WELCOME TO
Texas A&M University- Kingsville Citrus Center
Texas A&M University- Kingsville Citrus Center Biotechnology Laboratory is part of a research complex comprised by The Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station, The Kika de la Garza Subtropical Research Center and the Citrus Center.
Laboratory
We are located in a 40 acres area and have an additional 240 acres research farm 5 miles south of our facility.
Research
The citrus producing areas of the United States are subjected to occasional freezes that can be devastating.
Thanks
Thanks to the USDA- Hispanic Serving Institutions Educational Grants Program for the funding for the High School Internships and Summer Camp, and for the Undergraduate Research Program.
Graduate Students
The most exciting part is that more than 95% of the students are Hispanics and the first in the family to go to college.
Summer Camp
The Science Summer Camp for High School Students is funded by the Hispanic Serving Institution Education Grants Program
Lab Director
Louzada's current research is focus on the development of a molecular approach for a broad spectrum disease resistance in citrus and in the development of new improved varieties.