MÓNICA MEIJÓN is a Plant Physiology researcher and holds a PhD in Biology. After 2 year of postdoctoral experience at GMI (Vienna-Austria) and 3 at SERIDA (Spain), obtained a “Ramón y Cajal” post at the University of Oviedo where currently she is Associate Professor. She has contributed as researcher in numerous projects focusing on the last years in identifying regulatory networks involved in stress response. So far, she has published more than 38 research papers in international journals.