Experience

Wild Bioscience
• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Team Lead

  • Sep 2022 - Present

Tropic Biosciences
• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Researcher II

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2022


University of York

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

  Main project: improving rice tolerance to drought and salinity stress, in a collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in the Philippines. Within the scope of the project, I independently implemented a CRISPR/Cas9 based genome editing platform in rice, for routine use in the lab, and then transferred this knowledge to IRRI. Main project: improving rice tolerance to drought and salinity stress, in a collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in the Philippines. Within the scope of the project, I independently implemented a CRISPR/Cas9 based genome editing platform in rice, for routine use in the lab, and then transferred this knowledge to IRRI.



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  Main project: design of a toolbox for the development of strawberry intragenic vectors. Other projects included the identification of novel plant growth regulators, and translation of research results into commercial species, ie. ornamental plant Petunia x hybrida. Established a molecular toolbox for developing cisgenic strawberry and initiated CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology for strawberry improvement. Evaluated the response of Arabidopsis transgenic lines to different light… Show more Main project: design of a toolbox for the development of strawberry intragenic vectors. Other projects included the identification of novel plant growth regulators, and translation of research results into commercial species, ie. ornamental plant Petunia x hybrida. Established a molecular toolbox for developing cisgenic strawberry and initiated CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology for strawberry improvement. Evaluated the response of Arabidopsis transgenic lines to different light conditions, with the ultimate goal of identifying novel plant growth regulators. Coordinated a paper review on strawberry fruit agroinfiltration for transient assays. Show less Main project: design of a toolbox for the development of strawberry intragenic vectors. Other projects included the identification of novel plant growth regulators, and translation of research results into commercial species, ie. ornamental plant Petunia x hybrida. Established a molecular toolbox for developing cisgenic strawberry and initiated CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology for strawberry improvement. Evaluated the response of Arabidopsis transgenic lines to different light… Show more Main project: design of a toolbox for the development of strawberry intragenic vectors. Other projects included the identification of novel plant growth regulators, and translation of research results into commercial species, ie. ornamental plant Petunia x hybrida. Established a molecular toolbox for developing cisgenic strawberry and initiated CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology for strawberry improvement. Evaluated the response of Arabidopsis transgenic lines to different light conditions, with the ultimate goal of identifying novel plant growth regulators. Coordinated a paper review on strawberry fruit agroinfiltration for transient assays. Show less



Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

• Portugal
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  As a postdoc, I was able to give continuity to some of the findings that resulted from my PhD research. I performed protein purification and electrophoretic mobility shift assays to validate previously identified candidate direct targets of the SR45 plant-specific splicing factor. I successfully produced and purified recombinant SR45 protein, using it for the gel shift assays. I also generated genetic crosses and transgenic plants for which I subsequently performed phenotypical analyses at the… Show more As a postdoc, I was able to give continuity to some of the findings that resulted from my PhD research. I performed protein purification and electrophoretic mobility shift assays to validate previously identified candidate direct targets of the SR45 plant-specific splicing factor. I successfully produced and purified recombinant SR45 protein, using it for the gel shift assays. I also generated genetic crosses and transgenic plants for which I subsequently performed phenotypical analyses at the level of germination and early seedling development as well as root development, under different stress conditions. Show less As a postdoc, I was able to give continuity to some of the findings that resulted from my PhD research. I performed protein purification and electrophoretic mobility shift assays to validate previously identified candidate direct targets of the SR45 plant-specific splicing factor. I successfully produced and purified recombinant SR45 protein, using it for the gel shift assays. I also generated genetic crosses and transgenic plants for which I subsequently performed phenotypical analyses at the… Show more As a postdoc, I was able to give continuity to some of the findings that resulted from my PhD research. I performed protein purification and electrophoretic mobility shift assays to validate previously identified candidate direct targets of the SR45 plant-specific splicing factor. I successfully produced and purified recombinant SR45 protein, using it for the gel shift assays. I also generated genetic crosses and transgenic plants for which I subsequently performed phenotypical analyses at the level of germination and early seedling development as well as root development, under different stress conditions. Show less

• PhD student

  • Jan 2007 - Nov 2011

  PhD research project: functional and molecular characterization of SR45, a plant-specific splicing factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. I performed phenotypical analyses of a knockout mutant for the SR45 gene and showed that this splicing factor plays an important role in glucose signaling. Additionally, by performing analyses at both the RNA and protein levels, I determined the involvement of SR45 in the stability of the SnRK1.1 protein kinase, a sugar sensor and central integrator of stress and… Show more PhD research project: functional and molecular characterization of SR45, a plant-specific splicing factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. I performed phenotypical analyses of a knockout mutant for the SR45 gene and showed that this splicing factor plays an important role in glucose signaling. Additionally, by performing analyses at both the RNA and protein levels, I determined the involvement of SR45 in the stability of the SnRK1.1 protein kinase, a sugar sensor and central integrator of stress and energy signaling. Half-way through my PhD I initiated a collaboration with Prof. John Brown from the James Hutton Institute in Dundee, Scotland. This allowed me to travel to Dundee to make use of this group’s well established high-resolution RT-PCR alternative splicing panel to identify endogenous targets of the SR45 splicing factor. Show less PhD research project: functional and molecular characterization of SR45, a plant-specific splicing factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. I performed phenotypical analyses of a knockout mutant for the SR45 gene and showed that this splicing factor plays an important role in glucose signaling. Additionally, by performing analyses at both the RNA and protein levels, I determined the involvement of SR45 in the stability of the SnRK1.1 protein kinase, a sugar sensor and central integrator of stress and… Show more PhD research project: functional and molecular characterization of SR45, a plant-specific splicing factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. I performed phenotypical analyses of a knockout mutant for the SR45 gene and showed that this splicing factor plays an important role in glucose signaling. Additionally, by performing analyses at both the RNA and protein levels, I determined the involvement of SR45 in the stability of the SnRK1.1 protein kinase, a sugar sensor and central integrator of stress and energy signaling. Half-way through my PhD I initiated a collaboration with Prof. John Brown from the James Hutton Institute in Dundee, Scotland. This allowed me to travel to Dundee to make use of this group’s well established high-resolution RT-PCR alternative splicing panel to identify endogenous targets of the SR45 splicing factor. Show less