Texas Tech University

Herrera-Estrella Lab

Research Subjects. Identification and characterization of gene regulatory and metabolic networks involved in desiccation tolerance in plants. Identification of the sensors and signaling pathways that activate the systemic and local responses to phosphate deprivation in plants. Genomics of plant species with nutraceutical or medicinal properties. Development genetic and genomic strategies to modulate root architecture to enhance carbon sequestration in plants.
Research Assistant Professor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Rozalynne Samira

Rozalynne Samira

rsamira@ttu.edu

Investigating nutrient deficiency response in sorghum.

   
Lab Manager
   

Gabriela Castillo Estrada

Gabriela Castillo Estrada

cas81977@ttu.edu

       

    

Research Scientist
   

Gerardo Alejo Jacuinde

Gerardo Alejo Jacuinde

galejoja@ttu.edu

Functional genomics and gene regulatory network analysis to understand plant abiotic stress adaptations.Vegetative desiccation tolerance; the evolution
of this trait and the study of the protection mechanisms involved in extreme water loss tolerance.

Lenin Yong-Villalobos

Lenin Yong-Villalobos

lenin.yong@ttu.edu

Genetic and epigenetic analysis of
cotton fiber development.

 
Postdoctoral Research Associate
   

 Carlos Barragan

Alfonso Carlos Barragan Rosillo

alfbarra@ttu.edu

Deciphering the molecular mechanisms triggered by whole genome duplication.

Gabriela Cabrales Orona

Gabriela Cabrales Orona

gabriela.orona@ttu.edu

Transcriptomic response from Arabidopsis thaliana to phosphorous deficiency.

Shumayla

Shumayla FNU

fshumayl@ttu.edu

Study the evolutionary mechanisms that regulate desiccation tolerance in land plants.

Ph. D. Student
 
 

Valeria Flores

Valeria Flores Tinoco

vflorest@ttu.edu

Understanding transposon movement in response to chemical stress.

Moises Frausto 

Moises Frausto  

mofraust@ttu.edu

Multigene activation to enhance plant responses to abiotic stress. 

Rogelio Najera

Rogelio Najera Gonzalez

hnajerag@ttu.edu

     I am doing chemical genomics to find important interactors of the phosphorus sensing pathway that can be manipulated to increase phosphate uptake and usage efficiency in crops.                      

Lois

Lois (Chidinma) Nwoko

chnwoko@ttu.edu

 

Benjamin Perez

Benjamin Perez Sanchez

bperezsa@ttu.edu

Development of tissue culture-free technologies for gene editing and transgenesis in flowering plants.

Pablo Silva

Pablo Silva Villatoro

pablo.silva@ttu.edu

Understanding the mechanisms that regulate desiccation tolerance in vascular plants.