Mark Jave Bautista

Mark Jave Bautista is a skilled researcher specializing in molecular plant-pathogen interactions. Currently serving as a PhD student at The Sainsbury Laboratory since September 2021, Mark Jave Bautista focuses on molecular genetics, cell biology, and proteomics related to Magnaporthe oryzae and rice blast resistance. Previous roles include a predoctoral research fellowship, where research emphasized molecular plant-pathogen interactions in rice-blast pathosystems, and a researcher position at the International Rice Research Institute, which involved developing durable rice blast resistance and characterizing pathogen populations. Mark Jave Bautista holds an MSc in Global Plant Health from the University of East Anglia and a BSc in Molecular Plant Pathology from the University of the Philippines Los Baños.