Dr. Lester Hernández-RodrÃguez
Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical, Uruguay
Biography
Lester Hernández-Rodríguez was graduated of Microbiologist in July 2000, Master in Science in Vegetal Biology in 2012, and has completed his PhD degree at the age of 41 years, all of these degrees obtained in Havana University, Cuba (Universidad de La Habana, Cuba). He is specialized in Plant Virology, mainly in viruses affecting fruit crops. His current job is Technical Secretary of Research Program on Citrus Production of Uruguay, where he is living since November 2017. He has published more than 32 papers in reputed journals and has participated in several International Congress and symposiums. He acted as the Executive secretary of the Fifth International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Growing/IX International Pineapple Symposium & quot; FRUTICULTURA 2017 & quot;, Havana City, Cuba, 2017 and the IV International Symposium on Citrus Biotechnology (ISCB), Uruguay, 2018.
Abstract
Abstract : Citrus leaf blotch virus in Cuba: first report and partial molecular characterization