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
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
huong.nguyen@ttu.edu

 

Ph. D. Student

Touhidur Rahman Anik
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

 

M.S.Students

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

 

Pham Nhi Thi
Enhancement of drought tolerance and reduction of fiber detachment force of cotton using co-application of acetic acid and ethanol
nhi.pham@ttu.edu

 

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

 

 

Visiting Scientists

Anket Sharma
anket.sharma@ttu.edu

 

Aarti Gupta
aartgupt@ttu.edu