Alice Pajoro

Dr. Alice Pajoro is a Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council (CNR), with dual affiliation at the Department of Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Rome La Sapienza. Her work focuses on molecular mechanisms driving plant transition from vegetative to reproductive phases under environmental cues, utilizing multi-omics, microscopy imaging, and genetic approaches within the CEPLAS research framework.

Her research specializes in epigenetic regulation of flowering time through chromatin remodeling, histone modifications (e.g., H3K36 methylation), and temperature-responsive lncRNAs. She investigates how florigens and anti-florigens orchestrate floral transition and inflorescence stem development in Arabidopsis thaliana, integrating theoretical plant biology with data science to decode gene regulatory networks controlling plant reproduction.

Recent publications reveal consistent emphasis on chromatin dynamics in environmental response, with dominant themes including temperature-induced alternative splicing, MADS-domain transcription factor networks, and evolutionary conservation of reproductive mechanisms. Her work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary integration across epigenetics, computational biology, and plant physiology.

Dr. Pajoro actively collaborates within CEPLAS research initiatives, utilizing specialized facilities including the Plant Metabolism and Metabolomics Facility and Imaging Platform. Her publication record indicates sustained involvement in major collaborative projects focused on plant adaptation mechanisms, though specific grant details remain unreported in source materials.

She operates within the National Research Council's Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology while maintaining university departmental ties, contributing to CEPLAS's mission of optimizing plant performance through systems-level understanding of development-metabolism interfaces.