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Research interests

• Biosafety and biomonitoring of agricultural GMOs
• Genetic diversity of native crops from Mexico
• Developmental genetics of angiosperms
• Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)

Profile

Professor Alma Piñeyro Nelson is a Biologist from the Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM (2007) and Ph.D. in Sciences from the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences of the same institution (2013). Her professional training includes a postdoctoral stay at the University of California at Berkeley, USA (February 2013-April 2015).

Since June 2015, she has been a Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Xochimilco Campus, attached to the Department of Agricultural and Animal Production, where she teaches in the Agronomy career.

Currently, she is the Head of the "Agricultural Systems in Production Limiting Conditions" Area at the Xochimilco Campus and is the Head of the Consolidated Academic Body of "Sustainable Agriculture" (SEP-PRODEP).

Her areas of expertise are molecular genetics of plant development, developmental evolution, as well as biosafety and biomonitoring of genetically modified organisms in Mexico, particularly maize, where she has participated in several research projects since 2003. She has published several articles related to his research areas and coordinated, together with Dr. Elena Alvarez-Buylla the multi-authored book: "El maíz en peligro ante los transgénicos: un análisis integral sobre el caso de México" (Ed.CEIICH-UNAM/UCCS, 2013).

Since 2016, she has been involved in new efforts on biosafety and biomonitoring of transgenes in maize and its derivatives in Mexico, through collaboration in two consultancies conducted for the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (2016-2018) and in a CONACYT National Problems Project on GM maize (2016-2019).

She is currently the technical manager of the Basic Science-CONACYT project A1-S-43879: "Study of the genetic and epigenetic basis of plasticity in plants" (2019-2022).

She has obtained the following recognitions: Doctoral Fellowship-CONACYT (2007-2012); Postdoctoral Fellowship UC-Mexus-CONACYT (2013-2014); NPTC-PRODEP Fellowship (2016-2017); and is a member of the National System of Researchers Level I (2015-2021). She has all the internal scholarships awarded by UAM. She is a member of the Panamerican Society of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Pan-Am EvoDevo), since its foundation (2015) to date.

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Research interests

• Biosafety and biomonitoring of agricultural GMOs
• Genetic diversity of native crops from Mexico
• Developmental genetics of angiosperms
• Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)

Academic Work

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
OA	Yuste, M., Piñeyro-Nelson, A., Azpeitia, E. (2024).A gene regulatory network model that recovers the abaxial-adaxial polarity in Arabidopsis thaliana leaf primordium. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,12
OA	Ramírez-Castro, C.G., Piñeyro-Nelson, A., Sandoval-Zapotitla, E. and 2 more (...) (2024).Comparative analysis of floral transition and floral organ formation in two contrasting species: Disocactus speciosus and D. eichlamii (Cactaceae). Plant Reproduction,
OA	Ayala-Angulo, M., González, E.J., Ureta, C. and 10 more (...) (2023).Local and Regional Dynamics of Native Maize Seed Lot Use by Small-Scale Producers and Their Impact on Transgene Presence in Three Mexican States. Plants,12(13)
	Ureta, C., González, E.J., Piñeyro-Nelson, A. and 3 more (...) (2023).A data mining approach gives insights of causes related to the ongoing transgene presence in Mexican native maize populations. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems,47(2) 188-211
OA	Timilsena, P.R., Barrett, C.F., Piñeyro-Nelson, A. and 14 more (...) (2023).Phylotranscriptomic Analyses of Mycoheterotrophic Monocots Show a Continuum of Convergent Evolutionary Changes in Expressed Nuclear Genes From Three Independent Nonphotosynthetic Lineages. Genome biology and evolution,15(1)
OA	Delgado-Valerio, P., Ramón-Amado, A., Piñeyro-Nelson, A. and 3 more (...) (2022).PRESENCE OF TRANSGENIC SEQUENCES IN TORTILLA DOUGH FROM URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE MESETA PURÉPECHA, MICHOACÁN, MEXICO. Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana,45(3) 283-292	\| 2 \|
OA	López-Ruiz, B.A., Quezada-Rodríguez, E.H., Piñeyro-Nelson, A. and 5 more (...) (2022).Combined Approach of GWAS and Phylogenetic Analyses to Identify New Candidate Genes That Participate in Arabidopsis thaliana Primary Root Development Using Cellular Measurements and Primary Root Length. Plants,11(22)
OA	Zhao, T., Piñeyro-Nelson, A., Yu, Q. and 4 more (...) (2021).Transcriptome-Wide Analyses Provide Insights into Development of the Hedychium coronarium Flower, Revealing Potential Roles of PTL. Journal of Plant Biology,64(5) 431-445
OA	Rosas-Reinhold, I., Piñeyro-Nelson, A., Rosas, U. and 1 more (...) (2021).Blurring the boundaries between a branch and a flower: Potential developmental venues in cactaceae. Plants,10(6)
	Ureta, C., González, E.J., Espinosa, A. and 3 more (...) (2020).Maize yield in Mexico under climate change. Agricultural Systems,177	\| 2\| 13\| 15 \|
OA	Alvarez-Buylla, E.R., García-Ponce, B., Sánchez, M.D.L.P. and 4 more (...) (2019).MADS-box genes underground becoming mainstream: plant root developmental mechanisms. New Phytologist,223(3) 1143-1158
OA	Almeida, A.M.R., Piñeyro-Nelson, A., Yockteng, R.B. and 1 more (...) (2018).Comparative analysis of whole flower transcriptomes in the Zingiberales. PeerJ,2018(8)
OA	Álvarez-Buylla, E.R., Garay-Arroyo, A., García-Ponce de León, B. and 5 more (...) (2017).Developmental Evolutionary Ecology in Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad,8814-26
	Marcellini, S., González, F., Sarrazin, A.F. and 15 more (...) (2017).Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo) Research in Latin America. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution,328(1-2) 5-40
OA	Piñeyro-Nelson, A., Almeida, A.M.R.D., Sass, C. and 2 more (...) (2017).Change of Fate and Staminodial Laminarity as Potential Agents of Floral Diversification in the Zingiberales. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution,328(1-2) 41-54
	González-Ortega, E., Piñeyro-Nelson, A., Gómez-Hernández, E. and 5 more (...) (2017).Pervasive presence of transgenes and glyphosate in maize-derived food in Mexico. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems,41(9-10) 1146-1161

Courses offered

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	23O	Fitomejoramiento y Producción de Semillas	Licenciatura
2	23O	Fitomejoramiento y Producción de Semillas	Licenciatura
3	23O	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
4	23O	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
5	23P	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
6	23P	La Dimensión Ambiental en la Relación Sociedad-Naturaleza	Posgrado
7	23P	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
8	23P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
9	22P	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
10	22I	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
11	22I	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
12	21O	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
13	21P	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
14	21P	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
15	21P	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
16	21P	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
17	21P	La Dimensión Ambiental en la Relación Sociedad-Naturaleza	Posgrado
18	21I	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
19	21I	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
20	21I	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
21	21I	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
22	21I	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
23	20O	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
24	20O	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
25	20O	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
26	20O	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
27	20P	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
28	20P	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
29	20P	La Comunicación en Las Ciencias y Tecnologías Agropecuarias	Posgrado
30	20P	La Comunicación en Las Ciencias y Tecnologías Agropecuarias	Posgrado
31	20P	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
32	20P	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
33	20I	Manejo sustentable del Potencial Productivo de los Genotipos en los Sistemas Agrícolas	Licenciatura
34	20I	Seminario de Avances de Investigación II	Posgrado
35	20I	Seminario de Avances de Investigación II	Posgrado
36	20I	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
37	20I	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado

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