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Alejandra Hernandez-Teran

Education:

B.S., Biology, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana; Ph.D., Plant and Microbial Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Dissertation:

Impact of genetic diversity on the phenotype and ecological interactions of cultivated plants with emphasis on cotton

Thesis Advisor:

Ana E. Escalante, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Research Topic:

Plant-microbiome interactions

Mentor:

Brandon S. Gaut, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

Current Position:

President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

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