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Nan Lu

Title: Research Assistant Professor

Department: Biological Sciences

College: College of Science

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

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Previous Scheduled Teaching

No previous courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Lu, N. (2024). Revisiting decade-old questions in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis: current understanding and new challenges. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15 Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1373975
  • Lu, N., Jun, J.H., Li, Y., Dixon, R. (2023). An unconventional proanthocyanidin pathway in maize. Nature Communications. 14 (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40014-5
  • Lu, N., Jun, J.H., Liu, C., Dixon, R. (2022). The flexibility of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in plants. Plant Physiology. 190 (1) 202-205. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac274
  • Wang, R., Lu, N., Liu, C., Dixon, R., Wu, Q., Mao, Y., Yang, Y., Zheng, X., He, L., Zhao, B., Zhang, F., Yang, S., Chen, H., Jun, J.H., Li, Y., Liu, C., Liu, Y., Chen, J., MacRae, E. (2022). MtGSTF7, a TT19-like GST gene, is essential for accumulation of anthocyanins, but not proanthocyanins in Medicago truncatula. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73 (12) 4129-4146. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac112
  • Lu, N., Rao, X., Li, Y., Jun, J.H., Dixon, R. (2021). Dissecting the transcriptional regulation of proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin biosynthesis in soybean (Glycine max). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19 (7) 1429-1442. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13562
  • Jun, J.H., Lu, N., Docampo-Palacios, M., Wang, X., Dixon, R. (2021). Dual activity of anthocyanidin reductase supports the dominant plant proanthocyanidin extension unit pathway. Science Advances. 7 (20) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg4682
  • Lu, N., Roldan, M., Dixon, R. (2017). Characterization of two TT2-type MYB transcription factors regulating proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in tetraploid cotton, Gossypium hirsutum. Planta. 246 (2) 323-335. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-017-2682-z
  • Rao, X., Lu, N., Li, G., Nakashima, J., Tang, Y., Dixon, R. (2016). Comparative cell-specific transcriptomics reveals differentiation of C4 photosynthesis pathways in switchgrass and other C4 lineages. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67 (6) 1649-1662. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv553
  • Lu, N., Zhao, B., Pereira, A., Shulaev, V., Veilleux, R.E. (2015). Anther culture induces transposable element movement in potato. Other. 120 (1) 361-366. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-014-0576-3
  • Lu, N., Carter, J.D., Boluarte Medina, T., Holt, S.H., Manrique-Carpintero, N.C., Upham, K.T., Pereira, A., Shulaev, V., Veilleux, R.E. (2014). Transposon based activation tagging in diploid strawberry and monoploid derivatives of potato. Plant Cell Reports. 33 (7) 1203-1216. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-014-1610-y
  • Veilleux, R.E., Mills, K.P., Baxter, A.J., Upham, K.T., Ferguson, T.J., Holt, S.H., Lu, N., Ruiz‐Rojas, J.J., Pantazis, C.J., Davis, C.M., Lindsay, R.C., Powell, F.L., Dan, Y., Dickerman, A.W., Oosumi, T., Shulaev, V. (2012). Transposon tagging in diploid strawberry. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 10 (8) 985-994. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00728.x

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Lu, N., "Engineering condensed tannins in soybean and maize.," sponsored by Grasslanz Technology Limited, International, $486504 Funded. (2024 - 2026).

    • Grant - Research

  • Lu, N., Dixon, R., "Identifying genes involved in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in maize using RNA-Seq.," sponsored by BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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