Full name:
Lorena Pizarro Arcos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5954-5839
Current position:
Associate Professor
Education Back ground
2015: Ph.D. Molecular, Cellular, and Neuroscience Biology. Univ. de Chile.
2008: Master in Biological Science. Univ. de Chile.
2008: Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology Univ. de Chile.
Work experience
2023 – Present: Assistant professor. Instituto ICA3. Univ. de O’Higgins.
2020 – 2023 Assistant professor. Instituto ICA3 Univ.de O’Higgins.
2018 – 2020 Post-Doctoral. Plant Pathology. Volcani Center. Bet Dagan. Israel.
2016 – 2020 Post-Doctoral. School of Plant Science and Food Security. Tel-Aviv University. Israel.
2016 – 2020 Research Advisor.. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas. Univ. de Chile.
2014 – 2016 Research Assistant. Laboratory of Phytopathology of fruits. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas. Univ. de Chile.
2012 – 2014 Director VIU-FONDEF 120036 Grant. “Nuevo sistema de análisis para la selección de variedades resistentes a salinidad”. Lab. of Plant Molecular Biology. Univ. de Chile.
Current and previous research interest
Plant immunity. Transcriptional regulation. Carotenoid biosynthesis.
Memberships of professional societies
Chilean Soc. of Plant Biology
Soc. de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Chile
Award received
2008 Young Scientist Symposia.
XXXVII Reunião Anual SSBBq and 11th PABMB, Brasil
Full name:
Lorena Pizarro Arcos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5954-5839
Current position:
Associate Professor
Education Back ground
2015: Ph.D. Molecular, Cellular, and Neuroscience Biology. Univ. de Chile.
2008: Master in Biological Science. Univ. de Chile.
2008: Engineering in Molecular Biotechnology Univ. de Chile.
Work experience
2023 – Present: Assistant professor. Instituto ICA3. Univ. de O’Higgins.
2020 – 2023 Assistant professor. Instituto ICA3 Univ.de O’Higgins.
2018 – 2020 Post-Doctoral. Plant Pathology. Volcani Center. Bet Dagan. Israel.
2016 – 2020 Post-Doctoral. School of Plant Science and Food Security. Tel-Aviv University. Israel.
2016 – 2020 Research Advisor.. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas. Univ. de Chile.
2014 – 2016 Research Assistant. Laboratory of Phytopathology of fruits. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas. Univ. de Chile.
2012 – 2014 Director VIU-FONDEF 120036 Grant. “Nuevo sistema de análisis para la selección de variedades resistentes a salinidad”. Lab. of Plant Molecular Biology. Univ. de Chile.
Current and previous research interest
Plant immunity. Transcriptional regulation. Carotenoid biosynthesis.
Memberships of professional societies
Chilean Soc. of Plant Biology
Soc. de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Chile
Award received
2008 Young Scientist Symposia.
XXXVII Reunião Anual SSBBq and 11th PABMB, Brasil