Associate Professor IV, member of the PPG-Micro and PPG-PBV programs at UFRJ. Director of the Brazilian Society of Virology. Master’s and PhD in Genetics from UFRJ in plant molecular biology. Postdoctoral research at IB UFRJ studying RNAi in antiviral defense. Visiting Professor at IB UFRJ from 1999-2001 and permanent faculty member at IMPG since 2002. I coordinate the Plant Molecular Virology Laboratory, whose research lines include: the study of virus-plant interactions and the identification of viruses associated with cotton diseases through sequencing and characterization of new viruses, development of molecular diagnostic tests, transcriptomics, and miRNA profiling during viral infections. The current main research focuses are the characterization of the molecular mechanism of resistance to CBD, the use of fungal molecules as inducers of protection against viral diseases, and the expression of SARS-CoV-2 antigens in plants. The group holds 2 filed patents and 1 granted, and is encouraging the creation of startups based on the research developed.

E-mail: maite@micro.ufrj.br

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