Department of Biology
Alejandro Calderon-Urrea
Professor
Office: Science 10A
Phone (Office): (559) 278-4080
Fax: (559) 278-3963
Email: calalea@csufresno.edu
Website
Degrees
- B.Sc. (1979-1985), Genetics, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- M.Sc. (1986-1988), Plant Molecular Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Ph.D. (1990-1996), Biology, Yale University
- Postdoctoral Associate (1996-1997), Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS / UC-Berkeley, Albany, CA
Areas of Expertise
- Molecular genetics of programmed cell death (PCD) in plants
- Use of PCD in plant biotechnology
- PCD during sex determination in plants
- Transgenic plant development and plant biotechnology
- Biofuels and other metabolites from algae