Líneas de Investigación
Estudio de los mecanismos genético-moleculares asociados a la respuesta defensiva de las plantas frente a condiciones de estrés por metales pesados.
Desarrollo de sistemas de selección basados en genómica para la producción de biomasa lignocelulósica (de álamos) para la generación de bioetanol.
Desarrollo de sistemas de fitorremediación utilizando especies forestales.
Guerra, F; Sepulveda, S., 2021. Saponin production from Quillaja genus species. An insight into its applications and biology. Scientia Agricola. doi: 10.1590/1678-992X-2019-0305
Guerra, FP; Yanez, A; Matus, I; del Pozo, A., 2021. Genome-Wide Association of Stem Carbohydrate Accumulation and Remobilization during Grain Growth in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Mediterranean Environments. Plants-Basel. doi: 10.3390/plants10030539
Guerra, Fernando; Sepúlveda, Sebastián., 2021. Saponin production from Quillaja genus species. An insight into its applications and biology. doi: 10.1590/1678-992x-2019-0305
Guerra, F.P., Gómez, P., Gutiérrez, A., Hahn, S., 2018. Genetic diversity of Adesmia bijuga Phil., an endangered Fabaceae species from Central Chile. Bras. Bot. 41, 247–251. doi:10.1007/s40415-018-0440-5
Yáñez, M.A., Fox, T.R., Seiler, J.R., Guerra, F., Baettig, R.M., Zamudio, F., Gyenge, J.E., (2017). Within-crown acclimation of leaf-level physiological and morphological parameters in young loblolly pine stands. Trees – Struct. Funct. 31, 1849–1857. doi:10.1007/s00468-017-1589-4
Yáñez, A., Tapia, G., Guerra, F., Del Pozo, A., (2017). Stem carbohydrate dynamics and expression of genes involved in fructan accumulation and remobilization during grain growth in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes with contrasting tolerance to water stress. PLoS One 12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177667
Cornejo, J., Tapia, J., Guerra, F., Yáñez, M., Baettig, R., Guajardo, J., Alarcón, E., Vidal, G., (2017). Variation in Copper Accumulation at the Tissue Level of Five Hybrid Poplars Subjected to Copper Stress. Water. Air. Soil Pollut. 228. doi:10.1007/s11270-017-3384-7
Guerra, F.P., Richards, J.H., Fiehn, O., Famula, R., Stanton, B.J., Shuren, R., Sykes, R., Davis, M.F., Neale, D.B., (2016). Analysis of the genetic variation in growth, ecophysiology, and chemical and metabolomic composition of wood of Populus trichocarpa provenances. TREE Genet. GENOMES 12. doi:10.1007/s11295-015-0965-8
Guerra F., Richards J., Fiehn O., Famula R., Stanton B., Shuren R., Sykes R., Davis M., Neale D. (2015) Dissecting the growth performance of Populus trichocarpa provenances from the US Pacific Northwest. Analysis of genetic variation in growth, ecophysiology, and chemical and metabolomic composition of wood. Tree Genetics and Genomes (en revisión).
Guerra F., Reyes L., Vergara-Jaque A., Campos-Hernández C., Gutiérrez A., Pérez-Díaz J., Pérez-Díaz R., Blaudez D., Ruiz-Lara S. (2015) Populus deltoides Kunitz trypsin inhibitor 3 confers metal tolerance and binds copper, revealing a new defensive role against heavy metal stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany 115: 28-37.
Espinoza, S., Martínez, V., Magni, C., Ivković, M., Santelices, R., Guerra, F., Cabrera, A. (2014) Genetic control of growth, biomass allocation and survival under drought stress in Pinus radiata D. Don seedlings. Tree genetics and Genomes 10 (4): 1045-1054.
Guerra F., Wegrzyn, J., Eckert, A., Sykes, R., Davis, M., Stanton, B., Neale, D. (2013) Association genetics of wood chemical properties in black poplar (Populus nigra L.). New Phytologist 197(1): 162-176.
2021 Fondecyt Regular. ANALYSIS OF BUD PHENOLOGY AND OCCURRENCE OF SEMI-EVERGREEN POPULUS NIGRA TREES IN CHILE. A GENETIC AND ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE.
2017. Maximización de producción de saponinas y otros metabolitos de interés para la industria química. Fondo. FIC-R, Gobierno Regional del Maule.
2015-2018. Physiological and molecular mechanism underling yield potential and acclimation to water stress in wheat: development of new tools for selection criteria. Programa FONDECYT Regular. Coinvestigador
2015-2018. Reproductive development in grapevine. Regulation of pollen formation and its effect on the production of parthenocarpic fruits. Programa FONDECYT Regular. Coinvestigador.
2014-2016. Desarrollo de un sistema de selección genómica en híbridos de álamo. Una prueba de concepto para programas de mejoramiento genético en chile. Programa FONDEF IDeA dos etapas. Investigador Principal.
2014-2016. Evaluación de la diversidad genética de Adesmia bijuga Phil., una especie endémica del Maule en peligro de extinción. Proyectos Dirección de Investigación Universidad de Talca. Investigador Responsable.
2014-2016. Fortalecimiento de la competitividad de la PYME maderera regional mediante un modelo asociativo para el escalamiento de plantaciones con nuevas variedades de álamos. Programa FIC Regional – Maule. Investigador.
2011-2014. FONDECYT de Iniciación. Evaluating the role of novel genes involved in copper tolerance in forest trees: a structural and functional analysis of PdKTI3, a member of the Kunitz Trypsin Inhibitor gene family in poplar. Investigador Responsable.
2011-2015. System for advanced biofuels production from woody biomass in the Pacific Northwest. USDA-NIFA-AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy Program, Area 1. USA. Postdoctoral Scholar/Visitant Investigator.
2010-2011. Developing a Molecular-Assisted Hybridization Strategy for the Improvement of the Quality of Poplar Biomass for the United States Bio-fuels Industry. USDA-NIFA-Small Business Innovation Research Program. USA. Postdoctoral Scholar.
2010-2013. Desarrollo de eco-tecnologías para la depuración de efluentes de plantas de tratamientos de líquidos lixiviados. Proyecto Consorcio Santa Marta – Universidad de Talca. Investigador Principal.