rdgMendes Lab
Decoding the "cry for help" hypothesis to uncover how the rhizosphere microbiome comes to the rescue of plants facing nutrient scarcity, drought, and pathogens.
Decoding the "cry for help" hypothesis to uncover how the rhizosphere microbiome comes to the rescue of plants facing nutrient scarcity, drought, and pathogens.
Senior Researcher @Embrapa Environment, Brazil.
Education
Sabbatical Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, United States 2022 - 2023 (1 year)
Postdoctoral, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 2009 - 2010 (1 year and 8 months)
PhD Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil & Wageningen University, The Netherlands (Sandwich) 2003 - 2008 (5 years)
BSc (Eng) Agronomy, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 1998 - 2002 (5 years)
Experience
Senior Researcher, Embrapa Environmental 2010 - present
Graduate School Professor, University of Sao Paulo 2011 - present
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Promise Program, Gates Foundation 2017 - present
CNPq Research Productivity Fellow 2017 - present
Head of Research and Development of Embrapa Environment, Brazil 2015 - 2022 (6 years and 6 months)
Assistant Breeder, Canavialis/Monsanto, Brazil 2008 - 2009 (1 year and 3 months)
Chemistry Technician, Bärlocher do Brazil, Brazil 1997 - 1997 (1 year)
Visiting Scientist (1 month)
Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom (2015)
Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge University, United Kingdom (2014)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, United States (2010)
University of Lausanne, Switzerland (2009)
Scholarly Service
Editorial board ISME Communication 2020 - present
Associate editor Frontiers in Soil Science 2023 - present
Reviewer for Plant and Soil, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Diversity, Biotechnology for Biofuels, The ISME Journal, Plos One, Microbiome,
Trends in Plant Science, Ecological Engineering, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Scientia Agriloca.