Dr. Roman-Reyna is an Assistant Professor at Penn State. She is a plant microbiologist focusing on using various -omics tools to understand plant pathogen dynamics in response to host and environmental adaptation across different scales. Her program aims to leverage these tools to enhance diagnostic methods for improving plant health. Her current research projects include investigating antimicrobial resistance in plant pathogens, developing metagenomics workflows for disease diagnostics, and exploring the molecular epidemiology of bacterial diseases in seeds.