PBMBU / Researcher

Felipe Augusto Vázquez Flota

Current position: Professor Level ;B
Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit
SNI: Level II (2009-2012)
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Education

• 1987 B. Sc. Agricultural Chemistry, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
• 1991 M. Sc. Biotechnology, Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida
• 1998 Ph. D. Biological Sciences, Faculté des Études Supérieures, Université de Montréal

Current Field of Research

• Our current research interest resides in the regulation of the alkaloid synthesis in Catharanthus roseus, Argemone mexicana and habanero pepper (Capsicum chínense). Our projects are related to the identification and isolation of genes involved in the synthesis of such metabolites, as well as to studies on the environmental and developmental cues that control their expression.

Recent Publications

• Godoy-Hernández G., E. Avilés-Berzunza, M. Carrillo-Pech and F. Vázquez-Flota, Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation of Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana L.), Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 11 (1): 1-5, (2008) (DOI 10.2225/vol11-issue1-fulltext-3).
• Rubio-Piña J. and F. Vázquez-Flota, Isolation of functional total RNA from Argemone mexicana tissues, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 11 (4): 1-5, (2008) (DOI 10.2225/ vol11-issue4-fulltext-13).
• Campos-Tamayo F., E. Hernández-Domínguez and F. Vázquez-Flota, Vindoline formation in Catharanthus roseus shoot cultures is synchronically activated with morphogenesis through the last biosynthetic step. Annals of Botany 102: 409-415, (2008) (DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn108).
• Vázquez-Flota F., E. Hernández-Domínguez, M.L. Miranda-Ham and M. Monforte-González, A differential response to chemical elicitors in Catharanthus roseus in vitro cultures, Biotechnology Letters 31: 591-595, (2009) (DOI 10.1007/s10529-008-9881-4).
• Gutiérrez-Carbajal M.G., M. Monforte-González, M.L. Miranda-Ham, G. Godoy-Hernández and F. Vázquez-Flota, Induction of capsaicinoid synthesis in Capsicum chinense cell cultures by salcylic acid or methyl jasmonate, Biologia Plantarum, (2009). In press.

Awards

• 1991-1994, RESEARCHER CANDIDATE, National Researchers System (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, SNI).
• 1993-1996, BECA D’EXCELLENCE, Faculté des Études Supérieures de l’Université de Montréal.
• 1998-2008, RESEARCHER LEVEL I, National Researchers System (SNI).
• 2009-2012, RESEARCHER LEVEL II, National Researchers System (SNI).

Recommended Web Sites

• www.smb.org.mx
• www.cellbio.com