Research area Plant–pathogen interactions, with emphasis on molecular mechanisms of recognition, signaling, and regulation of defense responses, as well as determinants of virulence and resistance in agricultural systems.
Research area Genomics of Plant Metabolism. Plant Transcriptome Responses to Abiotic Stresses. Molecular Evolution of Gene Families and Genomes. Transposable Elements and Non-coding RNAs.
Research area Evolution of wild and domesticated plants, ecological genetics, population genetics, phylogenetics, reproductive biology of tropical plants.
Research area Molecular interaction between microorganisms-plants, cloning and gene expression studies aiming biological control and plant growth promoted by microorganisms, characterization of hydrolitic enzymes, molecular diversity analysis of microorganisms.