Since I was a child, I have been fascinated by plants, and by what plants represent for humankind: food, protection, tradition, medicin, and much more.
During my career, I got the opportunity to study the relationship between plants and microorganisms. This gave me the chance to understand that we should consider plants together with their microscopic symbionts to really understand plant biology. These beneficial relationships might help us to face environmental issues, such us global warming, drought, floodings. I dream a world with a more green agriculture, that takes advantage of beneficial microbes to reduce the impact on environment.
My professional goal is to train, inspire, and mentor young scientists to explore their own research ideas, with new approaches, modern techniques and thinking outside the box.
