Caroline Sakuno

Experience

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  CNPq

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

  Bolsista - CNPq

  Desenvolvimento Rural da Agricultura Urbana

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  Laboratório de Fitopatologia e Melhoramento Genético - LAGEM

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2014

  Iniciação Científica

  Pesquisas:• Estudo sobre Sphaerellopsis filum, hiperparasita de Puccinia kuehnii; • Efeito da concentração de inoculo na expressão de Ferrugem Alaranjada em cana-de-açúcar; • Efeito da temperatura na infecção de Puccinia kuehnii e Puccinia melanocephala em variedades suscetíveis de cana-de-açúcar. Apresentação em Congressos:• XXXVI Congresso Paulista de fitopatologia (2013) com o trabalho: "Efeito do meio de cultura na esporulação e crescimento de Darluca sp.; • 46º Congresso Brasileiro de Fitopatologia com o trabalho (2013): “Resistência de variedades de cana-de-açúcar a isolados de Puccinia kuehnii” (apresentação oral); • 46º Congresso Brasileiro de Fitopatologia com o trabalho (2013): “Doenças emergentes da cana-de-açúcar”; • 2014 APS - CPS Joint Meeting “ Physiologic races explained the recent outbreaks of orange rust disease on major sugarcane cultivars in Brazil”; • 47° Congresso Brasileiro de fitopatologia (2014): “Efeito da temperatura na infecção de Puccinia kuehnii e Puccinia melanocephala em variedades suscetíveis de cana-de-açúcar”. Show less

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  FAPESP

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2013

  Bolsista

  Bolsista FAPESP. "Raças fisiológicas em Puccinia kuehnii, agente causal da ferrugem alaranjada da cana-de-açúcar?"

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  Syngenta

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  Intern

  • Conducting tests to monitor insecticide resistance with different target species (Chrysodeixis includens, Helicoverpa armigera, Spodoptera eridania, Euschistus heros, Dichelops melacanthus, Mahanarva fimbriolata and Leucoptera coffeella) from different regions of Brazil.• Conducting agronomic effectiveness and feasibility tests for the development and repositioning of phytosanitary products (insecticides, nematicides, herbicides and fungicides).• Phenotyping of new sugarcane GMO materials for disease tolerance: Mosaic (Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV); Orange rust (Puccinia kuehnii); Brown rust (Puccinia melanocephala); Sugarcane leaf scald (Xanthomonas albilineans (Ashby)) ; Smut (Sporisorium scitamineum).• Summarizing / analyzing data and presenting results. Show less

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  Syngenta

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Monitoring of resistance to insecticides: Conducting bioassays to monitor the resistance of the main Brazilian pests to the main active ingredients of the company; • Summary of results in a statistical application; • Monitoring of Bt technologies: bioassays to monitor resistance. Plan, execute and conduct efficacy trials and agronomic feasibility for development and repositioning of plant protection products (seed treatment, insecticides, nematicides and fungicides); Results analysis, summarization and presentation; Fields assembly statements and organizing events for internal and external visits.

  • Tecnical assistent R&D

    Sept 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Tecnical assistent R&D

    Sept 2015 - Sept 2016
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  CTC - Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira

  Apr 2017 - now

  Entomology laboratory▪ Develops activities in the area of insect resistance management (IRM) with a focus on evaluating the performance of new sugarcane technologies. Initial risk analysis with high dose bioassays, leaf disc bioassays, agronomic evaluation in a greenhouse and field tests that support the implementation of the IRM plan;▪ Establishes partnerships with consultants / Universities / third parties;▪ Develops research protocols in laboratory, greenhouse and field - tests of efficacy of GM plants to Diatraea saccharalis and Sphenophorus levis. Show less

  • Entomology Coordinator

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Lead Researcher

    Apr 2021 - Sept 2023

  • Researcher II

    Apr 2017 - Apr 2021
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  LSU AgCenter

  Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  Visiting Scientist

  Visiting scientist - Entomology department - CTC