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Dr. Celso Gaspar Litholdo Junior has always been an active student and professional in the various locations and steps of his career. Former postdoctoral researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, Perpignan, France), Agronomic Institut of Campinas (IAC, Brazil) and University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, Brazil). Doctor of Philosophy in Science at the University of Sydney (USYD, Australia). Master’s degree at the University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil). Dr. Celso is now researcher in the group of Dr. Aurélien Boisson-Dernier at the Institut Sophia Agrobiotech (ISA, France), in the frame of the Initiative of Excellence from the Université Côte d’Azur (IDEX UCA^JEDI).

Along his scientific career path, Dr. Celso’s research has focused on the regulation of gene expression and has developed vast expertise in RNA biology, investigating various aspects of plant development and adaptative responses in particular to pathogens. He is interested in several aspects of posttranscriptional gene regulation, from smallRNAs to chemical RNA modifications, and how plants use the molecular machinery to cope with biotic and abiotic stresses, in model and crop species. At ISA, Dr. Celso conducts an interdisciplinary project that combines evolutionary, molecular and cell biology, genetics and biochemistry to reveal the role of cell wall integrity mechanisms as potential susceptibility hubs conserved in land plants during infection by parasitic oomycetes.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5jCYo6kAAAAJ&hl=en

Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0042-1265

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Doctor of Philosophy, PhD – Science (2014). Thesis: Characterisation of microRNA gene families in Arabidopsis. Supervisor: Prof. Peter Waterhouse. The University of Sydney (USYD, Australia).

Master’s degree - Biology in the Agriculture and Environment (2009). Thesis: Identification of genes associated with jasmonate biosynthesis in the interaction of Theobroma cacao and Moniliophthora perniciosa. Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Figueira. The University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil).

Bachelor & Licentiate, Educational Degree - Biological Science (2007). State University of Londrina (UEL, Brazil).