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 Professors

Rozalynne Samira
Research Focus: Investigating nutrient deficiency response in sorghum
rsamira@ttu.edu

 

Gerardo Alejo Jacuinde
Research Focus: 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
galejoja@ttu.edu

 

Chanda Trivedi
chanda.trivedi@ttu.edu

 

Lab Manager

Gabriela Castillo Estrada
cas81977@ttu.edu

 

Research Scientist

Lenin Yong-Villalobos
Research Focus: Genetic and epigenetic analysis of cotton fiber development
lenin.yong@ttu.edu

 

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Gabriela Cabrales Orona
Research Focus: Transcriptomic response from Arabidopsis thaliana to phosphorous deficiency
gabriela.orona@ttu.edu

 

Thelma Y Rico Cambron
Research Focus: Unearthing the genetics of sorghum root penetration in compact soils for enhanced deep rooting, nutrient acquisition and underground carbon sequestration
thericoc@ttu.edu

 

Ph.D. Students

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

 

Moises Frausto
Research Focus: Multigene activation to enhance plant responses to abiotic stress
mofraust@ttu.edu

 

Rogelio Najera Gonzalez
Research Focus: 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.
hnajerag@ttu.edu

 

Lois (Chidinma) Nwoko
chnwoko@ttu.edu

 

Benjamin Perez Sanchez
Research Focus: Development of tissue culture-free technologies for gene editing and transgenesis in flowering plants
bperezsa@ttu.edu

 

Pablo Silva Villatoro
Research Focus: Understanding the mechanisms that regulate desiccation tolerance in vascular plants
pablo.silva@ttu.edu