Sònia Garcia
Researcher
Biodiversity and Plant Evolution
Institut Botanic de Barcelona
Spain
Biography
"She started her PhD studies in the University of Barcelona (UB) in 2004 thanks to a FPU fellowship (government of Spain). By 2007 she had already presented her dissertation which contained eight publications, obtaining the highest qualification (summa cum laude), the Extraordinary PhD Award and the mention of European Doctor. From 2008 to mid-2011 she was contracted to her first post-doctoral position at the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC). By the end of that year she had already started her second post-doctoral contract at the UB, supported by the Beatriu de Pinós program (government of CataloniaCOFUND), continuing until the end of 2012, when she joined her last post-doc, a Juan de la Cierva contract, (government of Spain) ending December 2015. At the same month, she obtained a Ramón y Cajal position (government of Spain) at the IBB-CSIC. "
Research Interest
"Evolutionary biology, plant molecular cytogenetics, ribosomal DNA, Asteraceae, genome size, transposable elements"
Publications
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"Garcia, S., McArthur, E.D.; Pellicer, J.; Sanderson, S.C.; Vallès, J.; Garnatje, T. 2011. A molecular phylogenetic approach to Western North America endemic Artemisia and allies (Asteraceae): untangling the sagebrushes. American Journal of Botany 98: 638–653. "
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"Garcia, S.; Panero, J.L.; Siroky, J.; KovaÅ™Ãk, A. 2010. Repeated reunions and splits feature the highly dynamic evolution of 5S and 35S ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) in the Asteraceae family. BMC Plant Biology 10: 176. "
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"Garcia S.; Lim, K.Y.; Chester, M.; Garnatje, T.; Pellicer, J.; Vallès, J.; Leitch, A.R.; KovaÅ™Ãk, A. 2009. Linkage of 35S and 5S rRNA genes in Artemisia (family Asteraceae): first evidence from angiosperms. Chromosoma 118: 85–97."
