Francesca Stefanato

Francesca Stefanato is a Postdoctoral Scientist at the John Innes Centre since February 2022, with prior experience as a Research Assistant at The Sainsbury Laboratory and Health and Safety support at Norwich Research Park. Francesca served as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Microbiology at the John Innes Centre from July 2016 to March 2018, focusing on the biocontrol potential of Pseudomonas fluorescens against potato scab. Earlier roles include a postdoctoral researcher at NIAB, a postdoctoral position and researcher at the John Innes Centre, and a researcher at the University of Fribourg. Educational credentials include a PhD in plant pathology from Université de Fribourg obtained between 2006 and 2009.