Douglas Lau - Team
Office of the Deputy Head of: Research and Development
Sector: Grupo de Pesquisa D
Date of Hire: 08/11/2006
Registration: 322757
Mini-curriculum
Douglas Lau - Plant Pathologist. Graduated in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Paraná in 1997. Master's degree in Agronomy-Phytopathology and PhD in Agronomy-Phytopathology from the Federal University of Viçosa in 2000 and 2004, respectively. Master's and PhD research lines in plant resistance to phytoviruses and virus-plant interaction. Post-doctorate in Phytopathology-UFV. Line of research: Etiology, Epidemiology and Disease Resistance of Eucalyptus.Researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation since November 2006. Research lines: Plant pathology, Plant virology and insect vectors of pathogens, biological and molecular characterization of phytoviruses, genetic resistance of plants to pathogens, monitoring of insects and mites vectors of pathogens, epidemiology and disease management. Monitoring of introduced pests.
Education
1993 - 1997
Graduação em Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Ciencias Biologicas
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Title: Características culturais e patogenicidade de isolados de Cylindrocladium sp., obtidos a partir de folhas de erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis (ST. Hill) no Estado do Paraná.
Obtained year: 1997
Advisor: Albino Grigoletti Jr.
1997 - 2000
Mestrado em Agronomia (Fitopatologia)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Title: Análise de fatores que influenciam a resistência a tospovírus conferida pelo gene Sw-5 em tomateiro e tabaco
Obtained year: 2000
Advisor: Sérgio Hermínio Brommonschenkel
2000 - 2004
Doutorado em Agronomia (Fitopatologia)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Title: Análise molecular da interação entre tospovírus e o gene de resistência Sw-5
Obtained year: 2004
Advisor: Sérgio Hermínio Brommonschenkel
2004 - 2005
Pós-Doutorado em
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Obtained year: 2005
2005 - 2006
Pós-Doutorado em
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Obtained year: 2006
Areas of expertise
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: PHYTOSANITATION / Especialidade: Phytopathology
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics / Subárea: Plant Genetics
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Molecular Biology
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics / Subárea: Molecular and Microorganism Genetics
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Molecular Biology / Especialidade: Plant Molecular Biology