Mini-curriculum

Degree in Agronomy from the Faculdade de Agronomia e Zootecnia Manoel Carlos Gonçalves (1984), a master's degree in Agronomy from the Federal University of Goiás (1993) and a PhD in Plant Pathology and Microbiology - Texas A M University (2004). She is currently a researcher at Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, a CNPq productivity fellow, member of the UFG Postgraduate Program in Agronomy and collaborator of the UFG Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Innovation. He has experience in Phytopathology, working mainly on the following topics: epidemiology, induction of resistance in the O.sativa/ M. oryzae pathosystem and biological control of rice diseases.

Education

1981 - 1984

Graduação em Agronomia

Faculdade de Agronomia e Zootecnia Manoel Carlos Gonçalves

Obtained year: 1984

1989 - 1993

Mestrado em Agronomia

Universidade Federal de Goiás

Title: Estudo da herança da resistência do arroz(Oryza sativa) a brusone(Pyricularia oryzae)

Obtained year: 1993

Advisor: Anne Sitarama Prabhu

1999 - 2004

Doutorado em Plant Pathology and Microbiology

Texas A & M University

Title: Signaling pathway in apressorium formation in Magnaporthe grisea

Obtained year: 2004

Advisor: Daniel J. Ebbole

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: PHYTOSANITATION / Especialidade: Phytopathology
2. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology
3. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics
4. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Microorganism Biochemistry
5. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics / Subárea: Molecular and Microorganism Genetics
6. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology / Subárea: Biology and Physiology of Microorganisms / Especialidade: Mycology