Journal of Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Rosa Hermosa Prieto

Rosa Hermosa Prieto
Professor of Microbiology Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE) CIALE, Lab 2; Río Duero, 12; 37185 Villamayor (Salamanca)
Spain

Biography

Associate Professor of Microbiology: 2007-today Supervisor of 6 PhD thesis, 10 MSc thesis and 8 Graduated Students Participation in 25 research projects, 5 as PI Member of a Group of Excelence from Junta de Castilla y León (regional government) “Phytopathology and Biological Control”. Author of 5 book chapters, 52 scientific articles SCI, 18 articles and technical reports and 4 patents. Participation in International (19 oral presentation, 38 posters) and National (7 oral presentation, 42 posters) Conferences I regularly serve international journals and funding agencies for peer reviewing of papers and grant applications.

Research Interest

- Biological control of plant pathogenic fungi and efficacy studies in natural environments.
- Characterization of Trichoderma genotypes and their mechanisms of action.
- Molecular characterization of genotypes and mechanisms of action of biocontrol fungi
- Functional genomics, proteomics and transcriptomics of Trichoderma.
- Selection of Trichoderma strains by their biofertilization potencial.
- Molecular interaction plant-pathogen-Trichoderma in model pathosystems: arabidopsis, tomato, bean and olive-trees.