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* 2012: Population and molecular genetics of plant adaptation to local environments.
* 2010, Postdoc [http://www.sfb680.uni-koeln.de/ SFB680], [http://mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/ MPIPZ] Germany. Co-evolution of plant-pathogen interactions.
* 2010, Postdoc [http://www.sfb680.uni-koeln.de/ SFB680], [http://mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/ MPIPZ] Germany. Co-evolution of plant-pathogen interactions.
* 2008, Postdoc [http://mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/ MPIPZ] Germany. Hybrid incompatibilities in ''Arabidopsis thaliana''.
* 2008, Postdoc [http://mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/ MPIPZ] Germany. Hybrid incompatibilities in ''Arabidopsis thaliana''.
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* 2004, PhD Plant Biology, [http://www.ub.edu University of Barcelona]. Polyamines in abiotic stress and regulation of development.
* 2004, PhD Plant Biology, [http://www.ub.edu University of Barcelona]. Polyamines in abiotic stress and regulation of development.
* 1999, [http://www.ub.edu/farmacia/en/ Pharmaceutical Sciences], Specialization in Genetic Engineering, [http://www.ub.edu University of Barcelona]
* 1999, [http://www.ub.edu/farmacia/en/ Pharmaceutical Sciences], Specialization in Genetic Engineering, [http://www.ub.edu University of Barcelona]
==Research interests==
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* ''' Plant-Environment Interactions.''' I am interested in studying the adaptation of plants to local environments using population genetics. My research includes abiotic and biotic interactions from a molecular, genetic and evolutionary perspective, mainly in model species with a potential application in crops. [http://www.mpg.de/619091/pressRelease20101117 Press release 2010]
''See recently published articles and reviews on this topic:''
* Alcázar, R. et al. (2011) Genetic and evolutionary perspectives on the interplay between plant immunity and development. Curr.Opin.Plant Biol. ''in press'' [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VS4-52TR22B-1&_user=43561&_coverDate=05%2F09%2F2011&_rdoc=2&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_origin=browse&_zone=rslt_list_item&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%236252%239999%23999999999%2399999%23FLA%23display%23Articles)&_cdi=6252&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=30&_acct=C000004639&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=43561&md5=d47666e843e006570cabc4dee600b1d7&searchtype=a See review]
* Alcázar, R., et al. (2010) Natural variation at Strubbelig Receptor Kinase 3 drives immune-triggered incompatibilities between Arabidopsis thaliana accessions. Nat. Genet. 42, 1135-1139 [http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v42/n12/full/ng.704.html See article]
* Alcázar, R., et al. (2009) Incremental steps toward incompatibility revealed by Arabidopsis epistatic interactions modulating salicylic acid pathway activation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 106, 334-339 [http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/12/23/0811734106.short See article]
* ''' Polyamines in stress and development.''' Polyamines are small aliphatic compounds present in all living organisms. Polyamine biosynthesis is an evolutionary conserved pathway under an apparent purifying selection. Even though their essential role in stress tolerance is genetically demonstrated, molecular and signalling mechanisms underlying cell protection are relatively obscure. I am interested in gaining insight into the role of polyamines in stress tolerance and signalling (including developmental pathways) using advanced genetic approaches and exploring direct applications of polyamine content regulation (by means of natural variation) in crop breeding.
''See some of the recently published articles and reviews on this topic (see Publications for a complete list):''
* Alcázar, R., et al. (2011) Integration of polyamines in the cold acclimation response. Plant Sci. 180, 31-38 [http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168-9452(10)00223-2 See review]
* Alcázar, R. et al. (2011)  Polyamine metabolic canalization in response to drought stress in Arabidopsis and the resurrection plant Cratersotigma plantagineum. Plant Signal Behav. 6(2) [http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/psb/abstract.php?id=14317 See article]
* Alcázar, R., et al. (2010) Polyamines: molecules with regulatory functions in plant abiotic stress tolerance. Planta 231, 1237-1249 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-010-1130-0 See review]
* Alcázar, R., et al. (2010) Putrescine accumulation confers drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants over-expressing the homologous Arginine decarboxylase 2 gene. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 48, 547-552 [http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0981-9428(10)00032-X See article]
* Alcázar, R., et al. (2006) Abscisic acid modulates polyamine metabolism under water stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiol. Plant. 128, 448-455 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10529-006-9179-3 See article]
* Alcázar, R., et al. (2005) Overexpression of ADC2 in Arabidopsis induces dwarfism and late-flowering through GA deficiency. Plant J. 43, 425-436 [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0960-7412&date=2005&volume=43&issue=3&spage=425 See article]


==Publications==
==Publications==
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==Useful links==
==Useful links==
'''* Institutes & Institutions on Plant Breeding and Genetics Research'''
'''* Institutes & Institutions'''
* [http://mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/ Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Köln]
* [http://mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/ Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Köln]
* [http://www.ub.edu Universitat de Barcelona]
* [http://www.ub.edu Universitat de Barcelona]
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* [http://www.arabidopsis.org/ TAIR]
* [http://www.arabidopsis.org/ TAIR]
* [https://www.genevestigator.ethz.ch/ Genevestigator - microarray database]
* [https://www.genevestigator.ethz.ch/ Genevestigator - microarray database]
==Research possibilities==
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  • Rubén Alcázar

Max Planck, Cologne SFB680

Scientific career

  • 2010, Postdoc SFB680, MPIPZ Germany. Co-evolution of plant-pathogen interactions.
  • 2008, Postdoc MPIPZ Germany. Hybrid incompatibilities in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  • 2006, Postdoc BP2005, MPIPZGermany. Natural variation of growth resposes to temperature.
  • 2005, Postdoc EU-ROST, University of Barcelona. Polyamines in drought stress tolerance.
  • 2004, PhD Plant Biology, University of Barcelona. Polyamines in abiotic stress and regulation of development.
  • 1999, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Specialization in Genetic Engineering, University of Barcelona

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