Promoting USDA-HSI program's activities on Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, Plant and Soil microbiomes, and Genomics.
University of Houston
Joined March 2024
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🔥 Hot off the Press 📣: The Versatile Plant Channels: Nodulin 26-Like Intrinsic Proteins
Congratulations to @SuhaibA90555092 and Jessica Yang on their excellent work.
@microbiome_lab For more:
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Meet our Lab member: Christopher Yo
Chris, a graduate student, whose thesis work focuses on hyperaccumulator plant species and their ability to translocate and store metals from contaminated soils.
For more information: khan-lab.egr.uh.edu/
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Tisha and Jason were phenomenal to work with on their capstone and honors thesis.
These findings provide a foundation for developing SynComs for crop productivity under salinity.
More to come: khan-lab.egr.uh.edu/
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New paper from @microbiome_lab on emerging bioprospecting research showing Halophyte-Derived Bacterial Synthetic Communities (SynComs) for unlocking salinity tolerance in soybean crops.
📣🔥tinyurl.com/5837wj4m
Great efforts by @Waqar_1A and Dr. Kwon
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Dr Eunhae Kwon from Khan Lab is attending the ASPB Plant Biology 2026 in Ottawa, Canada.
She is presenting her research work on "Global Meta-Analysis Reveals Condition-Dependent Assembly of Bacterial and Fungal Microbiomes Across Vegetable Systems."
#ASPB2026 #plantbiology
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Day 2 - Environmental Control & Monitoring
Participants explored tools for environmental control and monitoring in controlled environment agriculture.
The session covered LED lighting, light measurements, data loggers, temperature, relative humidity, and CO₂ monitoring.
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Day 2-Recirculating Dutch Bucket System
Participants also gained hands-on experience setting up a recirculating Dutch bucket hydroponic system.
The activity focused on nutrient circulation, irrigation management, system setup, and greenhouse crop production.
#DutchBucketSystem
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Day 1 of the workshop featured an industry perspective session by Mr. Nick Farmer from Gotham Greens, Dallas, TX.
He shared insights on hydroponic crop production, greenhouse operations, and real-world applications of controlled environment agriculture.
#KhanLab #Hydroponics
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Day 3 continued with a visit to Magnolia Gardens Tissue Culture Lab.
Participants learned how plants are produced through tissue culture, grown on media, rooted, transferred to greenhouses, and prepared for nursery production.
#TissueCulture #Biotechnology #USDANIFA
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Day 1 of the Controlled Environment Food Production Training Workshop at College Station.
Organized by UH Biotechnology Program in collaboration with Texas A&M Horticultural Sciences as part of a USDA-NIFA program.
#KhanLab #USDANIFA #Hydroponics #PlantScience
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Day 2 started with an engaging lecture by Dr. Yuheng Lin on genetic engineering and synthetic biology.
The session connected biotechnology concepts with applications in sustainable food production.
#KhanLab #SyntheticBiology #GeneticEngineering #Biotechnology #USDANIFA
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Day 3 of the workshop included a visit to Texas A&M Horticulture greenhouse facilities and outdoor field areas.
Participants observed greenhouse systems, crop management practices, fruit crops, flowers, and field-based horticultural production.
#PlantScience #USDANIFA
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Day 1 indoor hands-on activities focused on setting up aeroponic systems.
Participants gained practical experience with nutrient mixing, transplanting, and system setup for controlled environment crop production.
#KhanLab #Aeroponics #Hydroponics #PlantScience #USDANIFA
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The workshop concluded with a visit to Orchid Life Nursery.
Participants observed commercial orchid production, greenhouse management, and ornamental plant care, followed by a group photo to wrap up three days of learning and field visits.
#Orchids #Horticulture #USDANIFA
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Special thanks to Dr. @khanal79 for visiting the field with us, guiding us, and most importantly, working alongside us.
Started before sunrise in the field for our soybean and sorghum experiments in a regenerative farming setting. Hot weather and long rows, but collecting data and seeing the crop response in real conditions always feels rewarding.
@microbiome_lab @UH_EcoEvo @UHEngineeringSL
Agricultural Biotechnology retweeted
Started before sunrise in the field for our soybean and sorghum experiments in a regenerative farming setting. Hot weather and long rows, but collecting data and seeing the crop response in real conditions always feels rewarding.
@microbiome_lab @UH_EcoEvo @UHEngineeringSL
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I'm happy to share that I crossed another accomplishment off my bucket list 🎉! Receiving the President's Circle Award for National Recognition at University of Houston is a true honor.
@microbiome_lab
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From DNA to plants 🌱
Graduate Student Suhaib is working on genetic engineering of plants using CRISPR-Cas9 and gene overexpression to improve environmental stress tolerance.
Ongoing work includes Arabidopsis floral dip and soybean hairy root and whole-plant transformation,
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Meet our graduate student @SuhaibA90555092 who is working relentlessly on his project on plant transformation for stress tolerant traits in crops.
For more ℹ️ khan-lab.egr.uh.edu/
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During his PhD he also worked on "Flooding episodes and seed treatment influence the microbiome diversity and function in the soybean root and rhizosphere"
doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.…
