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My primary research interest is preserving, characterizing, and utilizing genetic diversity in alternative crops to meet the needs of Wisconsin farmers. I am also interested in how human interactions with plants, through domestication and breeding, have altered the plant genome and how we can use these selection signatures to trace domestication and improvement throughout history. Additionally, I am interested in using what is already known in the fields of genetics, genomics, molecular biology, breeding, and engineering and applying it crops with fewer resources but potential value in the face of economic and climatic uncertainty.
Latest Lab News
Highland Community College’s Cannabis Studies Class Visits the Research Farm!
Prior to his time as the Ellison Lab Program Manager here at UW-Madison, Phillip Alberti spent time at the University of Illinois Extension working with community colleges and helping to develop agricultural research projects. These …
November 1, 2023
Welcome to Rebecca Arias – A New Ellison Lab PhD Student in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics!
Welcome to Rebecca Arias– a new Ellison Lab PhD student in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics! While originally from New Jersey, Rebecca is here at the University of Wisconsin by way of the University of …
October 23, 2023
Senator Melissa Agard Visits the Ellison Lab!
On September 26th, the Ellison Lab was fortunate enough to receive a visit from Senator Melissa Agard to learn more about the various cannabis research efforts being conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The visit …
October 11, 2023
Welcome to Carter Prillaman – A New Ellison Lab MS Student in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics!
Welcome to Carter Prillaman– a new Ellison Lab MS student in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics! Originally from Richmond, VA, Carter received his B.S. in Biology from College of William and Mary. Within the Ellison …
October 11, 2023- More Posts
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Program affiliations
Horticulture
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Agroecology
Contact Information
Dr. Shelby Ellison
Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Email: slrepinski@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-9796
