Biologist specializing in genetics, genomics, evolution, botany, and systematics. Experience in laboratory research, data collection and analysis, fieldwork, education, scientific writing, and professional presentation. Passionate about generating and sharing knowledge, perfecting new techniques and skills, producing high-quality outcomes, finding solutions to all types of problems, and running really perfect gels.
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Publications
Jorgensen, S.A. and D.S. Barrington. 2017. Two Beringian origins for the allotetraploid fern Polystichum braunii (Dryopteridaceae). Systematic Botany 42:6–16
Yu, R., A.E. Baniaga, S.A. Jorgensen, & M.S. Barker. 2017. A successful in vitro propagation technique for resurrection plants of the Selaginellaceae. American Fern Journal 107:96–104
Preston, J.C., S.A. Jorgensen, R. Orozco, and L.C. Hileman. 2016. Paralogous SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) genes differentially regulate leaf initiation and reproductive phase change in Petunia. Planta 243:429–440
Preston, J.C., S.A. Jorgensen, and S.G. Jha 2014. Functional characterization of duplicated SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1-like genes in Petunia. PLoS One 9:e96108
Jorgensen S.A. and J.C. Preston. 2014. Differential SPL gene expression patterns reveal candidate genes underlying flowering time and architectural differences in Mimulus and Arabidopsis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 73:129–139
Presentations
Evolution and conservation of long noncoding RNAs in resurrection plants of the lycophyte genus Selaginella
Talk
Jorgensen, S. A., M. S. Barker, and M. A. Beilstein.
July 23, 2018
Botany 2018. Rochester, MN
Genetic variation in diploid and polyploid vascular plants
Invited talk
Jorgensen, S.A. and M.S. Barker.
July 29, 2017
Polyploid Genomics Symposium
XIX International Botanical Congress
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
B​iogeography and population genetics in Selaginella rupincola, a lycophyte of the Madrean Sky Islands
Poster
Jorgensen, S.A. and M.S. Barker.
May 13, 2017
14th Annual Arizona Botany Meeting. Prescott, AZ
Evolutionary history and population genomics of the allotetraploid lycophyte Selaginella rupincola
Talk
Jorgensen, S.A. and M.S. Barker.
June 2, 2015
Smithsonian Botanical Symposium. Washington, D.C.
The evolutionary history of allotetraploid Selaginella rupincola (Selaginellaceae)
New insights into the heritage of Pacific Northwestern polyploids in the genus Polystichum (Dryopteridaceae)
Insights into the relationships of two Costa Rican allotetraploids in the fern genus Polystichum (Dryopteridaceae) from nuclear DNA sequence analysis
Poster
Jorgensen, S.A., M.A. McHenry, and D.S. Barrington
August 2, 2010.
Botany 2010. Providence, RI.