PBMBU / Researcher

Tomás González Estrada Current position: Assistant Professor Level C Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit SNI: Candidate Telephone: 52-999-942 8330 Ext: 224 e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Education

• 1983 B. SC. Agronomy, Colegio Superior de Agricultura, México
• 1988 M. Sc. Crop Production, University of Bath, UK
• 2000 Ph. D. Plant Biotechnology, University of Guelph, Canada

Current Field of Research

• Plant genetic transformation and crop breeding

Recent Publications

• González- Estrada T., B. McKersie and S. Bowley, Inheritance of the auxin-induced GH3 promoter and somatic embryogenesis in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in vitro. Submitted.
• González-Estrada T., B. McKersie and S. Bowley, Spatial and temporal activity of the auxin responsive GH3 promoter during somatic embryogenesis in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), Crop Science. IN revision.

Awards

• 1987, M. Sc. FELLOWSHIP, BRITISH COUNCIL
• 1989, RESEARCHER CANDIDATE, National Researchers System (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, SNI).
• 1995, Ph. D. FELLOWSHIP, CONACYT.
• 1997, GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD, University of Guelph.
• 1999, ANNUAL AWARD, Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists.
• 1999, PROFESSOR AWARD, PROFESSOR KEN J. KASHA TRAVEL FUND. University of Guelph.