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Plant Pathology

Plant Pathology

Dr. Samuel Martins

Assistant Professor

 


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Email: sj.martins@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 273-4649
Lab Phone: (352) 273-4625
Office: 2413 Fifield Hall
2550 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL, 32611

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About

A native of Brazil, I earned my B.S. in Agronomy from the Federal University of Lavras Brazil, as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in plant pathology from the same institution, with part of his Ph.D. completed at the University of Delaware. From 2015 to 2017 I served as an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Goiás Brazil and spent the next 3 years as a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State University.

I joined the UF Department of Plant Pathology in 2020 as an Assistant Professor, with responsibilities in teaching (50%) and research (50%). I teach the courses PLP2000: Plants, Plagues & People and PLP2311 What Are Plants Talking About? My research focuses on investigating the structure and function of bacteria in the phytobiome and their impact on plant health. I am particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying the microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions leading to increased resilience plants against biotic and abiotic stresses. More information can be found in Martins’ Lab Website.

  • Education

    2012-2016 Ph.D. in Plant Pathology. Federal University of Lavras, Brazil

    2010-2012 M.S.  in Plant Federal University of Lavras, Brazil

    2006-2010 B.S. in Agronomy. Federal University of Lavras, Brazil

  • Research

    My research focuses on investigating the structure and function of bacteria in the phytobiome and their impact on plant health. I am particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying the microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions leading to increased resilience plants against biotic and abiotic stresses. More information can be found in Martins’ Lab Website.

  • Awards

    2024 - NACTA Educator Award - North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, USA

    2023-2024 UF CALS Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award - University of Florida, USA

    2022 – Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, College of Agricultural and Life Science - University of Florida, USA

    2018 - Laurence D. and Mary Ann Moore Faculty and Staff Award in Plant Pathology (Outstanding Postdoc). Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, USA

    2017 - Best Ph.D. Dissertation Defended in 2016. Department of Plant Pathology, Federal University of Lavras, Brazil. 

    2012 - Alltech’s Young Scientist Award. Alltech Lexington, KY, USA.

  • Publications

    You can view a list of Dr. Martin's publications on Google Scholar and ResearchGate.

  • Service

    2024-present - Associate Editor for Plant Disease Journal

    2023-present - Department of Plant Pathology Curriculum Committee

    2023-present - Plant Science Steering Committee

    2023-present - Graduate Student Committee

    2022-2023 - Chair of the UF Department of Plant Pathology Social Media Committee