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Verónica Román-Reyna is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology at Penn State University. She holds a B.Sc. in Biology and an M.Sc. in Microbiology from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the Australian National University. Her post-doctoral training includes a position at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and experience as a research scientist at Ohio State University. Verónica's research focuses on integrating -omics tools to understand pathogen dynamics and changes associated with host and environmental adaptations. Her significant work includes studies on important staple crops like cassava, potato, oil palm, rice, wheat, and barley, addressing issues like microbial dynamics, genomic epidemiology, and plant pathogens resistant to antimicrobials. She has led collaborative projects in multiple countries, is actively involved in research training, and has developed courses on microbiome analysis and atmospheric environments for graduate students. Her current projects include investigating Potato soft rot blackleg and Goss's bacterial wilt.
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