Matias Kirst joined the School of Forest Resources and Conservation in 2005 as an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Genetics. In addition to his affiliation to the SFRC, he is also a member of the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program (PMCB) and the University of Florida Genetics Institute (UFGI). His group in Quantitative Genomics Research is part of the Forest Genomics Laboratory. Research is focused in three areas: (1) Fundamental Genomic Research in the genetic regulation of gene expression and gene expression networks; (2) Applied Genomic Research for the discovery of genes, metabolic and regulatory networks that control variation in wood quality, growth and other important traits for the forestry and agronomic industry; and (3) Technology and genomic tool development. For more information, visit our home page .

Degrees:
Ph.D. – North Carolina State University (2004)
M.S. – University of Viçosa, Brazil (1999)
B.S. – University of Santa Maria, Brazil (1997)

Courses Currently Taught:
Forest Genetics (FOR 6310)
Genomics and Bioinformatics (Course number to be assigned – begins in Spring 2007)
Journal Club – Plant Transcriptome Analysis (PCB 7922)

Research
Publications

Contact Info:

367 Newins-Ziegler Hall
P.O. Box 110410
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
Phone: 352-846-0900

e-mail : mkirst@ufl.edu