Doctor (of Philosophy in Biology), Royal Holloway, University of London. 2011.
Postdoctorado Ghent University. 2011-2013 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2013-2015
PUBLICACIONES DESTACADAS:
Ribba, T., Garrido-Vargas, F., O'Brien, J.A. 2020. Auxin-mediated responses under salt stress: from developmental regulation to biotechnological applications. Journal of Experimental Botany, Volume 71(13):3843–3853. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa241. Link publicación
Alvarez, J.M., Moyano, T.C., Zhang, T., Gras, D.E., Herrera, F.J., Araus, V., O'Brien, J.A., Carrillo, L., Medina, J., Vicente-Carbajosa, J., Jiang, J., Gutiérrez, R.A. 2019. Local Changes in Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptional Networks Underlying the Nitrate Response in Arabidopsis Roots. Molecular Plant, 12 (12):1545-1560. DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.09.002 Link publicación
Vega, A., O'Brien, J.A., Gutiérrez, R.A. 2019. Nitrate and hormonal signaling crosstalk for plant growth and development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 52:155-163. DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2019.10.001 Link publicación
Bömer, M., O'Brien, J,A., Pérez-Salamó, I., Krasauskas, J., Finch, P., Briones, A., Daudi, A., Souda, P., Tjir-Li Tsui, Whitelegge, J.P., Bolwell, G.P., Devoto, A. 2018. COI1-dependent jasmonate signalling affects growth, metabolite production and cell wall protein composition in Arabidopsis. Annals of Botany, 122(7):1117–1129, DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy109. Link publicación
Šimášková M., O'Brien J., Vega, A, Bouguyon, E., Krouk, G., Gojon, A., Coruzzi, G., Gutierrez, R. 2016. Nitrate Transport, Sensing, and Responses in Plants. Molecular Plant, 6(9):837-856.
O'Brien J.A., Van Noorden G., Ötvös K., Vieten A., De Clercq I., Van Haperen J.M.A., Cuesta C., Hoyerová K., Vanneste S., Marhavy P., Van Breusegem F., Murphy A., Friml J., Weijers D., Beeckman T. and Benková E. 2015. Cytokinin Response Factors Regulate Auxin-Mediated Organogenesis. Nature Communications 6. doi:10.1038/ncomms9717.
PROYECTOS:
2020-2023. Heat shock-induced intracellular agglomerations in Arabidopsis thaliana: implications for plant endosomal trafficking and responses to abiotic stresses. CONICYT - FONDECYT REGULAR. Coinvestigador.
2014 -2016. Dissection of the mechanism of auxin response to nitrate and its role in the modulation of root development. Fondecyt (Postdoc) 3140374. Investigador Responsible.