Isabel Faci, from Spain, is a third-year Ph.D. student at the John Innes Centre (JIC). Her research focuses on deciphering genetics mechanisms that govern temperature and photoperiod integration in wheat, and their effects on shoot architecture. Her investigation includes in-depth phenotyping and meristem transcriptomics with plants grown under various environmental conditions. She is using genetics to map the causal gene/s underlying this environmental-genetic interaction and has also established a Temperature-Free Air Controlled Enhancement (T-FACE) system to replicate predicted future weather in the UK. Isabel was an Erasmus+ student at JIC, where she learnt Golden Gate cloning techniques. She studied Biotechnology with a plant focus at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Her experience in wheat started then, when she helped characterising a Spanish landraces collection for quality traits with the Mejora Genética Vegetal (Plant Breeding Research) team.

Education:

• BSc. Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain