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RESEARCHER IB

Fulgencio Alatorre Cobos

NOMBRAMIENTO

Conacyt researcher lecturer

UNIDAD ACADÉMICA

Integrative Biology

SNI

Level I

TELÉFONO

(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 241

CORREO INSTITUCIONAL

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EDUCACIÓN

Postdoctoral training in University of Helsinki-University of Cambridge. 2013-2015.
Postdoctoral training in National Laboratory for Biodiversity, Cinvestav, Irapuato. 2012-2013.
PhD. Plant Biotechnology. Cinvestav Unidad Irapuato.2012.
MSc. Plant Biotechnology. Yucatan Scientific Research Center. 2005.
B.S. Agronomy. Universidad Autonoma Chapingo. 2003.

CURRENT RESEARCH

We are focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms and genetic circuits underlying the ontogeny and development of plant fibers in traditional crops of Mexico. We use a combined approach of multi omics, functional genomics, and developmental biology to uncover and characterize genes involved in differentiation, development, and quality of fiber in crops such as palma jipi (Cardulovica palmata) and henequen (Agave fourcroydes).

PUBLICACIONES RECIENTES

Cadena-Zamudio JD, Monribot-Villanueva JL, Pérez-Torres CA, Alatorre-Cobos F, Jiménez-Moraila B, Guerrero-Analco JA, Ibarra-Laclette E. The use of ecological analytical tools as an unconventional approach for untargeted metabolomics data analysis: the case of Cecropia obtusifolia and its adaptive responses to nitrate starvation. Functional & Integrative Genomics 22: 1467-1493 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-022-00904-1.
Maceda-López LF, Góngora-Castillo EG, Ibarra-Laclette E, Morán-Velázquez DC, Girón Ramírez A, Bourdon M, Villalpando-Aguilar JL, Toomer G, Tang JZ, Azadi P, Santamaría JM, López-Rosas I, López MG, Simpson J, Alatorre-Cobos F. Transcriptome mining provides insights into cell wall metabolism and fiber lignification in Agave tequilana Weber. Plants 11: 1496 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111496.
García-Hernández E, Loera-Quezada MM, Morán-Velázquez DC, López MG, Chable-Vega MA, Santillán-Fernández A, Zavaleta-Mancera HA, Tang JZ, Azadi P, Ibarra-Laclette E, Alatorre-Cobos F. Indirect organogenesis for high frequency shoot regeneration of two cultivars of Sansevieria trifasciata Prain differing in fiber production. Scientific Reports, 12: 8507 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12640-4.
Maceda-López LF, Villalpando-Aguilar JL, García-Hernández E, Ávila de Dios E, Andrade-Canto SB, Morán-Velázquez DC, Rodríguez-López L, Hernández-Díaz D., Chablé-Vega MA, Trejo L, Góngora-Castillo E, López-Rosas I, Simpson J, Alatorre-Cobos F. Improved method for isolation of high quality total RNA from Agave tequilana Weber roots. 3 Biotech 11: 75 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02620-8.
Morán-Velázquez DC, Monribot-Villanueva JL, Bourdon M, Thang JZ, López-Rosas I, Maceda-López LF, Villalpando-Aguilar JL, Rodríguez-López L, Gauthier A, Trejo L, Azadi P, Vilaplana F, Guerrero Analco JA, Alatorre-Cobos F. 2020. Unravelling chemical composition of Agave spines: news from Agave fourcroydes Lem. Plants 9: 1642 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9121642.

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Fecha última actualización: 27 september 2023

Felipe Augusto Vázquez Flota

CURRENT POSITION

Researcher

DIVISION

Integrative Biology

SNI LEVEL

III

TELEPHONE

(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 151

E-MAIL

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Education

B.S. Agricultural Chemistry. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. 1987.
M.S. Plant Biotechnology. Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida. 1991.
Ph.D. Biological Sciences. Université de Montreál. 1998.

Current research

Secondary Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering

ONGOING PROJECTS

Location of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid synthesis and accumulation sites in Argemone mexicana L. (Mexican poppy). (CONACYT, Ciencia Básica)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Rodas-Junco BA, V González-Mendoza, JA Muñoz-Sánchez1, W Poot-Poot, F Vázquez-Flota, SMT Hernández-Sotomayor. Phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C signaling mediates expression of two phenylalanine ammonia lyase genes induced by salicylic acid in Capsicum chinense cells.Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. , 29: 352-355, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-019-00544-w.
Monforte-González M, Serrano-Gamboa JG, Guízar-González C, Miranda-Ham ML, F Vázquez-Flota. Alkaloid synthesis is coupled to shoot morphogenesis in Argemone mexicana L. (Papaveraceae) in vitro cultures. In vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, 55: 695-701, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-019-10007-5.
Carballo-Uicab V, Cárdenas-Conejo Y, Vallejo-Cardona A, Aguilar-Espinosa M, Rodríguez-Campos J, Serrano Posada H, Narváez Zapata JA, Vazquez-Flota F, Rivera-Madrid R. Isolation and functional characterization of two dioxigenases putatively involved in bixin biosynthesis in annato (Bixa orellana L.). Peer Journal, 7: e7064, (2019). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7064.
Enriquez-Valencia AJ, FA Vázquez-Flota, JR Ku-Cauich, RM Escobedo-GraciaMedrano. Differentially expressed genes during the transition from early to late development phases in somatic embryo of banana (Musa spp. AAB group, Silk subgroup) cv. Manzano. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 136: 289-302, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-018-1514-6.
Pech-Kú R, JA Muñoz-Sánchez, M Monforte-González, BA Rodas-Junco, F Vázquez-Flota, SMT Hernández-Sotomayor. Caffeine extraction, enzymatic activity and gene expression of caffeine synthase from plant cell suspensions. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 18: e58166, (2018). https://dx.doi.org/10.3791/58166.

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

2018. Level 3. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. (CONACYT).
2013. Level 3. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. (CONACYT).
2010. Member. Academia Mexicana de Ciencias.

Source: Felipe Augusto Vázquez-Flota
Last Updated: 27 september 2023

Renata Rivera Madrid

CURRENT POSITION

Researcher

DIVISION

Integrative Biology

SNI LEVEL

II

TELEPHONE

(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 247

E-MAIL

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Education

B.S. Biology. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. 1989.
M.S. Plant Physiology. Institut National Polytechniqhe de Toulouse, France. 1992.
Ph.D. Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology. Université de Perpignan, France. 1994.

Current research

Secondary Metabolism and Metabolic Engineering
Plant Genetics

ONGOING PROJECTS

Identification of three genes of the bixin biosynthesis pathway in heterologous organisms. (CONACYT: Fronteras de la Ciencia)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Romero-López N, Luna-Martínez F, Gallegos-Brito C, Escobar-Turriza P, Aguilar-Espinosa M, Valdez-Ojeda R, Simpson J, Rivera-Madrid R. An integrated genetic linkage map of Bixa orellana L. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 15: 65, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-019-1371-4.
Carballo-Uicab V, Cárdenas-Conejo Y, Vallejo-Cardona A, Aguilar-Espinosa M, Serrano Posada H, Narváez Zapata JA, Vazquez-Flota F, Rivera-Madrid R. Isolation and functional characterization of two dioxygenases putatively involved in bixin biosynthesis in annato (Bixa orellana L.). Peer J., (2019). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7064.
Teixeira da Silva JA, Zeng S, Godoy-Hernández G, Rivera-Madrid R, Dobránszki J. Bixa orellana L. (achiote) tissue culture: a review. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-019-09969-3.
Teixeira da Silva JA, Dobránszki J, Rivera-Madrid R. The biotechnology (genetic transformation and molecular biology) of Bixa orellana L. (achiote).Planta, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-018-2909-7.
Calle-Triviño J, Rivera-Madrid R, León-Pech MG, Cortés-Useche C, Sellares-Blasco R, Aguilar-Espinosa M, Arias-González JE. Assessing and genotyping threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis nurseries during restoration in southeast Dominican Republic. Peer J., (2020). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8863.

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

2015. Overseas sabbatical grant. CONACyT.
2009. Jubileé Award nominee. International Foundation of Science.
1995. Researcher Retention and Repatriation. CONACyT.

Source: Renata Rivera-Madrid
Last Updated: 27 september 2023

Nancy Santana Buzzy

CURRENT POSITION

Researcher

DIVISION

Integrative Biology

SNI LEVEL

II

TELEPHONE

(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 226

E-MAIL

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Education

B.S. Instituto Superior de Ciencias Agropecuarias de La Habana. Cuba. 1980.
Ph.D. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas. Cuba. 1993.

Current research

Morphogenesis and Gene Regulation
Plant Genetics

ONGOING PROJECTS

Biochemical and molecular studies on the somatic embryogenesis of Capsicum chinense. Factors involved in the recalcitrance of the genus Capsicum. (CB-CONACYT)
Obtaining more tolerant and more productive varieties of habanero chili from the genetic diversity of the species in Yucatan. (FOMIX)
Capacity building in development of sustainable hot pepper production in Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago. (SRE-AMEXCID)
Study of Biochemical, Morphological and Molecular Factors Related to the Development of Somatic Embryos of Capsicum spp. and its Conversion into Plants In Vitro. (CB-CONACYT)
Establishment of a Technology That Allows the Efficient Production and Establishment in the Field of Pineapple Propagules (Anana comosus Berk.) of High Quality, Integrating Biotechnological Methods with Traditional Crop Management Methods Used in Production Areas. (PN-CONACYTSRE)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Liliana S. Muñoz-Ramírez 1,† , Laura P. Peña-Yam 1,†, Martha A. Álvarez-Gil 2, Lourdes G. Iglesias-Andreu 3, Susana A. Avilés-Viñas 1, Adriana Canto-Flick 1, Adolfo Guzmán-Antonio 1 and Nancy Santana-Buzzy 1,*. Selection of Habanero Pepper F1 Hybrids (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) at the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico with a High Potential for Diﬀerent Markets. Agriculture, 10: 18, (0000). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10100478
Jacobo Pérez-Pastranaa, Pilar S. Testillanoc, Ivett Baranyc, Adriana Canto-Flicka, Dulce Álvarez-Lópezb, Gema Pijeira-Fernándeza, Susana A. Avilés-Vinasa, Laura Pena-Yama, Liliana Mu˜noz-Ramíreza, Sara Nahuat-Dzibd, Ignacio Islas-Floresa,*, Nancy Santana-Buzzya,* . Endogenous auxin accumulation/localization during zygotic and somatic embryogenesis of Capsicum chinense Jacq. Journal of Plant PhJournal of Genetics physiology , 258: 15, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2020.153333.
CARLOS F. REGLA-MÁRQUEZ, SUSANA A. AVILÉS-VIÑAS, ADRIANA CANTO-FLICK, LILIANA S. MUÑOZ-RAMÍREZ, LAURA P. PEÑA-YAM, RAÚL E. VALLE-GOUGH, PEDRO M. OSORIO-MONTALVO, JACOBO PÉREZ-PASTRANA and NANCY SANTANA-BUZZY∗. Genes involved in the deformations of the shoot apical meristem in somatic embryos of Capsicum chinense Jacq. Journal of Genetics, 98: 8, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-019-1117-y.
Carlos Fernando Regla-Márquez1 • Adriana Canto-Flick1 • Susana Alejandra Avilés-Viñas1 • Raúl Enrique Valle-Gough1 • Jacobo Pérez-Pastrana1 • Francisco Javier García-Villalobos1 • Nancy Santana-Buzzy1. Cadaverine: a common polyamine in zygotic embryos and somatic embryos of the species Capsicum chinense Jacq. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult: 12, (2016). https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s11240-015-0889-x.
Laura P. Peña-Yam, Liliana S. Muñoz-Ramírez, Susana A. Avilés-Vinas, Adriana Canto-Flick, Jacobo Pérez-Pastrana, Adolfo Guzmán-Antonio, and Nancy Santana-Buzzy1. Analysis of Genetic Parameters of Habanero Pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) in the Yucatan, México. HORTSCIENCE, 54: 5, (2019). https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI13710-18

PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Nancy Santana-Buzzy, Adriana Canto-Flick, Eduardo Balam-Uc. Mayan Kiin. 0823. México. (2012).
Nancy Santana-Buzzy, Adriana Canto-Flick, Eduardo Balam-Uc. Mayan Ek. 0822. México. (2012).
Nancy Santana-Buzzy, Adriana Canto-Flick, Eduardo Balam-Uc. Mayan Boox Iik. 1368. México. (2015).
Nancy Santana-Buzzy, Adriana Canto-Flick, Susana Avilés-Viñas. Kisin. 2169. México. (2019).

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

2019. Caso de Éxito. CONACYT.

Source: Nancy Santana-Buzzy
Last Updated: 27 september 2023

Oscar Alberto Moreno Valenzuela

CURRENT POSITION

Researcher

DIVISION

Integrative Biology

SNI LEVEL

I

TELEPHONE

(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 337

E-MAIL

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Education

B.S. Agricultural Engineering. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur. 1988.
M.S. Plant Biotechnology. Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida – Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán. 1993.
Ph.D. Science and Plant Biotechnology. Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán. 1999.
Post-Doctorate. Molecular Virology. University of California, Berkeley. 1999-2001.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Plant-Environment Interaction

ONGOING PROJECTS

Generation of scientific-technological strategies with a multidisciplinary and inter-institutional approach to face the threat posed by ambrosial complexes in the agricultural and forestry sectors of Mexico. (FORDECYT)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

G. Rosiles-Gonzalez, G. Avila-Torres, O.A. Moreno-Valenzuela, C. Chaidez-Quiroz, C.I. Hernandez-Flores, G. Acosta-Gonzalez, J.K. Brown, W.Q. Betancourt, C.P. Gerba and C. Hernandez-Zepeda. NOROVIRUS AND HUMAN ADENOVIRUS OCCURRENCE AND DIVERSITY IN RECREATIONAL WATER IN A KARST AQUIFER IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, MEXICO. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 127: 1255-1269, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14385.
Sandra Iliana Torres-Herrera, Angélica Romero-Osorio, Oscar Moreno-Valenzuela, Guillermo Pastor-Palacios, Yair Cardenas-Conejo, Jorge H. Ramírez-Prado, Lina Riego-Ruiz, Yereni Minero-García, Salvador Ambriz-Granados and Gerardo R. Argüello-Astorga. A LINEAGE OF BEGOMOVIRUSES ENCODE REP AND AC4 PROTEINS OF ENIGMATIC ANCESTRY: HINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF GEMINIVIRUSES IN THE NEW WORLD. Viruses, 11: 644, (2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/v11070644.
Isabel García-Cámara, Raul Tapia-Tussell, Anuar Magaña-Álvarez Oscar Alberto Moreno-Valenzuela, Alberto Cortes-Velazquez, Rodolfo Martín-Mex, and Daisy Pérez-Brito. EMPOASCA PAPAYAE (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE)-MEDIATED TRANSMISSION OF PAPAYA MELEIRA VIRUS-MEXICAN VARIANT IN MEXICO. . Plant Disease, 103: 2015-2023, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-18-1101-RE.
Isabel García-Cámara, Daisy Pérez-Brito, Oscar Alberto Moreno-Valenzuela, Anuar Magaña-Álvarez, Patricia M. B. Fernandes, and Raul Tapia-Tussell. MOLECULAR AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE OF WATERMELON (CITRULLUS LANATUS) AS HOST OF THE MEXICAN VARIANT OF PAPAYA MELEIRA VIRUS. European Journal of Plant Patthology, 151: 117-123, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-017-1357-8.
Blancka Yesenia Samaniego-Gámez, RenéGarruña, José M. Tun-Suárez, Oscar A. Moreno-Valenzuela, Arturo Reyes-Ramírez, Raúl Enrique Valle-Gough, Carlos Enrique Ail-Catzin and Lydia Toscano-Palomar. Healthy Photosynthetic Mechanism Suggests ISR Elicited by Bacillus spp. in Capsicum chinense Plants Infected with PepGMV. Pathogens, 10: 455, (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10040455.

PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Luisa Alhucema López-Ochoa; Oscar Alberto Moreno-Valenzuela; Emily Zamudio-Moreno. Secuencia Parcial y Método de Diagnóstico por RT-PCR del Virus de la Meleira de la Papaya. 350792. México. (2017).

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

2006. President, American Phytopathological Society - Caribbean Division. American Phytopathological Society.
2009. American Phytopathological Society Foundation International Travel Award. American Phytopathological Society.

Source: Oscar Alberto Moreno-Valenzuela
Last Updated: 27 september 2023