Jeffrey P. Tomkins

Assistant Professor
Clemson University Genomics Institute

Ph.D., Clemson University
 

jtmkns@clemson.edu
Research:
Development of genomics tools. The goal of the Tomkins lab at the Clemson University Genomics Institute is to develop and implement genomics-based strategies and tools for the discovery, isolation, comparison and characterization of agriculturally and environmentally important genes and genomic regions. We work on plant, animal, and microbial genomes of importance to agriculture, human health, and the environment. The Clemson University Genomics Institute has established an efficient group of scientists focusing on:

1) Construction and maintenance of high quality BAC libraries.
2) Production and distribution of high-density hybridization filters for screening BAC and EST libraries.
3) Positional cloning and functional analysis of important genes.
4) Physical mapping of whole genomes, chromosomes, and targeted genomic regions with BAC clones.
5) Sequencing of BAC contigs, BAC ends, and ESTs.
6) Functional analysis of genomes via high-throughput mutagenesis systems.
7) Comparative analyses of whole genomes and selected genomic regions.
8) Undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training in genomics.

Publications:

Tomkins, J.P., M. Luo, G.C. Fang, D. Main, J.L. Goicoechea, M. Atkins, D.A. Frisch, R.E. Page, E. Guzmán-Novoa, G. Hunt, and R.A. Wing. 2002. New Genomic Resources for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.); Development of a deep-coverage BAC library and a preliminary STC database. Genetics and Molecular Research 4:306-316.

Chen, M, G. Presting, W. Barbazuk, J. Goicoechea, B. Blackmon, G. Fang, H. Kim, D. Frisch, Y. Yu, S. Sun, S. Higingbottom, J. Phimphilai, D. Phimphilai, S. Thurmond, B. Gaudette, P. Li, J. Liu, J. Hatfield, D. Main, K. Farrar, C. Henderson, L. Barnett, R. Costa, B. Williams, S. Walser, M. Atkins, C. Hall, M. Budiman, J. Tomkins, M. Luo, I. Bancroft, J. Salse, F. Regad, T. Mohapatra, N. Singh, A. Tyagi, C. Soderlund, R. Dean, and R.Wing. 2002. An Integrated Physical and Genetic Map of the Rice Genome. The Plant Cell 14: 537-545.

Tomkins, J.P., G. Davis, D. Main, N. Duru, T. Musket, J.L. Goicoechea, D.A. Frisch, E.H. Coe Jr.,and R.A. Wing. 2002. Construction and characterization of a deep-coverage bacterial artificial chromosome library for maize. Crop Science 42:928-933.

Tomkins, J.P., D.G. Peterson, T.J. Yang, D. Main, E.F. Ablett, R.J. Henry, L.S. Lee, T.A. Holton, D. Waters and R.A. Wing 2001. Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) BAC Library Construction, Preliminary STC analysis, and Identification of Clones Associated with Flavonoid and Stilbene Biosynthesis. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 52:287-291.