Y2, Chang P, and Negron-Ortiz V. 2015. Conservation genetics of Harper’s Beauty, Harperocallis flava. Maschinski, J., D. Powell, E. von Wettberg, and T. Fotinos. 2012. Genetic Analysis, Monitoring, Propagation, and Reintroduction of the Endangered Key Tree Cactus (Pilosocereus robinii). Final Report to FDACS, Florida Forest Service, Contract #017950, Tallahassee, FL. Other Publications (non-peer reviewed, General audience)

von Wettberg EJ3, Chang PL, Vadez V, Aydogan A, Bukun B, Tar'an B, Woldemedhin AF, Kahraman A, Berger J, Nuzhdin SV, Cook DR.Behind the Scenes: The Hunt for Wild Chickpea, a blog post for the Nature Ecology and Evolution online community. https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/85585-eric-bishop-von-wettberg/posts/30579-behind-the-scenes-the-hunt-for-wild-chickpeas

Krieg CK2, Jimenez S1, Vargas D1, Penmetsa RV, von Wettberg EJ. 2015. Bringing Florida a new vegetable from the semi-arid tropics. The Tropical Garden. Fall 2015, 23-26. NPR- member magazine of FTBG

Fotinos TD1, Maschinski J, and von Wettberg EJ. 2014. Saving the endangered Florida Key Tree cactus (Pilosocereus robinii) using new genetic tools. Palmetto, 31-12-15, Fall 2014. NPR – member magazine of the Florida Native Plant Society

Von Wettberg EJ. 2011. Conservation genetics for a changing heterogenous world. The Tropical Garden. Summer 2011, 23-26. NPR- member magazine of FTBG von Wettberg, EJ. 2011. Native in Miami. Tillandsia. September 2011. NPR – member magazine of the Dade County Native Plant Society

Abdo, M.E., McLaughlin, P., Campbell, K., Jestrow, B., and von Wettberg, E.J., 2010. Science at Fairchild: cutting edge biodiversity conservation and genomics research in Jamaica. The Tropical Garden. Fall 2010. 23-26. NPR- member magazine of FTBG

von Wettberg, E.J. 2004. Transvestism of the Land. Watersheds. 2: 24-26. NPR – Literary Magazine

von Wettberg, E.J. 2001. Muskrat Ramble New York State Conservationist 56: 8-10. NPR – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Magazine

von Wettberg, E.J. 2001. A Guided Tour of the Madison Lane Wetland. A pamphlet printed by the Madison Lane Landtrust, Hamilton, N.Y., USA WORKS IN PROGRESS

Manuscripts in Review, Revision for Resubmission, and in advanced stages of preparation


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Murillo ALV, Montalvo-Gonzále Ea, Ledesma N, Anaya-Esparz LM, von Wettberg EJB, Ayerdi SGS. Nutritional Characteristics and Bioactive Compounds in Peels of Five Mango Species. Journal of the Food Composition and Analysis, in preparation for resubmission von Wettberg EJ, Warschefsky EJ, Reynaldo Y, Chang PL, and Negron-Ortiz V. Patterns of Genetic Variation in the endangered Harper’s Beauty, Harperocallis flava. Florida Scientist, in review. Vu WT, Moriuchi KS, Chang PL, Cordeiro MA, Badri M, Strauss SY, Friesen ML, Nuzhdin SV, von Wettberg EJ. Maintenance of diversity and microgeographic adaptation to fine-scale salinity heterogeneity through rare specialized phenotype-environment matching of a single selfing population in Medicago truncala. Ecology and Evolution, in preparation for resubmission.

von Wettberg EJ, Bueno E, Ogutcen E, Chang PL, Sadle, J. Patterns of Genetic Variation in the South Florida Tephrosia. National Park Service Report. Abstract accepted for submission to Frontiers in Plant Sciences Warschefsky E, Bracken-Grissom H, and von Wettberg EJ. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Mangifera and insights into repeated domestications of tropical fruits. In preparation for Systematic Biology. Cordeiro MA, Moriuchi KM, Chang PL, Kyu H, Mun JH, Oh MJ, Kim N, Vu WT, von Wettberg EJ, Friesen ML, Fevereiro PS, Strauss SY, Nuzhdin SV, Cook DR. Independent evolution of Portuguese and Tunisian Medicago truncatula that occur in environments that contrast in salinity. in preparation for resubmission, Genome Biology and Evolution. Halleise T., Ogutcen E, Guerra-Garcia A., Ramsey L., von Wettberg EJ. Bett, K. Patterns of selection and deleterious mutation accumulation in lentil, Lens culinaris. in preparation for New Phytologist. Sokolkova A, Bulyntsev SV, Chang PL, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Noujdina NV, von Wettberg EJ, Cook DR, Vishnyakova MA, Nuzhdin SV, Samsonova MG. Quantitative genomics of Cicer arietinum diversification from Vavilov collection of pre-Green Revolution landraces. In review, Plant Science. Igolkina A, Noujdina NV, Samsonova MG, von Wettberg EJ, Longcore T, Nuzhdin SV. Trade routes for diversication of domesticated chickpea inferred from landrace genomics. In preparation for Molecular Biology and Ecolgion. Lopez Z., Friesen ML, von Wettberg EJ, New L, Porter SP. Mutualist distribution constrains the spread of invasive legume Medicago polymorpha across the landscape. In review, Biological Invasions.


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Wendlandt C, Helliwell E, Roberts M, Nguyen K, Friesen ML, von Wettberg EJ, Price P, Griffitts J. and Porter SP. Co-evolutionary dynamics in the biological invasion of a legume-rhizobium mutualism. In preparation, Ecology Letters. Marques E, Bueno E, Kerwien L, and von Wettberg EJ. Genetic variation in rotational value of field pea varieties and wild relatives. In preparation for Crop Science. Chakraborty D, Ray A, von Wettberg EJ. Scented rice and the conundrum of 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline aroma in plant pollination and stress tolerance. In review, Plants People Planet. Getahun T, Fikre A, Gaur PM, von Wettberg EJ, Haileslassie T, Cook DR, Tesfaye K. Screening of heat tolerant chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) accessions in Semi-Arid Tropics through field phenotyping of phenological and agro-morphological traits and assess genomic relationships among the accessions by using genome wide SNP markers. In preparation, journal to be determined Mastreta A, Tobin D, von Wettberg EJ, A. Morales, Dolphin N, Cibrian A. Bellon M, Chen YF. Human selection on crop plants and the evolution of agroecosystems, In preparation for Plants People Planet. von Wettberg EJ, Tobin D, Ebner A. Gordon K, Schuster J. Bioles: Underappreciated Biological Fertilizers and complex microbial mixtures from indigenous agricultural traditions. In preparation for Plants People Planet. PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES Presentations at Scientific Meetings (since 2010) von Wettberg EJ. Crop Domestication and Vavilov’s Laws in the era of Genomics.

International Pulses Conference, Bhopal, India Feb 2020. von Wettberg EJ. Crop Domestication and Vavilov’s Laws in the era of Genomics. Adaptnet

Training Workshop, Hyderabad, India, Feb 2020. von Wettberg EJ, Igolkina A, Noujdina NV, Nuzhdin , Samsonova MG, Longcore T, Nuzhdin

SV. The Queen of Sheba’s chickpeas. Plants People Planet Symposium, Kew Gardens, UK, September 2019

von Wettberg EJ, Igolkina A, Noujdina NV, Nuzhdin , Samsonova MG, Longcore T, Nuzhdin

SV. The Queen of Sheba’s chickpeas. Association of Tropical Biological Conservation, Antanarivo Madagascar, August 2019


SV. The Queen of Sheba’s chickpeas. 3rd Harlan Symposium, Montpelier, France, June 2019


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SV. The Queen of Sheba’s chickpeas. USDA Pulse Planning Meeting, Pullman WA., June 2019

von Wettberg EJ, Krieg, CP, Bueno E, Marques E. Differences in Response to Nitrogen in wild

and cultivated chickpea. International Food Legume Conference, Marrakech Morocco, May 2018.

von Wettberg EJ, Negash K, Abbas SG, Egan B, Carrasquila-Garcia N, Penmetsa RV, Nuhzdin

S, and Cook DRC. Landrace diversity in chickpea. 2017. North American Pulse Improvement Conference, East Lansing MI.


S, and Cook DRC. Using wild relatives to enhance crop diversity and climate resilience. 2017. International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen China. (Invited)


S, and Cook DRC. Landrace diversity in chickpea. 2017. International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen China. (Invited)

Warschefsky EJ and von Wettberg EJ. Population genomics of the genus Mangifera. 2017.

International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen China. – Given by Emily Warschefsky von Wettberg EJ, Chang PL, Greenspan A, Carrasquila-Garcia N, Basdemir F, Moenga S,

Bedada G, Dacosta-Calheiros E, Moriuchi KS, Balcha L, Mamo B, Singh V,Cordeiro MA, Vance L, Bergmann E, Warschefsky EJ, Marques E, Dinegde KN, Sani SG, Getahun T, Yilmaz MA, Cacmak A, Rose J, Migneault A, Krieg CP, Saylak S, Temel H, Noujdina NV, Friesen ML, Siler E, Linday D, Akhmetov Z, Ozelik H, Kholova J, Can C, Caur P, Yildirim M, Sharma H, Vadez V, Tesfaye K, Woldemedhin AF, Tar’an B, Ayodogan A, Bekun B, Penmetsa RV, Berger J, Kahraman A, Nuzhdin SV, Cook DR. Ecology and community genomics of an important crop wild relative as a prelude to agricultural innovation. INDO-US Biotechnology consortium, New Delhi, India


S, and Cook DRC. Landrace diversity in chickpea. 2017. Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego CA. (Invited)


Plant and Animal Genome Meeting, San Diego, Ca. – Given by Emily Warschefsky von Wettberg EJ, Chang P, Reynaldo Y, Ogutcen E, Possley J Lange J, and Sadle J. 2016.

Conservation genetics of the South Florida Tephrosia complex. International Pine Rockland Conference, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. (Invited)


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von Wettberg EJ, Chang P, Reynaldo Y, Ogutcen E, Possley J Lange J, and Sadle J. 2016. Conservation genetics of the South Florida Tephrosia complex. South Florida CESU symposium, Biscayne Bay National Park.

von Wettberg EJ, Berger J, Bukun B, Aydogan A, Kahraman A, Greenspan A, Warschefsky EJ,

Reynaldo Y, Calheiros-Dacosta E, Chang P, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV, Cook DR. 2016. Positive and relaxed selection affected traits during and after the domestication of chickpea. International Legume Society 2nd Congress. Invited seminar, Troia, Portugal.


American Society of Botany Annual Meeting. Savannah, Ga. – Given by Emily Warschefsky

von Wettberg EJ and Machovina B. Mapping suitable environment space for chickpea in the

face of climate change. 2016. USAID Feed the Future Chickpea Innovation Laboratory Annual Meeting, Izmir, Turkey.


Reynaldo Y, Calheiros-Dacosta E, Chang P, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV, Cook DR. 2016. Postive and relaxed selection affected traits during and after the domestication of chickpea. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Invited seminar

von Wettberg EJ. Utilizing crop wild relatives to create climate resilient crops. 2015. Agents of

Change. Symposium at the National Tropical Botanic Garden Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL.

von Wettberg EJ. Advances in our understanding of Wild Cicer Ecology. USAID Feed the

Future Chickpea Innovation Laboratory Annual Meeting, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. von Wettberg EJ, Berger J, Bukun B, Aydogan A, Kahraman A, Greenspan A, Warschefsky EJ,

Reynaldo Y, Calheiros-Dacosta E, Chang P, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV, Cook DR. 2015. Back to the Wilds: collecting wild chickpea to improve germplasm collections. 2015 Botanical Society of America annual conference


Reynaldo Y, Calheiros-Dacosta E, Chang P, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV, Cook DR. 2015. Back to the Wilds: collecting wild chickpea to improve germplasm collections. 2015 Society for the Study of Evolution annual conference

von Wettberg EJ, How to create a tropical plant from a temperate one. 2015. Plant Biologists

of South Florida Meeting. von Wettberg EJ, Berger J, Bukun B, Aydogan A, Kahraman A, Greenspan A, Warschefsky EJ,

Reynaldo Y, Calheiros-Dacosta E, Chang P, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV, Cook DR. 2015. Genomics of wild Cicer in Turkey. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Invited seminar


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Penmetsa RV, Chang P, Kahraman A, Berger J, Bukun B, Aydogan A, Carassquilla-Garcia N,

Greenspan A, Mir R, Mamo B, Vancce L, Warschefsky EJ, Calheiros-Dacosta E, Corbu L, Bergman E, Vu W, Nuzhdin SV, von Wettberg EJ, Cook DR. 2015. Back to the future: prospecting wild crop relatives for improvement of chickpea. Plant and Animal Genome Conference

Mamo B, Greenspan A, Reynaldo Y, Vu W, Kahraman A, Dean M, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV,

Cook DR, von Wettberg EJ. 2014. Morphometric variation in wild chickpea seeds. Botanical Society of America Conference

von Wettberg EJ, Warschefsky EJ, Chang P, Berger J, Greenspan A, Bukun B, Aydogan A,

Kahraman A, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV, Cook DR. 2014. Population genetics of wild chickpea. Botanical Society of America Conference (presented by PhD student Emily Warschefsky)

Cook DR, von Wettberg EJ, Warschefsky EJ, Chang P, Berger J, Greenspan A, Bukun B,

Aydogan A, Kahraman A, Nuzhdin SV, Penmetsa RV. 2014. Taking a walk on the wild side: prospecting for climate resilience and nitrogen fixation traits in the wild progenitors of cultivated chickpea. International Congress on Legume Genetics and Genomics Conference

Greenspan A, Kim DH, Chang P, Khan AW, Bergmann EW, Sanchez V, Scharnagl K, Kaashyap

M, Yasin M, Kaur J, Singh S, Upadhyaya HD, Gaur P, Penmetsa RV, von Wettberg EJ, Varshney RK, Cook DR, 2014. The Impact of Domestication on Nitrogen Fixation in Chickpea: Parallel Shifts in Bacterial Genome Structure and Host Selectivity. Plant and Animal Genome Conference

Penmetsa RV, Greenspan A, Carrasquilla N, Siler EA, Rose JL, Fikre A, Varshney RK, Friesen ML, Nuzhdin S, Bukun B, Berger JD, Kahaman A, von Wettberg EJ, Cook DR. 2014. Ecological Genomics at Chickpea's Center of Origin: Mining Wild Crop Relatives for Climate Resilience and Nitrogen Fixation for Crop Improvement in the Developing World. Plant and Animal Genome Conference

Von Wettberg EJ 2013 Bottlenecks and their effects on symbiont genetic diversity. Botanical

Society of America Conference, Invited Symposium Presentation. Von Wettberg EJ 2013 Genetic Bottlenecks in Florida and the Caribbean. Network for

Neotropical Biogeography Conference von Wettberg EJ 2013 Successes and failures in the inversion of a large enrollment majors

Evolution course. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference Fotinos, TD, Maschinski, J, von Wettberg EJ. 2013. Genetic structure of the Florida Key Tree

Cactus, Pilosocereus robinii, using Restriction-site associated DNA sequencing. Botanical Society of America Annual Conference


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von Wettberg EJ and Doscher S. 2012. A Mock trial pedagogy in STEM courses. STEM

meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities von Wettberg EJ Jestrow B Warschefsky E Duyck F. 2012 Legume and symbiont

phylogeography of South Florida. Bi-annual International Congress on Legume Genetics and Genomics Conference

Penmetsa RV, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Bergmann EM, Vance L, Castro B, Kassa MT, Sarma BK,

Datta S, Dubey A, Gujaria N, Baek JM, Woodward JE, Farmer AD, Coyne CJ, Upadhaya H, von Wettberg EJ, Varshney RK, Cook DR. Allelic variation at a domestication-related transcription factor and the multiple origins of the kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum). Bi-annual International Congress on Legume Genetics and Genomics Conference

Fotinos T, and von Wettberg EJ. 2012. How RAD: Conservation Genetics of Pilosocereus

robinii. FIU MBRS Symposium (presented by Tonya Fotinos, FIU student). von Wettberg EJ 2012 Pigeonpea: Genetic and cultural history, and future prospects for

development in the Caribbean. University of the West Indies 50/50 Conference celebrating 50 years of independence

Fotinos T, and von Wettberg EJ. 2011. Methods for determining the number of populations.

FIU MBRS Symposium (presented by Tonya Fotinos, FIU student) Soler, M and von Wettberg EJ. Ion uptake and salt tolerance in Medicago truncatula. FIU

MBRS Symposium (Presented by Michael Soler, FIU student) von Wettberg EJ Friesen ML Strauss SY Cook DR Nuzhdin SN 2011 Flowering time and salt

tolerance in Medicago truncatula. Bi-annual Model Legume conference, St. Tropez, France.

von Wettberg EJ 2011 Maternal effects on salt tolerance. Plant Biologist of South Florida

International University von Wettberg EJ 2010 Salt tolerance in Medicago and other legumes. Plant Biologists of South

Florida, University of Miami Invited University and Institutional Presentations (all with EvW as first author and presenter, since 2010 only) 2020 Future Biotech, Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk Russia, Comparative genomics of Legume

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All-Russia Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, St. Petersburg Russia. Exploring the microbial basis of crop rotations

Iowa State University, Exploring the microbial basis of crop rotations 2019 University of Massachusetts, The Queen of Sheba’s chickpeas SUNY Cobleskill, The Queens of Sheba’s Chickpeas Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Exploring the microbial basis of crop rotations Noble Foundation, And now for something completely different 2018 ICRISAT, Nairobi: Feeding your friends; how domestication alters symbioses.

University of Southern California: Walking in the footsteps of Vavilov and Clausen. Kyushu University, Fukuoka Japan: Feeding your friends; how domestication alters symbioses.

World Vegetable Center, Tainan Taiwan: Feeding your friends; how domestication alters symbioses.

National Taiwan University, Taipei Taiwan: Feeding your friends; how domestication alters symbioses. St. Louis University: Feeding your friends; how domestication alters symbioses. University of Vermont Plant Biology: Feeding your friends; how domestication alters symbioses. University of New Hampshire: Feeding your friends; how domestication alters symbioses.

2017 Nijmegan Raadbound University, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for

climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology. Hampshire College, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology. Cologne University, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology.

Muenster University, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology.

University of Vermont, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology.

Montana State University, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology.

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Semi-Arid Tropics, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology. Addis Ababa University, More tools for the analysis of genetic diversity and spatial data. South China Botanic Garden, Crop wild relatives: conservation needs, potential for climate resilient agriculture, and tools for evolutionary ecology. University of Vermont, Prospectives in understanding the soil microbiome and root exudates.

2016 University of Saskatchewan, The Hunt for wild chickpea: utilizing wild germplasm to

expand the genetic base of a Middle Eastern Founder crop and understand domestication


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ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in Desert Areas), Rabat, Morocco, The Hunt for wild chickpea: utilizing wild germplasm to expand the genetic base of a Middle Eastern Founder crop and understand domestication Addis Ababa University, Tools for the analysis of genetic diversity and spatial data.

University of Southern California, Ecology of Wild Cicer. Washington State University, Collecting and characterizing Wild Cicer germplasm USDA ARS Chapman Field, Collecting and characterizing Wild Cicer germplasm 2015 Akdeniz University, Antalya Turkey, Genomics of Wild Cicer

Addis Ababa University, Evolutionary Ecology of Wild Cicer University of California Davis, Evolutionary Ecology of Wild Cicer University of California Davis, Adapting Evolutionary Genomics for Agriculture University of Southern California Catalina Island, Ecology of Wild Cicer Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, How to make a temperate crop tropical University of Miami, Biological Sciences, Ecological Genomics of Wild Cicer Maryville University, Chesterfield, Missouri. Ecological Genomics of Wild Cicer

The Danforth Center, St. Louis, Missouri. Exploring, Utilizing, and Conserving Crop Wild Relative Diversity

2014 Harran University, Turkey, Evolutionary Ecology of Wild Cicer

Dicle University, Turkey, Evolutionary Ecology of Wild Cicer USDA ARS, Pullman, WA, Evolutionary Ecology of Wild Cicer University of Florida, Gainesville, Evolutionary Ecology of Wild Cicer University of Florida, Homestead TREC, Evolutionary Ecology of Wild Cicer University of Vermont, Local adaptation in the age of Genomics University of Southern California, Conservation Genomics of rare Cacti University of Texas, Tyler, Local adaptation in the age of Genomics

2012 USDA ARS Chapman Field Research Station, Adapting evolutionary ecology to

improve agriculture 2011 Swarthmore College, Biology, Local Adaptation in the age of Genomics Florida International University, SERC, Adapting evolutionary ecology to

improve agriculture Ecole Nacional Superieure Agronomique de Toulouse, Ecology, Adapting evolutionary

ecology to improve agriculture Ecole Nacional Superieure Agronomique de Toulouse, Legumes Biology Group,

Adapting evolutionary ecology to improve agriculture Florida International University, Environmental Sciences, Adapting evolutionary ecology

to improve agriculture Florida International University, Pre-dental society, Adapting evolutionary ecology to

improve agriculture Florida International University, Global Learning Blast, Mock Trials in Population

Genetics


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2010 Florida International University, Marine Sciences, Adapting evolutionary ecology to improve agriculture

Public Presentations

(all with EvW as first author and presenter, since 2010 only) 2018 South Burlington Rotary: The hunt for wild chickpea. January 2018. 2017 Nature’s Bounty: Exploring Plants as Food History, Conservation, and Our Future.

Naples Botanic Garden as part of the FIU lecture series 2016 Miami Pulse, Celebration of the International Year of the Pulse. FIU BBC, organized by

the Chaplin School of Hospitality 2016 The Kampong, National Tropical Botanic Garden. Using legumes to teach about the

nitrogen cycle, Miami-Dade County Schools Teacher workshop Miami FL. 2015 Treasure Village Montessori School, Collecting plants: a travel treasure hunt, Islamorada

FL. 2015 Clima Art Exhibit: an interactive exhibit and panel on climate change impacts,

BEEWARE panel. Doral, FL 2015 The Kampong, National Tropical Botanic Garden, Why we need plant collections: the

legacy of Fairchild and Vavilov in the age of genomics 2013 TEDxFIU Reimagining Agriculture. 2012 Dade Native Plant Society, Conservation Genomics of Rare Cacti 2010 Broward College Darwin Day Event, Darwin and Agriculture in the Age of Genomics. TEACHING AND MENTORING Courses Taught: University of Vermont & Florida Int’l University 2010 – Present Syllabi can be viewed at: http://ericvonwettberg.wixsite.com/laboratory/teaching or on the PSS departmental webpage: Course Description

Semesters Taught

Curricular Purpose

Credit hours

Course Responsibilities

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Crop Domestication and Ecological History, PSS 195 / 185

Fall 2019 Undergraduate Elective

3 Lecture, discussion, grading writing, course organization

8-20 students

Quantitative Genetics, PSS 295 (UVM)

Fall 2018 Advanced undergraduate and Graduate elective

3 Lecture, discussion, grading problem sets and Writing

8-20 students, discussion and problem sets

Professional Development, PSS 301

Fall 2018 Graduate 1 Co-Instructor with Stephanie Hurley

5 – 15 FS, PSS, and other grad students

Crop Innovation and Improvement, PSS 196/ 172 (UVM)

Spring 2018, 2019 (cancelled), 2020

Undergraduate elective

3/4 Original, standard version: lecture, discussion, grading problem sets and Writing; Service Learning version: community outreach, greenhouse activities

Service learning, up to 24 students Original version is lecture and discussion format; Service learning version is organized around community breeding projects

Evolution BSC 4674 (FIU)

Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017

Required majors, senior level

3 Originally lecture format; Following HHMI fellowship, active learning, with recorded lectures, Peer-Led Team Learning, and problem sets; With recorded lectures and problem sets and short writing in the online version

Active learning high enrollment (~175) course. In addition to recorded lectures, the course used small group problem sets, and employed undergraduate learning assistants

Population Genetics, PCB 5685 (FIU)

Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall

Required for Forensic Science Msc.

3 Lectures, problem sets, team projects,

Seminar format graduate course


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2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016

Students; elective for Biology graduate students

discussion leading, term papers, mock-trials

General Population Genetics PCB 4553 (FIU)

Spring 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016,

Elective for Biology majors, fulfilling structural biology and global learning requirements

3 Lectures, problem sets, team projects, discussion leading, term papers, mock-trials. Online version used recorded lectures, problem sets and term papers.

~40 students in a lecture, discussion, and problem set format, with small group projects, problem sets, and term papers

Introduction to Biological Research, BSC 6457 (FIU)

Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013

Required for graduate students in Biology and Biochemistry

3 Co-taught with Phil Stoddard or Lidia Kos. Discussion, literature reviews, grant proposals

~25 students. The course is an introduction to a range of professional needs and research methodologies in biology

Computational tools in population genetics, BSC 5935 (FIU)

Spring 2017 (FIU), December 2015; October 2017; August 2018 (Addis Ababa U)

Short methods based course for graduate students

1 / NA Taught to help students analyze their own data

Taught for 25 students in Ethiopia and 4 at FIU. Course is effective for students with their own data.

Laboratory Manage Top. in Biol. BSC 5935 (FIU), Decision Science Program (Kyushu University)

Spring 2017, Summer 2018

Professional skills course for graduate students and postdocs

1 / variable

Mentor students to prepare for job searches

Brown bag style workshop for students as they prepare for the job market


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Teaching Evolution, BSC 5935/4934

Fall 2013 Graduate or advanced undergraduate

1 / 3; variable

Discussion A course for students who want to tackle the social issues associated with Evolution, and to teach Active Learning techniques

Guest Lectures Since coming to UVM: GMOs and Agriculture. Green Mountain Valley High School, Waitsfield VT. Spring 2018 Professional Development: Ecological Agriculture/Sustainable Landscape Horticulture, PSS 288,

UVM Plant and Soil Science, Spring 2018, 2019 (Deb Neher) BCOR 12, General Biology 2. UVM Biology, Spring 2018 (Kristin Bishop) Where Food Comes from PBio 195, UVM Plant Biology. Fall 2017 (Mary Tierney) Introduction to Agroecology, PSS 21, Fall 2017, 18, 19. (Vic Izzo) Hemp Production and Agriculture, PSS 195, Fall 2019 (Heather Darby, Scott Lewin) Biology TAP, Biol 095A. Fall 2019 (Kristin Bishop) Professional Skills Development, Kyushu University (Japan). Decision Science Graduate

Program. June 2018. Future Biotechnology Program Mentor (Novosibirsk, Russia). Graduate program in

biotechnology. Teaching Assistant Experience Botany, Brown University Fall 2002, 2003 Evolution, Brown University, Fall 2001 Ecology, Brown University, Spring 2003 Insect Biology, Brown University, Spring 2002 Biology 2, Swarthmore College, Spring 1998, 1999 Biology 1, Swarthmore College, Fall 1997, 1998 Pedagogical Training Service-Learning Faculty Fellow Program, UVM 2019 – 2020 Academic year Honors College Symposium, Migration, UVM August 2019 Sustainability Faculty Fellow Program, UVM, 2018-2019 Academic year Writing in the Disciplines weeklong workshop, UVM, May 2018 FIU STEM Transformation Institute, Founding Faculty Fellow, FIU, 2015-2017 FIU Writing in the Disciplines workshop, FIU, 2014-2015 FIU Center for the Advancement of Teaching, faculty reading groups in Team-Based Learning,

Understanding Diversity, Reducing Teaching, Active Learning, and syllabus clinic.


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FIU HHMI Faculty Teaching Fellow, training in the use of undergraduate learning assistants, course evaluation, and active learning

FIU MARC-U-STAR and MBRS-RISE Faculty training workshops, 2010-2013. FIU Global Learning Faculty Training, 2010, 2011. HHMI Professional Development group, workshop series for postdoctoral scholars at UC Davis Laboratory Management Institute, UC Davis; professional development 2008-2009 Brown University Sheridan Center, Teaching Certificates I - III. 2001-2005 Swarthmore College Writing Center, Writing Assistant Training (1997) Swarthmore College Mediation Training (1997) Swarthmore College Sexual Assault Prevention Training Coordinator (1996-1997) GRADUATE TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE

Chaired Graduate Committees: Edward Marques – PSS Ph.D. student – Major Advisor. Thesis in progress, expected defense late 2019. Postdoctoral position with Prof. Jana Kraft UVM. Thesis Title: “Green seeded chickpeas- genetics basis, physiological costs, and impacts on dormancy” Andi Kur – PSS M.S. student – Major Advisor. Thesis in progress. Expected defense April 2020. Will pursue Ph.D at NCSU. Thesis Title: “Population genomics of maize varieties of new American farmers” Ann Chiranizelli – Food System M.S. student – Co-Major Advisor with Dan Tobin. Project in progress. Project Title: “Changes in varietal diversity in seed catalogs over the past century” Emily Warschefsky – Ph.D. student – Major Advisor. Currently Associate Curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Thesis Title: “Phylogenetics, hybridization and migration of the mango (Mangifera indica)” Tonya Fotinos – M.S. student – Major Advisor. Currently instructor and department chair, Panola College, Carthage, TX Thesis title: “Novel genetic analysis for an endangered species: genetic structure of the Florida Key Tree cactus Pilosocereus robinii “ Klara Scharnagl – M.S. student – co-advisor Krish Jayachandran. Currently Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University Thesis Title: The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on four legume hosts in south Florida pine rockland soils Vanessa Sanchez –M.S. student - co-advisor Krish Jayachandran. Currently research assistant, Mars Corp., Chapman Field, Coral Gables, FL.


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Thesis Title: “Characterization of rhizobial diversity and relationship of rhizobial partner and legume performance in four south Florida pine rockland soils” Member of Graduate Committees (Student, degree, advisor, department, date): Beyte Barrios – Ph.D. – S. Koptur – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2016 Zoe Pratte – Ph.D. – L. Richardson– FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2015 Kristie Wendelberger – Ph.D. – J. Richards – FIU – Bio. Sciences – Graduated 2016 Ian Jones –Ph.D. – S. Koptur – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2016 Anthony Bellantuano – Ph.D. –M. Rodriguez– FIU – Biol. Sciences – Graduated 2015 Andrew Jungman –M.S.– M. Bhat - FIU – Earth and Environment – Graduated 2012 Abbigael Brownell –M.S. – L. Richardson – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2014 Evelyn Perez –M.S. – D. Mills – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2013 Shilpa Chennakrishnaiah – Ph.D. – D. Mills – FIU – Bio. Sciences –transferred to McGill Ketaki Deshpande – Ph.D. – D. Mills – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2016 Vicky Suarez – Ph.D. – J. Eirin-Lopez – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2017 Laura Timm – Ph.D. – H. Bracken-Grissom – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2018 Natalie Damaso – Ph.D. – D. Mills – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2016 Julian Mendel – Ph.D. – D. Mills – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2016 Julia Gehring – Ph.D. – S. Koptur – FIU – Biological Sciences – On Leave Seth Manthey – Ph.D. – E. Brewe – FIU – College of Education – Graduated 2015 Lauren Martin – M.S. – D. Mills – FIU – Biological Sciences – Graduated 2017 Robert Ditter – Ph.D. – H. Bracken-Grissom – FIU – Biological Sciences – Current Joseph Ahrens– Ph.D. – J Liberles – FIU – Biological Sciences – Current Catherine Bravo – Ph.D. – K. Feeley – FIU – Biological Sciences – Transferred 2017 Timothy Perez – Ph.D. – K. Feeley – FIU – Biological Sciences – Transferred 2017 Haley Meek – M.S. – H. Michaels – Bowling Green State University – Completed Tadesse Gala – Ph.D. – A. Vandenberg - University of Saskatchewan – Completed Kassaye Negesh – Ph.D – K. Tessfaye – Addis Ababa University - Current Clayton Ludwig – Ph.D – Tom Davis –University of New Hampshire – Current Kristin Schnalzer – Msc. L. Webb – University of Vermont – Defended May 2020 Jorge Ruiz-Arocho – Ph.D. Y. Chen – University of Vermont – Current Erika Bueno – Ph.D. Y. Chen – University of Vermont – Current Luis Rodriguez-Cruz – Ph.D. oral exam M. Niles – University of Vermont – Current Connor Lewis – Ph.D M. Tierney – University of Vermont – Current Suraj Bhattarai – Ph.D. S. McKay – University of Vermont – Current Anoob Prakash– Ph.D. S. Keller – University of Vermont – Current Postdoctoral Scholars and Post-Graduate Mentees Dr Gianna Sassi. 2019 – current. Postdoctoral Scholar. Dr. Azalea Guerra-Garcia. 2020 – current. Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Saskatchewan. Co-advised with Professor Kirstin Bett, with support from Genome Canada EVOLVES grant.


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Dr. Ezgi Ogutcen. 2016-2018. Co-advised Genome Canada supported postdoctoral scholar based at the University of Saskatchewan and co-supervised by Prof. Kirstin Bett. Dr Jayanti Ray-Mukherjee. 2011-2012. Parental leave replacement, postdoctoral scholar. Currently an assistant professor, Azim-Premji University, Bangalore, India. Dr. Brian Machovina 2015-2017. Short term NSF and USAID supported consultant. Works nearly full time as an entrepreneur. Inventor of the Yonanas dessert maker and Cory-ak kayak-based abdominal exercise machine. Analysis of Ethiopia climate data. Dr. Nora Oleas. 2013-2016. Short term USFWS-supported consultant. Currently an assistant professor, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Quito, Ecuador. Dr. Ken Moriuchi. 2013-2015. NSF and USAID-supported consultant. Currently a consultant based in Cleveland, OH. Lauren Kerwien, 2018-2019. NSF and USAID supported laboratory manager. Currently a laboratory manager at University of Pittsburgh Erika Bueno 2017-2018. and USAID supported laboratory manager. Currently a Ph.D student with Yolanda H. Chen, University of Vermont Yadira Reynaldo, 2013-2016. NSF and USAID supported laboratory manager. Emmanuel Dacosta-Calheiros, 2014- 2017. NSF supported research assistant. Chris Krieg, 2014-2015. NSF and USAID supported research assistant. Currently an NSF pre-doctoral scholar and PhD student at University of Florida. Sandra Namoff, 2010. NSF supported research assistant. Currently a PhD student at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden. Dr. Rachit Saxena, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Staff scientist. Trained in population genetics at ICRISAT

Dr. Manish Roorkiwal, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Staff scientist. Trained in population genetics at ICRISAT Dr. Mulualem Kassa, University of Winnipeg (formerly James Cook University). Currently NCRS fellow. Trained in population genetics at UC Davis (2009). Dr. Matilde Cordiero, University of Southern California (formerly UC Davis and University of Lisbon). Research Assistant. Trained in field experimental design (in Portugal, 2011-2012) Faustine Duyck, M.S. student of Laurent Gentzibittel, Ecole Nacionale Sup. Agronomique de Toulouse. Performed preliminary work on Chamaecrista in my laboratory June-August 2012.


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Ignacio Barbosa Gamez, M.S. student of E. Montalvo, Tepic Institute of Technology, Chemistry and Biochemistry. Worked in my laboratory summer 2015 Karla Paola Caballero Montoya, M.S. student of E. Montalvo, Tepic Institute of Technology, Chemistry and Biochemistry. Worked in my laboratory summer 2015 Ariana Vázquez Murillo, M.S. student of E. Montalvo, Tepic Institute of Technology, Chemistry and Biochemistry. Worked in my laboratory summer 2015 Undergraduate Honors Theses: Sean Pease, CALS DUR 2020, Developing Lupines as a soybean alternative for Vermont farms Beck Morrow, CALS DUR 2020, Nutrient run-off from industrial hemp PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Secretary and Scientific Executive Committee, International Legume Society (2016-2019) Chairperson and program director, Genetics Section, Botanical Society of America (2013- 2015) Vice chairperson and program director, Genetics Section, Botanical Society of America (2012- 2013) Strategic Planning Committee Member, Botanical Society of America (2014 - ) Committee on Committees (Recruitment), Botanical Society of America (2015 - ) Executive committee of the Dade County Native Plant Society (2011- )

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS International Legume Society Crop Science Society of America

Botanical Society of America Society for the Study of Evolution Society for Economic Botany Sigma Xi Florida Native Plant Society OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Coordinator: Cool Season Legume Workshop, Plant and Animal Genome Conference (2021 - ) Editor: Editorial Board, Plants People Planet (2017 - ) Guest Editor, Frontiers in Plant Science (2019- 2020)

Guest Editor, MDPI International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2019-2020) Guest Editor, MDPI Agronomy (2017 – 2018


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Guest Editor, Northeastern Naturalist (2008 - 2009) Panelist: NSF IOS DDIG, January 2014; NSF PGRP July 2014; NSF PGRP August

2015; NSF PGRP March 2018; NSF IOS December 2018 Proposal Reviewer:

NSF Population Biology and International Fellowship Panels, Ad Hoc Reviewer (7X) BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council, UK) and NERC Ad hoc review for Global Food Security Programme (2013-2014, 2016) FFAR Program Ad hoc reviewer (2017, 2018, 2019) King Abdullah University Internal Proposal Review (2019) USDA Internal Program Review (2016) German DDAD Exchange Program (2017) Polish National Science Foundation (2018) Estonian Science Foundation (2011) Foundation for a Smoke Free World (2018, 2019) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (2013, 2015) International Palm Society (2013) Botanical Society of America, Graduate Research and Travel proposals (2012-2015) RI Ag. Expt. Sta. Ad Hoc Reviewer (2007-2008)

Journal Reviewer (Selected, Since 2010): Profile available from Publons Reviewer Repository: https://publons.com/author/349220/eric-von-wettberg#profile, 98% merit rating as reviewer, with over 90 completed reviews, including PNAS, Nature Communications, New Phytologist.

Reviews for Invited chapters and books WW Norton and Company, Evolution Oxford University Press, The Evolution of Life. Oxford University Press, Evolution: An Ongoing Synthesis. Island Press, Plant Reintroductions in a Changing Climate Cambridge University Press, Seedling Ecology and Evolution University of California Press, Human Impacts on Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective.

Conference Judge Sigma Xi Student Research Conference (2016) Poster Judge Society for the Study of Evolution, Hamilton Award (2015), Paper Judge International Food Legume Research Conference (2014). Paper Judge Botanical Society of America (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015), Paper and Poster Judge University and Community Service Food Systems Graduate Program Director (2020 - ) USDA ARS advisory committee (2019 - ) Center Affiliations at UVM

Food Systems Initiative affiliate, admissions committee (2017 - )


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Gund Institute For the Environment, Faculty Fellow (September 2018 - ) Phi Beta Kappa, usher, selection committee (2018 - 2020)

Center Affiliations and interdisciplinary activities at FIU:

Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Affiliated Faculty Agroecology Program Affiliated Faculty Southeastern Environment Research Center Affiliated Faculty Latin American Research Center Affiliated Faculty Middle Eastern Studies Affiliated Faculty African and African Diaspora Affiliated Faculty STEM Transformation Institute, Founding Faculty Fellow International Center for Tropical Botany Affiliated Faculty Biomolecular Science Institute Affiliated Faculty

Judge and Panelist at FIU Biology Honors Smiddy Competition (2010-2013) MBRS-RISE summer research award proposal reviewer (2010-2014) Fairchild Challenge (2010-2014) FIU Global Studies Teaching Blast (April 2011) STEM transformation Institute Proposal Reviewer (2015)

Departmental and Center Service at UVM

Seminar Committee Co-Chair (2018 - ) Undergraduate Affairs Committee (2017 - )

Departmental and Center Service at FIU

International Center for Tropical Botany Director Search Chair, 2013-2014 Bioinformatics Faculty Search Chair 2011-2012 Evo-Devo Faculty Search Committee 2012-2013 Plant Natural Product Faculty Search Committee, 2015-2016 Marine Genetics Faculty Search Committee 2011-2012 Urban Ecology Faculty Search Committee 2010-2011 Honors Committee 2011-2016 Seminar committee 2012-2017, co-chair 2014-2017 International Center for Tropical Botany Academic Affairs committee, 2013 -

College and University Service at FIU

Faculty Senator, 2015-2017. Chair of Faculty Senate Research Committee (2016-2017) ACUE Faculty Development Test Cohort, 2016 Faculty Mentoring Program, Faculty Mentor (2015-2017) FIU Faculty Mentoring program, workshop on tenure panelist (2015) International Center for Tropical Botany Academic Affairs committee, 2013 - FIU Teach Advisory Committee (2014 - ) Phi Beta Kappa vice-president and president-elect (2016-2017) Sigma Xi Chapter representative and President (2016 - 2017)


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Community Outreach at FIU

Teaching Evolution Professional Development Workshop Program for Teachers (April 11, 2016)

Miami-Dade Science fair panelist, March 2016 Clima Climate Change Art show panelist, September 2015 Kampong Agent of Change Speaker, October 2015 Teaching Evolution Professional Development Workshop Program for Teachers

(September 27, 2014) Developed the NRCS Conservation Planning activity for the Fairchild Challenge

(summer and autumn, 2013) Conservation Planning Teaching Workshop, Fairchild Challenge October 18, 2013 Agroecology High School Student Mentor, summer 2011-2013 Fairchild Challenge Environmental Immersion Day 2010-2013

Community Outreach at UVM

Boy Scouts of America, NOVA STEM counselor (2018 - ) Guest Lecture, Green Mountain Valley Academy (May 2018) Guest Lecture, South Burlington Rotary (January 2018) Hands on Nature, Marcotte Central School, South Burlington (2017 - 2019) Winooski River Stream Team Rain Garden Steward (2019 - ) Scientific Advisor, Working Lands Investment Partners (2018 - )

Statewide Service at FIU

FIU representative on the agriculture and forestry committee of the Florida Climate Initiative (FCI), to build a seven-university statewide climate institute. (2014-2016)

Florida Department of Education Science Expert Review Panelist Nominee (2016-2017)

International Service Agriculture and Livelihoods Scientific Advisory Board, Foundation for a Smoke Free

World (2018 - ) International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Conservation Genetics

Specialist Group member (2020 - ) International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Cactus working group,

Florida Workshop Participant, July 2011. Symposium co-organizer, International Botanical Congress 2017, Orphan Crop

Genomics.

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