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Biography
Ana M. Pastrana joined UC ANR on January 16, 2024, assuming the role of Plant Pathology Advisor for Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego counties.
Before this position, Dr. Pastrana contributed her expertise as a Research Scientist in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Seville, Spain, from 2022 to 2024. During her time there, she conducted valuable research and shared her knowledge by teaching a graduate-level Plant Health course.
From 2020-2022, Ana played a significant role as a Research Scientist-Plant Pathology at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Canada, where she focused on greenhouse vegetable diseases.
Dr. Pastrana earned her Ph.D. in 2015 from IFAPA, Spain, and subsequently advanced her research during post-doctoral studies at the University of California, Davis, USA.
With over a decade of experience, Ana has focused on investigating the etiology, epidemiology, and management of plant diseases within agricultural ecosystems.
Education
Discipline
Plant PathologySpecialty
Plant PathologyAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Field Crops
- Fruit and Nut Crop
- Ornamental Crops, Landscape and Turf
- Vegetable Crops
- Plant Protection
- Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Spanish
- Ipm
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests - Chair
- Desert - Member
- Floriculture and Nursery - Member
- Pest Management in ANR - Member
- Plant Pathology - Member
- Precision Agriculture - Member
- Sub Tropical Crops - Member
- Vegetable Crops - Member