Action Members
Working Group: WG1 Impacts of CAMo interactions on crop production
Prof Paula Baptista
Professor
Research Interests
Biological control of pests and diseases, Microbe-Plant-Insect interaction, Plant microbiome, Endophytic and epiphytic microorganisms, Olive tree diseases and pests
Dr Arjen Biere
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Evolutionary ecology, Plant-insect interactions, Plant-microbe interactions, chemical ecology, Mycorrhiza
Dr Aleksandra Bulajic
Professor
Research Interests
Vegetable and ornamentals viruses, Vegetable and ornamentals fungi and fungus like organisms, Quarantine plant pathogenic viruses and fungi, Vectors of plant pathogens
Dr Raquel Campos-Herrera
IF-Investigator
Research Interests
Plant-arthropod-beneficial organisms interaction, Entomopathogenic nematode ecology: application/long-term persistence, Conservation biological control of belowground pests, Soil Agroecology, Habitat modification
Dr Enric Frago
Researcher
Research Interests
Insect ecology, Insect-plant interactions, Insect symbiosis, Parasitism and predation, Population ecology
Dr Thure Pavlo Hauser
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Plant defense, Evolution of plant – insect – microbe interactions, Reproductive ecology, Adaptation, Complex plant interactions
Dr Marlena Lembicz
Professor
Research Interests
Life history, Resource allocation, Fungal endophyte, Wild grass, Symbiosis
Dr Jaroslav Michalko
Independent Researcher
Research Interests
Plant-microbe interactions, Endophyte, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Genetics
Prof Gianfranco Romanazzi
Head of Plant Pathology Unit
Research Interests
Induced resistance, Biocontrol, Natural compounds, Plant disease management, Molecular characterization of Phytoplasma in weed hosts and vectors
Prof Kari Saikkonen
Research Professor
Research Interests
Trophic interactions, Microbe-plant-herbivore interactions, Climate change, Ecology and evolution, Sustainability
Dr Paloma Sanchez-Bel
RyC Researcher
Research Interests
Plant-pathogen interactions, Priming, Mycorrhizo-induced resistance, proteomics, Metabolomics
Dr Ayco Tack
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Plant-based food webs, Community ecology, Spatial ecology, Plant-microbe-insect interactions, Disease dynamics
Dr Sharon Zytynska
Postdoc
Research Interests
Community genetics, Metacommunity ecology, Plant-aphid genetic interactions, Plant growth-promoting-rhizobacteria, Aphid bacterial symbionts
Action Members
Working Group: WG2 Mechanisms underlying CAMo interactions
Dr Benedicte Albrectsen
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Plant health in plant production systems, chemical ecology, the evolution of resistance mechanisms, beneficial symbioses, behavioural drivers
Dr Ofir Bahar
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Insect vectored bacterial diseases of plants, Plant immunity, Bacterial pathogenicity, Bacterial outer membrane vesicles
Dr Victor Flors
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
Plant immunity, Induced Resistance and Priming, Mycorrhizae, Fungal diseases, Spider mites
Prof Anna-Liisa Laine
Professor
Research Interests
Plant-pathogen interactions, Epidemiology, Coevolution tri-trophic interactions, Mutualistic interactions
Dr. Ainhoa Martinez-Medina
Project Leader
Research Interests
Microbe-induced plant resistance against pathogens and pests, Defense priming, Mycorrhiza, Trichoderma, Plant-multitrophic interactions, Defense signaling.
Dr Aleksandra Obrępalska-Stęplowska
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Plant-virus interaction and plant-virus-vector interaction, The role of insect associated bacteria in plant defense reaction, The role of endosymbionts in insect-mediated virus transmission, Molecular biology, Virology
Dr Kalliope Papadopoulou
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Plant-fungi interactions, Fungal endophytes, Signalling, Specialized metabolism
Dr Victoria Pastor
Postdoc
Research Interests
Plant-pathogen interactions, Metabolomics, Priming, Mycorrhiza-induced resistance, disease control
Dr Anna Maria Pirttilä
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Symbiosis, Plant-microbe interactions, Plant development, Plant defense, Biomimetics
Dr Maria J. Pozo
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Induced plant resistance against biotic stress, Defense priming, Mycorrhiza, Defense signalling, Phytohormones
Dr Akiko Sugio
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Plant-aphid interactions, Plant-aphid-symbiont interactions, Effectors (virulence and avirulence factors), Plant defense
Dr Vered Tzin
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Plant-insect interactions, Plant defense mechanism, Alteration of central metabolism toward production of specialized metabolism, Benzoxazinoid biosynthesis in wheat and barley, Combinatory effects of both aphid and drought on plants
Dr Radomíra Vaňková
Senior Scientist
Research Interests
Abiotic stresses, Biotic stresses, Plant hormones, Stress physiology, Hormone analysis
Action Members
Working Group: WG3 Utilization of CAMo interactions
Prof Remzi Atlihan
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Sustainable agriculture, Biological control, Insect ecology, Using interactions between plants, microbes and insects for pest management
Prof Bruno Biavati
Temporary Staff University of Malta
Research Interests
Microbial taxonomy, Microbial ecology of the intestinal tract in humans and farm animals, Beneficial bacteria in humans animals and plants, Antimicrobial activity of natural compounds, Biotechnological application of methanogens
Prof Jasenka Ćosić
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Plant pathogens (cereals, arable crops, vegetables), Biological protection, Antifungal activity of essential oils
Prof Marcel Dicke
Head and chair of Laboratory of Entomology
Research Interests
Multitrophic interactions, Ecogenomics, Insect behavior, Integrated pest management
Dr Lotfi Fki
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Plant (date palm), Biotechnology, Endophytes, cryopreservation, Plant physiology
Dr Fuad Gasi
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Molecular diversity, Fruit breeding, Genetic resources, Integrated pest management
Dr Richard Meadow
Head of Plant Protection Section
Research Interests
Vegatable entomology, Entomopathogenic fungi, IPM, Endofytes, Push-pull-kill strategies
Dr Photini Mylona
Head of Greek Gene Bank, Senior Researcher
Research Interests
Genetic diversity of plant species, Plant-microbe molecular interactions, Abiotic and biotic stress resilience of crops, Plant breeding of tolerant/resilient varieties, Conservation of ecosystem diversity
Dr Iakovos Pantelides
Academic Staff
Research Interests
Plant-microbe interactions, Biological control of plant diseases, Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, Fungal genetics and pathogenicity, Rhizosphere microbiome
Dr Maria Pappas
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Herbivore-plant interactions, Biology and ecology of insects and mites, Biological control of crop pests, Plant defence in biological control, Integrated pest management
Dr Ana Pineda
Postdoc
Research Interests
Insect-plant interactions, Microbiomes, Plant-soil feedbacks, Plant immunity, Integrated pest management
Dr Jaka Razinger
Research fellow
Research Interests
Biological control, Entomopathogenic fungi, Plant-microbe-pest interactions, Applied agricultural entomology, Integrated pest management
Dr Carolin Schneider
General Manager
Research Interests
Biostimulants, Mycorrhiza, Micropropagation, Agriculture of medicinal plants, Elite forest trees
Prof Ted Turlings
Professor
Research Interests
Chemical ecology of insect-plant interaction, Exploitation of induced chemical plant defences for crop protection, Evolutionary ecology of tritrophic interactions
Prof Ezio Venturino
Professor
Research Interests
Ecological and population models, Epidemiological models, Simulations, Dynamical systems, Numerical analysis
Dr Karolina Vrandečić
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Fungal diseases of cereales, Fungal diseases of vegetables, Diagnostic of plant pathogens, Biological control of pathogens, Molecular methods in plant pathology