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Mariana Franco-Ruiz

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Senior Scientist at Syngenta
📍 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Mariana Franco-Ruiz is a Research Scientist at Syngenta with over 14 years of experience in plant molecular biology. Her work focuses on developing novel systems for genome engineering and creating efficient, high-throughput methods for plant transformation. She holds a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.

Her research contributed to developing a fast, genotype-independent transformation method for soybeans, a significant advancement for the industry.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Senior Scientist
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Genome Engineering
Her publications and work focus on developing novel systems and methods for genome engineering in plants, including gene targeting and transformation.
Plant Transformation
She has co-authored recent research on developing fast, genotype-independent Agrobacterium-mediated transformation methods, specifically in soybeans.
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Career

Work history

11-2018
Senior Scientist
Syngenta
3-2017
Research Scientist
Syngenta
3-2016 - 3-2017
Senior Scientist
BioAgilytix
9-2012
Research Associate
Syngenta
1-2006 - 3-2012
PhD
NCSU
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Education
2006 - 2012
Ph.D
North Carolina State University
1994 - 1999
B.Eng
Universidad de Guanajuato
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