Mª Dolores Gómez Jiménez
Email: mdgomez@ibmcp.upv.es
Phone: '+34 963 877 786
Extension: 77786
Position: Investigadora en Plantilla / Científica Titular CSIC
Group: Hormone signaling of fruit and seed development
ORCID: 0000-0001-9445-2056
Biography
Mª Dolores Gómez is currently a Tenured Scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Since 2009, she has been a member of the Hormonal Signaling in Fruit and Seed Development group, where she conducts research focused on ovule and seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana and Camelina sativa. Her contributions have demonstrated that DELLA proteins positively regulate ovule number, shape, and size, thereby determining seed morphology. Research outcomes have been disseminated through international journals, conferences, and science outreach activities. She has participated continuously in competitive R&D projects, assuming responsibilities as Principal Investigator and Researcher in studies on hormonal regulation, stress responses, and plant improvement. In parallel, she carries out an extensive training activity through the co-supervision of doctoral theses, supervision of master’s and undergraduate projects, and mentoring of students, fostering the integration of early-career researchers into the R+D system. Additionally, between 2008 and 2025, she has maintained sustained involvement in science outreach and postgraduate and undergraduate teaching at several universities. She also serves as a representative of the IBMCP Equality Committee, contributing to the centre’s equality policies.
Featured publications
Barro-Trastoy D, Gómez MD, Tornero P, Pérez- Amador M.A. Hormonal regulation of ovule initiation in Arabidopsis. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2024) 43, 1725-1735
Eiras M, Aragonés V, Marqués J, Gómez MD, Darós J-A. Eggplant latent viroid is located in the chloroplasts and nuclei of eggplant infected cells. Virology Journal (2024) 21, 254
Gómez MD*, Cored I, Barro-Trastoy D, Sanchez-Matilla J, Tornero P, Pérez- Amador MA. DELLA proteins positively regulate seed size in Arabidopsis. Development (2023) 150, dev201853 (Portada de revista)
Barro-Trastoy D, Gómez MD, Blanco-Touriñán N, Tornero P, Pérez- Amador MA. Gibberellins regulate ovule number through a DELLA-CUC2 complex in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal (2022) 110, 43-57
Martínez-Martínez C, Gonzalo MJ, Sipowicz P, Campos M, Martínez-Fernández I, Leida C, Zouine M, Alexiou K G, García-Mas J, Gómez MD, Tornero P, Pérez- Amador MA, Esteras C, Picó B, Romero C, Monforte AJ. A cryptic variation in a member of the Ovate Family Proteins is underlying the melon fruit shape QTL fsq8.1. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2021) 135, 785-801
Gómez MD, Barro-Trastoy D, Fuster-Almunia C, Tornero P, Pérez- Amador MA. Gibberellin-mediated RGA-LIKE1 degradation regulates embryo sac development in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany (2020) eraa395
Barro-Trastoy D, Gómez MD, Tornero P, Pérez-Amador MA. On the way to ovules: The hormonal regulation of ovule development. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences (2020) 39:5, 431-456
Barro-Trastoy D, Carrera E, Jorge Baños J, Palau-Rodríguez J, Ruiz-Rivero O, Tornero P, Alonso JM, López-Díaz I, Gómez MD, Pérez-Amador MA. Regulation of ovule initiation by gibberellins and brassinosteroids in tomato and Arabidopsis: two plant species, two molecular mechanisms. Plant Journal (2020) doi: 10.1111/tpj.14684.
Gómez MD, Fuster-Almunia C, Ocaña-Cuesta J, Alonso JM, Pérez-Amador MA. RGL2 controls flower development, ovule number and fertility in Arabidopsis. Plant Science (2019) 281:82-92.
Gomez MD, Barro-Trastoy D, Escoms E, Saura-Sánchez M1, Sánchez I, Briones-Moreno A, Vera-Sirera F, Carrera E, Ripoll JJ2, Yanofsky MF2, Lopez-Diaz I, Alonso JM3, Perez-Amador MA. Gibberellins negatively modulate ovule number in plants. Development (2018) 145, dev163865.
Merelo P, Agusti J, Arbona V, Costa ML, Estornell LH, Gomez-Cadenas A, Coimbra SV, Gómez MD, Perez-Amador MA, Domingo C, Talon M, Tadeo FR. Cell wall remodeling in abscission zone cells during ethylene-promoted fruit abscission in citrus. Frontiers in Plant Science (2017) 8:126.
Leida C, Dal Rì A, Dalla Costa L, Gómez MD, Pompili V, Sonego P, Engelen K, Masuero D, Ríos G, Moser C. Insights into the role of the berry-specific ethylene responsive factor VviERF045. Frontiers in Plant Science (2016) 7:1793.
Gómez MD, Ventimilla D, Sacristán R, Pérez-Amador MA. Gibberellins regulate ovule integument development by interfering with the transcription factor ATS1. Plant Physiology (2016) 172:2403-2415.
Estornell LH, Gómez MD, Pérez-Amador MA, Talón M, Tadeo FR. Secondary abscission zones: understanding the molecular mechanisms triggering stylar abscission in citrus. Acta Horticulturae (2016) 1119:65-72.
