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Frans Tax

Professor, Plant Sciences | Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology | Professor, Genetics - GIDP | Professor, Applied BioSciences - GIDP | Professor, BIO5 Institute | Distinguished Outreach Professor | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Associate Dean, Student Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion

Molecular and Cellular Biology

About

2016-present Faculty Director for Diversity and Inclusion, UA Graduate College 2015-present University Distinguished Outreach Professor, University of Arizona 2014-present Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and School of Plant Sciences 2008-2014 Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and School of Plant Sciences 2002-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and School of Plant Sciences 2006-present Member, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics, University of Arizona

Research Area

plant biology, root development, molecular biology, health disparities, cell signaling, genetic regulation, education, public health, biotechnology, minority health, plant development, plant growth, student development, arabidopsis, gene regulation, arabidopsis thaliana, biology, regulatory mechanisms, undergraduate research, stem, biomedical research, professional development, university initiatives, research training, diversity in higher education, stem education, healthcare access, research, program

University of Arizona/Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (UA/SIGP)
Active·2024·$180.3K / $85.8K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
indigenous studies, graduate education, partnership, higher education, community engagement
Amgen - University of Arizona PhD Fellowships
Active·2024·$57.7K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
biomedical research, university collaboration, biotechnology, health sciences
2024 UROC Summer Research Program
Active·2024·$52K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
science, engineering, technology, education, student development
Amgen-UArizona PhD Fellowships
Active·2023·$100K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
biomedical research, pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, cancer biology, immunology
University of Arizona's Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
Active·2022·$245.2K / $1.8M·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
student development, university initiatives, research training, diversity in higher education, stem education

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Recent

Two receptor‐like protein kinases, MUSTACHES and MUSTACHES‐LIKE, regulate lateral root development in Arabidopsis thaliana

2020

plant biology, protein kinases, lateral root development, receptor-like proteins, arabidopsis thaliana

The Control of Cell Expansion, Cell Division, and Vascular Development by Brassinosteroids: A Historical Perspective

2020

plant hormones, cell growth, vascular development, signal transduction, plant development

Lateral root growth in Arabidopsis is controlled by short and long distance signaling through the LRR RLKs XIP1/CEPR1 and CEPR2

2018

plant biology, signaling pathways, genetic regulation, cellular communication, root development

A Common Pathway of Root Growth Control and Response to CLE Peptides Through Two Receptor Kinases in Arabidopsis

2018

plant growth, receptor kinases, cle peptides, root development, arabidopsis

Scanning for New BRI1 Mutations via TILLING Analysis

2017

genetic mutations, plant biology, genomics, biotechnology, mutation detection

The Arabidopsis Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinase BIR3 Negatively Regulates BAK1 Receptor Complex Formation and Stabilizes BAK1

2017

plant biology, signal transduction, protein interactions, cell signaling, gene regulation

An Allelic Series of bak1 Mutations Differentially Alter bir1 Cell-Death, Immune Response, Growth, and Root Development Phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana

2016

plant genetics, cell death mechanisms, immune response, growth phenotypes, root development

Accelerated rates of protein evolution in barley grain and pistil biased genes might be legacy of domestication.

2015

protein evolution, barley domestication, gene expression, plant evolution, domestication genetics

The leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase BIR2 is a negative regulator of BAK1 in plant immunity

2014

plant immunity, receptor kinase, bir2, bak1, negative regulation

The receptor-like kinases GSO1 and GSO2 together regulate root growth in Arabidopsis through control of cell division and cell fate specification.

2014

plant biology, cell signaling, gene regulation, root development, arabidopsis thaliana

Meg Lota Brown
Marla Franco
Nicole Marrone
Kirsten Limesand
Adriana Cimetta

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UArizona Shares in $5M Grant to Support Latino Humanities Studies
2021
UArizona Joins Network Dedicated to Improving STEM Graduate Education
2020
Inside the 'Turtles of the Plant World'
2016
UA Celebrates Special Honors for Four Faculty Members
2015
UA's STEM Retention to Reach Hundreds More
2015

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Problem Solving with Genetic Tools
Research in Ecology and Evolution
Biotechnology Techniques
Molecular Genetics
Advanced Genetics

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DWF12 and Mutants Thereof
1899·Patent

10+ Collaborators

$4.5M / $11.4M Funding

50+ Publications