Instituto de Investigaciones
en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales
integrantes

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, School of Science and Technology, National University of San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina.
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, National University of San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina.

Current positions

  • Adjunct Professor, School of Agriculture, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Adjunct Scientist, Researcher of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina.

Research interests

  • Characterization of toxicological effects of agrochemicals and development of bioassays to determine the risk of exposure to pesticides using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a biological model.

Publications in refereed journals (last 5 years)

  • Kronberg, M.F., Terlizzic, N.L., Galvagno, M.A. (2023) Specific-antioxidative enzymes are involved in the freeze-thawing tolerance of industrial baker's yeasts. Letters in Applied Micobiology, 76 (10). DOI: 10.1093/lambio/ovad117.
  • Pilaloa-Tamayo, J., González-Carrasco, V., Kronberg, M.F., Valverde-Durán, S. (2022) Utilización del nemátodo C. elegans en ensayos de toxicidad en muestras de agua del río Calera, Ecuador. Ciencia e Investigación, 25(2): 11-16.
  • Moya, A., Tejedor, D., Manetti, M., Clavijo, A., Pagano, E., Munarriz, E., Kronberg, M.F. (2022) Reproductive toxicity by exposure to low concentrations of pesticides in Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxicology, 475: 153229.
  • Spagnoletti, F., Kronberg, M.F., Spedalieri, C., Munarriz, E., Giacometti, R. (2021). Protein corona on biogenic silver nanoparticles provides stability and protects cells from toxicity. Journal of Environmental Management, 297: 113434.
  • Conde Molina, D., Novelli Poisson, G., Kronberg, F., Galvagno, M.A. (2021) Valorization of an andean crop (Yacon) through the production of a yeast cell-bound phytase under optimal fermentation conditions. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 36: 102116.
  • Sykora, V., Clavijo, A., Calvo, D., Kronberg, M.F., Diaz, S., Gomez, C., Munarriz, E.R., Rossen, A. (2021) Aplicación de bioensayos ecotoxicológicos para evaluar la calidad del arroyo Cañuelas (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua, DOI: 10.24850/j-tyca-2021-01-07.
  • Contigiani, E., Kronberg, M.F., Jaramillo-Sánchez, G. Gómez, P., García-Loredo, A., Munarriz, E. and Alzamora, S. (2020) Ozone washing decreases strawberry susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea while maintaining antioxidant, optical and sensory quality. Heliyon - Food Science and Nutrition, 6: e05416.
  • Giacometti, R., Jacobi, V., Kronberg, M.F., Panagos, C., Edison, A., Zavala, J. (2020) Digestive activity and organic compounds of Nezara viridula watery saliva induce defensive soybean seed responses. Scientific Reports, 10: 15468.
  • Spagnoletti, F., Spedalieri, C., Kronberg, M.F., Giacometti, R. (2019) Extracellular biosynthesis of bactericidal Ag/AgCl nanoparticles for crop protection using the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. Journal of Environmental Management, 231: 457-466.

Grad Students

  • 1 doctoral thesis directed as co-director.
  • 1 doctoral thesis currently in progress as director.

Postgraduate courses taught at the Alberto Soriano Graduate School (FAUBA)

  • Transfer of genetic information and DNA Recombinant Technology, Molecular Markers and Plant Genetic Engineering of the Specialization in Agricultural Biotechnology.
  • Biotechnology Applied to Plant Breeding of the Specialization in Plant Genetic Breeding.