Pica Feliciana

RESEARCH FELLOW felicianapica(AT)cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I studied and got my degree in Agricultural Science and Technology with a specialised curriculum in Plant Medicine at the University of Florence, I carried out an experimental thesis entitled ‘Development of Tenebrio molitor on cereal waste and lipid profile of larvae’. These studies enabled me to acquire fundamental knowledge on the recognition and integrated and biological management of organisms that are harmful to crops of agricultural interest. I also learned and developed breeding methods from a…

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Mignano Anna

SCHOLARSHIP HOLDER publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Graduated in Biological Sciences specializing in Molecular Diagnostics at the University of Naples Federico II. Through the Erasmus Traineeship project, I did an internship at the University of Seville in the Department of Physiology, where I learned the techniques of cytology dealing with hematoxylin and eosin staining. I am currently the winner of the scholarship within the URCoFi project at the IPSP CNR, under the supervision of Dr. Giuseppe Parrella, which will provide for the monitoring and diagnosis…

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Conte Adriano

TECHNOLOGIST adriano.conte(AT)cnr.it pubblicazioni: Orcid profilo personale e attività: People Curriculum Vitae Graduated in “EcoBiology” at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2015. He completed a PhD in “Science, Technology, and Biotechnology for Sustainability” with a specialization in “Forest Ecology and Environmental Technologies” at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo in 2019. During this time, he conducted research abroad as visiting researcher at the Lancaster Environmental Centre (LEC), University of Lancaster (UK). He worked as a Technician at the Forestry and Wood Research Centre (FL) of the Council for Agricultural…

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Sacco Botto Camilla

RESEARCH FELLOW camillasaccobotto(AT)cnr.it 011.397.7921 publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I have been a researcher at the IPSP-CNR since March 2024. I obtained my Master in Plant Biotechnology from the University of Turin in April 2022. During my thesis I studied the yellow leaf curl virus in tomato Sardinia virus in tomato in relation to water stress. From June 2022 to March 2023, as a research fellow at the Pathology Unit of the of DISAFA, I was responsible for studying and monitoring the distribution of the…

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Vanacore Diana

RESEARCH FELLOW dianavanacore(AT)cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae My research activity during the thesis and training period was focused on the study of Arbutus unedo L., spontaneous plant of the Mediterranean scrub, carried out with a view to its enhancement and possible increase of its cultivation, as it is resistant to high temperatures, high solar radiation and low water availability. The leaves of this species are especially rich in polyphenols. These secondary metabolites possess multiple benefits for human health, thanks to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial…

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Schloesser Rebekka

RESEARCH FELLOW rebekkaschloesser(AT)cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae My research interest is in forest pathology. I am interested in approaches for handling already established diseases in forests as well as in the prevention of initial introduction and spread. My last position focused on Cryptostroma corticale, the causal agent of sooty bark disease. The aim of the project was to get a better understanding of the disease and its impact towards the forests to determine how to handle infected logs, as well as infected stands. An…

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