​​In Professor's Alfredo research group the major goal is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying cell reprogramming events and their influence in developmental complexity. Plants and animals have integrated different regulatory processes to tightly control in time and space key molecular factors during diverse cell reprogramming events. For example i) cell transitions from Stem Cells (SCs) to differentiated daughters in stem cell niches, ii) dedifferentiation and trans-differentiation and quiescence in the context of developmental processes such as regeneration and metamorphosis. By using genomic, transcriptomics, molecular genetics and EvoDEvo approaches, our research scope mainly focuses on: