Dr. Pavlina Drogoudi is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, ELGO-DIMITRA (Greece). She obtained her Diploma and Ph.D. from Imperial College, University of London, and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Since October 2002, she has been serving as a researcher at ELGO-DIMITRA.
Her research focuses on the evaluation of genetic diversity, characterization, conservation, and utilization of fruit tree genetic resources, as well as fruit tree breeding. She is the curator of the Greek ex situ germplasm collection, with primary responsibility for stone fruits and pomegranate genetic resources. Her scientific interests also include the effects of environmental conditions and orchard management practices on fruit tree phenology, productivity, fruit quality, and adaptation to climate change.
Dr. Drogoudi has participated in 21 competitive research projects (9 European and 14 national), serving as Lead Researcher or Principal Investigator in 11 projects (7 European and 4 national). To date, she has authored or co-authored 68 papers in peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), accumulating more than 1,700 citations (h-index: 22), as well as four book chapters, and over 100 conference contributions presented at international and national scientific meetings.