Ute Albrecht joined the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in January 2016 as an Assistant Professor and is currently an Associate Professor in Plant Physiology. She earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, all in Biological Sciences, from Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, in 1987, 1991, and 1996, respectively. Prior to joining UF, she was a long-time member of the citrus improvement team at the USDA-ARS Horticultural Research Lab in Fort Pierce, FL. A large part of her research and extension program focuses on citrus rootstock traits and finding solutions to combat the negative impacts of Huanglongbing (HLB, also known as citrus greening).