**Eugenio Llorens**

Eugenio Llorens is a researcher in Plant Protection in the Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Natural Sciences at the University Jaume I, Spain. He graduated with a BSc in Agricultural Engineering (2007), an MSc in Molecular Biology (2009), and a PhD in Plant Science (2014). He has expanded his training with stays at the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (Valencia, Spain), at the Lake Alfred Citrus Research and Education Center (Florida, USA), at the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (Madrid, Spain); and in the department of Molecular Biology and Plant Ecology at the University of Tel Aviv (Israel). His research has focused on the search for new methods for pest control in order to reduce treatments with chemical products, looking for more sustainable alternatives. He is currently focused on the search for and characterization of beneficial microorganisms. His research has been published in more than 30 scientific articles and has been presented at more than 100 national and international congresses.
