Lucia C. Strader, Professor  

Lucia C. Strader

Normal plant morphogenesis and environmental responses require integrating multiple signals to modulate auxin responsiveness, biosynthesis, transport, and storage forms.  Auxin is a critical plant hormone, controlling both cell division and cell expansion and thereby orchestrating many developmental events and environmental responses.  Our research focuses on a molecular understanding of auxin signaling, auxin homeostasis, and auxin crosstalk with other hormones.  Understanding these molecular details will yield insight into strategies used by plants to alter growth in response to various environmental factors.

Education:
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2004

Office Location: 124 Science Drive, 3332 French Family Science Center, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address: lucia.strader@duke.edu

Additional Web Page: http://sites.duke.edu/strader

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

  1. Strader, LC; Edwards, D; Sureshkumar, S; Balasubramanian, S; Chen, T; Dong, X; Antunes, MS; Zebluim, L; Chaisupa, P; Wright, RC, Core biological principles and tools stemming from basic Arabidopsis research., The Plant cell, vol. 37 no. 7 (July, 2025), pp. koaf141 [doi]  [abs].
  2. Houbaert, A; Denervaud Tendon, V; Hoermayer, L; Morffy, N; Strader, LC; Geldner, N, Efficient, cell-type-specific production of flavonols by multiplexed CRISPR activation of a suite of metabolic enzymes., Nature communications, vol. 16 no. 1 (July, 2025), pp. 6559 [doi]  [abs].
  3. Ma, Q; Liu, S; Doyle, SM; Raggi, S; Pařízková, B; Barange, DK; Ratnakaram, H; Wilkinson, EG; Crespo Garcia, I; Bygdell, J; Wingsle, G; Boer, DR; Strader, LC; Almqvist, F; Novák, O; Robert, S, RACK1A positively regulates opening of the apical hook in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> via suppression of its auxin response gradient., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 122 no. 30 (July, 2025), pp. e2407224122 [doi]  [abs].
  4. Damodaran, S; Strader, LC, Protocol for determining regulators of competence in regeneration of adventitious roots using hypocotyl wounding approach in Arabidopsis., STAR protocols, vol. 6 no. 2 (June, 2025), pp. 103818 [doi]  [abs].
  5. Friesner, JD; Argueso, CT; Busch, W; Hamann, T; Strader, L; Williams, M; Wu, S; Roeder, AHK, In defense of funding foundational plant science., The Plant cell, vol. 37 no. 5 (May, 2025), pp. koaf106, Oxford University Press (OUP) [doi]  [abs].