Cristina Pignocchi

Cristina Pignocchi has a diverse background in the field of biotechnology and research. Cristina currently works at Tropic, where they have held various roles since 2017. Cristina'smost recent position is Director of Banana Biotechnology, a role they began in March 2023. Prior to this, they were the Head of Banana from March 2021 to March 2023. Cristina started their career at Tropic as a Team Lead in March 2017 and was also a Senior Scientist from March 2017 to June 2019.

Before joining Tropic, Cristina worked at the John Innes Centre as a Research Scientist from May 2006 to February 2017. Prior to that, they were a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at The Sainsbury Laboratory in 2005. Cristina'sfirst research position was a Research Associate at Imperial College London in 2002.

Cristina Pignocchi has a Master's degree in Botany/Plant Biology from Università Politecnica delle Marche. Additionally, they have pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Plant Sciences at Rothamsted Research / Newcastle University. However, the specific start and end years for both degrees are not provided.