Morena Tinte

About

Morena is a University of Johannesburg (South Africa) PhD candidate with research experience in plant metabolomics studies specializing in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stressors. His recent project titled ‘4IR technologies in metabolomics studies to elucidate the biochemical framework describing the underlying effects of biostimulants on plant growth and immunity’ under the supervision of Dr. F. Tugizimana, Prof. J.J.J. van der Hooft and Prof. I.A. Dubery, is a contribution to the ongoing efforts of comprehensively annotating the maize (Zea mays) metabolome and providing insights into the metabolic landscapes of varying biostimulants on greenhouse and field maize plants. This PhD project involved the exploration and application of various computational tools and strategies for the mining and interpretation of metabolomics data. The extraordinary capabilities of these computational tools and strategies to mine, interpret and elucidate the dark metabolome of complex plant metabolomes, intrigued Morena’s interest and aspiration to contribute and be involved in the future development of computational tools and strategies for omic data.