Biography
My research aims to reveal the fundamental basis of desiccation and low temperature stress tolerance in seeds and other plant propagules, particularly in relation to successful cryopreservation. In addition, I am interested in the variation in longevity in plant propagules, from bryophyte and fern spores as a unicellular model to more complex systems. Often these studies involve making structural and biophysical determinations. At the university, I carry out teaching activities in Botany. I also carry out training activities on cryobiotechnology for technical staff and researchers and supervise undergraduate (MSc and PhD) students and postdocs.
Subjects taught and teaching methods
Tutorials
| 01/09/2025 - 27/01/2026 |
| MARTES de 11:30 a 14:30 DESPATX DESPATX FAC. DE FARMÀCIA |
| 28/01/2026 - 31/07/2026 |
| MIÉRCOLES de 11:00 a 14:00 DESPATX DESPATX FAC. DE FARMÀCIA |
| Observations |
| Participate in the e-tutoring programme of the Universitat de València |
Academic training
- LLICENCIAT EN BIOLOGIA. UNIVERSITAT DE ESTUDIS GENERALS DE VALENCIA. 28/08/2001 (Diploma / Degree / Activities).
- Doctor en Biologia. Universitat de Valencia. 26/06/2008 (Ph.D.).
Journal Publications
- Ballesteros, D., E. Estrelles & A.M. Ibars. (2006) Responses of Pteridophyte spores to ultrafreezing temperatures for long-term conservation in Germplasm Banks. Fern Gazette, 17(5), pp. 293 - 302 . ISSN: 0308-0838
- Ballesteros, D., E. Estrelles & A.M. Ibars. (2007) Christella Dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy, cita para la flora valenciana. Flora Montiberica, 35, pp. 22 - 23 . ISSN: 1138-5952
- Ballesteros, D. & Walters, C. (2007) Water properties in fern spores: sorption characteristics relating to water affinity, glassy states and storage stability. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58(5), pp. 1185 - 1196 . ISSN: 0022-0957
- Ballesteros, D. & Walters, C. (2007) Calorimetric properties of water and triacylglycerols in fern spores relating to storage at cryogenic temperatures. Cryobiology, 55(1), pp. 1 - 9 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Blas-Garcia A, Apostolova N, Ballesteros D, Monleon D, Morales JM, Rocha M, Victor VM, Esplugues JV. (2010) Inhibition of Mitochondrial Function by Efavirenz Increases Lipid Content in Hepatic Cells. Hepatology, 52(1), pp. 115 - 125 . ISSN: 0270-9139
- Walters C, Ballesteros D, Vertucci VA. (2010) Structural mechanics of seed deterioration: Standing the test of time. Plant Science, 179, pp. 565 - 573 . ISSN: 0168-9452
- Ballesteros, Daniel; Estrelles, Elena; Walters, Christina; Ibars, Ana M. (2011) Effect of storage temperature on green spore longevity for the ferns Equisetum ramosissimum and Osmunda regalis. Cryo-Letters, 32(2), pp. 89 - 98 . ISSN: 0143-2044
- Ballesteros, Daniel; Walters, Christina (2011) Detailed characterization of mechanical properties and molecular mobility within dry seed glasses: relevance to the physiology of dry biological systems. Plant Journal, 68(4), pp. 607 - 619 . ISSN: 0960-7412
- Ballesteros D, Estrelles E, Walters C, Ibars AM. (2012) Effects of temperature and desiccation on ex situ conservation of non-green fern spores. American Journal of Botany, 99(4), pp. 721 - 729 . ISSN: 0002-9122
- AS Teixeira, D Ballesteros, AD Molina-Garcia, C Walters (2012) Interactions between water and triacylglycerols may explain faster aging rates in stored germplasm at low temperatures. Cryobiology, 65(3), pp. 355 - 355 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Daniel Ballesteros; Sershen; Boby Varghese; Patricia Berjak; Norman W. Pammenter (2014) Uneven drying of zygotic embryos and embryonic axes of recalcitrant seeds: Challenges and considerations for cryopreservation. Cryobiology, 69(1), pp. 100 - 109 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- D Ballesteros; S Naidoo; B Varghese; P Berjak; N Pammenter (2014) Towards understanding the protection afforded by cryoprotectants commonly used in the cryopreservation of zygotic explants of recalcitrant seeds. Cryobiology, 69(3), pp. 518 - 518 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Ellie Merrett Wade; Jayanthi Nadarajan; Xiangyun Yang; Daniel Ballesteros; Weibang Sun; Hugh W. Pritchard (2016) Plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP) in China: A seed and spore biology perspective. Plant Diversity, 38(5), pp. 209 - 220 . ISSN: 2096-2703
- H.W. Pritchard; J. Nadarajan; D. Ballesteros; K. Thammasiri; S. Prasongsom; S.K. Malik; R. Chaudhury; H.-H. Kim; L. Lin; W.-Q. Li; X.-Y. Yang; E. Popova (2017) Cryobiotechnology of tropical seeds - scale, scope and hope. Acta Horticulturae, 1167, pp. 37 - 48 . ISSN: 0567-7572
- Daniel Ballesteros; Lisa M. Hill; Christina Walters (2017) Variation of desiccation tolerance and longevity in fern spores. Journal of Plant Physiology, 211, pp. 53 - 62 . ISSN: 0176-1617
- Daniel Ballesteros; Valerie C. Pence (2017) Survival and Death of Seeds During Liquid Nitrogen Storage: A Case Study on Seeds with Short Lifespans. Cryoletters, 38(4), pp. 278 - 289 . ISSN: 0143-2044
- Valerie C. Pence; Megan Philpott; Theresa M. Culley; Bernadette Plair; Suzanne R. Yorke; Kristine Lindsey; Anne-Catherine Vanhove; Daniel Ballesteros (2017) Survival and genetic stability of shoot tips of Hedeoma todsenii R.S.Irving after long-term cryostorage. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, 53(4), pp. 328 - 338 . ISSN: 1054-5476
- Daniel Ballesteros; Sonam Narayan; Boby Varghese; Sershen (2018) Photo-oxidation modulates green fern spore longevity during dry storage. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 133(2), pp. 165 - 175 . ISSN: 0167-6857
- Daniel Ballesteros; Christina Walters (2018) Assessing the limits of liquid nitrogen storage: fern spores as unicellular model to understant and improve longevity at cryogenic conditions. Cryobiology, 85, pp. 160 - 160 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Natalia Fanega-Sleziak; Hugh W Pritchard; Daniel Ballesteros (2018) Contribution of embryo size and age to the successful cryopreservation of Aesculus species. Cryobiology, 85, pp. 140 - 140 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Rachael M Davies; John B Dickie; Daniel Ballesteros (2018) Evaluation of short-lived seeds' cryopreservation as alternative to conventional seed banking. Cryobiology, 85, pp. 140 - 141 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Anna Nebot; Hugh W Pritchard; Daniel Ballesteros (2018) Desiccation tolerance and the hydration window for the cryopreservation of woody species' pollen. Cryobiology, 85, pp. 139 - 139 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Pablo Bernal; Natalia Fanega-Sleziak; Hugh W. Pritchard; DanielBallesteros (2018) Cryobiotechnological approaches for the preservation of oak (Quercus Sp) embryonic axes. Cryobiology, 85, p. 140 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Daniel Ballesteros Bargues; Pablo Bernal Gonzalez; Hugh W. Pritchard (2018) Differential water loss among the embryonic axes of European Quercus species impacts recovery after liquid nitrogen exposure. Cryobiology, 80, p. 164 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Daniel Ballesteros; Anna Nebot; Hugh W. Pritchard (2019) Cryobiotechnology for the long-term preservation of oak (Quercus sp.) genetic resources. Acta Horticulturae, 1234, pp. 37 - 46 . ISSN: 0567-7572
- Daniel Ballesteros; Christina Walters (2019) Solid-state biology and seed longevity: a mechanical analysis of glasses in pea and soybean embryonic axes. Frontiers In Plant Science, 10, p. 920 . ISSN: 1664-462X
- Gareth Porteous; Mark Nesbitt; Jonathan P. Kendon; Christina J. Prychid; Wolfgang Stuppy; María Conejero; Daniel Ballesteros (2019) Assessing Extreme Seed Longevity: The Value of Historic Botanical Collections to Modern Research. Frontiers In Plant Science, 10, p. 1181 . ISSN: 1664-462X
- Daniel Ballesteros; Lisa M Hill; Ryan T Lynch; Hugh W Pritchard; Christina Walters (2019) Longevity of Preserved Germplasm: The Temperature Dependency of Aging Reactions in Glassy Matrices of Dried Fern Spores. Plant and Cell Physiology, 60(2), pp. 376 - 392 . ISSN: 0032-0781
- Daniel Ballesteros; Valerie C. Pence (2019) Survival and growth of embryo axes of temperate trees after two decades of cryo-storage. Cryobiology, 88, pp. 110 - 113 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Marina López-Pozo; Daniel Ballesteros; José Manuel Laza; José Ignacio García-Plazaola; Beatriz Fernández-Marín (2019) Desiccation Tolerance in Chlorophyllous Fern Spores: Are Ecophysiological Features Related to Environmental Conditions?. Frontiers In Plant Science, 10(1130), pp. 1 - 15 . ISSN: 1664-462X
- Daniela Impe; Daniel Ballesteros; Till Ischebeck; Claudia Köpnick; Hardy Rolletschek; Michael Melzer; Manuela Nagel (2019) Towards Long-Term Storage Of Wheat Pollen. Cryobiology, 91, pp. 161 - 161 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Davide Gerna; Daniel Ballesteros; Wolfgang Stöggl; Erwann Arc; Charlotte E. Seal; Chae Sun Na; Ilse Kranner; Thomas Roach (2020) Cytoplasmic physical state governs the influence of oxygen on Pinus densiflora seed ageing. BioRxiv. ISSN: 2692-8205
- J.S. Borrell; S. Dodsworth; F. Forest; O.A. Pérez-Escobar; M.A. Lee; E. Mattana; P.C. Stevenson; M.-J.R. Howes; H.W. Pritchard; D. Ballesteros; B. Kusumoto; I. Ondo; J. Moat; W. Milliken; P. Ryan; T. Ulian; S. Pironon (2020) The climatic challenge: Which plants will people use in the next century?. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 170(103872), pp. 1 - 14 . ISSN: 0098-8472
- Daniel Ballesteros; Hugh W. Pritchard; Christina Walters (2020) Dry architecture: towards the understanding of the variation of longevity in desiccation-tolerant germplasm. Seed Science Research, 30(2), pp. 142 - 155 . ISSN: 0960-2585
- Valerie C. Pence; Daniel Ballesteros; Christina Walters; Barbara M. Reed; Megan Philpott; Kingsley W. Dixon; Hugh W. Pritchard; Theresa M. Culley; Anne-Catherine Vanhove (2020) Cryobiotechnologies: Tools for expanding long-term ex situ conservation to all plant species. Biological Conservation, 250(108736), pp. 1 - 8 . ISSN: 0006-3207
- Daniel Ballesteros; Hugh W. Pritchard (2020) The Cryobiotechnology of Oaks: An Integration of Approaches for the Long-Term Ex Situ Conservation of Quercus Species. Forests, 11(12), p. 1281 . ISSN: 1999-4907
- Daniela Impe; Daniel Ballesteros; Till Ischebeck; Claudia Koepnick; Hardy Rolletschek; Michael Melzer; Manuela Nagel (2020) Wheat pollen storage leads to metabolic changes contributing to rapid viability loss. Cryobiology, 97, p. 285 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Elinor Breman; Daniel Ballesteros; Elena Castillo-Lorenzo; Christopher Cockel; John Dickie; Aisyah Faruk; Katherine O'Donnell; Catherine A. Offord; Samuel Pironon; Suzanne Sharrock; Tiziana Ulian (2021) Plant Diversity Conservation Challenges and Prospects¿The Perspective of Botanic Gardens and the Millennium Seed Bank. Plants-Basel, 10(11), p. 2371 . ISSN: 2223-7747
- Daniela Impe; Daniel Ballesteros; Manuela Nagel (2021) Fast Drying Combined With Rapid Cooling Can Enhance The Survival of The Desiccation Sensitive Wheat Pollen After Ultra-Low Temperature Storage. Research Square. ISSN: 2693-5015
- Daniel Ballesteros; Christina Walters; Valerie C. Pence; Victoria Garcia-Sakai; Hugh W. Pritchard. (2021) Is there an Expiration Date For Samples Stored In Liquid Nitrogen? Lessons Learnt From Plant Tissues. Cryobiology, 103, pp. 161 - 162 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Nina L.H. Kinney; Muhammad Hasan; Matthew I. Gibson; Daniel Ballesteros; Thomas F. Whale. (2021) Why Does Pollen Nucleate Ice?. Cryobiology, 103, p. 159 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Daniela Impe; Daniel Ballesteros; Manuela Nagel (2022) Impact of drying and cooling rate on the survival of the desiccation-sensitive wheat pollen. Plant Cell Reports, 41, pp. 447 - 461 . ISSN: 0721-7714
- Davide Gerna; Daniel Ballesteros; Erwann Arc; Wolfgang Stöggl; Charlotte E Seal; Nicki Marami-Zonouz; Chae Sun Na; Ilse Kranner; Thomas Roach (2022) Does oxygen affect ageing mechanisms of Pinus densiflora seeds? A matter of cytoplasmic physical state. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73(8), pp. 2631 - 2649 . ISSN: 0022-0957
- Giuseppe Tiloca; Giuseppe Brundu; Daniel Ballesteros (2022) Bryophyte Spores Tolerate High Desiccation Levels and Exposure to Cryogenic Temperatures but Contain Storage Lipids and Chlorophyll: Understanding the Essential Traits Needed for the Creation of Bryophyte Spore Banks. Plants-Basel, 11(9), p. 1262 . ISSN: 2223-7747
- Thomas Roach; Alessandro Fambri; Daniel Ballesteros (2022) Humidity and Light Modulate Oxygen-Induced Viability Loss in Dehydrated Haematococcus lacustris Cells. Oxygen, 2(4), pp. 503 - 517 . ISSN: 2673-9801
- Sara Magrini; Hugh W. Pritchard; Daniel Ballesteros (2022) Can thermal fingerprints of Mediterranean terrestrial orchid seeds be used to optimize ex situ conservation?. Cryobiology, 109, p. 102 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Manuela Nagel; Daniel Ballesteros (2022) Modification of stress factors and ice crystallization behaviour for successful cryopreservation of duckweed species. Cryobiology, 109, p. 102 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Daniel Ballesteros; Neil Bell; Jonathan Kendon; Dave Lamacraft; Silvia Pressel; Jennifer Rowntree; John Sproull; Giuseppe Tiloca (2022) Cryobiotechnology for the conservation of bryophytes. Cryobiology, 109, pp. 102 - 103 . ISSN: 0011-2240
- Anne M. Visscher; Hugh W. Pritchard; Gianluca Neri; Daniel Ballesteros (2023) How do we transport plant species with desiccation-sensitive germplasm in space?. Life Sciences In Space Research, 36, pp. 135 - 137 . ISSN: 2214-5524
- Jayanthi Nadarajan; Christina Walters; Hugh W. Pritchard; Daniel Ballesteros; Louise Colville. (2023) Seed Longevity - The Evolution of Knowledge and a Conceptual Framework. Plants-Basel, 12(3)(471), pp. 1 - 22 . ISSN: 2223-7747
- M. López-Pozo; B. Fernández-Marín; J. García-Plazaola; C.E. Seal; D. Ballesteros (2023) Ageing kinetics of fern chlorophyllous spores during dry storage is determined by its antioxidant potential and likely induced by photosynthetic machinery. Plant Science, 337, p. 111870 . ISSN: 0168-9452
- Ana Fernández; Pedro León-Lobos; Samuel Contreras; Juan F. Ovalle; Sershen; Karin van der Walt; Daniel Ballesteros (2023) The potential impacts of climate change on ex situ conservation options for recalcitrant-seeded species. Frontiers In Plant Science, 6, p. 1110431 . ISSN: 1664-462X
- Daniel Ballesteros; María Teresa Martinez; Carolina Sanchez-Romero; Itziar Aurora Montalban; Ester Sales; Paloma Moncalean; Isabel Arrillaga; Elena Corredoira (2024) Current status of the cryopreservation of embryogenic material of woody species. Frontiers In Plant Science, 14, p. 1337152 . ISSN: 1664-462X
- Manuela Nagel; Valerie Pence; Daniel Ballesteros; Maurizio Lambardi; Elena Popova; Bart Panis (2024) Plant Cryopreservation: Principles, Applications, and Challenges of Banking Plant Diversity At Ultralow Temperatures. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 75, pp. 797 - 824 . ISSN: 1543-5008
- Nina L. H. Kinney; Charles A. Hepburn; Matthew I. Gibson; Daniel Ballesteros; Thomas F. Whale (2024) High interspecific variability in ice nucleation activity suggests pollen ice nucleators are incidental. Biogeosciences, 21, pp. 3201 - 3214 . ISSN: 1726-4170
Other publications
- Ballesteros D; Fanega-Sleziak N; Davies RM. (2021). Cryopreservation of Seeds and Seed Embryos in Orthodox-, Intermediate-, and Recalcitrant-Seeded Species Wolkers W.F., Oldenhof H. (eds) Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols. (Methods in Molecular Biology) . Volume. 2180 . (pp. 663 - 682) .
- BALLESTEROS, D.; MARTÍNEZ, M.T.; PRITCHARD, H.W.; CORREDOIRA, E. (2022). Conservación de germoplasma de encina (Quercus ilex) mediante criobiotecnología ACTAS 8º CONGRESO FORESTAL ESPAÑOL - 475 . (pp. 1 - 15) .
- Corrales C; Thines M; Forrest L; Vandelook F; Mackenzie-Dodds J; Haston E; Paz Martín M; Nagel M; Ballesteros D; Astrin JJ (2023). Chapter 4. Culture Preservation and Storage Methods Corrales C, Astrin JJ (Eds) Biodiversity Biobanking - a Handbook on Protocols and Practices. . (pp. 78 - 96) .
- Corrales C; Leliaert F; Forrest L; Paz Martín M; Vandelook F; Thines M; Poczai P; Kahila G; Mulcahy D; Haring E; Krukenhauser L; Mackenzie-Dodds J; Nagel M; Ballesteros D; Astrin JJ (2023). Chapter 5. Cryopreservation Corrales C, Astrin JJ (Eds) Biodiversity Biobanking - a Handbook on Protocols and Practices. . (pp. 97 - 113) .
- Nebot, A.; Philpott, V. J.; Pajdo, A.; Ballesteros, D. (2021). Cryopreservation of Fern Spores and Pollen Wolkers W.F., Oldenhof H. (eds) Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols. (Methods in Molecular Biology) . Volume. 2180 . (pp. 623 - 637) .
- Tom North; Caroline Chong; Adam Cross; Karin van der Walt; Daniel Ballesteros (2021). Special collections and under-represented taxa in Australasian ex situ conservation programs Martyn Yenson AJ, Offord CA, Meagher PF, Auld T, Bush D, Coates DJ, Commander LE, Guja LK, Norton SL, Makinson RO, Stanley R, Walsh N, Wrigley D, Broadhurst L (Eds.). Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia: strategies and guidelines for developing, managing and utilising ex situ collections. Third edition. . (pp. 403 - 439) .
- Bryn Funnekotter; Lyndle K Hardstaff; Eric Bunn; Belinda Davis; Karen D Sommerville; Daniel Ballesteros (2021). Cryopreservation Martyn Yenson AJ, Offord CA, Meagher PF, Auld T, Bush D, Coates DJ, Commander LE, Guja LK, Norton SL, Makinson RO, Stanley R, Walsh N, Wrigley D, Broadhurst L (Eds.). Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia: strategies and guidelines for developing, managing and utilising ex situ collections. Third edition. . (pp. 307 - 341) .
- Daniel Ballesteros; Anna Nebot; Hugh W. Pritchard. (2019). Cryobiotechnology for the long-term preservation of oak (Quercus sp.) genetic resources Acta Horticulturae . Volume. 1234 . (pp. 37 - 46) .
- Ballesteros D; Pence VC. (2018). Fern conservation: spore, gametophyte, and sporophyte ex situ storage, in vitro culture, and cryopreservation Fernandez H (Ed) Current Advances in Fern Research. . (pp. 227 - 249) .
- Lopez-Pozo M; Fernández-Marín B; García-Plazaola JI; Ballesteros D. (2018). Desiccation tolerance in ferns: from the unicellular spore to the multi-tissular sporophyte Fernandez H (Ed) Current Advances in Fern Research . (pp. 401 - 426) .
- H.W. Pritchard; J. Nadarajan; D. Ballesteros; K. Thammasiri; S. Prasongsom; S.K. Malik; R. Chaudhury; H.-H. Kim; L. Lin; W.-Q. Li; X.-Y. Yang; E. Popova (2017). Cryobiotechnology of tropical seeds - scale, scope and hope Acta Horticulturae . Volume. 1167 . (pp. 37 - 48) .
- Ballesteros D (2010). Conservation of fern spores Working with Ferns. Issues and Applications. Ashwani Kumar, Helena Fernández and Angeles Revilla Bahillo (Editors). . (pp. 165 - 172) .
- Ballesteros D (2008). Cuadro 4- Los bancos de esporas del suelo Conservación ex situ de plantas silvestres. Bacchetta G., Bueno Sánchez A., Fenu G., Jiménez-Alfaro B., Mattana E., Piotto B. & Virevaire M. (eds). . (pp. 169 - 170) .
- Ballesteros D (2008). Conservación ex situ de esporas de pteridofitos Conservación ex situ de plantas silvestres. Bacchetta G., Bueno Sánchez A., Fenu G., Jiménez-Alfaro B., Mattana E., Piotto B. & Virevaire M. (eds). . (pp. 221 - 224) .
- Ballesteros D (2008). Recolección de esporas Conservación ex situ de plantas silvestres. Bacchetta G., Bueno Sánchez A., Fenu G., Jiménez-Alfaro B., Mattana E., Piotto B. & Virevaire M. (eds). . (pp. 159 - 161) .
- Ibars AM, Ballesteros D, Estrelles E. (2008). Cryopreservation of fern spores 2 Plant Cryopreservation: A practical guide. Reed B.M. (ed.) . (pp. 140 - 140) .
- Hugh Pritchard (coordinator) (2012). Storage environment (moisture, temperature) and physiological state of pollen, spores and hyphae (endo- and ecto-mycorrhizas) Report on The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources (FGR): Thematic study 3 - New Technologies and approaches to support conservation of FGR . (pp. 00 - 00) .
Previous Tasks
- Research Fellow. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 01/09/2015 - 30/09/2021.
- Assegno di ricerca. Centro Conservazione Biodiversità (CCB), Università degli studi di cagliari. 29/05/2014 - 31/08/2015.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship. Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife. Cincinnati zoo and botanical garden. 29/03/2013 - 14/08/2014.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship. University KwaZulu-Natal. Plant Germplasm Conservation Research Unit. 01/03/2012 - 28/02/2013.
- Contrato biologo-investigador. Fundación de Investigación "Hospital Universitario Dr. Pesset" de Valencia. 01/01/2009 - 30/06/2009.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate. US Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. EEUU. 27/07/2009 - 30/09/2011.
- Becario Investigacion. Fundacion Juan Esplugues, Universitat de Valencia. 01/01/2008 - 05/08/2008.
- Contrato investigador post-doctoral. CIBER-ehd, Universitat de Valencia. 06/08/2008 - 31/12/2008.
- Becario de colaboración. Dpto Farmacologia. Fac Medicina. Universitat de Valencia. 16/10/2007 - 31/12/2007.
- Becario FPU. Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva (ICBiBE). 01/02/2003 - 31/01/2007.
Projects
- DESARROLLO DE ALTERNATIVAS DE ALMACENAMIENTO Y CONSERVACIÓN EX SITU A LARGO PLAZO DE GERMOPLASMA DE CHIA (Salvia hispanica L.) MEDIANTE LA APLICACIÓN DE ESTUDIOS FISIOLÓGICOS, BIOFÍSICOS Y BIOQUÍMICOS (). 2022. Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (FONCyT). . PI: Ixtaina Vanesa.
- B-SPORE: Blooming of the Science and Preservation of spORE bearing plants (). 2021 - 2022. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . PI: Daniel Ballesteros.
- Uso de herramientas biofísicas y genómicas para el estudio y conservación de semillas de alto contenido lipídico. Bases para el mejoramiento genético y la producción de especies de consumo local masivo y de especies con potencial desarrollo exportador (). 2020 - 2024. Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (FONCyT). . PI: Aline Scheneider Teixera.
- Dancing lipids in a frozen vault: unraveling the ageing mechanisms of dry (i.e. solid) oily seeds during seed bank storage at -20°C (). 2019 - 2021. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Science and Technology Facilities Council. PI: Daniel Ballesteros.
- Cycad pollen banking project (). 2018 - 2019. The Stanley Smith (UK) horticultural Trust. . PI: Anders Lindstrom.
- Dry architecture: towards the understanding of seed desiccation sensitivity and its avoidance (). 2017 - 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . PI: Daniel Ballesteros.
- The secret of Methuselah - ultra-structure, chemistry and genetics of super-long-lived seeds (). 2016 - 2017. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . PI: Wolfgang Stuppy.
- Global Tree Seed Bank Project - Cryopreservation of recalcitrant seeds of European species (). 2015 - 2018. Garfield Weston Foundation. . PI: Colin Clubbe; Hugh W. Pritchard.
- The Global Oak Pollen Bank (). 2023 - 2024. International Oak Society. . PI: Daniel Ballesteros Bargues.
- Seed conservation and restoration of Araucariaceae, a family of coniferous trees, in the Pacific Region (). 2024 - 2026. Royal Society Te Aprangi. . PI: Karin van der Walt.
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