Dr. Carol A. Loopstra Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of “Genetics and Molecular Biology” in Forests

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Carol A. Loopstra has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the new Section “Genetics and Molecular Biology” in Forests.

Dr. Carol A. Loopstra is an Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University, College Station. She works on the genomics of loblolly pine. Her most recent publications have dealt with SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) discovery and association genetics in loblolly pine. Her current work focuses on identification of markers that could be used by breeding programs to increase drought tolerance, water-use efficiency, and yield of loblolly pine in the southeastern United States. Gene expression and regulation has been her long-term interest as well. Dr. Loopstra teaches “Forest Trees of North America” and “Forest Tree Improvement and Regeneration” in the undergraduate Forestry program, where she also serves as the Forestry Program leader.

We warmly welcome Dr. Loopstra as the Editor-in-Chief of the section “Genetics and Molecular Biology”, and we look forward to Forests achieving many milestones under her leadership.

For further information on the journal section, please click: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/sections/genetics_molecular_biology