Sónia Negrão
Sónia Negrão is a Post-Doc researcher working at GPlantS since 2008.
Sónia Negrão has a background in Agronomical engineering. She completed her PhD in 2008, at ITQB-UNL in Biology (Breeding by Marker-assisted selection), and in collaboration with IRRI.
Sónia's current research is mainly focused on the characterization of new allelic variants in rice salt-tolerance genes, using EcoTILLING technique. Additionally, Sónia is coordinating a project involving ESAC and IRRI, which aims to identify key genes/proteins involved in rice anther development under salt stress. She is also interested in the evolutionary aspects of salinity tolerance.
