I am a PhD student in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I am currently working in the small grains pathology lab under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Wegulo. My research is focused on "Pathogen aggressiveness and Integrated management of Fusarium Head Blight disease in Wheat". I graduated with a Master's in Plant Breeding from the Erasmus Mundus Master's Program (emPLANT+), funded by the European Commission. With my proficiency in bioinformatics, molecular techniques, data analysis, and comprehensive knowledge of plant breeding and genetics, I am confident in my ability to make contributions in the field of Plant Pathology.

I conducted my Master's thesis project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU), Alnarp, where I studied the role of the WRKY transcription factor in the early blight disease of potatoes caused by Alternaria solani. Through genome-wide analysis, bioinformatics methods and expression analysis, I investigated the role of  WRKY transcription factors in early blight diseases by analyzing gene expression in Swedish potato cultivars and analyzing gene function in Nicotiana benthamiana. Alongside my knowledge of molecular techniques, I have developed my expertise in utilizing bioinformatics tools. I am also an intermediate user of programming languages such as R and Python.