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MARIANA RUTITZKY
rutitzky@agro.uba.ar
Education
- 2005 – present: Graduate student, PhD candidate, School of
Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
- 1994: Scientific Journalist, Institute of Biochemist Research IIB
- “Instituto Leloir”- (ex Fundación Campomar). Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
- 1993: BS in Biological Sciences, School of Exact and Natural
Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Positions / fellowships
- 2004 – Present: Graduate student, School of Exact and
Natural Sciences, UBA, Argentina. Thesis subject: Genetic and
Molecular basis of photoperiodic responses: light control of plant
growth and development. Advisor: Dr. Marcelo J. Yanovsky, Ph.D.
Professor of Plant Physiology.
- 2001 – Present: Teaching Assistant, College of Agronomy,
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Courses taught:
‘Ecology’ for Landscape Designers,
‘Ecosystem’s Ecology’ for Economy and
Agricultural Managers, ‘Environmental Impact in Agrosystems
for Agricultural Engineers.
- 1994: Scientific Journalist, Institute of Biochemist Research IIB
- “Instituto Leloir” (ex Fundación Campomar) Buenos
Aires, Argentina. Project: research, writing and divulgation of
articles of scientific topics for the mass writing media. Advisor:
Dr. Enrique Belocopitow/ Dra. Susana Gallardo – Lic. Ana
María Vara.
Professional interests
- Growth and development plant´s control by light.
- Ecophysiology: herbivore-plant relationship.
- Environmental Impact and Ecology.
Other skills
- Spanish (native language), French (oral and written fluent),
English (oral and written good).
Awards
- University of Buenos Aires Doctoral Fellowship.
- Travel Grant American Society of Plant Biologists. ASPB and CSPP
Annual Meeting 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Travel Grant University of Buenos Aires. VIII Latin American
Symposium of Chronobiology. Los Cocos, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Antorchas Foundation Doctoral Fellowship.
- “Jorge A. Sabato” Award. Province of Buenos Aires
Bank Foundation for research and writing scientific articles for
mass media and Scientific journalist training (for the most
important newspapers and magazines of Argentina).
Publications (Last 5 years)
- Rutitzky M; Ghiglione HO; Curá JA; Casal JJ;
Yanovsky MJ, ‘Comparative genomic analysis of light-regulated
transcripts in the Solanaceae’. BMC Genomics (2008
submitted)
- Caputo C; Rutitzky M; Ballaré CL. (2006). Solar
ultraviolet-B radiation alters the attractiveness of Arabidopsis
plants to diamondback moths (Plutella xylostella L.):
impacts on oviposition and involvement of the jasmonic acid
pathway. Oecologia 149:81-90.
Current research areas at the IFEVA
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