Instituto de Investigaciones
en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales
integrantes

Education

  • Degree in Biological Sciences (FCEyN-UBA 2001).
  • Ph. D in Agronomic Sciences (ETSIA-Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 2009).
  • Authorized educator Faculty of Agronomy (UBA 2016).

Current positions

  • Lecturer, Faculty of Agronomy - UBA.
  • Adjunct Scientist, CONICET.

Research interests

  • Biocontrol of phytopathogens.
  • Plant-bacteria interaction.
  • Bacterial secondary metabolites.

Publications in refereed journals (last 5 years)

  • Alvarez, F.; Simonetti, E.; Draghi, W.; Vinacour, M.; Palumbo, M., Fernández Do Porto, D., Montecchia, M.; Roberts, I.; Ruiz, J.A. (2022). Genome mining of Burkholderia ambifaria strain T16, a rhizobacterium able to produce antimicrobial compounds and degrade the mycotoxin fusaric acid. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 34: 114.
  • Simonetti, E.; Alvarez, F.; Feldman, N.; Vinacour, M.; Roberts, I.N.; Ruiz, J.A. (2021). Genomic insights into the potent antifungal activity of B. ambifaria T16. Biological Control 155.

Grad Students

  • Co-advisor doctoral grant 2017-present CONICET.

Management of research projects (last 5 years)

  • PIP 112202101-00381CO. Title: Identification and evaluation of bioactive secondary metabolites produced by Burkholderia strains (2022-2024) Role: Director.
  • PICT-2020-SERIEA-00286. Title: Identification and characterization of bioactive secondary metabolites from Burkholderia strains (2022-2025). Role: Director.