Research Assistant Professor

Rozalynne Samira

rsamira@ttu.edu

Investigating nutrient deficiency response in sorghum.                                                                                                                           

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.

Lab Manager

Gabriela Castillo Estrada

cas81977@ttu.edu

Research Scientist

Lenin Yong-Villalobos

lenin.yong@ttu.edu

Genetic and epigenetic analysis of cotton fiber development.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Alfonso Carlos Barragan Rosillo

alfbarra@ttu.edu

Deciphering the molecular mechanisms triggered by whole genome duplication.

Gabriela Cabrales Orona

gabriela.orona@ttu.edu

Transcriptomic response from Arabidopsis thaliana to phosphorous deficiency.

Thelma Y Rico Cambron 

thericoc@ttu.edu

Unearthing the genetics of sorghum root penetration in compact soils for enhanced deep rooting, nutrient acquisitionand underground carbon sequestration.

Ph. D. Student

Valeria Flores Tinoco

vflorest@ttu.edu

Understanding transposon movement in response to chemical stress.

Moises Frausto  

mofraust@ttu.edu

Multigene activation to enhance plant responses to abiotic stress. 

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 (Chidinma) Nwoko

chnwoko@ttu.edu

Benjamin Perez Sanchez

bperezsa@ttu.edu

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

Pablo Silva Villatoro

pablo.silva@ttu.edu

Understanding the mechanisms that regulate desiccation tolerance in vascular plants.