Tran Lab

Research Subjects: Studying the roles of signaling molecules and their interactions in plant responses to environmental stresses, as well as translational genomics aiming to enhance crop productivity under adverse environmental stress conditions.

Research Assistant Professor/ Lab Manager

Chien Ha
Research Focus: Lead projects involving evaluation of abiotic stress – drought, salt, cold, and heat, high CO2 – tolerance, and yield potential of Arabidopsis, cotton, sorghum, soybean, common bean, and corn in greenhouse and field conditions. The primary goal is to develop stress resilient sorghum and cotton by the use of signaling molecules and genetic engineering.
chien.ha@ttu.edu

 

Huong Nguyen
Research Focus: I am a plant scientist with experience in genome editing, molecular biology, and gene signaling network. I am happy to bring a positive attitude, strong technical expertise and persistence when solving difficult problems.huong.nguyen@ttu.edu

Ph. D. Student

Touhidur Rahman Anik
Research Focus: Assessing the potential roles of Zn supplements (bulk ZnO, ZnSO4, and ZnO-NPs) for improving cotton drought tolerance and identifying the associated physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms
tanik@ttu.edu

 

Hoa Thi Nguyen
Research Focus: I am developing tissue-culture-free and DNA-free gene editing technologies for crops, including cotton, corn, and sorghum
ngu81507@ttu.edu

 

M.S.Students

Chuong Nguyen
Research Focus: Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying soybean responses to abiotic stress, with the goal of generating more stress-resilient soybean cultivars
chuonguy@ttu.edu

 

Md Shahabuddin Ahmed
Research Focus:  Breeding strategies for sustainable crop production
mdshahme@ttu.edu

 

Alumni

Anket Sharma
Aarti Gupta
Pham Nhi Thi