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Mitch Sewell
Research Associate

Responsibilities

Molecular analyses of genetic diversity and breeding in biofuel grasses.

Education

Ph.D., Biology; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1992); Research: Genetic distribution, biogeography and evolution of Liriodendron
B.A., Botany; UNC-CH (1981)

Professional Experience

Research Associate; Department of Horticultural Science, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center North Carolina State University (2010-present)
Genetic Research Consultant; International Paper Company. (2005-2006)
Genetic Research Consultant; Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1999-2005, 2006-2008)
Postdoctoral Fellow; Institute of Forest Genetics, USFS and UC-Davis (1993-1999)

Book Chapters and Refereed Reviews

Cervera, M., M. Sewell, P. Faivre Rampant, V. Storme and W. Boerjan (2003). Genome mapping in Populus. In Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Forest Trees, S. Kumar and M. Fladung [eds], The Haworth Press, Inc., Binghamton, NY.
Neale, D., M. Sewell, and G. Brown (2002). Molecular dissection of the quantitative inheritance of wood property traits in loblolly pine. Ann. For. Sci. 59:595-606.
Dinus, R., P. Payne, M. Sewell, V. Chiang and G. Tuskan (2001). Genetic modification of short rotation poplar wood properties for energy and fiber production. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 20:51-69.
Sewell, M., and D. Neale. Mapping quantitative traits in forest trees (2000). In Molecular Biology of Woody Plants, Jain, S., and S. Minocha [eds], Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 407-423.
Neale, D., C. Kinlaw and M. Sewell (1995). Genetic mapping and DNA sequencing of the loblolly pine genome. Forest Genetics 1(4): 195-204.

Refereed Journal Articles

Sewell, M., L. Gunter, T. Tschaplinski, T-M Yin, S. DiFazio and G. Tuskan (2009). Identification of QTLs associated with biomass production in hybrid poplar. I. Relationship among QTLs for crown architecture and stem growth. Tree Genetics and Genomes (accepted with revisions)
Sewell, M., L. Gunter, T. Tschaplinski and G. Tuskan (2009). Identification of QTLs associated with biomass production in hybrid poplar. II. Heterosis and the stability of QTLs across contrasting environments. Tree Genetics and Genomes (accepted with revisions)
Yin, T., S. DiFazio, L. Gunter, X. Zhang, M. Sewell, S. Woolbright, G. Allan, C. Kelleher, C. Douglas, M. Wang and G. Tuskan (2008). Genome structure and emerging evidence of an incipient sex chromosome in Populus. Genome Res. published online Feb 6, 2008
Tschaplinski, T., G. Tuskan, M. Sewell, G. Gebre and D. Todd (2006). Variation in osmotic potential and QTL detection in a poplar pedigree growing under contrasting environments. Tree Phys. 26: 595–604
Tuskan, G., L. Gunter, Z. Yang, T-M Yin, M. Sewell and S. DiFazio (2004). Characterization of microsatellites revealed by genomic sequencing of Populus trichocarpa. Can. J. For. Res. 34: 85–93 (2004).
Brown, G., D. Bassoni, G. Gill, J. Fontana, N. Wheeler, R. Megraw, M. Davis, M. Sewell, G. Tuskan and D. Neale (2003). Identification of QTLs influencing wood property traits in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). III. QTL verification and candidate gene mapping. Genetics 164:1537-1546.
Sewell, M., M. Davis, G. Tuskan, N. Wheeler, C. Elam, D. Bassoni and D. Neale (2002). Identification of QTLs influencing wood property traits in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). II. Chemical wood properties. Theor. Appl. Genet. 104:214–222.
Brown, G., E. Kadel, D. Bassoni, K. Kiehne, B. Temesgen, J. van Buijtenen, M. Sewell, K. Marshall and D. Neale (2001). Anchored reference loci in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) for integrating pine genomics. Genetics 159:799-809.
Temesgen, B., G. Brown, D. Harry, C. Kinlaw, M. Sewell and D. Neale (2001). Genetic mapping of ESTP markers in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). Theor. Appl. Genet. 102:664-675.
Sewell, M., D. Bassoni, N. Wheeler, R. Megraw and D. Neale (2000). Identification of QTLs influencing wood property traits in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). I. Physical wood properties. Theor. Appl. Genet. 101:1273-1281.
Devey, M., M. Sewell, T. Uren and D. Neale (1999). Comparative mapping in loblolly and radiata pine using RFLP and microsatellite markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 99:656-662.
Tuskan, G., D. West, H. Bradshaw, D. Neale, M. Sewell, N. Wheeler, R. Megraw, K. Jech, A. Wiselogel, R. Evans, C. Elam, M. Davis and R. Dinus (1999). Two high-throughput techniques for determining wood properties as part of a molecular genetic analysis of loblolly pine and hybrid poplar. Appl. Biochem. Biotech. 77-79:55-65.
Kaya, Z., M. Sewell and D. Neale (1999). Identification of QTLs influencing annual height and diameter increments in loblolly pine. Theor. Appl. Genet. 98: 586-592.
Sewell, M., B. Sherman and D. Neale (1999). A consensus map for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). I. Construction and integration of individual linkage maps from two independent three-generation pedigrees. Genetics 151:321-330.
Knott, S., D. Neale, M. Sewell and C. Haley (1997). Multiple marker mapping of quantitative trait loci in an outbred pedigree of loblolly pine. Theor. Appl. Genet. 94:810-820.
Sewell, M., C. Parks and M. Chase (1996). Intraspecific chloroplast DNA variation and biogeography of North American Liriodendron L. Evolution 50(3): 1147-1154.
Parks, C., J. Wendel, M. Sewell and Y.-L. Qiu (1994). The significance of allozyme variation and introgression in the Liriodendron tulipifera L. complex. Amer. J. Bot. 81(7): 878-889.
Sewell, M., Y.-L. Qiu, C. Parks and M. Chase (1993). Genetic evidence for trace paternal transmission of plastids in Liriodendron L. and Magnolia L. (Magnoliaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 80(7): 854-858.
Parks, C., J. Wendel, M. Sewell and Y.-L. Qiu (1990). Genetic control of isozyme variation in the genus Liriodendron L. (Magnoliaceae). J. Heredity 81(4): 317-323.

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
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Email: mitch_sewell@ncsu.edu

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