Cris Argueso

Dr. Cris Argueso is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Biology at Colorado State University, specializing in plant pathology and hormone signaling. She directs the Argueso Lab, investigating hormone crosstalk in plant immunity and growth-defense tradeoffs.

Her research explores cytokinin and salicylic acid interactions, molecular plant-microbe dynamics, and genetic mechanisms of disease resistance. Recent work emphasizes climate resilience in crops like rice and sorghum.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on hormonal regulation across model plants and crops, with emerging themes in translational biotechnology and climate adaptation. Laboratory techniques include transcriptomics and hormone quantification.

She teaches courses in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Molecular Genetics, integrating current research on pathogen resistance mechanisms and signaling networks.

No awards or specific student information is provided. Research involves collaborations on phytobiome communication and international studies on bacterial blight resistance.