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Hire Lorenzo K.

United States

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Plant geneticist with experience in diverse plant species, from traditional breeding to transgenic projects

Profile Summary

I have experience at all stages of the scientific process, including idea generation, experimental design, experimental execution, data collection/processing, and manuscript writing/editing. My research background is broad, and I enjoy taking on novel projects in new systems, My experience encompasses diverse elements of plant genetic research from transgenics to traditional breeding, as represented by the projects that I have been a part of. In perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne, L.), I developed an accelerated screening system shade-tolerant mutants and determined the genetic cause of the phenotype via genomic/transcriptomic analysis. In citrus (Citrus sinensis, L.), I worked to develop a non-transgenic method for creating CRISPR-mediated gene edits. I created genetically-modified canola (Brassica napus, L.) that is resistant to premature seedpod shattering. I also have experience transforming Arabidopsis thaliana and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum, L.) for genetic research purposes.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ★ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Genetic Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Consultant

West End Consulting

May 2021 - Present

Chief Science Officer

Twig

September 2019 - May 2021

Teaching Assistant

University of Connecticut

January 2014 - May 2016

Education

PhD Plant Science

University of Connecticut

January 2013 - May 2018

BA Biology

Washington University, Saint Louis

August 2008 - May 2012

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Longzheng Chen and Wei Li and Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini and Jing Ding and Xianbin Gu and Yanjun Li and Tingting Gu and Ren Wang and Xinchun Lin and Ziniu Deng and Richard J. McAvoy and Frederick G. Gmitter and Zhanao Deng and Yunde Zhao and Yi Li(2018). A method for the production and expedient screening of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated non-transgenic mutant plants . Horticulture Research. 5. (1). Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Wei Li and Chu Fang and Sanalkumar Krishnan and Junmei Chen and Hao Yu and Angus S. Murphy and Emily Merewitz and Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini and Richard J. McAvoy and Ziniu Deng and Janice Zale and Yi Li(2017). Elevated auxin and reduced cytokinin contents in rootstocks improve their performance and grafting success . Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15. (12). p. 1556--1565. Wiley

Wei Hu and Sabrina Fagundez and Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini and Yanjun Li and Wei Li and Yingnan Chen and Xiaomin Wang and Ziniu Deng and Shenxi Xie and Richard J McAvoy and Yi Li(2017). Endogenous auxin and its manipulation influence in vitro shoot organogenesis of citrus epicotyl explants . Horticulture Research. 4. (1). Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Wei Li and Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini and Xianbin Gu and Xiaojing Wang and Rania El-Tanbouly and Huseyin Yer and Chandra Thammina and John Inguagiato and Karl Guillard and Richard J. McAvoy and Jill Wegrzyn and Tingting Gu and Yi Li(2017). Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Differential Gene Expression and a Possible Role of Gibberellins in a Shade-Tolerant Mutant of Perennial Ryegrass . Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. Frontiers Media {SA}

Junmei Chen and Chandra Thammina and Wei Li and Hao Yu and Huseyin Yer and Rania El-Tanbouly and Manon Marron and Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini and Yongqin Chen and John Inguagiato and Richard J. McAvoy and Karl Guillard and Xian Zhang and Yi Li(2016). Isolation of prostrate turfgrass mutants via screening of dwarf phenotype and characterization of a perennial ryegrass prostrate mutant . Horticulture Research. 3. (1). Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Wei Li and Wei Hu and Chu Fang and Longzheng Chen and Weibing Zhuang and Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini and Richard J. McAvoy and Karl Guillard and Yi Li(2016). An AGAMOUS intron‐driven cytotoxin leads to flowerless tobacco and produces no detrimental effects on vegetative growth of either tobacco or poplar . Plant Biotechnology Journal. 14. (12). p. 2276--2287. Wiley

Wei Li and Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini and Sanalkumar Krishnan and Chandra Thammina and Rania El-Tanbouly and Huseyin Yer and Emily Merewitz and Karl Guillard and John Inguagiato and Richard J. McAvoy and Zongrang Liu and Yi Li(2016). A Novel Two-Step Method for Screening Shade Tolerant Mutant Plants via Dwarfism . Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. Frontiers Media {SA}