Lopez-Arredondo Lab

Research Subjects: Study of plant and microalgae responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Elucidation and rewiring of regulatory networks controlling stress responses. Plant and microalgae molecular improvement. Discovery of microalgae metabolites with herbicidal and nematocidal effects. Domestication of microalgae to optimize production of biofuels and bioproducts.

Lab Manager

Gabriela Castillo Estrada
cas81977@ttu.edu

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Khurram Shahzad
Research Focus: My research focuses on evolutionary biology, molecular and systems biology, and the functional genomics of plants and microalgae. I am part of a multidisciplinary research program dedicated to understanding the evolution and plasticity of gene and genome architecture, as well as the diverse molecular mechanisms regulating gene expression across green-lineage organisms
khurram.shahzad@ttu.edu

Ph. D. Students

Claudio Barrera Duarte
Research Focus: Transcriptional regulatory networks controlling lipid accumulation in green microalgae Chlorella
claudio.barrera@ttu.edu

Valeria Flores Tinoco
Research Focus: Understanding transposon movement in response to chemical stress
vflorest@ttu.edu

Himanshu Yadav
Research Focus: Understanding of the intricate molecular mechanism of cotton resistance against RKN and FOV4
hiyadav@ttu.edu

Student Assistant

Himaja Bikku
hbikku@ttu.edu

Alumni

Alethia Alejandra Brito Bello - Ph.D.
Matteo Tosoni - Ph.D.
Vy Le - Master Student