Research

Over the past few years, my research has focused on Cactaceae transcriptomics. I earned my Ph.D. from the National Autonomous University of México, under the guidance of Dr. Svetlana Shishkova, studying the transcriptomics of root development in Pachycereus pringlei, an endemic columnar cactus from the Sonoran Desert. Collaborating with Dr. Teresa Terrazas (IB-UNAM), we investigated the role of KNOX genes in Cactaceae wood formation.
Currently, I am collaborating with Dr. Salvador Arias and Dr. Isaura Rosas (JB-UNAM) to explore flower development in epiphytic Cacti.

Since August 2023, I am working to consolidate my research group at the Autonomous University of Morelos, focusing on desert and xeric shrubland vegetation.

Selected Publications

2024 [DOI] Joseph Dubrovsky, G Rodríguez-Alonso. The Root Apical Meristem. Chapter 3 in: “Plant roots: The hidden half”, 5th Edition. Beeckman & Eshel (editors), CRC Press.
2024 [DOI] Joel Rodriguez-Herrera; Kenia A. Galvan-Alcaraz, Ramses U. Albarran-Hernandez, Juan P. Villa-Nunez, Svetlana Shishkova G Rodríguez-Alonso. A computational Evo-Devo approach for elucidating the roles of PLETHORA transcription factors in regulating root development. bioRxiv 2024.12.03.626639
2023 [DOI] JL Vigosa Mercado, G Rodríguez-Alonso. Nuevo registro de Arthraxon hispidus (Poaceae) para el Estado de Morelos, México. Phytoneuron. Digital Publications in Plant Biology.
2018 [DOI] Rodríguez-Alonso G, Matvienko M, López-Valle ML, Lázaro-Mixteco PE, Napsucialy-Mendivil S, Dubrovsky JG, Shishkova S. Transcriptomics insights into the genetic regulation of root apical meristem exhaustion and determinate primary root growth in Pachycereus pringlei (Cactaceae). Scientific reports.
2017 [DOI] Reyes-Rivera J, Rodríguez-Alonso G, Petrone E, Vasco A, Vergara-Silva F, Shishkova S, Terrazas T. Expression of the KNOTTED HOMEOBOX genes in the Cactaceae cambial zone suggests their involvement in wood development. Frontiers in Plant Science.
2019 [DOI] Torres-Martinez HH, Rodríguez-Alonso G, Shishkova S, Dubrovsky JG. Lateral root primordium morphogenesis in angiosperms. Frontiers in plant science.
2021 [DOI] González-Coronel JM, Rodríguez-Alonso G, Guevara-García ÁA. A phylogenetic study of the members of the MAPK and MEK families across Viridiplantae. Plos one.