About me: Dr. Luis R. Paniagua Voirol

Contact Information

Email: luisr@paniaguavoirol.com

Dr. Luis R. Paniagua Voirol

Who I am and how I can help you…

I am a science researcher whose motivation for pursuing a science career is knowledge transfer through science teaching and coaching. I will help you achieve your best throughout the process of learning biology and developing scientific writing skills.

My research experience and knowledge cover a wide range of biology subjects, from genetics and microbiology to ecology. My teaching experience covers different educational levels from high school to master studies.

Education & Experience:

  1. 2020 - Present

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Institute of Biology Freie Universität Berlin
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  2. 2015-2019

    PhD in Biology: Microbe-insect-plant interactions, Magna cum laude

    Freie Universität Berlin

  3. 2012-2014

    MSc Plant Sciences: Plant pathology and Entomology / Horticultural production chains

    Wageningen University, The Netherlands

  4. 2007-2014

    Bachelor of Biological Sciences, Summa cum laude

    Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico.

Publications

How the “kitome” influences the characterisation of bacterial communities in lepidopteran samples with low bacterial biomass

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14919

Plant responses to insect eggs are not induced by egg-associated microbes, but by a secretion attached to the eggs. Plant Cell & Environment.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13746

The legacy of a butterfly’s parental microbiome on offspring performance. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00596-20

Bacterial symbionts in Lepidoptera: Their diversity, transmission and impact on the host. Frontiers in Microbiology.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00556

Role of Large Cabbage White butterfly male-derived compounds in elicitation of direct and indirect egg-killing defenses in the black mustard. Frontiers in Plant Science.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00794