SCAN: From Plant Physiology to Plant "omics"
Carla Pinheiro, Plant Biochemistry I Laboratory
| When |
05 Mar, 2008
from
12:00 pm to 01:00 pm |
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| Where | Auditorium ITQB II |
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Abstract
The recent increases in the international cereal prices is causing food inflation worldwide, reminding us that low crop production has a high impact even in the developed world. Agriculture is subjected to many challenges due to the several factors which influence crop yield (e.g. of climatic and demographic nature). Many sophisticated techniques can be utilized to overcome these difficulties as e.g. Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics. I've been studying stress responsive proteins and metabolites to understand how plants can cope with the increasing environmental constraints. In this talk I intend to discuss some of the decisions made and how that influenced the subsequent research.
Short CV
Research Area of Interest:
- Plant responses to adverse conditions - proteins and metabolites
- Germplasm characterisation
Academic Qualifications:
- 1994. Graduation in Biology-Plant Biology (Universidade de Lisboa).
- 1998. Master of Science in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Universidade de Lisboa and Universidade Técnica de Lisboa).
- 2004. Biology PhD (Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica / Universidade Nova de Lisboa).
