Isaiah Pabuayon, Ph.D.

Background

Prior to joining Texas Tech faculty, Pabuayon served as a postdoctoral research associate within Tech’s Department of Plant & Soil Science and Louisiana State University’s Department of Biological Sciences. He also worked as a graduate research assistant within Tech’s Department of Plant & Soil Science, and a molecular biology researcher with the International Rice Research Institute’s Plant Breeding, Genetics & Biotechnology Division in the Philippines.

Pabuayon’s bachelor’s degree in biology is from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños. His doctoral degree in plant and soil science is from Texas Tech.

Curriculum vitae

Research Interests

Pabuayon's aim is to study plant science with an integrative approach to discover and elucidate genetic and biological mechanisms needed for the next generation of environment and climate-resistant crops. Increasing crop productivity despite reduced resources and marginal conditions is a priority for securing the future. He hopes to discover new mechanisms of how plants adapt to suboptimal environments and harness those mechanisms for agriculture to improve production and reduce input requirements.

Some specific topics Pabuayon’s research includes are studying novel transgressive rice genotypes for salinity tolerance, the role of chromatin remodelers for drought tolerance, and developing potential plant ideotypes to maximize plant performance and productivity under reduced input environments.