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