Joyce Van Eck Explained

Joyce Marie Van Eck
Nationality:American
Fields:Plant Biology, Genome Editing
Workplaces:Cornell University, Boyce Thompson Institute
Education:Pennsylvania State University, University of Delaware, Cornell University
Thesis Title:Transfer of large amounts of DNA via somatic hybridization and particle bombardment
Thesis Url:https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/2282477
Thesis Year:1993
Academic Advisors:Sherry L. Kitto
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Joyce Van Eck is a plant biologist and faculty member at the Boyce Thompson Institute in Ithaca, NY.[1] She is an adjunct professor in the Section of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University.[2]

Education

Van Eck attended Pennsylvania State University as an undergraduate, receiving a bachelor's degree in plant breeding. She studied plant tissue culture at the University of Delaware with Sherry L. Kitto including the regeneration of mint species from culture.[3] She completed her PhD at Cornell University in 1993.[4] In 2008 she became the director of the Boyce Thompson Center for Biotechnology, and in 2013 was promoted to assistant professor.[5]

Research

Van Eck was responsible for the first use of Cas9 for genome editing in tomato.[6] She used a similar genome editing approach to conduct de novo domestication of the ground cherry. By editing three genes, her lab developed new varieties of ground cherries that were more compact and produced more flowers and larger fruits.[7] She is part of the Physalis Improvement Project which is studying how goldenberries, ground cherries, and tomatillos grow across the country.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joyce Van Eck.
  2. Web site: Joyce van Eck.
  3. Item Details Page for Regeneration of mentha species. delcat.on.worldcat.org. 1989. M.S. Van Eck. Joyce M..
  4. Web site: Transfer of large amounts of DNA via somatic hybridization and particle bombardment. Joyce Marie. Van Eck. 2027/coo.31924062830223?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:https://shibidp.cit.cornell.edu/idp/shibboleth. newcatalog.library.cornell.edu.
  5. Web site: Professor Joyce Van Eck - Improving Crops By Genetic Engineering And Targeted Genome Editing • scientia.global. February 15, 2017.
  6. 10.1104/pp.114.247577. Efficient Gene Editing in Tomato in the First Generation Using the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-Associated9 System. 2014. Brooks. C.. Nekrasov. V.. Lippman. Z. B.. Van Eck. J.. Plant Physiology. 166. 3. 1292–1297. 25225186. 4226363.
  7. News: Taming the Groundcherry: With Crispr, a Fussy Fruit Inches Toward the Supermarket. Veronique. Greenwood. The New York Times. October 5, 2018.
  8. Web site: Tomato fans: How you can get free ground cherries and goldenberries for your garden. January 30, 2020. Los Angeles Times.