Expertise

My research interests are focused on the interactions between plants and associated microorganisms. Particularly, I am interested in infection processes, host colonization, biofilm formation, and molecular characterization of bacterial plant pathogens. I am answering research questions about the biology of pathogenic bacteria using a variety of microbiology and molecular biology techniques, as well as nanotechnology.

The research conducted in my laboratory focuses on the interactions between plant and associated bacteria. I am especially interested in plant pathogenic bacteria in aspects such as infection processes, host colonization, biofilm formation and molecular interactions.

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Auburn University
2014

Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Auburn University

Communities
Plant Pathology, Entomology
Degrees
PhD, Washington State University, Pullman, Plant Pathology, 2005
MS, University of the Republic, Uruguay, Biology, 2000
BS, University of the Republic, Uruguay, Biochemistry, 1996
Keywords
entomology