Catania branch office manager

Researcher

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Tel: +39  095.6139914

Education:

PhD in "Evolutionary and Environmental Biology" cycle XXVI and PhD in "Biochemical and Biomolecular Sciences" cycle XXI at the University of Catania.

Degree cum laude in Biomolecular Sciences (2005).

Main research interests :

• Study of the physiological mechanisms of plants in a Mediterranean environment subjected to abiotic stress;
• Study of the germination response and dormancy of wild plant seeds;
• Analysis of gene expression during key phases of plant development using biomolecular and bioinformatic techniques with traditional and next-generation approaches ('-omics');
• Biomolecular characterisation of spontaneous and cultivated populations and genotypes for the selection of new clones with high agro-industrial and health value.

Laboratory/field activities:

• Field selection of plant material for conservation purposes for the establishment and expansion of the native Sicilian germplasm bank;
• Setting up and conducting experimental investigations into the germination physiology of herbaceous species;
• Analysis of gene expression by investigating specific metabolic pathways and/or transcriptome;
• Biomolecular genotyping analyses using species and population markers conducted on the flora of the Mediterranean environment.

Research support activities 

• He collaborated in the activities of 11 research projects and 3 agreements with companies and universities;
• He actively collaborates with various national and international research institutes;
• He assisted in the preparation, submission and implementation of research projects on national and international calls;
• He has been tutor of several internships and co-rapporteur of dissertations in collaboration with the University of Catania.

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Curriculum vitae