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P. Roxanne (Steele) Kellar, Ph.D.

P. Roxanne (Steele) Kellar, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor
  • Graduate Program Chair

email:
rkellar@unomaha.edu
office:
  • 521C AH
office phone:
402.554.2840
lab location:
228 AH
personal website:
Kellar's Lab

Additional Information

Teaching Fields

  • Plant Systematics
  • Flora of the Great Plains
  • General Biology

Research Interests

My research focuses on discovering genetic and morphological variation in disparate groups of plants, use the newest technologies, to address questions in plant systematics, species identification, and biodiversity investigations.

Specifically, I am using massively parallel (next-generation) sequencing technologies on the Illumina platform to obtain DNA sequences from multiple genomes to investigate evolutionary history and biodiversity and to test species identification questions in an endangered tallgrass prairie ecosystem - the Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve in north-central Nebraska.

The preserve, at nearly 60,000 acres, is one of the largest Conservancy preserves in the U.S. It is a unique region of mixed-grass, tall-grass, and sandhills prairie where six major ecosystems converge due to unique geology and geography, giving the region the name “biological crossroads.”

My future research goals include investigating the genetic basis of biodiversity in plants from various habitats, and making comparisons between geographic locations, in order to gain knowledge for future studies and for conservation.

This professor is available for consultation regarding Sustainability topics.

Additional Information

Teaching Fields

  • Plant Systematics
  • Flora of the Great Plains
  • General Biology

Research Interests

My research focuses on discovering genetic and morphological variation in disparate groups of plants, use the newest technologies, to address questions in plant systematics, species identification, and biodiversity investigations.

Specifically, I am using massively parallel (next-generation) sequencing technologies on the Illumina platform to obtain DNA sequences from multiple genomes to investigate evolutionary history and biodiversity and to test species identification questions in an endangered tallgrass prairie ecosystem - the Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve in north-central Nebraska.

The preserve, at nearly 60,000 acres, is one of the largest Conservancy preserves in the U.S. It is a unique region of mixed-grass, tall-grass, and sandhills prairie where six major ecosystems converge due to unique geology and geography, giving the region the name “biological crossroads.”

My future research goals include investigating the genetic basis of biodiversity in plants from various habitats, and making comparisons between geographic locations, in order to gain knowledge for future studies and for conservation.

This professor is available for consultation regarding Sustainability topics.

Additional Information

Teaching Fields Research Interests

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