Sebastiano Conti Taguali is a postdoctoral researcher in Plant Pathology, currently affiliated with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) at the University of Catania, Italy. He holds a PhD in Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences from the University of Reggio Calabria, with a thesis focused on omics-based approaches for understanding and managing plant–microbe interactions. During his PhD, he carried out a visiting research stay at The James Hutton Institute (UK), where he conducted an ecological study on Phytophthora diversity using metabarcoding techniques. His research primarily focuses on fungal and oomycete pathogens, particularly their characterization, distribution patterns, and interactions with the plant. He is also involved in the development of sustainable plant disease control strategies, including the evaluation of eco-friendly formulations and the detection of mycotoxins in plant matrices. He is co-author of several peer-reviewed articles, a member of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV) and the Italian Association for Plant Protection (AIPP), and has served as co-supervisor for MSc and BSc theses. Scopus Author ID: 57902395800; Scopus: 8 articles, 44 citations, h-index = 5 (as of 17/06/2025).