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 |
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Rozalynne SamiraInvestigating nutrient deficiency response in sorghum. |
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Lab Manager |
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Gabriela Castillo Estrada |
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Research Scientist |
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Gerardo Alejo JacuindeFunctional genomics and gene regulatory network analysis to understand plant abiotic
stress adaptations.Vegetative desiccation tolerance; the evolution |
Lenin Yong-VillalobosGenetic and epigenetic analysis of |
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Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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Alfonso Carlos Barragan RosilloDeciphering the molecular mechanisms triggered by whole genome duplication. |
Gabriela Cabrales OronaTranscriptomic response from Arabidopsis thaliana to phosphorous deficiency. |
Shumayla FNUStudy the evolutionary mechanisms that regulate desiccation tolerance in land plants. |
Ph. D. Student |
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Valeria Flores TinocoUnderstanding transposon movement in response to chemical stress. |
Moises FraustoMultigene activation to enhance plant responses to abiotic stress. |
Rogelio Najera GonzalezI 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 (Chidinma) Nwoko
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Benjamin Perez SanchezDevelopment of tissue culture-free technologies for gene editing and transgenesis in flowering plants. |
Pablo Silva VillatoroUnderstanding the mechanisms that regulate desiccation tolerance in vascular plants. |
Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance
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Address
Texas Tech University, Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, 1006 Canton Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
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Email
IGCAST.info@ttu.edu