Tuan Tran, PhD
Associate ProfessorPlant cell biology
4018C Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506
tmtran@ksu.eduBiography
Dr. Tuan M. Tran obtained his Ph.D. in Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Bachelor in Biotechnology at the University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His research focuses on understanding how bacterial virulence factors modulate plant cell biology to thrive in host tissue.
Education
Ph.D., Plant Pathology, 2016, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.Sc., Biotechnology, 2008, University of Science, Vietnam
Research
Our research interest uniquely positions at the intersection of bacteriology and plant cell biology. We approach questions in Plant Pathology with various approaches, including advanced live-cell imaging and imagery data analysis, lipidomics, proteomics, RNA-Seq, etc. Projects in the Plant Bacteriology lab at K-State focus on understanding the regulations of plant immunity via membrane nanodomains, microbial effectors biology, and biofilm mechanics that facilitates bacterial virulence.