I am interested in plant pathogen interactions. My studies were focused on transcriptional changes in plant pathogens during host colonization, and population genetics and phenotype-genotype associations in plant pathogens. My model organisms were Phytophthora infestans (Irish famine pathogen) and Phytophthora betacei causing late blight on potato and tree tomato crops in South America, respectively. As someone working from the pathogen perspective, I am particularly excited to learn about the other side of the story: How do plants defend themselves?