Postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) in Heidelberg, Germany. She has conducted studies on analysis of plant/fungal interaction in association with ectomycorrhizae and innate plant immunity.

In terms of research, her current areas of interest focus on two lines: Molecular defense mechanisms based on the study of signaling pathways and genes involved in the innate immune response of plants and Symbiotic interactions with microorganisms and how these can influence plant immunity.