ORELLANA LAB · PLANT SCIENCE

Understanding plants.
Exploring adaptation.

Investigating the cellular, molecular, and genomic mechanisms underlying plant growth and environmental adaptation.

FEATURED RESEARCH

Exploring plant
cell wall biology.

Understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating plant cell wall biosynthesis and organization.

PLANT ADAPTATION

Exploring how plants respond and adapt to water limitation and environmental stress.

WHAT WE STUDY

Biosynthesis, organization, and regulation of plant cell walls.

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Molecular, physiological, and metabolic mechanisms underlying plant responses to water limitation.

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Developing tools for plant transformation, genetic engineering, and genome editing.

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FROM THE LAB

OCT 2026

We are excited to introduce our new website, where we will share our research and laboratory activities.

2026

Research activities investigating plant adaptation to arid environments.

2026

Developing experimental approaches for plant transformation and genome engineering.