AREA OF EXPERTISE: Molecular Genetics CURRENT RESEARCH FIELDS: Genetic diversity of forest species using different molecular markers; Molecular analyses of nematodes Molecular analysis of insects, Platypus cylindrus and Monochamus galloprovincialis and their associated fungi. Transcriptome of Quercus suber related to cork production/quality and identification of candidate genes OTHER ACTIVITIES: Head of Molecular Genetics Laboratory Supervisor of the Ph.D., Master and first degree graduation thesis