Dr. University of Buenos Aires, Biological Chemistry (2003).
Current positions
Assistant Professor. Chair of Biochemistry, Facultad de Agronomía - UBA.
Independent researcher, CONICET.
Research interests
Oxidative stress in plants.
Antioxidant mechanisms.
Control of pathogensand and insects.
Plasma non-thermal, agricultural use.
Publications in refereed journals (last 5 years)
Vélez, A.S.; Balestrasse, K.B.; Fina, B.L; Prevosto, L; Ferreyra, M.; Santamaría, B.; Zilli, C. Arguello, J.A. (2023) Uso del plasma no térmico para la mejora de la calidad fisiológica en semilla de garbanzo (Cicer arietinum L. cv. Felipe UNC-INTA). Nexo Agropecuario. Volumen 11. 43-49.
Carla Zilli, Nicolás Pedrini, Eduardo Prietod Juan Roberto Girottic, Pablo Vallecorsa, Matías Ferreyra, Juan Camilo, Chamorro, Ezequiel Cejas, Brenda Fina, Leandro Prevosto, KarinaBalestrasse. (2022) Non-thermal plasma as emerging technology for Tribolium castaneum pest-management in stored grains and flours. Journal stored products research 99, 102031.
Pérez-Pizá María Cecilia, ClausenLiliana, Cejas Ezequiel, Ferreyra Matías, Chamorro-Garcés Juan Camilo, Fina Brenda, Zilli Carla, Vallecorsa Pablo, Prevosto Leandro and Balestrasse Karina. (2022) Non-thermal plasma application improves Megathyrsus maximus germination, early establishment, and productivity. Crop & Pasture Science73 (10)1188-1199.
Giuseppe Diego Puglia, Karina Balestrasse , José Santiago Bustos and Héctor Roberto Huarte. (2022) New Insights into the Role of Alternating Temperatures and Cyanide in the ROS-Mediated Cardoon Seed Dormancy Termination. Horticulturae, 8(10), 960.
Ferreyra Matías, , Fina Brenda Natalio J. Milardovich Chamorro-Garcés Juan Camilo Brenda Santamaria, Balestrasse K, Prevosto L. (2022) Indigo Carmine Degradation in Water Induced by a Pulsed Positive Corona Discharge in Air: Discharge and Postdischarge Effects. Plasma.
M. C. Pérez-Pizá,V. N. Ibañez,A. Varela,E. Cejas,M. Ferreyra,J. C. Chamorro-Garcés,C. Zilli,P. Vallecorsa,B. Fina, L. Prevosto,C. F. Marfil&K. B. Balestrasse (2022) Non-Thermal Plasmas Affect Plant Growth and DNA Methylation Patterns in Glycine . Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. ,2732–2742. Autor correspondiente. Q1 Scimago.
Federico Spagnoletti, Karina Balestrasse, Viviana Chiocchio, Romina Giacometti, Raúl S. Lavado. (2021) The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus intraradices reduces the root rot caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum in wheat. Rhizosphere 19.
Pérez‐Pizá, M. C., Grijalba, P. E., Cejas, E., Chamorro-Garcés, J. C., Ferreyra, M., Zilli, C., Vallecorsa, P., Santa-Cruz, D., Yannarelli, G., Prevosto, L. and Balestrasse, K. (2020) Effects of non‐thermal plasma technology on Diaporthe longicolla cultures and mechanisms involved. Pest Management Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6234.
María Cecilia Pérez-Pizá, Ezequiel Cejas, Carla Zilli, Leandro Prevosto, Beatriz Mancinelli, Diego Santa-Cruz, Gustavo Yannarelli and Karina Balestrasse. (2020) Enhancement of soybean nodulation by seed treatment with non–thermal plasmas. Scientific Reports. 10:4917.
María Marta Caffaro, Karina Beatriz Balestrasse, and Gerardo Rubio. (2020) Adsorption to soils and biochemical characterization of commercial phytases. SOIL, 6, 153–162.
María C. Pérez-Pizá, Leandro Prevosto, Pablo E. Grijalba, Carla G. Zilli, Ezequiel Cejas, Beatriz Mancinelli, Karina B. Balestrasse. (2019) Improvement of growth and yield of soybean plants through the application of non-thermal plasmas to seeds with different health status. Heliyon. doi: 10.1016/j.
Grad Students
Total number of supervised doctoral or master's theses: 3 as director, 4 as co-director.
Number of doctoral or master's theses currently supervising: 2.
Management of research projects (last 5 years)
Study of the application of non-thermal plasmas directly and indirectly to improve agri-food production. 11220200100459CO. PIP 2021-2023.
Innovative method for integrated pest management of stored grains and flours. Buenos Aires' University. Agronomy faculty. UBA 20020190100043BA. 2020-2023.
Innovative method for integrated pest management of stored grains and flours. Funding entity FONCYT. PICT 2018 Nº702 (2020-2022). Responsible Researcher.
Non-thermal plasmas: an innovative technology for the control of fungal infections in soybeans, 2017-2019 University of Buenos Aires. Agronomy Faculty. UBA.20020160100031BA.
Study of the effects of non-thermal plasma on soybeans and their use as a fungicide: The role of the different active plasma species. Funding entity FONCYT. PICT 2015 Nº1553 (2017-2021).
Postgraduate courses taught at the Alberto Soriano Graduate School (FAUBA)
Abiotic stress in higher plants. EPG, Faculty of Agronomy. UBA. Course directors: Dr. Pedro Insausti, Dr. Edmundo L. Ploschuk. From 2015 to the present. Guest professor.
