Comparative Analysis of Nodulation-Related Small Secreted Peptides Across Legume Species
Comparative analysis of nodulation-related small secreted peptides across legume species A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY Diana Trujillo IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Nevin Young November 2017 © Diana Trujillo 2017 Acknowledgments I would like to thank all those who, one way or another, have made this work possible. First and foremost, thanks go to my advisor, Nevin Young, who helped shape my vision for this project and was always available to give me support or the necessary guidance in the right direction. I would also like to thank Kevin Silverstein who played a large role during the development of my LSE pipeline, and was a helpful mentor in bioinformatic matters. Thanks to the other members of my advisory committee, Peter Morrell, Michael Sadowsky, and Robert Stupar, who provided a fresh outlook and valuable advice that helped to improve this study. I would like to thank Joseph Guhlin and Peng Zhou who were always one step away when I had Unix concerns, and Shaun Curtin and Roxanne Denny who guided me through the technical aspects of growing or transforming Medicago. I am grateful that I had a strong network of friends and colleagues to discuss biology, coding, and life. To Allison Haaning, Beth Fallon, Christina Smith, Leland Werden, Derek Nedveck, and Eli Krumholz: thanks for sharing the journey. I would like to thank my mother, María Cecilia, who instilled my love of reading, truth-seeking, and plants. To my husband, Dylan Huss, thank you for always calling to see if I already ate (including as I typed these words).
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