Welcome to the Hirsch Lab!

About Us

We are a research group in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota. The research in the Hirsch lab in centered on translational genomics in maize. Our research involves the integration of big data including high throughput genome and transcriptome sequencing, high throughput phenotyping, and extensive environmental measurements with the end goal of improving corn as a crop plant.

Michael Burns successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations Michael! - 6/3/25

Manuscript published in The Plant Phenome Journal. - 5/29/25

We will have two APS grad students starting fall of 2025! Congrats Sydney and Allen! - 4/15/25