M. Sc. Kathery Pisfil Colchado
PhD student
Justus-Liebig-University
Botanical Institute
Evolutionary developmental biology of plants
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 38, EG - Room 5
DE-35392 Gießen
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 99-35205
katheryn.pisfil.colchado@stud.uni-giessen.de
Scientific career:
2017-2019: Biology (Bacherlor of Science) University Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Peru
Bachelor thesis: Independent expression of the IMPLS, DNAJ-1,CG4726, and CG5326 genes in Drosophila melanogaster.
2019-2021: Plant Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology (Master of Science) University Polytechnic of Valencia (UPV), Spain
Functional characterization of the transcription factors of the subfamily NGATHA during the development of style and stigma in rice (Oryza sativa, L.).
2024 - until now: PhD Student at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Botanical Institute
Determination of change in expression, molecular evolution, and function of deeply conserved dehiscence zone developmental regulators in a representative of the sister lineage of core eudicots, California poppy (Eschscholzia californica).
Fellowships and grants:
2016: National and International Movilization in Science, Technology and Tecnological Innovation (CTI-CONCITEC, Peru)
2019:President of the Republic Scholarship-National Program of Scholarships and Educational Credit of Peru (PRONABEC)
2024: Research Grants-Doctoral Programmes in Germany, DAAD