Emiliano Ben Guerrero is a Biotechnology and Molecular Biology graduated from the National University of La Plata, Argentina (2012). He got a PhD in Biological Sciences (University of Buenos Aires and Biotechnology Institute – INTA) in 2018

During the predoctoral stage at the Bioenergy Lab, his research was focused on the study of cellulolytic processes in insects and, the identification and characterization of alternative cellulose-degrading insect enzymes with a potential application in second-generation bioethanol manufacturing and other biotechnological bioproducts. Among her main findings, it stands out the characterization of two novel GH5 endoglucanases (GH5CelA and GH5CelB) from an uncultured bacterium identified in termite gut microbiomes. These GH5 are good candidates for the production of cello-oligosaccharides of different degrees of polymerization applicable for feed and food industries, including prebiotics, and could be useful in an enzymatic cocktail for the production of lignocellulosic bioethanol.

Currently, he is at his postdoctoral stage, at Zaidín Experimental Station, studying the microbial communities (bacterial and fungal) associated with root in several sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) inbred lines of varying resistance to Verticillium dahliae Kleb.