Staff

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.; Grispi, J.; Montecchia, M.; Draghi, W.; Cabrera, G.; Romero, A.; Roberts, I.; Simonetti, E. (2024). Burkholderia gladioli BNM349 as a promising source of bacterial metabolites for biocontrol of common bacterial blight of bean. BioControl. (Cuartil Q1 según SJR)
• 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.