Matthew Hudson

Ph.D.: Biology, University of Leicester — 1998

M.A.: Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge — 1997

B.A.: Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge — 1994

We use bioinformatics and genome sequencing to understand the biology of crops and their pathogens and pollinators. We have a special interest in biofuel feedstock crops. Our work involves bioinformatics, genetics, evolutionary biology, transcriptional networks, DNA binding proteins, developmental biology and regulation of gene expression.

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois (2004 - present)

Bioinformatics Scientist, Diversa Corporation, San Diego, CA. (2003 - 2004)

Bioinformatics Specialist, Torrey Mesa Research Institute (2002 - 2003)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (1998 - 2002)

Swaminathan K., Alabady M., Varala K., De Paoli E., Ho I., Rokhsar D.S, Arumuganathan A.K., Ming R., Green P.J., Meyers B.C., Moose S.P., Hudson M.E. (2010). Genomic and small RNA sequencing of Miscanthus x giganteus shows the utility of sorghum as a reference genome sequence for Andropogoneae grasses. Genome Biology 11, R12.

Tuteja, J.H., Zabala, G., Varala, K., Hudson, M and Vodkin, L. (2009). Endogenous, tissue-specific siRNAs silence the chalcone synthase gene family in Glycine max seed coats. Plant Cell 21, 3063-77.

Hudson, M (2008). Sequencing breakthroughs for genomic ecology and evolutionary biology. Molecular Ecology Resources 8,3-17

Toth, AL, Varala, K, Newman, TC, Miguez, FE, Hutchison, SK, Willoughby, DA, Simons, JF, Egholm, M, Hunt, JH, Hudson, M, and Robinson, GE (2007). Wasp Gene Expression Supports an Evolutionary Link Between Maternal Behavior and Eusociality. Science 318, 441-444.

Swaminathan, K.*, Varala, K.*, and Hudson, M (2007). Global repeat discovery and estimation of genomic copy number in a large, complex genome using a high-throughput 454 sequence survey. BMC Genomics 8:132.
* equal contributors