Assistant Professor of Phytopathology, working on a) plant-microbiome-pathogen interactions, b) mechanisms of induced systemic resistance in plants, c) interaction between iron deficiency and pathogens, and d) plant defense mechanisms activated in response to phytopathogens and beneficial microbes.

His research expertise is "Phytopathology / Plant-Pathogen-Microbiome Interactions".

He has performed his PhD studies and later worked as postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands (2012 - 2023). He has obtained his BSc (2003 - 2008) and MSc (2010 - 2012) degrees in Agricultural University of Athens. He completed his military service in Supply and Transportation Corps of Hellenic Army (2009 - 2010).

His office is located in the Laboratory of Phytopathology, at the 1st floor of the Central Building of Agricultural University of Athens.

Research Team Members

Dafni Paraskevopoulou (MSc) - PhD candidate

Dafni obtained a Bachelor in Biology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2014 - 2020). During 2020 - 2022, she studied at the “Molecular and Applied Plant Biology - Green Biotechnology” Masters program at the University of Crete. After her MSc studies, she did a 6-month Erasmus+ internship, at the Plant – Microbe Interactions Laboratory at Utrecht University (Netherlands). In addition, she gained work experience as a research fellow at the Horticultural Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory at CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agricultural Institute of Chania.

In her PhD, she is studying how plant defense responses and the microbiome can contribute to the resistance of wild and cultivated tomato plants against the phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae.

Email                   dafniparask@aua.gr

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