Paul Christou
Professor
Applied Plant Biotechnology
Pere Virgili Health Research Institute
Spain
Biography
Dr. Paul Christou is affiliated to Applied Plant Biotechnology, Pere Virgili Health Research Institute. Dr. Paul Christou is currently providing services as Professor. Dr. Paul Christou has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers and presented works at many national and International conferences. Dr. Paul Christou contributions have acclaimed recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Paul Christou is actively associated with different societies and academies. Dr. Paul Christou academic career is decorated with several reputed awards and funding. Dr. Paul Christou research focus on four major activities: Transgene structure and function in genetically engineered crops; metabolic engineering and production of pharmaceutical macromolecules in crop plants; engineering of multiple novel agronomic traits in crop plants and cereal functional genomics.
Research Interest
Our programs focus on four major activities: Transgene structure and function in genetically engineered crops; metabolic engineering and production of pharmaceutical macromolecules in crop plants; engineering of multiple novel agronomic traits in crop plants and cereal functional genomics.
Publications
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Berman J, Zorrilla-Lopez U, Medina V, Farre G, Sandmann G, Capell T, Christou P, Zhu C. 2017. The Arabidopsis ORANGE (AtOR) gene promotes carotenoid accumulation in transgenic corn hybrids derived from parental lines with limited carotenoid pools. Plant Cell Reports 36, 933-945.
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Zhu, C., Farré, G., Zanga, D., Lloveras, J., Michelena, A., Ferrio, J. P., Voltas, J., Slafer, G., Savin, R., Albajes, R., Eizaguirre, M., Lopez, C., Cantero-MartÃnez, C., DÃaz-Gómez, J., Nogareda, C., Moreno, J. A., Angulo, E., Estany, J., Pena, R. N., Tor, M., Portero-Otin, M., Eritja, N., Arjó, G., Serrano, J. C. E., Matias-Guiu, X., Twyman, R. M., Sandmann, G., Capell, T., and Christou, P. High-carotenoid maize: development of plant biotechnology prototypes for human and animal health and nutrition. Phytochemistry Reviews 2017.
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Henriquez-Rodriguez E, Pena RN, Seradj AR, Fraile L, Christou P, Tor M, Estany J. 2017. Carotenoid intake and SCD genotype exert complementary effects over fat content and fatty acid composition in Duroc pigs. Journal of Animal Science 95, 2547-2557.
