
Overview
Background
My research interests are at the intersection of plant developmental genetics, functional genomics, and molecular and systems biology, following my doctoral and postdoctoral training in the USA. The research effort in my group is focused on harnessing transformative genomics technology to understand the genetics of plant development, and to discover regulatory mechanisms coordinating plant growth and development. We utilize a variety of plant species in our research, from the model plant organism Arabidopsis to grain and horticultural crops like wheat, mango, avocado and macadamia. We employ a range of techniques based on high throughout DNA sequencing to explore gene expression, chromatin accessibility and modifications from single cell to whole plant levels, bioinformatics and computational biology tools to infer genetic components of gene regulatory networks, as well as gene editing technology to evaluate phenotipic consequences of perturbations in gene regulatory networks.
Availability
- Associate Professor Milos Tanurdžić is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University
Research impacts
We continuosly work on translating our basic research findings and genome profiling technologies to improve and intensify crop production in collaborative research with government and industry partners.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Strigolactone induces <scp>D14</scp>‐dependent large‐scale changes in gene expression requiring <scp>SWI</scp>/<scp>SNF</scp> chromatin remodellers
Humphreys, Jazmine L., Beveridge, Christine A. and Tanurdžić, Miloš (2024). Strigolactone induces D14‐dependent large‐scale changes in gene expression requiring SWI/SNF chromatin remodellers. The Plant Journal, 119 (3), 1526-1542. doi: 10.1111/tpj.16873
2024
Journal Article
Advancing tree genomics to future proof next generation orchard production
Kerr, Stephanie C., Shehnaz, Saiyara, Paudel, Lucky, Manivannan, Mekaladevi S., Shaw, Lindsay M., Johnson, Amanda, Velasquez, Jose Teodoro J., Tanurdžić, Miloš, Cazzonelli, Christopher I., Varkonyi-Gasic, Erika and Prentis, Peter J. (2024). Advancing tree genomics to future proof next generation orchard production. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 1321555, 1-23. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1321555
2023
Journal Article
Genome-wide identification of accessible chromatin regions by ATAC-seq upon induction of the transcription factor bZIP11 in Arabidopsis
Hellens, Alicia M., Humphreys, Jazmine L., Fichtner, Franziska, Tanurdžić, Miloš, Beveridge, Christine A. and Barbier, François F. (2023). Genome-wide identification of accessible chromatin regions by ATAC-seq upon induction of the transcription factor bZIP11 in Arabidopsis. Scientific Data, 10 (1) 490, 490. doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02395-6
2022
Journal Article
Epigenome guided crop improvement: current progress and future opportunities
Zhang, Yan, Andrews, Haylie, Eglitis-Sexton, Judith, Godwin, Ian, Tanurdžić, Miloš and Crisp, Peter A. (2022). Epigenome guided crop improvement: current progress and future opportunities. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 6 (2), 141-151. doi: 10.1042/etls20210258
2022
Journal Article
Horticultural innovation by viral-induced gene regulation of carotenogenesis
Paudel, Lucky, Kerr, Stephanie, Prentis, Peter, Tanurdžić, Miloš, Papanicolaou, Alexie, Plett, Jonathan M. and Cazzonelli, Christopher I. (2022). Horticultural innovation by viral-induced gene regulation of carotenogenesis. Horticulture Research, 9 uhab008, 1-19. doi: 10.1093/hr/uhab008
2021
Journal Article
Profiling the endosperm, one nucleus at a time
Tanurdžić, Miloš (2021). Profiling the endosperm, one nucleus at a time. Nature Plants, 7 (6), 710-711. doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-00945-7
2021
Journal Article
Loss of small-RNA-directed DNA methylation in the plant cell cycle promotes germline reprogramming and somaclonal variation
Borges, Filipe, Donoghue, Mark T.A., LeBlanc, Chantal, Wear, Emily E., Tanurdžić, Milos, Berube, Benjamin, Brooks, Ashley, Thompson, William F., Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda and Martienssen, Robert A. (2021). Loss of small-RNA-directed DNA methylation in the plant cell cycle promotes germline reprogramming and somaclonal variation. Current Biology, 31 (3), 591-600.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.098
2020
Journal Article
An optimised chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) method for starchy leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana to study histone modifications of an allotetraploid plant
Ranawaka, Buddhini, Tanurdzic, Milos, Waterhouse, Peter and Naim, Fatima (2020). An optimised chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) method for starchy leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana to study histone modifications of an allotetraploid plant. Molecular Biology Reports, 47 (12), 9499-9509. doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-06013-1
2020
Journal Article
Pre‐introduction introgression contributes to parallel differentiation and contrasting hybridization outcomes between invasive and native marine mussels
Popovic, Iva, Bierne, Nicolas, Gaiti, Federico, Tanurdžić, Miloš and Riginos, Cynthia (2020). Pre‐introduction introgression contributes to parallel differentiation and contrasting hybridization outcomes between invasive and native marine mussels. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 34 (1) jeb.13746, 175-192. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13746
2020
Journal Article
De novo transcriptome assembly and annotation for gene discovery in avocado, macadamia and mango
Chabikwa, Tinashe G., Barbier, Francois F., Tanurdzic, Milos and Beveridge, Christine A. (2020). De novo transcriptome assembly and annotation for gene discovery in avocado, macadamia and mango. Scientific Data, 7 (1) 9, 9. doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0350-9
2020
Journal Article
SDG8-mediated histone methylation and RNA processing function in the response to nitrate signaling
Li, Ying, Brooks, Matthew, Yeoh-Wang, Jenny, McCoy, Rachel M, Rock, Tara M, Pasquino, Angelo, Moon, Chang In, Patrick, Ryan M, Tanurdzic, Milos, Ruffel, Sandrine, Widhalm, Joshua R, McCombie, W Richard and Coruzzi, Gloria M (2020). SDG8-mediated histone methylation and RNA processing function in the response to nitrate signaling. Plant Physiology, 182 (1), 215-227. doi: 10.1104/pp.19.00682
2019
Journal Article
A phenol/chloroform-free method to extract nucleic acids from recalcitrant, woody tropical species for gene expression and sequencing
Barbier, François F., Chabikwa, Tinashe G., Ahsan, Muhammad U., Cook, Stacey E., Powell, Rosanna, Tanurdzic, Milos and Beveridge, Christine A. (2019). A phenol/chloroform-free method to extract nucleic acids from recalcitrant, woody tropical species for gene expression and sequencing. Plant Methods, 15 (1) 62, 62. doi: 10.1186/s13007-019-0447-3
2019
Journal Article
Juvenility and vegetative phase transition in tropical/subtropical tree crops
Ahsan, Muhammad Umair, Hayward, Alice, Irihimovitch, Vered, Fletcher, Stephen, Tanurdzic, Milos, Pocock, Alexander, Beveridge, Christine Anne and Mitter, Neena (2019). Juvenility and vegetative phase transition in tropical/subtropical tree crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 729, 729. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00729
2019
Journal Article
Identification of molecular integrators shows that nitrogen actively controls the phosphate starvation response in plants
Medici, Anna, Szponarski, Wojciech, Dangeville, Pierre, Safi, Alaeddine, Dissanayake, Indeewari Madhubhashini, Saenchai, Chorpet, Emanuel, Amélie, Rubio, Vicente, Lacombe, Benoît, Ruffel, Sandrine, Tanurdzic, Milos, Rouached, Hatem and Krouk, Gabriel (2019). Identification of molecular integrators shows that nitrogen actively controls the phosphate starvation response in plants. The Plant Cell, 31 (5), 1171-1184. doi: 10.1105/tpc.18.00656
2019
Book Chapter
De novo plant transcriptome assembly and annotation using illumina RNA-seq reads
Kerr, Stephanie C., Gaiti, Federico and Tanurdzic, Milos (2019). De novo plant transcriptome assembly and annotation using illumina RNA-seq reads. Plant long non-coding RNAs: methods and protocols. (pp. 265-275) edited by Julia A. Chekanova and Hsiao-Lin V. Wang. New York, NY, United States: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9045-0_16
2018
Journal Article
Sex determination in is accompanied by transcriptome changes that drive epigenetic reprogramming of the young gametophyte
Atallah, Nadia M., Vitek, Olga, Gaiti, Federico, Tanurdzic, Milos and Banks, Jo Ann (2018). Sex determination in is accompanied by transcriptome changes that drive epigenetic reprogramming of the young gametophyte. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 8 (7), 2205-2214. doi: 10.1534/g3.118.200292
2018
Journal Article
Long non-coding regulatory RNAs in sponges and insights into the origin of animal multicellularity
Gaiti, Federico, Degnan, Bernard M and Tanurdžić, Miloš (2018). Long non-coding regulatory RNAs in sponges and insights into the origin of animal multicellularity. RNA Biology, 15 (6), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/15476286.2018.1460166
2018
Journal Article
Sponge Long Non-Coding RNAs Are Expressed in Specific Cell Types and Conserved Networks
Gaiti, Federico, Hatleberg, William L., Tanurdžić, Miloš and Degnan, Bernard M. (2018). Sponge Long Non-Coding RNAs Are Expressed in Specific Cell Types and Conserved Networks. Non-Coding RNA, 4 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.3390/ncrna4010006
2017
Journal Article
Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic
Arras, Samantha D. M., Ormerod, Kate L., Erpf, Paige E., Espinosa, Monica I., Carpenter, Alex C., Blundell, Ross D., Stowasser, Samantha R., Schulz, Benjamin L., Tanurdzic, Milos and Fraser, James A. (2017). Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 17918, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18106-2
2017
Journal Article
Origin and evolution of the metazoan non-coding regulatory genome
Gaiti, Federico, Calcino, Andrew D., Tanurdzic, Miloš and Degnan, Bernard M. (2017). Origin and evolution of the metazoan non-coding regulatory genome. Developmental Biology, 427 (2), 193-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.11.013
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional genomics and epigenomics of bud dormancy in trees
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Crisp
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of chromatin regulation in plant development at single cell level
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Crisp
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Doctor Philosophy
Comparative Analysis of Bud Dormancy Gene Regulatory Networks in Annual and Perennial plants
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating and bioengineering grain quality in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin, Associate Professor Marina Fortes, Dr Peter Crisp
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Doctor Philosophy
The evolution of genetic networks during parallel evolution
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos, Dr Melanie Wilkinson
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Gene regulation by the plant hormone strigolactone
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Christine Beveridge
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Wheat Root Responses to Nitrate and Phosphate
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Christine Beveridge, Professor Lee Hickey
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The means to an end: Characterising the functions of Drosophila melanogaster microRNAs on virus infection
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Karyn Johnson
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Sprouting Sweetness: Investigating the Impact of Sugar Signalling on Shoot Branching
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Christine Beveridge
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
SUGAR - HORMONE INTERACTIONS REGULATE SHOOT BRANCHING
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Christine Beveridge
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Identifying early strigolactone-response genes in the regulation of shoot branching in Pisum sativum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Christine Beveridge
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Origin and evolution of the metazoan non-coding regulatory genome: Insights from the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bernard Degnan
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the bZIP regulatory network in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica: insights into the ancestral animal regulatory genome
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bernard Degnan
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Evolutionary and ecological functional genomics of Senecio lautus leaf shape natural variation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos
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