Rodrigo Mendes - Team
Office of the Deputy Head of: Research and Development
Sector: Research Group
Date of Hire: 01/12/2010
Registration: 349701
Mini-curriculum
Researcher at Embrapa Environment and postgraduate professor at the University of São Paulo. Holds a degree in Agronomic Engineering and a Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Served as Head of the Research and Development Department at Embrapa Environment (20152022) and has experience as a researcher or visiting scientist at CanaVialis/Monsanto (Brazil), Wageningen University (Netherlands), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA), the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Rothamsted Research (United Kingdom), and the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). He is a member of the scientific committee of the PROMISE research program (Gates Foundation) and member of the curator council Regenera - The AgriBiz. His research focuses on decoding the "cry for help" hypothesis, aiming to uncover how the rhizosphere microbiome aids plants in overcoming challenges such as nutrient scarcity, drought, and pathogens.
Education
1994 - 1996
Ensino Médio em
Escola Técnica Estadual Trajano Camargo
Obtained year: 1996
1994 - 1997
Escola Técnica Estadual Trajano Camargo
Obtained year: 1997
1998 - 2002
Graduação em Engenharia Agronômica
Universidade de São Paulo
Title: Fungos Endofíticos de Soja: isolamento, caracterização e avaliação da interação com o hospedeiro.
Obtained year: 2002
Advisor: Aline Aparecida Pizzirani-Kleiner
2003 - 2008
Doutorado em Agronomia (Genética e Melhoramento de Plantas)
Universidade de São Paulo
Title: Diversidade e caracterização genética de comunidades microbianas endofíticas associadas à cana-de-açúcar
Obtained year: 2008
Advisor: Aline Aparecida Pizzirani-Kleiner
2022 - 2023
Pós-Doutorado em
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Obtained year: 2023
2009 - 2010
Pós-Doutorado em
Wageningen University
Obtained year: 2010
Areas of expertise
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology / Subárea: Microbiologia Agrícola
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology / Subárea: Molecular and Microorganism Genetics