Dr. Rafael Palos Fernández

Education

  • Post-doctoral fellow (From July 2024): Department of Molecular Phytopathology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • Post-doctoral fellow (January 2024-June 2024): Department of Genetics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
  • PhD (2019-2023): “Role of copper homeostasis in fungal pathogenesis.” Advisors: Prof. Dr. Antonio Di Pietro and Prof. Dr. Manuel Sánchez López-Berges, Department of Genetics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
  • Masters of Science (2018-2019): Biotechnology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
  • Bachelor of Science (2014-2018): Biology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.

Publications

  1. Palos-Fernández, R; Aguilar-Pontes, MV; Puebla-Planas, G; Berger, H; Studt-Reinhold, L; Strauss, J; Di Pietro, A; López-Berges, MS (2024).  Copper acquisition is essential for plant colonization and virulence in a root-infecting vascular wilt fungus.  PLoS Pathogens.  20-11,  pp.e1012671.
  2. Palos-Fernández, R; Turrà, D; Di Pietro, A (2022).  The Gal4-Type Transcription Factor Pro1 Integrates Inputs from Two Different MAPK Cascades to Regulate Development in the Fungal Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.  Journal of Fungi.  MDPI.  8,  pp.1242.