| B.S. Agronomy (2002) Montpellier SUPAGRO, Montpellier, France | |
| M.S. Biological Interactions (2004) Montpellier SUPAGRO, Montpellier, France | |
| Ph.D. Biological Interactions (2007) Montpellier SUPAGRO, Montpellier, France | |
| Department of Biology and Genetic of Plant/pathogen Interactions UMR BGPI, Montpellier, France (2007-2008), Postdoc | |
| Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, present, Postdoc | |
| Ames, IA 50011 | |
| Phone: | (515) 294-3661 |
| Fax: | (515) 294-9420 |
| Email: | eballini@iastate.edu |
| One of the focuses of my research is to decipher the signaling and regulatory systems that govern the interactions between barley and Stem Rust, with an emphasis on TTKS (Ug99) isolate. Candidate genes associated with defense regulation will be characterized using reverse genetic approaches. |