Conchi Sánchez holds a Ph.D. in biology and is a tenured scientist at the at the Misión Biológica de Galicia (Santiago). She is an expert in woody plant micropropagation, adventitious rooting, phase change, gene characterization and the transcriptomics of developmental processes, as well as biotic and abiotic stresses, cryopreservation (shoot tips and somatic embryos), the preservation of germplasm from endangered and vulnerable tree species, the analysis of the genetic stability of micropropagated plants, molecular markers of phase change, the identification and characterization of genes involved in regeneration processes and adventitious root formation.