Professor, Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
315 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Dr. Claudio Stasolla
Education
- PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Teaching
- PLNT 3400 Plant Physiology
- PLNT 4550 Developmental Plant Biology
- PLNT 7420 Advanced Plant Science Seminar Series
Research
Research interests
Dr. Stasolla's research focuses on understanding how plants respond to conditions of abiotic stress, including hypoxia (low oxygen) and water deficit. The lab is especially interested on the function of Phytoglobins, heme-containing proteins able to scavenge nitric oxide, which increase tolerance during stress. Understanding the molecular processes through which these proteins influence the behaviour of cells is critical for dissecting and elucidating the mechanisms underpinning the responses of plants to sub-optimal environmental conditions. This work uses Arabidopsis as a model and relevant crop species including canola, maize and soybean.
Current research projects
- Changes in epigentic landscape in hypoxic root cells
- Fate acquisition of stem cells in the root meristem during drought and hypoxia
- Cell-specific changes of transcriptome in roots exposed to low oxygen stress