Plant BioengineeringPABLO D. CÁRDENAS LAB

PEOPLE

Small team.
Wide lens.

We combine field experiments, molecular biology and data science to study wild-plant domestication and specialized metabolism.

Pablo D. Cárdenas

Pablo D. Cárdenas

RESEARCH GROUP LEADER · ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Plant scientist working across domestication, specialized metabolism and plant bioengineering.

CAREER PATH
Research Group Leader, Plant Bioengineering
Novo Nordisk Foundation Emerging Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow and Postdoc, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel · Visiting PhD Student, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
BSc in Bioengineering · MSc in Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, University of Concepción, Chile
Alexandra Sanfeliu

Alexandra Sanfeliu

PHD FELLOW

Studies field performance, phenotypic diversity and the domestication of Chenopodium album. Combines field trials and phenotyping to identify useful traits for crop development.

PREVIOUS ROLES IN OUR GROUP
Research Assistant
Research project during MSc in Agriculture – Plant Science

CAREER PATH

MSc in Agriculture – Plant ScienceUniversity of Copenhagen, Denmark
BSc in BiotechnologyPolytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
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Kate Escobar

PHD FELLOW

Develops data-enabled approaches for wild-plant breeding through the PLANTAI project. Uses genomics and phylogenetics to study diversity and evolutionary relationships in the Chenopodium album aggregate.

PREVIOUS ROLES IN OUR GROUP
MSc thesis, Bioinformatics
Research Assistant
BSc thesis, Biology–Biotechnology

CAREER PATH

MSc in BioinformaticsUniversity of Copenhagen, Denmark
BSc in BiotechnologyUniversity of Copenhagen, Denmark
BC

Beatriz Cavaleiro César

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Establishes plant transformation protocols for plant bioengineering research and supports projects across the group.

PREVIOUS ROLES IN OUR GROUP
Research Assistant
Erasmus+ research internship

CAREER PATH

MSc in Plant Biodiversity and BiotechnologyUniversity of Coimbra, Portugal
BSc in BiologyUniversity of Lisbon, Portugal

FORMER GROUP MEMBERS & VISITORS

Sadhana BhusalResearch assistant · MSc thesis, Agriculture – Plant Science
Andrea CorralErasmus+ visiting BSc student
Yi XiaErasmus+ visiting BSc student
Sanskriti VatsPostdoctoral researcher

WORK WITH US

Bring your own perspective.

Students and collaborators from plant biology, chemistry, breeding, data and food sciences are welcome to contact Pablo ↗.