Graduated in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Lavras-UFLA (1984), Master in Genetics and Plant Breeding at UFLA (1989) and PhD in Molecular Plant Biology at the University of Louvain (1994), Belgium. Visiting Scholar at the University of Melbourne, Australia (2003) and Ohio State University, USA (2016-2017). Full Professor, Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (USP), CNPq Researcher 1A, Full Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo, President of the Brazilian Society of Genetics ( 2018-2020), Commander of the National Order of Scientific Merit (2018), Deputy Dean of Postgraduate Studies at USP. Full Member of CTNBio (2005-2007), Coordinator of CAPES Biological Sciences I (2008-2011). Director of International Relations (2011-2012) and Director of Programs and Scholarships (2012-2016) of CAPES. President of the National Forum of Dean of Research and PostGraduate Studies (FOPROP). Has experience in Genetics, focusing on Molecular Plant Genetics, acting on the following subjects: intracellular protein transport and plant-insect-pathogen interactions. Provost for Graduate Studies at USP (2022 - nowadays). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Over the past few decades, functional studies have led to remarkable advances in characterizing the interactions between plants and their associated organisms, whether harmful or beneficial. The necessary simplification of study models (typically, a plant interacting with a single pathogen/insect pest or symbiotic agent) made it possible to identify the main signaling pathways (pathogenic…
Despite the antifungal action of sugarwin proteins, fungi of the genus Colletotrichum and Fusarium are still successful causing infections in sugarcane and other plants. Therefore, it is important to broaden the understanding of the virulence determinants of these fungi. Extracellular molecules are very important for the infectious cycle of several fungal species. Recently, it has been sh…
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The phytopathogenic fungi Fusarium verticillioides and Colletotrichum falcatum associated with the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis are responsible for the occurrence of the red rot complex in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). Recently, our group demonstrated the presence of double-stranded RNA mycoviruses that can cause significant effects on their host. Thus, this study aims to eva…
The project aim is to investigate the genetic basis of D. saccharalis response to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by Fusarium verticillioides. Multiple approaches will be employed, including evaluation of gene expression profiles; analysis of changes in VOC expression produced by these fungi infected with the mycovirus Fusarium verticillioides partitivirus 1 (FvPV1) using gas c…
Plants have evolved defense responses to combat a wide range of biotic stresses. However, many pathogens cross the initial barriers and thus plants must have an alternative defense approach. One of these defense mechanisms is the pathogen-induced response, which includes a hypersensitive response and, eventually, the production of PR proteins. These proteins minimize the burden of pathoge…
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In sugarcane, the stalk colonization by opportunistic fungi, such as Fusarium verticillioides and Colletotrichum falcatum, is directly linked to the attack of sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis. Previous works have identified that sugarcane defense proteins induced by D. saccharalis can affect the fungus F. verticillioides and C. falcatum, indicating an important association between ins…
Chloroplasts and mitochondria are semi-autonomous organelles because they depend on the nuclear genome to encode their own set of proteins. Thus, it was essential to develop an accurate mechanism of protein import into these organelles. Protein targeting to mitochondria or chloroplasts involve distinct import machineries, which demonstrate a high level of targeting specificity. However, s…
The role of the root system of plants in physiological mechanisms that ensure the absorption and retention of soil nutrients necessary for survival of the plant, together with the organ function reserve in some plant families, is well established. However it is about spreading the knowledge of the proteins found in plant exudates can play an important role in interaction with soil microor…
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Banana is the most popular fruit worldwide and an important staple food in tropical and subtropical regions where most bananas are produced. More than 40% of world production and virtually all export trade is based on Cavendish bananas. However, the Cavendish banana is threatened by a virulent banana wilt fungus (FWB), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. tropical cubense race 4 (TR4), for which no …
Rice blast disease caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most serious diseases for the cultivated rice in the world (Oryza sativa). The use of plant host-resistant ability is the most effective and economic way to control this diseases. Proteomic technologies have been used as effective tools in plant - pathogen interactions to study the biological pathways involved in pat…
Chloroplast proteases are required for fine regulation of the plastid proteome, which controls a wide set of physiological processes. Eukaryotic AAA/FtsH proteases play a key role in protein quality control of membrane-inserted proteins in mitochondria and chloroplasts. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the thylakoidal FtsH proteases form a heterohexameric complex responsible for turnover of the p…
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| 41 / 12 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
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