iB2 Lab

Just published! 🤩Our new paper is part of Rodrigo's MSc dissertation, which explored the immune response of Drosophila suzukii upon infection with two potential entomopathogenic bacteria! Also, male and females showed different responses! How cool is that?

Today was Laura’s day! 🥳 She today became a Master after defending her dissertation with distinction on the potential of peptides as new control strategies for the Drosophila suzukii pest. 🪰 We wish you the best for your future! ✨

We are delighted to share that Juliana is now a Master! 👏🏼 She defended her dissertation on the evaluation of the antimicrobial and elicitor potential of two essential oils to control the kiwifruit bacterial canker. 🥝 She passed with distinction and we are so proud of her 🥇

Our most recent paper, part of Sara's PhD, was just published on Scientific Reports! 🤩 This work evaluated how D. suzukii metabolic and transcriptional pathways are influenced by feeding on different host fruits and how sex influences these responses. 🍓🫐

New paper alert! 📢 Our new published paper, which is part of Cristiana's PhD, is now online. In this work, the effects of different LED red and blue light combinations on Actinidia chinensis performance were studied. 🥝 Congratulations to the authors! 👏

Last week, the iB2 members Cristiana and Nuno, both PhD students studying the phytopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, presented their work at the 14th ICPPB focused on “The Impact of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria on Global Plant Health”. 🦠🥝 @icppb2020 #ICPPB2022Assisi