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María José Benítez Galeano

Country of origin: Uruguay Currently in: Uruguay, Salto General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms
Academic Background

Degrees

2014 Master Biological Systems and Organisms
2011 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
2022 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Biological Systems and Organisms

Current profession

I'm a Junior Researcher at the Genomics and Bioinformatics Unit of the University of the Republic, Uruguay. I'm also finishing my PhD at the Molecular Virology Lab at the same University.

Workshop and Conference Attended

2019 Riverside, CA, USA Joint Conference of International Organisation of Citrus Virologists and IRCHLB
2018 Uruguay International Symposium on Citrus Biotechnology
2017 Uruguay National Congress of Biosciences
2017 Cuba 5th International Symposium of Tropical and Sub Tropical Fruticulture
2016 Chongqing, China 20th Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists
2015 Uruguay III Encuentro de Investigadores del Norte
2015 Uruguay CITRICULTURA- Resultados de Investigación + Genética, sanidad y productividad
2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentinean Congress of Virology
2014 Uruguay Informatics for Virologists
2014 Uruguay 1 Congreso Latinoamericano de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Citrus
2013 South Africa 19th Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists
2020 Berlin, Germany Genome assembly using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing
2018 Uruguay Introduction to command line and programming
2017 Uruguay Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assesment
2017 Uruguay Hands-on metagenomics data analysis: tools for bioprospection in clinical and environmentalmicrobiology
2014 Uruguay Workshop "Phylogeny and evolution of viral agents"
2012 Uruguay Workshop "Basic workshop on cell culture"
2012 Uruguay Workshop "Population dynamics and pathogenesis of RNA virus"
2012 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil VI Curso Internacional Teórico- Prático de Introducão à RNAi e miRNAs
2011 Uruguay Real time PCR for research
2011 Uruguay Structure, organization and evolution of bacterial genomes
2011 Uruguay International Course ​Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases

Affiliations

International Organization of Citrus Virologists

Presentation given

2019
Prevalence of citrus viruses and viroids: a snapshot of the Uruguayan citrus industry
Riverside, CA, USA
Event: Joint Conference of the IOCV and IRCHLB
2018
PROGRESS ON CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS RESEARCH IN URUGUAY: UNRAVELLING THE ENEMY FROM THE INSIDE
Uruguay
Event: International Symposium of Citrus Biotechnology
2017
Citrus tristeza virus in the South American region: about its genetic diversity and evolution
Cuba
Event: V Simposio de Fruticultura Tropical y Subtropical
2017
Diagnóstico, caracterización molecular y regionalización de virus y viroides de gran impacto para elsector citrícola nacional: resultados del proyecto FPTA 310
Uruguay
Event: Jornadas de Divulgación de Resultados en Citricultura
2016
EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMIC OF A NEW CTV GENETIC LINEAGE: WHAT DOES THE HISTORY TELL US?
Chongqing, China
Event: 20th IOCV Conference
2015
DETECCIÓN Y CARACTERIZACIÓN DE VIRUS Y VIROIDES EN LA CITRICULTURA DEL URUGUAY: APORTES SOBRE EL NUEVO LINAJE DE CTV EN SUDAMÉRICA Y SU REPERCUSIÓN EN LA PROTECCIÓN CRUZADA
Uruguay
Event: II Congreso Latinoamericano-Investigación y desarrollo tecnológico en Citrus
2015
CARACTERIZACIÓN MOLECULAR Y FILODINÁMICA DEL VIRUS DE LA TRISTEZA DE LOS CÍTRICOS
Event: Congreso Argentino de Virología
2015
CARACTERIZACIÓN MOLECULAR Y FILODINÁMICA DEL VIRUS DE LA TRISTEZA DE LOS CÍTRICOS
Uruguay
Event: III Encuentro de Investigadores del Norte
2015
DETECCIÓN Y CARACTERIZACIÓN DE VIRUS Y VIROIDES EN LA CITRICULTURA DEL URUGUAY
Uruguay
Event: III Encuentro de Investigadores del Norte
2014
Desarrollo de métodos moleculares para la detección y caracterización de virus y viroides de gran impacto en el sector productivo citrícola del Uruguay
Uruguay
Event: Jornadas Biotecnología INIA
2013
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CTV ISOLATES IN URUGUAY: A PICTURE FROM THE PAST COMPARED TO PRESENT
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Event: XIX Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

May 2013
IOCV scholarship
Funding support to attend and make an oral presentation at the 19th International Organization of Citrus Virologists. The IOCV has made funds available to cover your registration, accommodation and meals (including the Gala dinner) at the conference as well as your to- and from- flights to the conference.
Apr 2016
IOCV scholarship
The scholarship will be offered to cover the cost of international airfare, accommodation (hotels and meals), and registration for the 20th IOCV Conference.
Mar 2019
IOCV scholarship
Scholarship to attend to the Joint Conference of the 21st International Organization of Citrus Virologists (IOCV) and the 6th International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (IRCHLB) in Riverside, California, USA. Our international scholarship committee has awarded you with the following financial support to attend the conference: • Complimentary Registration (up to $1,175 USD in value) • Up to $500 reimbursement for travel expenses

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