Biography

Lisbet Pérez Bonachea holds a degree in Biology from the Martha Abreu Central University of Las Villas, a Master's degree in Agrobiotechnology, and a PhD in Agricultural Sciences. She is a researcher at the Máximo Gómez Báez Center for Bioplants at the University of Ciego de Ávila. She has eight years of work experience, where she has acquired most of her practical knowledge and scientific breakthroughs. She has been involved in research on several projects in the areas of plant-microorganism interaction and genetic improvement. Combining both themes, her leading research has been the generational monitoring of transgenic pineapple plants, which has given her experience in the areas of molecular biology, plant tissue culture, and biochemical determinations. Throughout her training, she has given seminars, classes, and talks, and participated in national and international scientific events. She is the author of 11 publications. In 2021, she was chosen as the Best Young Researcher at the center level. She received the Provincial Award from the Cuban Academy of Sciences in 2022 for her research: Fourth vegetative generation of transgenic pineapple plants (2022) and in 2023 for her research: Genetically Modified Organisms and Biosafety in Pineapple Cultivation. For her contributions to the development of science in the country, she was awarded the National Seal of Forgers of the Future in January 2022. She was awarded the ACTAF Young Reward Award (2022) and in 2024 she was chosen as an outstanding worker for her results of the year. She obtained a SEGIB scholarship through which she carried out a research stay in the laboratories of the TecNM Tuxtla Gutiérrez campus, under the supervision of Dr. Valdiviezo. Additionally, as part of a BMBF Cuba-Germany collaboration project, she carried out a research stay at the Institute of Botany, Leibniz University Hannover. She is currently the coordinator of the Master's degree in Agrobiotechnology taught at the Bioplant Center and collaborates on the following research projects: Sectoral project: Strategies for the management of Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica and wilt in pineapple crops (Ananas comosus L. Merr) (she is responsible for the research line on transgenic pineapple plants). VLIR Project: Mass in vitro production of "biotized" plants: key to promoting sustainable food security in Cuba and three territorial projects: Aquatic and marsh plants in the municipality of Ciego de Ávila. Alternatives for their use and management. Project: Obtaining sugarcane mutants with potential tolerance to environmental stress and Project: Application of precision agriculture in fruit production in Ciego de Ávila.

Lisbet aims to continue researching, deepening, and applying innovative technologies, as well as forming alliances to develop, contribute, and obtain alternatives and solutions to underlying problems associated with food security and its implications in the near and medium term.