Babatunde Abass Kareem

Bio

I am passionate about improving global food security, particularly in the application of molecular biology and genetics to improve plant health. My previous experience working on the genetic analysis of resistance to the potato late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, exposed me to the basis of molecular plant-pathogen interactions. I am intrigued by how plants defend themselves against pathogens, such as how they sense, react, and adapt to pathogen invasion. I am therefore interested in the molecular and genetic mechanisms of plant disease resistance with the overarching goal of helping plants win the arms race against pathogens.

Job history

2022 - 2022

Graduate Research Intern

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ)/ University of Cologne, Germany

2021 - 2023

MSc in Plant Protection

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Hungary

2019 - 2021

Research Assistant

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria

2017 - 2018

Undergraduate Intern

Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources, and Agricultural Research, FUNAAB, Nigeria

2014 - 2019

B.Agric in Plant Physiology and Crop Production

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria