
{"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":"2025-07-29T19:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:59:01","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">crop wild relatives <\/span>as our study systems to understand molecular basis and evolution of complex trait variation important in human health, agriculture, and climate adaptation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">STUDY SYSTEMS<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wild Soybean (<em>Glycine soja<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" data-id=\"1222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C680 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1360 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" data-id=\"1221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C680 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Wild_Soybean_1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1360 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2135\" height=\"1530\" data-id=\"1216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?resize=2135%2C1530\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?w=2135 2135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?resize=300%2C215 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?resize=1024%2C734 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?resize=768%2C550 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?resize=1536%2C1101 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/wild_soybean_Pic.jpg?resize=2048%2C1468 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wild Sand Bean (<em>Strophostyles helvola<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/SandBean1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/SandBean1-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/SandBean1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/SandBean1-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/SandBean1-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/SandBean1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/SandBean1-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/Sandbean2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/Sandbean2-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/Sandbean2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/Sandbean2-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/Sandbean2-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/Sandbean2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2025\/07\/Sandbean2-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/SandBean6-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" data-id=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/SandBean6-1024x711.jpg?resize=1024%2C711&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/SandBean6-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C711 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/SandBean6-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C208 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/SandBean6-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C534 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/SandBean6-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1067 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/SandBean6-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1423 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wild Sweet Potato <\/strong> (<strong>Morning glories<\/strong> )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Beach_Morning_Glory_2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" data-id=\"1230\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/alysa-song\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2022\/07\/Beach_Morning_Glory_2-1024x529.jpg?resize=1024%2C529&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1230\" 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Song<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">MAJOR TOPICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Soybean cyst nematode resistance in wild soybeans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Molecular basis and evolution of phytochemical diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Plant climate adaptation in wild legume species<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Landscape genomics<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We use crop wild relatives as our study systems to understand molecular basis and evolution of complex trait variation important in human health, agriculture, and climate adaptation. 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