Robert J. Schmitz | |
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| Born | 1980 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Salk Institute |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Known for | Genome-wide characterization of epialleles |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genomics, Epigenetics, Plant Biology |
| Institutions | University of Georgia |
| Thesis | Vernalization : a model for investigating epigenetics and eukaryotic gene regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana (2007) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Amasino |
| Other academic advisors | Joseph R. Ecker |
| Website | schmitzlab |
Robert J. Schmitz is an American plant biologist and epigenomicist at the University of Georgia where he studies the generation and phenotypic consequences of plant epialleles as well as developing new techniques to identify and study cis-regulatory sequences. He is an associate professor in the department of genetics and the UGA Foundation Endowed Pant Sciences Professor.[1]