Dr. Patrick F. Byrne
Curriculum Vitae
RANK:
Associate Professor
DATE OF APPOINTMENT:
1997
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. 1987 University of Missouri-Columbia, Agronomy
M.S. 1978 University of Missouri-Columbia, Horticulture
A.B. 1970 Washington University (St. Louis), Biology
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Plant breeding and genetics, quantitative trait locus analysis, international agriculture, biotechnology risk assessment
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND/OR CREATIVE WORKS:
Zhang, L., P.F. Byrne, and E.A.H. Pilon-Smits. 2006. Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Selenate Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist (In press).
Polacco, M.L., P. Byrne, and E.H. Coe Jr. 2006. Consensus quantitative trait maps in maize: A database strategy. Maydica (In press).
Brick, M.A., P.F. Byrne, H.F. Schwartz, J.B. Ogg, K. Otto, A. L. Fall, and J. Gilbert. 2006. Reaction to Three Races of Fusarium Wilt in the Phaseolus vulgaris Core Collection. Crop Science (In press).
Byrne, P. 2006. Safety and public acceptance of transgenic products. Crop Science 46:113-117.
Butler, J.D., P.F. Byrne, V. Mohammadi, P.L. Chapman, and S.D. Haley. 2005. Agronomic performance of Rht alleles in a spring wheat population across a range of moisture levels. Crop Science 45:939-947.
Byrne, P. 2005. QTL Analysis 1 and 2 (Peer-reviewed web lesson). Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 34:124. http://www.jnrlse.org/pdf/2005/WebLessons05.pdf
Byrne, P., and K. Richardson. 2005. Marker-Assisted Selection (Peer-reviewed web lesson). Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 34:123-124. http://www.jnrlse.org/pdf/2005/WebLessons05.pdf
Fritz, S., S. Ward, P. Byrne, D. Namuth, V. Egger. 2004. Short and long-term impacts of biotechnology education on professionals that communicate science to the public. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 33:111-116.
Fritz, S., S. Ward, P. Byrne, K. Harms, and D. Namuth. 2004.
Agricultural biotechnology training for extension educators. Journal of Exte
September 28, 2007
/2004february/rb6.shtml.
P.F. Byrne and S. Fromherz. 2003. Can GM and Non-GM Crops Coexist? Setting a Precedent in Boulder County, Colorado, USA. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 1:258-261.
R.A. Cramer, P.F. Byrne, M.A. Brick, L. Panella, E. Wickliffe, and H.F. Schwartz. 2003. Characterization of Fusarium oxysporum isolates from common bean and sugar beet using pathogenicity assays and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Journal of Phytopathology 151: 352-360.
P.F. Byrne, D.M. Namuth, J. Harrington, S.M. Ward, D.J. Lee, and P. Hain. 2002. Increasing public understanding of transgenic crops through the World Wide Web. Public Understanding of Science 11:293-304.
C. Jampatong, M.D. McMullen, B.D. Barry, L.L. Darrah, P.F. Byrne, and H. Kross. 2002. Quantitative trait loci for first- and second-generation European corn-borer resistance derived from the inbred Mo47. Crop Science 42:584-593.
M.D. McMullen, M. Snook, E.A. Lee, P.F. Byrne, H. Kross, T.A. Musket, K. Houchins, and E.H. Coe, Jr. 2001. The biological basis of epistasis between quantitative trait loci for flavone and 3-deoxyanthocyanin synthesis in maize (Zea mays L.). Genome 44:667-676.
Fall, A.L., P.F. Byrne, G. Jung, D.P. Coyne, M.A. Brick, and H.F. Schwartz. 2001. Detection and mapping of a major locus for Fusarium wilt resistance in common bean. Crop Science 41:1494-1498.
Byrne, P.F., S.M. Ward, A.L. Fenwick, and L.K. Fuller. 2000. Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide. CSU Soil and Crop Sciences Department and Center for Life Sciences. http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/
Cross, H., M. Brick, H. Schwartz, L. Panella, and P. Byrne. 2000. Inheritance of resistance to Fusarium wilt in two common bean races. Crop Science 40: 954-958.
Yencho, G.C., M.B. Cohen, and P.F. Byrne. 2000. Applications of tagging and mapping insect resistance loci in plants. Annual Review of Entomology 45:393-422.
Byrne P.F., M.D. McMullen, B.R. Wiseman, M.E. Snook, T.A. Musket, J.M. Theuri, N.W. Widstrom, and E.H. Coe. 1998. Maize silk maysin concentration and corn earworm antibiosis: QTLs and genetic mechanisms. Crop Science 38:461-471.
Lee, E.A., P.F. Byrne, M.D. McMullen, M.E. Snook, B.R. Wiseman, N.W. Widstrom, and E.H. Coe. 1998. Genetic mechanisms underlying apimaysin and maysin synthesis and corn earworm antibiosis in maize (Zea mays L.). Genetics 149:1997-2006.
McMullen, M.D., P.F. Byrne, M.E. Snook, B.R. Wiseman, E.A. Lee, N.W. Widstrom, and E.H. Coe. 1998. Quantitative trait loci and metabolic pathways (Colloquium paper). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 95:1996-2000.
Byrne P.F., M.D. McMullen, B.R. Wiseman, M.E. Snook, T.A. Musket, J.M. Theuri, N.W. Widstrom, and E.H. Coe. 1997. Identification of maize chromosome regions associated with antibiosis to corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae. Journal of Economic Entomology 90:1039-1045.
Byrne, P.F., M.D. McMullen, M.E. Snook, T.A. Musket, J.M. Theuri, N.W. Widstrom, B.R. Wiseman, and E.H. Coe. 1996. Quantitative trait loci and metabolic pathways: Genetic control of the concentration of maysin, a corn earworm resistance factor, in maize silks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 93:8820-8825.
Byrne, P.F., J. Bolaños, D.L. Eaton, and G.O. Edmeades. 1995. Gains from selection under drought versus multilocation testing in related tropical maize populations. Crop Science 35:63-69.
Byrne, P.F., M.B. Berlyn, E.H. Coe, G.L. Davis, M.L. Polacco, D.C. Hancock, and S.I. Letovsky. 1995. Reporting and accessing QTL information in USDA's Maize Genome Database. Journal of Quantitative Trait Loci, vol. 1, no. 3. World Wide Web address: http://probe.nalusda.gov:8000/otherdocs/jqtl/index.html.
RECENT RESEARCH GRANTS:
Drought Tolerance of Mannitol-Accumulating Wheat: Mechanisms and Agronomic Evaluation. B. Martin, B. Carver, P. Byrne, M. Mergoum. USDA National Research Initiative. 2005-2008.
Estimating Landscape-Level Gene Flow in Wheat and Jointed Goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica). P. Byrne, S. Nissen, P. Westra. USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program. 2003-2006.
Management of Russian Wheat Aphids in Dryland Cropping Systems of the Great Plains. P. Byrne, S. Haley, N. Lapitan. USDA Special Research Grants Program. 2003-2006.
Western Regional Work Group on IPM Consequences of Herbicide Tolerant and Insect Resistant Crops. P. Byrne, S. Nissen, J. Harrington. USDA Western Regional IPM Program. $10,000. 2004-2005.
Validation and Introgression of a White Mold Resistance Gene from Andean into Middle American Germplasm. M. Brick, H. Schwartz, P. Byrne, S. Singh. USDA Sclerotinia Initiative. 2003-2006.
Meeting diverse educational needs in agricultural biotechnology.S.M. Ward, P.F. Byrne, D.M. Namuth, N.M. Lewis, S.M. Fritz, J.A. Albrecht. USDA Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems. 2000-2003.
COURSES TAUGHT:
SC725 Quantitative Inheritance in Plant Breeding, Spring semester, even-numbered years
SC430 Applications of Plant Biotechnology, co-instructor, Spring semester, odd-numbered years
SC730 Topics in Plant Breeding and Genetics, co-instructor, Fall semester, alternate years
ACC270, World Interdependence – Food and Population, co-instructor, Spring semester
SELECTED SERVICE AND/OR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:
Since 2000, Dr. Byrne has conducted a public outreach program on the benefits and risks of genetically engineered crops. He has given talks on this topic throughout Colorado, nationally, and internationally, and is part of a group that established an educational web site on GE crops (http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/)
AWARDS:
Fulbright Senior Lecturing Award, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey, Sept. 2005-January 2006.
Charles N. Shepardson Teaching Award, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University, 2002.
Certificate of Excellence, Educational Materials Awards Program, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI, for web site “Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide”, 2001.
Superior Performance Award, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant Genetics Research Unit, Columbia, MO, 1996.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:
1992-97 Assistant Curator, Maize Genome Database, USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit, Columbia, MO
1987-92 Head, International Maize Testing Unit (2 years) and Post-doc (3 years) CIMMYT, Mexico City
1979-82 Agricultural Project Manager, Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. and Cape Verde Islands, West Africa
1973-75 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Nepal
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