{"id":1482,"date":"2020-12-15T11:57:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/mitchumlab\/?page_id=1482"},"modified":"2020-12-16T11:03:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T16:03:28","slug":"raquel-rocha-postdoctoral-research-associate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/mitchumlab\/raquel-rocha-postdoctoral-research-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Raquel Rocha, Postdoctoral Research Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/mitchumlab\/files\/2020\/12\/raquel100x135-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1474\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Academic Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019<br>M.S. Plant Biochemistry, Federal University of Cear\u00e1, 2014<br>B.S. Biological Sciences, Federal University of Cear\u00e1, 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Interests and Current Efforts<\/strong><br><br>Raquel Rocha, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab, studies the molecular basis of plant-nematode interactions and&nbsp;aims to&nbsp;elucidate the metabolic pathways and factors driving the establishment of the root-knot nematode (RKN) in plant hosts. Her research is focused on proteomics analysis of RKN stylet secretions and identification of novel nematode effectors and host targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Publications<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rocha, R. O. <\/strong>and Wilson, R.A. 2020.<em>Magnaporthe oryzae<\/em> nucleoside diphosphate kinase is required for metabolic homeostasis and redox-mediated host innate immunity suppression. Molecular Microbiology, 114, 789-807. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/mmi.14580\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/mmi.14580<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rocha, R. O.<\/strong>; Elowsky, C.; Thao, N. P. T.; Wilson, R. A. 2020. Spermine-mediated tight sealing of the <em>Magnaporthe oryzae<\/em> appressorial pore-rice leaf surface interface. Nature Microbiology,&nbsp;5,&nbsp;1472\u20131480. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41564-020-0786-x\">https:\/\/<em>doi<\/em>.org\/<em>10.1038<\/em>\/<em>s41564<\/em>&#8211;<em>020-0786<\/em>&#8211;<em>x<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rocha, R. O.<\/strong>; Wilson, R. A. 2019. Essential, deadly, enigmatic: polyamine metabolism and roles in fungal cells. Fungal Biology Reviews, 33(1), 47-57. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fbr.2018.07.003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fbr.2018.07.003<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rocha, R. O.<\/strong>; Morais, J.K.S.; Oliveira, J. T. A.; Oliveira, H. D.; Sousa, D. O. B.; Souza, C.E.A.; Moreno, F. B.; Monteiro-Moreira, A.C.O.; Souza J\u00fanior, J.D.A.; Grossi De S\u00e1, M.F.; Vasconcelos, I. M. 2015. Proteome of soybean seed exudates contains plant defense related proteins active against the root-knot nematode&nbsp;<em>Meloidogyne incognita<\/em>. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 63(22), 5335-5343. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jafc.5b01109\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jafc.5b01109<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Background Ph.D. Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019M.S. Plant Biochemistry, Federal University of Cear\u00e1, 2014B.S. 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