Researcher Spotlight
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Elena Andrea Pelech
Elena is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Genomic Biology who studies the physiological plasticity of crops related to photosynthesis under dynamic and steady-state light conditions in both controlled and field environments using gas exchange techniques to improve photosynthetic efficiency and global food security.
What do you see as the primary benefit to you of archiving your data in a repository?
The Illinois Data Bank saves time, and the deposit process is easy with great support from the curators! After completing the deposit process, I almost instantly received a link to include it in my manuscript.