Postdoctoral Fellow (2016-2020)

Posters/Presentations/Publications
  • Mertz RA, Sen S, Kang J, Greeley LA, McCubbin T, King SK, Becker C, Casy K, Niehues ND, Zeng S, Stemmle JT, Joshi T, Peck SC, Oliver MJ, Fritschi FB, Braun DB, Sharp RE. Metabolomic Analysis of Maize Nodal Root Growth under Precisely Controlled Water Deficit. Corteva agriscience Plant Sciences Symposium, U. Missouri, Feb 2020
  • Mertz RA, Sen S, Kang J, Greeley LA, McCubbin T, King SK, Becker C, Casy K, Niehues ND, Zeng S, Stemmle JT, Joshi T, Peck SC, Oliver MJ, Fritschi FB, Braun DB, Sharp RE. Metabolomic Analysis of Maize Nodal Root Growth under Precisely Controlled Water Deficit. Interdisciplinary Plant Group Symposium, U. Missouri, 5-19
  • Mertz RA, Sen S, Kang J, Greeley LA, McCubbin T, King SK, Becker C, Casy K, Niehues ND, Zeng S, Stemmle JT, Joshi T, Peck SC, Oliver MJ, Fritschi FB, Braun DB, Sharp RE. Metabolomic Analysis of Maize Nodal Root Growth under Precisely Controlled Water Deficit. Maize Genetics Meeting, St Louis, MO, 3-19
  • Mertz R, Greeley L, McCubbin T, Niehues N, Becker C, Braun D, Fritschi F, Sharp R. Designing gRNA constructs to generate multi-gene knockouts of candidate gene families involved in nodal root growth under water deficit. Workshop: Genome Editing: Perspectives, Issues, and Opportunities, Danforth Center, St Louis, MO, 7-18
  • Mertz R, Greeley L, Niehues N, McCubbin T, Fritschi F, Braun D, Sharp R. Molecular genetic dissection of carbohydrate partitioning to maize nodal roots under drought using a split-root system. IPG Symposium, U. Missouri, 5-18
  • Mertz R, Greeley L, Riggs K, Niehues N, McCubbin T, Braun D, Fritschi F, Sharp S. Utilization of a split-root system for controlled, reproducible imposition of water deficit on maize seedlings. Midwest ASPB, Iowa State U., 3-18
  • Mertz R, Greeley L, Niehues N, McCubbin T, Fritschi F, Braun D, Sharp R. Molecular genetic dissection of carbohydrate partitioning to maize nodal roots under drought using a split-root system. Interdisciplinary Plant Group symposium on “Root Biology”, University of Missouri, June 2017
  • Mertz R, Greeley L, Casy K, Niehues N, McCubbin T, Braun D, Fritschi F, Sharp R. Utilization of a split-root system for controlled, reproducible imposition of water deficit on maize seedlings. Maize Genetics Meeting, St Louis, Missouri, March 2017
  • Benjamin T. Julius, Kristen A. Leach, Thu M. Tran, Rachel A. Mertz, and David M. Braun (2017) Sugar transporters in plants: New insights and discoveries. Plant & Cell Physiology 58: 1442-1460. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcx090