Biography
Elena Garcia-Perez is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Dr Sarah Guiziou’s group at the Earlham Institute.
Her research focuses on developing synthetic biology and imaging tools to implement and evaluate gene regulatory circuits in plant-beneficial rhizobacteria. She also works on strategies to enhance plant-bacteria interactions for improved root colonization.
Before joining the Earlham Institute, Elena earned her Ph.D. at IBMCP (CSIC-UPV), where she developed synthetic biology tools to engineer gene circuits in plants.
As part of her research, she designed a copper sensor and geminivirus-based processors to regulate gene expression in Nicotiana benthamiana plants.
Prior to her Ph.D., she completed an MSc in Plant Biotechnology at Wageningen University, specializing in molecular farming.
