Consolación Álvarez Núñez

Group: Plant-cyanobacteria symbiosis

Position: Ramón y Cajal Researcher

Contact:

Room:  D S112

Lab: L S106

Tel. 954489605, ext. 446005

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Formation

Graduate in Biochemistry, University of Seville, 2007

PhD in Biochemistry, University of Seville, 2011

Postdoctoral Researcher at Abengoa Bioenergy, 2012-2014

Principal Investigator at Abengoa Research, 2014-2016

Projects as Principal Investigator at IBVF: ComFuturo Project (2018-2021),FEDER R&D Project (2021-2022), Excellence Project JA (2022-2024)

Ramón y Cajal Researcher, University of Seville, 2024-2029, IBVF

Research Interests

My research focuses on studying the symbiosis between cyanobacteria and plants. We have demonstrated for the first time that cyanobacteria can reach the intracellular spaces of rice roots, thus establishing a stable endophytic symbiosis that can be exploited in rice crops to stimulate plant growth in the absence of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers. My primary interests lie in elucidating the molecular mechanisms involved in the symbiosis between cyanobacteria and rice, and their application in the design of biofertilizers.

Publications

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