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Rita Ulloa

Principal Investigator

Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, INGEBI-CONICET

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Plant signaling, stress physiology, plant pathology, crop biotechnology

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Our group studies signalling cascades involved in the response to pathogens and salinity stresses in potato. We are currently developing different biotechnological strategies to mitigate the deleterious effect of these stresses.

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Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, INGEBI-CONICET

Methylobacterium sp. 2A: plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant for crop enhancement

A novel gram-negative bacillus isolated from potato roots that promotes plant growth under normal and salt stress conditions while antagonizing key phytopathogens including Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium graminearum, and Phy...

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Rita Ulloa

Principal Investigator

Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, INGEBI-CONICET

Work experience

Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, INGEBI-CONICET

Principal Investigator

1990 - Present

Institut Pasteur de Paris

Postdoctoral Scientist

1989 - 1989

Universidad de Buenos Aires

PhD, Biological Sciences

1983 - 1988

Top industry applications

Agricultural biotechnologyCrop yield optimizationPest and disease management

Expertise

Plant BiologyPlant PathologyPlant Physiology

Last updated Mar 2026