Liz Florez

Liz Florez

PhD candidate

University of Auckland

Biography

Hi! Welcome to my website! I’m a doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland’s Joint Graduate School in Plant and Food Science. I’m based at Plant & Food Research’s Mount Albert Research Centre.

Interests
  • Fungal effectors
  • Virulence mechanisms of plant fungal pathogens
  • Fungal structures required for plant infection
Education
  • PhD candidate in Biological Sciences, ongoing

    University of Auckland

  • MSc in Biological Sciences, 2020

    University of Auckland

  • BSc in Biology, 2016

    Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Skills

Molecular biology
Fungi
Football

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
University of Auckland
PhD in Biological Sciences
Oct 2020 – Present Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland
  • Functional characterisation of virulence genes in the fungal pathogen of apple Neonectria ditissima
 
 
 
 
 
University of Auckland
MSc in Biological Sciences
Jul 2017 – Jun 2019 Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland
  • Identification of virulence genes in the fungal pathogen of apple Neonectria ditissima
 
 
 
 
 
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
BSc in Biology
Mar 2011 – Dec 2015 Lima, Peru

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