Position Title
Assitant Project Scientist
- Genome Center
Lab member
2000-present
Education
1992 M.Sc. Warsaw Agricultural University - Horticulture
1994 Ph.D. Warsaw Agricultural University - Plant Biotechnology
Research Topic
Genetics and functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions, the role of effector proteins and NLR receptors in plant resistance, implementation of effectoromics-assisted selection in plant breeding, application of molecular genetics, genomics, and biotechnology in crop improvement.
Research Summary
Achieving sustainability of agricultural production to fulfill food and energy demands of growing human population is feasible only through better utilization of natural resources. This is particularly true for traits such as disease resistances, only small fraction of which is being used to protect crops from dynamically evolving and adapting pests and pathogens. My goal is to better understand the mechanisms underlying disease resistances in plants to enable their effective transfer between related and unrelated plant species. I use genetic and functional genomics tools to dissect the interactions between plants and their pathogens at the gene-for-gene and the genome-for-genome levels in crop and model plant species. I am also interested in the development of technologies that facilitate identification, engineering, and effective implementation of disease resistance traits in crop plants.