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Lopez-Arredondo leads the Lopez-Arredondo Lab at Texas Tech University, based at the Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), located at 1006 Canton Ave, Lubbock, TX. The lab is actively engaged in cutting-edge research on plant and microalgae responses to environmental stresses, with a strong focus on molecular improvement and sustainable bioproduct development.
The research interests center on elucidating and rewiring transcriptional regulatory networks in plants and microalgae under abiotic and biotic stress conditions. Key areas include enhancing stress tolerance in crops, optimizing lipid accumulation in Chlorella for biofuel production, identifying novel herbicidal and nematocidal metabolites from microalgae, and studying transposon dynamics in response to chemical stress. The lab also investigates phosphite metabolism in soybean and cotton resistance mechanisms against root-knot nematodes (RKN) and Fusarium oxysporum (FOV4).
The lab employs integrated approaches combining molecular biology, genomics, and high-throughput phenotyping using RGB and hyperspectral imaging. This multidisciplinary strategy supports the domestication of microalgae for scalable bioproduct and biofuel applications.
Lopez-Arredondo mentors a diverse team of researchers, including a lab manager, postdoctoral associate, Ph.D. students, research aides, and student assistants. Notable mentees include Claudio Barrera Duarte, Alethia Alejandra Brito Bello, Valeria Flores Tinoco, Vy Le Phuong, Matteo Tosoni, and Himanshu Yadav. The lab collaborates within the broader IGCAST institute, which promotes interdisciplinary research in crop stress tolerance.
The lab is supported by institutional infrastructure and likely external grants, given the scale and technical sophistication of its projects. While no specific grants or awards are listed in the text, the research scope suggests funding from agencies interested in agricultural sustainability, bioenergy, and food security.
Facilities and operations are housed within the Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, which provides laboratory space, equipment, and collaborative opportunities. The institute maintains a public presence via social media (Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram), indicating active outreach and scientific dissemination.
