The BeXyl Team

Research Scientist at the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC-IAS). More than 25 years of experience in Plant pathology and Molecular Microbiology Mail: jose.berni@csic.es

Full Professor at the Spanish Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICA-CSIC). More than 35 years of experience in the field of insect feeding behaviour, insect ecology, virus-vector-plant...

Ramón y Cajal researcher, leader of the Environmental and Biomedical Virology Lab at the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (Universitat de València-CSIC). Environmental virology, viral emergence, virus evolution, and phage discovery in the biomedical and...

Research Scientist at the Instituto de la Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC-IG). His research focus on developing systems that combine recovery processes, such as the extraction of bioactive compounds, along with subsequent stabilization processes, such...

Research Professor with more than 30 years of expertise on the biology and impacts of biological invasions by non-native plants, especially in Mediterranean ecosystems. Role in BeXyl Project: Participant of WP8 “Ecological, social and economic impacts of Xf and...

CBGP (UPM-INIA / CSIC). Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, a joint Centre of the Technical University of Madrid and the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research, now a part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Research Professor,...

Tenured Scientist at the Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center, Spanish National Research Council (Spain). She has over 10 years’ experience in the design of multifunctional materials with tailored chemical and textural properties. Her main research areas...

Research Scientist at the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Spain. More than 20 years of experience in Plant Pathology and Microbiology. Role in BeXyl Project: Active participation in: 1) Host range and pathogenicity of Xf strains; 2) Population...

Senior researcher at the IPSP- CNR, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy. Plant pathologist with main research interests in diseases of grapevine and Mediterranean crops. He described several new viruses and...

Researcher at Department of Forest Engineering at University of Córdoba (Spain). Terrestrial ecologist with more than 10 years’ experience in ecological modelling of invasive species and GIS applied for nature resource management. His research focuses on understanding...

Full Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Córdoba (Spain). More than 25 years of experience in Agricultural and Resources Economics and Policy. The University of Córdoba is an international leader in the agrifood field, one of the institution’s...

Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA. Expertise in plant pathology, specifically in beneficial and vascular pathogenic bacteria interactions with plants.   Role in BeXyl Project: Active...

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & ManagementUniversity of California Berkeley, Usa  Professor of Ecology of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Hildebrand-Laumeister Chair in Plant Pathology at the University of California, Berkeley. He has over 25...

Silke Robatzek is a Heisenberg Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany, supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Her research focuses on molecular plant-microbe interactions, having published on immune receptor signaling and trafficking....

Microbiologist and diagnostician of quarantine plant pathogens. Head of the natioanl reference laboratory and a partner in the consortium European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on bacteria. Activie in development and validation of new detection...

Scientific researcher at Agronomic Institute (IAC) in the Citrus Research Center Sylvio Moreira (CCSM). My research interest focus in citrus bacteria including benefic and pathogenic ones, specifically Xylella fastidiosa.  Role in BeXyl Project: Active...

Microbiologist specialized in bacterial pathogenesis. Have worked for more than 15 years in bacterial pathogens such as Xylella fastidiosa and Brucella sp. Interested in physiological and bacteriological traits that differentiate pathogenic strains and how these...

Research Scientist at the Center for Research, Experimentation and Formation in Agriculture "Basile Caramia". More than 25 years of experience in Plant pathology and entomology. Role in BeXyl Project: Active participation in: 1) Effects of climate change and host...

Director-General of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), France, with more than 30 years of experience in Plant Health. EPPO is an intergovernmental organization responsible for cooperation in plant health within the Euro-Mediterranean...

R&D DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER (Slovenia) A chemist and biochemist by training, dr. Kosec has had years of experience in molecular biology of industrial microorganisms and secondary metabolites. He is in charge of scientific activities, R&D strategy, innovation, and...

Institutional Relations and Strategic Communication at RG Projects. Since 2017, with the first outbreak ofXylella in Alicante, a catalyst for thermotherapy technology to improve plant health in nurseries. Mail: sgimenez@rg-projects.es

Doctor of Forestry Sciences - Environmental Management and Soil Conservation. General Manager of UNAPROL, Chief Executive Officer of the EvooschoolI taly Foundation. Role in BeXyl Project: Project Partner. Active participation in: 2) Use of canine olfactory detection...

Doctor in Agricultural Sciences - Agri-food Technologies. Master's Degree course. 2nd level University Master in "Energy management in parks, protected areas and rural areas aimed at environmental sustainability”.  Enrolled in the professional register of...