Postdoctoral Fellow
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, San Diego, California
Elohim obtained his MSc and PhD at the National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV), Mexico. During his PhD research, he contributed to the identification of genomic regions and genes associated with natural variation in primary root penetrability in Arabidopsis thaliana. His research interests are related to the implementation of multi-omics-based strategies to understand how gravitropic and thigmotropic responses modulate root penetration into compacted soils. He seeks to decode the genetic/molecular mechanisms governing natural variation in root system penetrability to enhance rooting depth and CO2 sequestration in crop plants. Elohim joined the Busch lab in 2022 as a part of the Harnessing Plants Initiative at the Salk Institute. He and his colleagues are focused on designing new high-throughput phenotyping platforms and creating root-targeted genetic engineering solutions to develop smart-rooting crops better adapted to land degradation and climate change.
(CS-16-4) Root phenotypes for carbon farming and climate resilience
Monday, August 7, 2023
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT