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