Carmen Collada currently works at the Departamento de Sistemas y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Carmen does research on the plant defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. Their current projects are: Genetic and functional bases of resistance to Dutch elm disease and their relationship with microbiome - a keystone in recovering spanish elms (GENESIS) and Unraveling the effect of rootstock and root microbiome on Pinus pinaster drought response using a multidisciplinary approach (pROMPTeR)