Curriculum vitae
Education
PhD Plant Biology with a Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology
University of California, Davis (2018)
BS/MS Biotechnology
University of Nevada, Reno (2009)
University of California, Davis (2018)
BS/MS Biotechnology
University of Nevada, Reno (2009)
Honors and awards
- NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2013-2016
- Monsanto Fellowship, 2016
- 2nd place Dow AgroSciences Sponsored Seed Central Poster Competition, 2015
- Eric and Louise Conn Graduate Student Award in Plant Biochemistry, 2015
- NSF CREATE-IGERT, 2011-2013
- NSF UC Davis Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate (AGEP) Scholar, 2010
- Ronald E. McNair Scholar, 2007-2009
- 1st place in Lieutenant Governor’s business plan competition, 2007
- 2nd place in Donald W. Reynolds’s Governor’s Cup business plan competition, 2007
- 3rd place in Institute for Innovation and Informatics business plan competition, 2006
Research
- Dehesh Lab (Botany & Plant Sciences Department) University of California, Riverside
- Dehesh Lab (Plant Biology Department) University of California, Davis
- McDonald Lab (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department) University of California, Davis
- Cushman Lab (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) University of Nevada, Reno
- Beattie Lab (Department of Animal Biotechnology) University of Nevada, Reno
Publications
Google Scholar
*These authors contributed equally
6. Zhang, M.*, Chiang, Y.H.*, Toruño, T.Y., Lee, D., Liang, X., Ma, M., Lal, N.K., Lemos, M., Lu, Y., Ma, S., Liu, J., Day, B., Dinesh-Kumar, S.P., Dehesh, K., Dou, D., Zhou, J., and Coaker, G. (2018) The SIK1 kinase ensures a robust extracellular ROS burst and anti-bacterial immunity by regulating BIK1 stability and RBOHD activation. Cell Host & Microbe
5. Lemos, M.*, Xiao, Y.*, Bjornson, M., Wang, J., Hicks, D., de Souza, A., Wang, C.Q., Yang, P., Ma, S., Dinesh-Kumar, S.P., and Dehesh, K. (2016) The plastidial retrograde signal methyl erythritol cyclopyrophosphate is a regulator of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid crosstalk. Journal of Experimental Botany
4. Hiibel, S., Lemos, M., Kelly, B., and Cushman, J.C. (2015) Evaluation of diverse microalgal species as potential biofuel feedstocks grown using municipal wastewater. Frontiers in Energy Research
3. Samburova, V., Lemos, M., Hiibel, S., Hoekman, K., Cushman, J.C., and Zielinska, B. (2012) Analysis of Triacylglycerols and Free Fatty Acids in Algae Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
2. Alkayal, F., Albion, R., Tillett, R., Hathwaik, L., Lemos, M., and Cushman, J.C. (2010) Expressed sequence tag (EST) profiling in hyper saline shocked Dunaliella salina reveals high expression of protein synthetic apparatus components. Plant Science
1. Liu, W.S., Yasue, H., Eyer, K., Hiraiwa, H., Shimogiri, T., Roelofs, B., Landrito, E., Ekstrand, J., Treat, M., Paes, N., Lemos, M., Griffith, A.C., Davis, M.L., Meyers, S.N., Yerle, M., Milan, D., Beever, J.E., Schook, L.B., and Beattie, C.W. (2008) High-resolution comprehensive radiation hybrid maps of the porcine chromosomes 2p and 9p compared with the human chromosome 11. Cytogenet Genome Res
*These authors contributed equally
6. Zhang, M.*, Chiang, Y.H.*, Toruño, T.Y., Lee, D., Liang, X., Ma, M., Lal, N.K., Lemos, M., Lu, Y., Ma, S., Liu, J., Day, B., Dinesh-Kumar, S.P., Dehesh, K., Dou, D., Zhou, J., and Coaker, G. (2018) The SIK1 kinase ensures a robust extracellular ROS burst and anti-bacterial immunity by regulating BIK1 stability and RBOHD activation. Cell Host & Microbe
5. Lemos, M.*, Xiao, Y.*, Bjornson, M., Wang, J., Hicks, D., de Souza, A., Wang, C.Q., Yang, P., Ma, S., Dinesh-Kumar, S.P., and Dehesh, K. (2016) The plastidial retrograde signal methyl erythritol cyclopyrophosphate is a regulator of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid crosstalk. Journal of Experimental Botany
4. Hiibel, S., Lemos, M., Kelly, B., and Cushman, J.C. (2015) Evaluation of diverse microalgal species as potential biofuel feedstocks grown using municipal wastewater. Frontiers in Energy Research
3. Samburova, V., Lemos, M., Hiibel, S., Hoekman, K., Cushman, J.C., and Zielinska, B. (2012) Analysis of Triacylglycerols and Free Fatty Acids in Algae Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
2. Alkayal, F., Albion, R., Tillett, R., Hathwaik, L., Lemos, M., and Cushman, J.C. (2010) Expressed sequence tag (EST) profiling in hyper saline shocked Dunaliella salina reveals high expression of protein synthetic apparatus components. Plant Science
1. Liu, W.S., Yasue, H., Eyer, K., Hiraiwa, H., Shimogiri, T., Roelofs, B., Landrito, E., Ekstrand, J., Treat, M., Paes, N., Lemos, M., Griffith, A.C., Davis, M.L., Meyers, S.N., Yerle, M., Milan, D., Beever, J.E., Schook, L.B., and Beattie, C.W. (2008) High-resolution comprehensive radiation hybrid maps of the porcine chromosomes 2p and 9p compared with the human chromosome 11. Cytogenet Genome Res
Public service
- Dean recruitment advisory committee for College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, 2016
- Graduate student admissions committee for Plant Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, 2014-2015
- Science Communication - Provided a hands on activity for kids and families to communicate my research to attendees of "Science Family Night" at Oak Ridge Elementary. Sacramento, CA, 2014
- Science Communication - Provided a hands on activity for kids and families to communicate my research for "Meet a Scientist" at the Discovery Museum Space and Science Center. Sacramento, CA, 2014
- Session chair for UC Davis Plant Cell Biology Retreat. Point Reyes Station, CA, 2014
- Session chair for UC Davis Plant Cell Biology Retreat. Asilomar, CA, 2013
Professional development
- Ag Innovation Entrepreneurship Academy, University of California, Davis, 2015
- Powerhouse Science Communication Fellow, 2014
- VentureLab at University of Texas at Austin, 2012
- Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy, University of California, Davis, 2008
Grants
- National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) University of California, Davis, 2011
- Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) University of California, Davis, 2010
- Ronald E. McNair Summer Research grant University of Nevada, Reno, 2008
- University of Nevada Reno Graduate Student Association travel grant University of Nevada, Reno, 2008
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grant University of Nevada, Reno, 2007
- Cognitive Information Processing grant University of Nevada, Reno, 2007
