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Karen Hudson (PhD)
Crop Production and Pest Control Research
Research Molecular Biologist

Phone: (765) 494-8057
Fax: (765) 496-2926
Room 2-317

915 WEST STATE STREET
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-LILY
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 479072054

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Projects
Genetic Enhancement of Seed Quality and Plant Health Traits, and Designing Soybeans with Improved Functionality
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 434438
Genomics-Enabled Plant Biology for Determination of Gene Function
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 437411
Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Purdue University
Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 442029
Genetic Approaches for Soybean Protein Improvement
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 442744

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Soybean protein and oil variants identified through a forward genetic screen for seed composition Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A. 2022. Soybean protein and oil variants identified through a forward genetic screen for seed composition. Plants. 11:2966. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11212966.
Reduced palmitic acid content in soybean seed as a result of mutation in FATb1a Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Carrero-Colon, M., Hudson, K.A. 2022. Reduced palmitic acid content in soybean seed as a result of mutation in FATb1a. PLoS ONE. 17(3): e0262327. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262327.
Genetic variation for seed oil biosynthesis in soybean Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A., Hudson, M.E. 2021. Genetic variation for seed oil biosynthesis in soybean. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-020-01276-1.
Combination of the elevated stearic acid trait with other fatty acid traits in soybean Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gaskin, E.L., Carrero-Colon, M., Hudson, K.A. 2021. Combination of the elevated stearic acid trait with other fatty acid traits in soybean. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society (2021). 98:221-226. https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12446.
Molecular-assisted breeding for improved carbohydrate profiles in soybean seed Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hagely, K., Jo, H., Kim, J., Hudson, K.A., Bilyeu, K. 2020. Molecular-assisted breeding for improved carbohydrate profiles in soybean seed. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133:1189-1200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-020-03541-z.
TILLInG by Sequencing: Successful approach to identify rare alleles in soybean populations Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thapa, R., Carrero-Colon, M., Rainey, K.M., Hudson, K.A. 2019. TILLING by Sequencing: A successful approach to identify rare alleles in soybean populations. Genes 2019. 10(12):1003. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10121003.
Combination of novel FAD3C and FAD3A mutations for low linolenic acid soybeans Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Held, J., Carrero-Colon, M., Hudson, K.A. 2019. Combination of novel FAD3C and FAD3A mutations for low linolenic acid soybeans. Molecular Breeding. 2:190006. https://doi.org/10.2134/age2019.01.0006.
New alleles of FAD3A confer reduced linolenic acid trait to soybean seeds Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thapa, R., Carrero-Colon, M., Addo-Quaye, C., Held, J., Dilkes, B., Hudson, K.A. 2018. New alleles of FAD3A confer reduced linolenic acid trait to soybean seeds. Crop Science. 58(2):713-718. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2017.08.0490.
Transcriptional profiling of mechanically and genetically sink-limited soybeans - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brown, A., Hudson, K.A. 2017. Transcriptional profiling of mechanically and genetically sink-limited soybeans. Plant Cell and Environment. doi:10.1111/pce.13030.
New alleles of FATB-1A to reduce palmitic acid levels in soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thapa, R., Carrero-Colon, M., Hudson, K.A. 2016. New alleles of FATB-1A to reduce palmitic acid levels in soybean. Crop Science. 56:1-5.
Novel FAD2-1A alleles confer an elevated oleic acid phenotype in soybean seeds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thapa, R., Carrero-Colon, M., Crowe, M.D., Gaskin, E.L., Hudson, K.A. 2015. Novel FAD2-1A alleles confer an elevated oleic acid phenotype in soybean seeds. Crop Science. 56:226-231.
Developmental profiling of gene expression in soybean trifoliate leaves and cotyledons - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brown, A.V., Hudson, K.A. 2015. Developmental profiling of gene expression in soybean trifoliate leaves and cotyledons. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 15:169.
A classification of basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors of soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A., Hudson, M.E. 2015. A classification of basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors of soybean. International Journal of Genomics. Article ID 603182:1-10. doi:10.1155/2015/603182.
Mutations in SACPD-C result in a range of elevated stearic acid concentration in soybean seed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Carrero-Colon, M., Abshire, N., Sweeney, D., Gaskin, E., Hudson, K.A. 2014. Mutations in SACPD-C result in a range of elevated stearic acid concentration in soybean seed. PLoS One. 9(5): e97891. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0097891.
The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family in the sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A., Hudson, M. 2014. The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family in the sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera. Tropical Plant Biology. 7(2):65-70.
The genome of the long-living Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, Gaertn.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ming, R., VanBuren, R., Liu, Y., Yang, M., Han, Y., Li, L.T., Zhang, Q., Kim, M.J., Schatz, M.C., Campbell, M., Li, J., Bowers, J.E., Tang, H., Lyons, E., Ferguson, A.A., Narzisi, G., Nelson, D.R., Blaby-Haas, C.E., Gschwend, A.R., Jiao, Y., Der, J.P., Zeng, F., Han, J., Min, X.J., Hudson, K.A., Singh, R., Grennan, A.K., Karpowicz, S.J., Watling, J.R., Ito, K., Robinson, S.A., Hudson, M.E., Yu, Q., Mockler, T.C., Carroll, A., Zheng, Y., Sunkar, R., Jia, R., Chen, N., Arro, J., Wai, C.M., Wafula, E., Spence, A., Han, Y., Xu, L., Zhang, J., Peery, R., Haus, M., Xiong, W., Walsh, J.A., Wu, J., Wang, M.L., Zhu, Y.J., Paull, R.E., Britt, A.B., Du, C., Downie, S.R., Schuler, M.A., Michael, T.P., Long, S.P., Ort, D.R., Schopf, J.W., Gang, D.R., Jiang, N., Yandell, M., dePamphilis, C.W., Merchant, S.S., Paterson, A.H., Buchanan, B.B., Li, S., Shen-Miller, J. 2013. Genome of the long-living sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, Gaertn.). Genome Biology. 14(5):R41. DOI:10.1186/gb-2013-14-5-r41.
Ionomic screening of field-grown soybeans identifies mutants with altered seed elemental composition - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ziegler, G., Terauchi, A.M., Becker, A., Armstrong, P.R., Hudson, K.A., Baxter, I.R. 2012. Ionomic screening of field-grown soybeans identifies mutants with altered seed elemental composition. The Plant Genome. 6(2):1-9.
Mutations in soybean KASIIa gene are correlated with high levels of seed palmitic acid - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Head, K., Galos, T., Fang, Y., Hudson, K.A. 2012. Mutations in soybean KASIIa gene are correlated with high levels of seed palmitic acid. Molecular Breeding. doi:1007/s11032-012-9707-x.
New soybean variants in oil composition identified by large scale mutagenesis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A. 2012. New soybean variants in oil composition identified by large scale mutagenesis. International Journal of Agronomy. doi:10.1155/2012/569817.
Changes in global gene expression in response to chemical and genetic perturbation of chromatin structure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A., Luo, S., Hagemann, N., Preuss, D. 2011. Changes in global gene expression in response to chemical and genetic perturbation of chromatin structure. Website: http://www.plosgenetics.org/search/simpleSearch.action?from=globalSimpleSearch&filterJournals=PLoSGenetics&query=Changes+in+global+gene+expression+in+response+to+chemical+and+genetic+perturbation+of+chromatin+structure&x=14&y=24
The Circadian Clock-Controlled Transcriptome of Developing Soybean Seeds. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A. 2010. The Circadian Clock-Controlled Transcriptome of Developing Soybean Seeds. The Plant Genome. 3(1):1-11.
Fine Mapping the Soybean Aphid Resistance Gene Rag1 in Soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kim, K.S., Bellendir, S., Hudson, K. A., Hill, C.B., Hartman, G.L., Hyten, D., Hudson, M.E., Diers, B.W. 2010. Fine mapping the soybean aphid resistance gene Rag1 in soybean. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 20(5):1063-1071.
Microarray-Based Genetic Mapping Using Soybean Near-Isogenic Lines and Generation of SNP Markers in the Rag1 Aphid-Resistance Interval - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hudson, K.A., Kim, K., Diers, B., Hudson, M. 2009. Microarray-Based Genetic Mapping Using Soybean Near-Isogenic Lines and Generation of SNP Markers in the Rag1 Aphid-Resistance Interval. The Plant Genome. 1:89-98.