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My lab is recruiting an MSc student (fall 2026) and a postdoctoral researcher (January 2026 or negotiable) to work on an exciting project investigating the effects of bat seed dispersal on plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. For more information, click here.

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About me

My main expertise is in all aspects of systematics, taxonomy, evolution, and phylogenetics/ phylogenomics of fungi. The most recent focus of my research has been on using systematics, phylogenetics/phylogenomics, genomics, and metabolomics to predict ecological functions and biological activity of fungi found in natural phytobiomes, with emphasis in biological control and sustainable agriculture. I have also delved into investigating the role of fungi in animal microbiomes.

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P. Chaverri's site @ Bowie State University

EDUCATION

BSc in Forestry

Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica

PhD in Plant Pathology

Department of Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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CURRENT AFFILIATIONS

Associate Professor of Microbiology

Department of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland, United States

Visiting Scientist

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory. Beltsville, Maryland, United States.

Visiting Scientist

Natural Products Research Center (CIPRONA), University of Costa Rica (UCR). San José, Costa Rica.

Affiliated Researcher

Research and Innovation Center (CENIBiot), National Center of High Technology (CeNAT-CONARE), Pavas, San José, Costa Rica.

Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States.

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Contact

Emails:

chaverrip at gmail.com

pchaverri at bowiestate.edu