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Eric N. Jellen

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Eric N. Jellen
Plant & Wildlife Sciences
Email: rick_jellen@byu.edu

289 WIDB
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 422-7279

Professor

I am married to Trish (Maughan) and we have four sons: Nate, Dave, Matt, and Steven. When I’m not teaching, working in the lab, or out collecting plants, I like to go fishing or hiking with my family.

 Education
  • PhD , Plant Breeding , University of Minnesota , 1992
  • MS , Plant Breeding , University of Minnesota , 1988
  • BS , Agronomy , Brigham Young University , 1986
 Research

Chromosomal genetics and genetic resource conservation/utilization in quinoa (Chenopodium spp.) and oat (Avena spp.).

 Selected Publications

Articles

MRB Balzotti, JN Thornton, PJ Maughan, DA McClellan, MR Stevens, EN Jellen, DJ Fairbanks, CE Coleman.  "Expression and evolutionary relationships of the Chenopodium quinoa 11S seed storage protein gene."  International Journal of Plant Science.  169.2 (2008): 281-291. 

MA Mallory, RV Hall, AR McNabb, DB Pratt, EN Jellen, PJ Maughan.  "Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for the grain amaranths."  Crop Science.  48 (2008): 1098-1106. 

DE Jarvis, OR Kopp, EN Jellen, MA Mallory, J Pattee, A Bonifacio, CE Coleman, MR Stevens, DJ Fairbanks, PJ Maughan.  "Simple sequence repeat marker development and genetic mapping in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)."  Journal of Genetics.  87 (2008): 39-51. 

Christensen SA, Pratt DB, Pratt C, Nelson PT, Stevens MR, Jellen EN, Coleman CE, Fairbanks DJ, Bonifacio A, Maughan PJ.  "Assessment of genetic diversity in the USDA and CIP-FAO international nursery collections of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) using microsatellite markers."  Plant Genetic Resources Characterization and Utilization.  5.2 (2007): 82-95. 

Wooten DR, Livingston DP, Jellen EN, Boren KJ, Marshall DS, Murphy JP.  "An intergenomic translocation associated with oat winter hardiness component traits."  Crop Science.  47.5 (2007): 1832-1840. 

J.D. Durrant, B.W. Gardunia, K.D. Livingstone, M.R. Stevens, E.N. JELLEN.  "An algorithm for analyzing linkages affected by heterozygous translocations: QuadMap."  Journal of Heredity.  97 (2006): 62-66. 

Mikel R. Stevens, Craig E. Coleman, Susan E. Parkinson, Peter J. Maughan, Hong-Bin Zhang, Marie R. Balzotti, David Kooyman, K. Arumuganathan, Alejandro Bonifacio, Daniel J. Fairbanks, ERIC N. JELLEN, and Jolynn J. Stevens.  "Construction of a quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) BAC library and its use in identifying genes encoding seed storage proteins."  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  112 (2006): 1593-1600. 

A.G. Santos, D.P. Livingston, E.N. JELLEN, D.R. Wooten, J.P. Murphy.  "A cytological marker associated with winterhardiness in oat."  Crop Science.  46 (2006): 203-208. 

PJ Maughan, BA Kolano, J Maluszynska, ND Coles, A Bonifacio, J Rojas, CE Coleman, MR Stevens, DJ Fairbanks, SE Parkinson, EN JELLEN.  "Molecular and cytological characterization of ribosomal RNA genes in Chenopodium quinoa and C. berlandieri."  Genome.  49 (2006): 825-839. 

Shanna L. Mason, Mikel R. Stevens, ERIC N. JELLEN, Alejandro Bonifacio, Daniel J. Fairbanks, Ryan R. McCarty, Ammon G. Rasmussen, and Peter J. Maughan.  "Development and use of microsatellite markers for germplasm characterization in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)."  Crop Science.  45 (2005): 1618-1630. 

Nathan D. Coles, Craig E. Coleman, Shawn D. Christensen, ERIC N. JELLEN, Mikel R. Stevens, Alejandro Bonifacio, Jorge Rojas-Beltran, Daniel J. Fairbanks, and Peter J. Maughan.  "Development and use of an expressed sequenced tag library in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) for the discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms."  Plant Science.  8 (2005): 439-447. 

Maughan, P.J., A. Bonifacio, E.N. Jellen, M.R. Stevens, C.E. Coleman, M. Ricks, S.L. Mason, D.E. Jarvis, B.W. Gardunia, and D.J. Fairbanks.  "A genetic linkage map of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) based on AFLP, RAPD, and SSR markers."  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  109 (2004): 1188-1195. 

Ladizinsky, G. and E.N. Jellen.  "Cytogenetic affinities between populations of Avena insularis Ladizinsky from Sicily and Tunisia."  Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution.  50 (2003): 11-15. 

Mitchell, C.C., S.E. Parkinson, T.J. Baker, and E.N. Jellen.  "C-banding and localization of 18S-5.8S-26S rDNA in tall oatgrass species."  Crop Science.  43 (2003): 32-36. 

Fox, S.L., E.N. Jellen, S.F. Kianian, H.W. Rines, and R.L. Phillips.  "Assignment of RFLP linkage groups to chromosomes using monosomic F1 analysis in hexaploid oat."  Theor. Appl. Genet.  102 (2001): 320-326. 

Jellen, E.N. and J.K. Beard.  "Geographical distribution of chromosome 7C and 17 intergenomic translocation segments in cultivated oat germplasm."  Crop Science.  40 (2000): 256-263. 

Dilkova, M., E.N. Jellen, and R. Forsberg.  "C-banded karyotypes and microsporogenesis in germplasm derived from interploidy crosses in Avena."  Euphytica.  111 (2000): 175-184. 

Jellen, E.N. and G. Ladizinsky.  "C-banding in Avena insularis Ladizinsky."  Genet. Res. Crop Evol.  47 (2000): 227-230. 

Zhou, X., E.N. Jellen, and J.P. Murphy.  "Progenitor germplasm of domesticated hexaploid oat."  Crop Science.  39 (2000): 1208-1214. 

Books

Peter J. Maughan, Alejandro Bonifacio, ERIC N. JELLEN, Craig E. Coleman, Mikel R. Stevens, Daniel J. Fairbanks.  Quinoa genomics.  Ed. C. Kole.  2006.  Vol. Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding. Volume III. Pulse, Sugar and Starch Crops. 

EN JELLEN and JM Leggett.  "Cytogenetic Manipulation in Oat Improvement."  Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement, Volume 2.  Ed. RJ Singh, PP Jauhar.  1st ed.  Boca Raton: CRC Taylor and Francis, Jan. 2006.  Vol. 2. 

ERIC N. JELLEN and J. Michael Leggett.  Cytogenetic manipulation in oat improvement, Chapter 7.  Ed. Ram J. Singh, Prem P. Jauhar.  Boca Raton: CRC Press, Oct. 2005.  Vol. Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering and Crop Improvement: Cereals, Volume 2. 

 Experience

General

  • Research Geneticist (Postdoctoral) , USDA-ARS, PSERU , 1992-1996

Teaching

  • Professor , Brigham Young University , 2008-Present
  • Associate Professor , Brigham Young University , 2000-2008
  • Assistant Professor , Brigham Young University , 1996-2000

 Awards
  • Alcuin Fellowship , BYU , 2002
  • John A. Widtsoe University Fellowship , BYU , 2000
 Courses Taught

Biology 120 (Science of Biology), Fall Semester

PAS 100 (Intro. Plant Science), Fall Semester

Biology 340 (Genetics), Winter Semester even years

Biology 120 H, Winter Semester

PAS 673R (Cytogenetics), Winter Semester odd years

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