Ksenia Krasileva
About
We are interested in how organisms, such as plants and fungi, deploy innate immunity in the absence of an adaptive immunity to recognize rapidly evolving pathogens and elicit disease resistance response. Using comparative genomics, we study both canonical and non-traditional immune systems and evaluate their modes of action. We also apply comparative genomics to evaluate the biodiversity of fungi, focusing on emergence of pathogens. Our goal is to apply this knowledge towards rapid, precise and sustainable control of diseases.
Awards
- 2018 - Carlotta Award, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development and the International Federation of Business and Professional Women-ITALY (FIDAPA BPW Italy)
Relevant Publications
- Joubert PM, Krasileva KV. Distinct genomic contexts predict gene presence-absence variation in different pathotypes of Magnaporthe oryzae. Genetics. 2024 Apr 3;226(4):iyae012. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyae012
- Seong K, Krasileva KV. Prediction of effector protein structures from fungal phytopathogens enables evolutionary analyses. Nat Microbiol. 2023 Jan;8(1):174-187. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01287-6
- Sarris PF, Cevik V, Dagdas G, Jones JD, Krasileva KV. Comparative analysis of plant immune receptor architectures uncovers host proteins likely targeted by pathogens. BMC Biol. 2016 Feb 19;14:8. doi: 10.1186/s12915-016-0228-7