Expedito O.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Experience
Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 10 monthsSouthampton, United Kingdom
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Southampton
- Principal Investigator (MoToMi Project): Exploring the plasticity in tomato seed microbiome, aimed at designing a framework for using seeds in delivering microbial inoculants in agricultural systems
- Co-supervising students (BSc. & MSc.)
May 2023 - Nov 2023
7 monthsGraz, Austria
Postdoctoral Researcher
Graz University of Technology
- Researcher (H2020 funded EXCALIBUR project): Design the soil sampling strategy for plant, seed, and soil microbial microbiomes for soil biodiversity monitoring, including studying soil nematode communities in Europe’s horticultural farms
- Result communication and data management
- Co-supervising BSc. & MSc. students
Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
2 monthsNairobi, Kenya
MSc. Intern
Real IPM-BioBest Group
- Evaluated the action of the yeast (Hyphopichia spp.) against Botrytis cinerea in rose flower at pre- and post-harvest stages
Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
1 year 1 monthGhent, Belgium
MSc. Project Student
Ghent University
- Epigenetic interaction between rice and Meloidogyne graminicola; performed plant–nematode infection assays using rice mutant lines generated by CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome engineering
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 yearUganda
Graduate Research Assistant
IITA-Uganda
- Promoted healthy seedlings for enhancing nematode resilience in peri-urban agricultural communities in Uganda
Languages
English
AdvancedGerman
IntermediateDutch
ElementaryEducation
Sep 2019 - May 2023
Graz University of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy · Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology · Graz, Austria · Distinction
Sep 2017 - Sep 2019
Ghent University
Master of Science · Agro and Environmental Nematology · Ghent, Belgium · Distinction
Sep 2011 - Sep 2015
Makerere University
Bachelor of Science · Biotechnology · Kampala, Uganda · Second Class Upper
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