He holds a degree and a PhD in Biology from the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology (Botany) of the University of Seville. His research is focused on how plant genomes interact with their environment on ecological and evolutionary scales. It tries to elucidate the bases of biodiversity through phylogenomic, cytogenetic, ecophysiological, transcriptomic and reproductive biology studies.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2104-3846
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francisco-Balao