Eline Ampt-Blom

Eline Ampt-Blom is a post-doctoral researcher at the Plant Ecology & Nature Conservation department of Wageningen University and a guest researcher at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology's Microbial Ecology department. She holds a BSc (2014), MSc (2017), and PhD (2022) in Biology from Wageningen University, specializing in plant ecology and pathology. Her research focuses on the effects of biodiversity on plant disease dynamics, particularly soil-borne fungal pathogens in grassland ecosystems.

Her PhD work explored how biodiversity influences belowground disease risk, integrating plant ecology, pathology, and disease ecology. Current projects emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to understand pathogen-host interactions in natural and agricultural systems. Eline’s research highlights the role of plant diversity in suppressing fungal pathogens, with applications for sustainable agriculture through intercropping strategies.

Publications include studies on fungal root pathogen interactions in grasslands, neighbor effects on disease transmission, and larval-fungal relationships in pest insects. Her work bridges ecology and plant pathology, addressing mechanisms like host specificity, pathogen dilution, and microbial community dynamics.

Awards: None explicitly stated.

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Labs/Teams: Active in the Plant Ecology & Nature Conservation group and collaborates with the Netherlands Institute of Ecology’s Microbial Ecology department.