Carolina Camacho Fernández
Group: Environmental and epigenetic regulation of development in plants
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Contact:
Laboratory L106: tel. ext. 446086
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Formation
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology
- Master’s Degree in Plant Breeding
- PhD in Biotechnology
- Specialization Diploma in Bioinformatics Analysis
Projects:
- Exploring photoperiod complexity as a robust signal to tackle climate change.
- Effect of stabilization of FRIGIDA protein by sugars at flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Research Interests
My current research focuses on unravelling the mechanisms by which plants decide to flower, integrating external (temperature, photoperiod) and internal (circadian clock, nutritional status) signals using molecular biology techniques. Specifically, I am involved in projects related to the response to photoperiod and low temperatures. My previous experience in cell biology allowed me to develop in vitro culture techniques, such as anther/microspore culture or protoplast regeneration, as well as light, confocal and electron microscopy. In addition, omics techniques and bioinformatic analysis of the generated data are currently an important part of my work at the IBVF.
Publications