{"id":1215,"date":"2022-07-19T15:03:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/?page_id=1215"},"modified":"2026-08-29T03:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T03:32:15","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We use crop wild relatives <\/span>as our study systems to understand the molecular, cellular, and evolutionary basis of adaptation to changing environments. By integrating multi-omics, single-cell biology, genetics, and evolutionary approaches, we seek to translate discoveries from natural systems into new strategies for developing more resilient crops and advancing sustainable agriculture and food security.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

STUDY SYSTEMS<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Wild Soybean (Glycine soja<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wild Sand Bean (Strophostyles helvola<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picture credit to Dr. Jenny Xiang, Dr. Yan Luo, and Dr. Bao-Hua Song<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESEARCH THEMES<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Stress Resilience in Wild Soybean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastal Adaptation in Sand Bean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural Variation and Evolution of<\/strong> Phytochemical Diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Wild Diversity to Resilient Crops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are grateful to NSF, NIH, NCBC, and UNC Charlotte for their generous support of our research, student training, and scientific outreach.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We use crop wild relatives as our study systems to understand the molecular, cellular, and evolutionary basis of adaptation to changing environments. By integrating multi-omics, single-cell biology, genetics, and evolutionary approaches, we seek to translate discoveries from natural systems into new strategies for developing more resilient crops and advancing sustainable agriculture and food security. STUDY … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":563,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1215","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2H7lK-jB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/563"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1215"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2105,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions\/2105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}