Pilar Prieto was graduate awarded in Biological Sciences (2000) and got the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of Córdoba (2002). I have carried out several international research visits from the beginning of my scientific career, (2 predocs and 7 postdocs, during more than 4 years in total), which allowed me to stablish international collaborations. I was awarded with a “Ramón y Cajal” research position in 2006 and I am a permanent researcher at the IAS-CSIC from July 2008. I have been also awarded with an EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) fellowship (2006) and an ERC-Starting Grant (2010).
Research merits have been recognized with 4 “sexenios” CNEAI and merits related to University teaching with 4 “quinquenios” (the 5nd in 2023 call, still not open). In addition, I have been included in the ranking of the most world-wide cited authors by Stanford University during the last 4 years.
My main research is focused in meiosis studies for plant breeding purposes, using cytogenetics and confocal microscopy tools, although I have some background in other plant areas too. Specific topics are: 1) Use of biotechnological tools for plant meiosis studies in the framework of breeding to promote interspecific recombination in cereals; 2) Chromosome manipulation in cereals to facilitate the introgression in crops (mainly in wheat) of desirable agronomic traits from related species; 3) Genome organization and nuclear architecture in plants; 5) Plant-microbe interactions; among others.
Author of more than 60 scientific articles (h=25) with almost 6000 cites and proceedings or book chapters. All scientific articles are indexed in the ISI Web of Science in Q1 journals (many of them in D1 journals), such as Nature Cell Biology, Nature Protocols, Scientific reports, PNAS of USA, Journal of Agriculture and food chemistry or Frontiers in Plant Science. My publications are pioneer in the area of chromosome manipulation for plant breeding purposes. For example, we described for the first time the importance of the subtelomeric chromosome regions (adjacent to telomeres) in chromosome recognition and pairing, critical processes to ensure meiosis and plant fertility. Some of our works have been included and recommended for their relevance in the H1 Conect ranking, previously F1000, that includes 5% top research (https://connect.h1.co/article/1108058; https://connect.h1.co/article/10213957).
I have participated in more than 22 research projects (9 as PI), including an ERC-Starting grant and an EMBO fellowship. I am included in the recently awarded “WHEATNET” connection from the CSIC, one of the five Connections successfully funded last year, which consists of a network specifically for wheat research. In addition, I participate in an operative group named “GO-Fitonet” (gofitonet.es) focused on generating tools for sharing information, knowledge and resources related to plant biology applied to agriculture, with emphasis in cereals crops including wheat. I am also included in the funded “Red de investigación en CEreales REsilientes y de calidad para la Seguridad alimentaria española” (CeReS) to promote research interaction and knowledge exchange in cereals, being wheat a key topic. At the international level, both researchers are members of the “Reproductive Enhancement of Crop Resilience to Extreme Climate” (RECROP) COST Action (www.cost.eu/actions/CA22157/).
I have supervised 3 Bachelor thesis, 6 MD thesis (+ 1 MD thesis ongoing) and 3 PhD thesis (1 of them finishing in 2024). I have supervised more than 10 students doing external University practices in my lab, 2 JAE-intro and 1 Garantía Juvenil students (initiation in research programs from the CSIC and the regional government, respectively), among others. I also participate as professor in two Master Degree at the University of Córdoba (UCO, Production, protection and Plant Breeding Master and Biotechnology Master) since 2008. I am also a member of the Bioscience and Agrifood PhD programme at the UCO.
Member of the CSIC Life Sciences Committee since November 2018-April 2023.
Deputy director of the IAS-CSIC, February 2020-December 2022.
Member of the AcademiaNet: Profiles of Leading Women Scientists, from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), since 2011.
Editor of scientific journals (Q1) such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, among others.
Phone: +34957499293
Address: IAS-CSIC
Alameda del obispo s/n
Research merits have been recognized with 4 “sexenios” CNEAI and merits related to University teaching with 4 “quinquenios” (the 5nd in 2023 call, still not open). In addition, I have been included in the ranking of the most world-wide cited authors by Stanford University during the last 4 years.
My main research is focused in meiosis studies for plant breeding purposes, using cytogenetics and confocal microscopy tools, although I have some background in other plant areas too. Specific topics are: 1) Use of biotechnological tools for plant meiosis studies in the framework of breeding to promote interspecific recombination in cereals; 2) Chromosome manipulation in cereals to facilitate the introgression in crops (mainly in wheat) of desirable agronomic traits from related species; 3) Genome organization and nuclear architecture in plants; 5) Plant-microbe interactions; among others.
Author of more than 60 scientific articles (h=25) with almost 6000 cites and proceedings or book chapters. All scientific articles are indexed in the ISI Web of Science in Q1 journals (many of them in D1 journals), such as Nature Cell Biology, Nature Protocols, Scientific reports, PNAS of USA, Journal of Agriculture and food chemistry or Frontiers in Plant Science. My publications are pioneer in the area of chromosome manipulation for plant breeding purposes. For example, we described for the first time the importance of the subtelomeric chromosome regions (adjacent to telomeres) in chromosome recognition and pairing, critical processes to ensure meiosis and plant fertility. Some of our works have been included and recommended for their relevance in the H1 Conect ranking, previously F1000, that includes 5% top research (https://connect.h1.co/article/1108058; https://connect.h1.co/article/10213957).
I have participated in more than 22 research projects (9 as PI), including an ERC-Starting grant and an EMBO fellowship. I am included in the recently awarded “WHEATNET” connection from the CSIC, one of the five Connections successfully funded last year, which consists of a network specifically for wheat research. In addition, I participate in an operative group named “GO-Fitonet” (gofitonet.es) focused on generating tools for sharing information, knowledge and resources related to plant biology applied to agriculture, with emphasis in cereals crops including wheat. I am also included in the funded “Red de investigación en CEreales REsilientes y de calidad para la Seguridad alimentaria española” (CeReS) to promote research interaction and knowledge exchange in cereals, being wheat a key topic. At the international level, both researchers are members of the “Reproductive Enhancement of Crop Resilience to Extreme Climate” (RECROP) COST Action (www.cost.eu/actions/CA22157/).
I have supervised 3 Bachelor thesis, 6 MD thesis (+ 1 MD thesis ongoing) and 3 PhD thesis (1 of them finishing in 2024). I have supervised more than 10 students doing external University practices in my lab, 2 JAE-intro and 1 Garantía Juvenil students (initiation in research programs from the CSIC and the regional government, respectively), among others. I also participate as professor in two Master Degree at the University of Córdoba (UCO, Production, protection and Plant Breeding Master and Biotechnology Master) since 2008. I am also a member of the Bioscience and Agrifood PhD programme at the UCO.
Member of the CSIC Life Sciences Committee since November 2018-April 2023.
Deputy director of the IAS-CSIC, February 2020-December 2022.
Member of the AcademiaNet: Profiles of Leading Women Scientists, from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), since 2011.
Editor of scientific journals (Q1) such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, among others.
Phone: +34957499293
Address: IAS-CSIC
Alameda del obispo s/n
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