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Dr. Patrick Horn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of North Texas. He is also affiliated as adjunct faculty, contributing to interdisciplinary research initiatives. His work focuses on plant lipid metabolism, fatty acid biosynthesis, and metabolic engineering with applications in agriculture and biotechnology.
Patrick holds a PhD and has conducted extensive research on lipid droplet proteins, plant genome annotation, and the role of cysteine residues in lipid metabolism. His research integrates advanced imaging techniques and omics approaches to study plant physiology, particularly in cottonseed oil quality improvement and stress responses in crops.
Key research themes include lipidomics, metabolic pathway visualization, and the development of enabling technologies for spatial analysis of metabolites. His work bridges fundamental plant biology with applied agricultural challenges, such as enhancing seed oil content and understanding genetic determinants of fatty acid composition.
Notable projects include the study of Physaria fendleri genome, nitrogen requirements in cotton cultivars, and the application of nondestructive measurements for cottonseed trait analysis. His methodologies span mass spectrometry imaging, lipid tagging, and subcellular organelle analysis.
