Marta Pujol Abajo is a PhD in Biotechnology and IRTA researcher attached to CRAG, where she has developed her scientific career in the field of genetics and genomics of horticultural plants identifying genes responsible for agronomic characters. His public research is aimed at deciphering the genetics of ripening, fruit quality and resistance to melon diseases. He is also in charge of contracts with seed companies developing molecular markers for transfer to horticultural plant genetic improvement programs, as well as genomic tools for varietal identification. She is part of the CRAG Academic Committee, has been a professor at UdG, UAB and CIHEAM, and frequently participates in scientific dissemination activities.
