Rodrigo's PhD thesis title is "Housing-FBPs: unlocking the molecular interplay of adhesion and internalization of foodborne pathogens into plant vectors, and harnessing plant microbiome and immunity for new control opportunities", supervised by Doctor Conceição Santos (LAQV/REQUIMTE) and Doctor Didier Cabanes (i3S). This project is financed by FCT (2023.00219.BD).