MARILIA HORTA JUNG

Academic Qualifications

• Graduate Degree on Biotechnological Engineering
• PhD on Biology (Molecular Biology)

Current research

• Molecular aspects of host plant-pathogen interactions (Phytophthora – Quercus);
• Genomic basis of aggressiveness and invasiveness of Phytophthora spp. and of susceptibility and resistance of tree species;
• Epidemiology of diseases caused by Phytophthora spp in natural ecosystems;
• Detection and description of new Phytophthora spp. in Europe and other continents; assessment of their potential host ranges among European tree species.