D. Francisco J. Pozueta Romero

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Curriculum Vitae Datos personales / Personal details
Nombre/ First name
Apellidos / Family name
Francisco Javier
Pozueta Romero
Nacionalidad / Nationality
Formación académica / Academic Qualifications
Spanish Doctor in Biological Sciences
Datos profesionales / Professional details
Académico / Academic
Organismo / Institution
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Centro / Centre
Institute of Agrobiotechnology Departamento / Department
Área de conocimiento / Knowledge area
Agricultural Sciences
Categoría / Professional status
Research Professor
Líneas de investigación / Research lines
Palabras clave (máximo 5 líneas) / Key words (maximum 5 lines)
Carbohydrates; Starch; molecular Biology; Plant Biotechnology, plant-microorganism relation.
Experiencia como evaluador / Experience as evaluator Máximo de 5 colaboraciones (más relevantes) / Maximum 5 (most relevant) collaborations
-Expert evaluator for follow-up of Biotechnology Programme projects - 2005.
-Expert evaluator for the selection commission for Bio2008 in the National R&D Plan.
- BIO Collaborator at the Andalusian Agency of Knowledge for assessment processes to evaluate excellence
projects – the Regional Government of Andalusia (2013).
-Project evaluator for the German Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF), the Swiss
National Science Foundation, the Fonds Wetenschappelljk Onderzoek” (FWS, Flanders Research Foundation), the
National Scientific, Technological and Innovation Promotion Fund (FONCYT) in Argentina, etc.
-Evaluator of projects for the Interministerial Commission of Science and Technology (CICYT). Areas BIO, AGL,
BFS and TRACE.
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Experiencia en investigación / Research experience Indicar las 5 publicaciones/patentes/proyectos más relevantes / Indicate the 5 most relevant
publications/patents/projects
Bahaji, A., Li, J., Sánchez-López, A.M., Baroja-Fernández, E., Muñoz, F.J., Ovecka, M., Almagro, G., Montero, M.,
Ezquer, I., Etxeberria, E., Pozueta-Romero, J. (2014) Starch biosynthesis, its regulation and biotechnological
approaches to improve crop yields. Biotechnol. Adv. 32, 87-106.
Baroja-Fernández, E., Muñoz, F.J., Li, J., Bahaji, A., Almagro, G., Montero, M., Etxeberria, E., Hidalgo, M., Sesma,
M.T., Pozueta-Romero, J. (2012) Sucrose synthase activity in the sus1/sus2/sus3/sus4 Arabidopsis mutant is
sufficient to support normal cellulose and starch production. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109, 321-326.
Bahaji, A., Muñoz, F.J., Ovecka, M., Baroja-Fernández, E., Montero, M., Li, J., Hidalgo, M., Almagro, G., Sesma,
M.T., Ezquer, I., Pozueta-Romero, J. (2011) Specific delivery to mitochondria of the essential AtBT1 protein is
enough to complement the aberrant growth and sterility phenotype of homozygous Atbt1 mutants. Plant J. 68,
1115-1121.
Wilson, W.A., Roach, P.J., Montero, M., Baroja-Fernández, E., Muñoz, F.J., Eydallin, G., Viale, A.M. and PozuetaRomero, J. (2010) Regulation of glycogen metabolism in yeast and bacteria. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 34, 952-985.
Nanjo, Y., Oka, H., Ikarashi, N., Kanedo, K., Kitajima, A., Mitsui, T., Muñoz, F.J., Rodríguez-López, M., BarojaFernández, E., Pozueta-Romero, J. (2006) Rice plastidial N-glycosylated nucleotide
pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase is transported from the ER-Golgi to the chloroplast through the secretory
pathway. Plant Cell 18, 2582-2592.
Experiencia en docencia / Teaching experience Máximo 10 líneas / Maximum 10 lines
-Doctorate classes on the “Agri-food and environmental sciences” programme, Public University of Navarre
(1998-1999).
-Classes (255 hours) on the doctorate programme with a quality mention “Agricultural Production and Biotechnological Applications” (2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 20092010). ----- In charge of the course “Metabolism of carbohydrates in plants and bacteria”.
-Classes (15 hours) on the doctorate programme with a quality mention “Water Resources in Agricultural
Systems” (2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006).
Experiencia en gestión / Management experience 5 cargos más relevantes / 5 most relevant posts
Director of the Institute of Agrobiotechnology (2004-2006)
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Experiencia profesional / Professional experience Máximo 10 líneas / Maximum 10 lines
RESEARCH TRAINING & EDUCATION:
1997 – 1998
Post-Doc. Institute of Plant Molecular Biology of Valencia, Spain
1992 – 1996
Post-Doc. Institute of Plant Molecular Biology of Strasbourg, France
1988 – 1992
Ph.D. Biology. School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Japan
1982 – 1987
Student at the Faculty of Science in Malaga University, Spain
POSITIONS HELD:
2010 – present
CSIC Professor, Institute of Agrobiotechnology (Navarre)
2003 – 2009
CSIC Research Investigator, Institute of Agrobiotechnology (Navarre)
2000 – 2003
CSIC Researcher, Institute of Agrobiotechnology (Navarre)
1998 – 2000
Scientist for the promotion of the Institute of Agrobiotechnology (Navarre)
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Research Interest: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology of Carbohydrates (particularly
starch and glycogen in plants and bacteria, respectively): Production of “high-starch” crops (potato, maize,
barley) for biomaterials and bioethanol production. Plant-microbe interaction. Identification of compounds
promoting plant growth and starch accumulation (agrobiochemicals/biostimulants)
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Researcher Co-ordinator of 1 three-annual EU project, 5 three-annual research projects granted by the
Spanish National Plan for Research and Development, 6 regional projects and 7 research projects with private
companies.
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Author and co-author of over 80 SCI publications.
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Inventor of 12 patents
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Invited speaker of 30 conferences. Over 100 oral/poster presentations at international symposiums
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Supervisor/Director of 8 Ph.D. Thesis
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Organizer of 1 international congress and 3 national congresses on Plant Molecular Biology,
Biotechnology and Horticulture
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Referee of over 15 SCI Journals
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Promoter of Iden Biotechnology S.L. (www.idenbiotechnology.com)
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Advisory editor in Plant Cell Physiology
Premios y distinciones / Awards and Honours Máximo 5 premios / Maximum 5 awards
-“Acción Impulso Emprendedor” Award (October 2013)
-Award for the best paper at the IX International Conference on Medicine (Warsaw, Poland, May 2013).
-Cadena Ser Radio Award for Research and Innovation (December 2008)
-Enisa Award for Innovation (November 2007).
-Finalist in the Eurecan 2007 Award for the best innovation project.
-Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) for the best paper in 2005 in horticultural
sciences (New Orleans, July 2006).
-Award for the best Ideactiva business innovation project (Navarre 2005)
- "Compañía Sevillana de Electricidad" Award for the best academic record (1987). University of Malaga
-End of Degree Award (1988). University of Malaga