Profile

• Time Zone

  (GMT -4) Venezuela

  
  
• Organization

  Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC)

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  Plant pathology; epidemiology of plant viruses; discovery of new virus species; epidemiology of (re-) emerging microorganisms.

  
  
• Which of the following best describes your career stage?

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is the coolest thing you have discovered or learned about plants?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):

  Plants are incredible organisms with abilities to grow in different environments according their symbiotic proceses with microorganisms.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  When and why did you decide to go into a science career?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):

  Since I was a child I had a great interest in learn about the nature of biological organisms. That was a great point to study a scientific career as biology.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

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• Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):

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• Help represent the outreach efforts of your societies. Please click all those organizations you are a member of:

  American Society for Microbiology
  Ecological Society of America

  
  
• Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?

  2