Marina Püpke Marone

Marina Püpke Marone is a Postdoctoral Researcher at IPK Leibniz-Institut since March 2023, following a PhD candidacy at Universidade Estadual de Campinas from August 2019 to February 2023, where work focused on agave and microbe omics for molecular tools in agave breeding. Prior experience includes a role as a Visiting Scientist at IPK Gatersleben and a Master’s degree in Genetics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, where transcriptome analysis of drought-resistant Agave cultivars was conducted. Marina has also contributed as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for "Physiological and Molecular Genetics" and "Genetics and Evolution," and possesses an MBA in Project Management from MBA USP/Esalq. Undergraduate research at Universidade de São Paulo involved molecular biology, genetic engineering, and enzyme kinetics, culminating in a Bachelor's degree in Biology.