Semi-arid Forests

Effects of forest management and drought on forest soils, in particular the role of soil fungi in carbon cycling

Research Scientist with specialization on mycorrhizal fungi research. My expertise is on field soil sampling, fungi taxonomy, molecular applications, trap cultures establishments and data management and analysis.

As a researcher and Geospatial Analyst, I do a lot of mapping as daily routine and work in soil, climate and forest conservation projects,

Endophyte-plant interactions in the model plant Marchantia polymorpha

Bacterial and fungal community and functional responses to natural and anthropogenic disturbances.

I am interested in characterizing fungal biodiversity and function along axes of disturbance using metatranscriptomic approaches, and leveraging my research to inform restoration/conservation initiatives. I am specifically interested in forests and fens of the Sierra Nevada (California) that are in peril due to rapid climactic and hydrological shifts.

I am interested in the molecular dialogue between plants, mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria during community formation. I apply electron tomography and light microscopy to study the structural organisation of community interactions during symbiosis and how the mechanisms of molecular transport inform our understanding of planetary health.

28 Years of Research in Mycology, speciality on Aerobiology published 140 publications exceeding 250 presentations.

Mycorrhizal fungi play a crucial role in maintaining soil health, plant diversity, and ecosystem stability, yet vast underground fungal networks remain unexplored. Through the mapping  these hidden fungal networks, the study will fill biodiversity knowledge gaps, assess ecosystem resilience to climate change and human pressures, and propose mycorrhizal-based restoration strategies.

The overarching objective of this study is to survey and characterize soil fungal communities in the tropical rainforests of Mo'orea Island in the context of biological plant invasion and forthcoming climate change

Plant-mycorrhizal fungi-microbes tri-partite interaction in organic phosphate mineralization

Horizontal and vertical precipitation effect on above-belowground carbon cycle and microbial community in upper montane forests

Estudio de la intercomunicación entre plantas mediada por redes micorrícicas comúnes

Researcher in charge of custody, curatorship and scaling of HFMA accessions of the Collection of microorganisms with biofertilizer interest (CMIB) of the Microorganisms Germplasm Bank of Agrosavia. Additionally, research on the use of HFMA and its diversity applied in agriculture.