معرفی
Dr. Facundo Romani serves as a Research Fellow and Laser Safety Officer in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge's School of the Biological Sciences. His research is centered within the Synthetic Biology for Engineering Plant Growth group, focusing on molecular mechanisms in non-model plant systems.
His primary research interests span Synthetic Biology, Plant Genomics, and CRISPR Genome Editing, with particular emphasis on the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha as an emerging model system. His work bridges fundamental plant biology with engineering applications, investigating transcription factor evolution, chromatin states, and specialized metabolism.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a strong trend toward developing genetic tools for basal land plants, with significant focus on Marchantia transformation protocols, transcriptional regulation, and evolutionary genomics. His research consistently connects molecular mechanisms to broader evolutionary contexts in plant adaptation.
Romani actively contributes to scientific discourse through publications on academic publishing practices, particularly regarding eLife's editorial models and peer review transparency.
As Laser Safety Officer, he maintains critical laboratory infrastructure while advancing plant synthetic biology through high-impact research in plant transformation, genome editing, and evolutionary developmental biology.
