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Cristina Ocaña Gallegos

B.S., Plant Biotechnology (University of Queensland) M.S., Crop Science (Washington State University)
Cristina Ocaña Gallegos
Agricultural Research Technologist 2 General Campus - Mount Vernon 16650 State Route 536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 https://berry-potato-pathology.mtvernon.wsu.edu/

Cristina is originally from Quito, Ecuador. She studied plant biotechnology at The University of Queensland and completed a master’s degree in crop science at Washington State University. Her studies have focused on quinoa, in topics related to plant pathology, compatibility with speed-breeding and screening of preharvest sprouting resistance. She wishes to contribute to the improvement of our food systems at the social and ecological levels. In her spare time, she is a co-host for the illuminata podcast.