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Dr. Damar López-Arredondo is an Assistant Professor in Plant-Soil-Microbial Interactions at Texas Tech University's Department of Plant and Soil Science, affiliated with the Davis College of Agriculture and the Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST). He holds a PhD in Plant Biotechnology from the National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (Langebio-Cinvestav) in Mexico. Previously, he served as Scientific Director of StelaGenomics Inc. (2012–2018) before joining Texas Tech in 2018.
His research focuses on genetic improvement of crops and microalgae for stress tolerance, biofuel production, and pesticide discovery. Key areas include phosphite-based weed control systems, lipid biosynthesis regulation in microalgae, and molecular mechanisms underlying plant resistance to pathogens like Fusarium and nematodes. His work integrates high-throughput screening, genetic engineering, and bioinformatics approaches.
Dr. López-Arredondo leads the Lopez-Arredondo Lab, which employs a multidisciplinary team including PhD students and postdocs investigating topics such as microalgae domestication, transposon movement under stress, and cotton resistance mechanisms. His lab collaborates on projects funded by Texas Tech and external grants aimed at advancing sustainable agricultural technologies.
His recent publications (2022–2025) highlight breakthroughs in eccDNA dynamics, titanium nanoparticle-stress tolerance links, and phosphorus-use efficiency strategies. He is actively involved in training early-career researchers and promoting interdisciplinary research at IGCAST.
