Bioquímica (Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica-UBA, 2004).
Dra. de la Universidad de Buenos Aires en el área Química Biológica (2010).
Cargos actuales
Jefe de Trabajos Prácticos, Cátedra de Bioquímica, FAUBA.
Investigadora Adjunta, CONICET.
Áreas de interés en investigación
Uso de plasmas no térmicos (PNT) para el control de patógenos y plagas en semillas y granos almacenados.
Publicaciones en revistas con referato (últimos 5 años)
Matías G. Ferreyra, Brenda Santamaría, María M. Caffaro, Carla Zilli, Alejandra Hernández, Brenda L. Fina, Karina B. Balestrasse, Leandro Prevosto. (2025). Large-scale plasma-activated water reactor: the differential impact on the growth of tomato and bell pepper plants in nutrient-rich and nutrient-free substrates. 2025. [Agronomy] Manuscript ID: agronomy-3519460. Accepted for Publication.
Ferreyra MG, Caffaro MM, Santamaría B, Zilli C, Hernández A, Fina BL, Vélez AS, Balestrasse KB, Prevosto L. (2025). Plasma-Activated Water Produced by a Moderately High Energy-Efficient 1-Liter Reactor: Effects on Germination and Growth of Tomato and Bell Pepper Plants. Plants. 2025; 14(5):722. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14050722
Zilli, C., Pedrini, N., Prieto, E., Girotti, J.R., Vallecorsa, P., Ferreyra, M., Chamorro, J.C., Cejas, E., Fina, B., Prevosto, L., Balestrasse, K. (2022). Non-thermal plasma as emerging technology for Tribolium castaneum pest- management in stored grains and flours. J. Stored Prod. Res. 99, 102031. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSPR.2022.102031.
Pérez-Pizá MC, Clausen L, Cejas E, Ferreyra M, Chamorro-Garcés JC, Fina B, et al. (2022). Non-thermal plasma application improves germination, establishment and productivity of Gatton panic grass (Megathyrsus maximus) without compromising forage quality. Crop Pasture Sci. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP21619.
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. (2021). Non-Thermal Plasmas Affect Plant Growth and DNA Methylation Patterns in Glycine . Journal of Plant Growth Regulation.
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. (2021). 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.
