Abbà Simona
Researcher, Turin Headquarteremail: simona.abba(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 011.397.7925
Accotto Gian Paolo
Research Director, Turin Headquarteremail: gianpaolo.accotto(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 011.397.7916
Allione Lucia
Administrative Officer, Turin Unitemail: lucia.allione(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 011.650.2927
Amoia Serafina Serena
Bari Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW serena.amoia(AT)ipsp.cnr.it 080.544.3067 Publications: Orcid Personal details and research activity: Curriculum Vitae Serafina Serena Amoia obtained her Master’s degree in ‘Plant Medicine’ in the July 2020 at the University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’. During her internship, she had focused on the identification and the characterization of the pathogen ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma Phoenicum’, the causal agent of the Almond witches-brooms, with the use of molecular and biotechnological diagnostic techniques. At the moment, she is a PHD-student and deals with the functional study and characterization of a bacteriocin, potentially equipped with antimicrobial…
Antonacci Antonia
Bari Unit, Research Technicianemail: antonia.antonacci(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 080.544.2935
Aranzulla Giuliana
Scholarship Holder, Turin HeadquarterSCHOLARSHIP HOLDER publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae In the NUTRAGE project, the research period will focus on evaluating the impact that both biotic and abiotic stresses have on the production of secondary metabolites in horticultural plants through the use of innovative techniques, such as optical sensors and Raman spectroscopy, to monitor the health status and/or biofortification. Furthermore, for the control of pathogens and parasites, innovative technologies will be used for application of biocompounds, such as dsRNA and nucleic acids.
Ascolese Roberta
Portici Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW roberta.ascolese(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: ORCID personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Master’s degree in Agro-Environmental and Food Biotechnology at the Department of Agricultural Sciences of Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, with the experimental thesis in Agricultural Chemistry entitled “Biomonitoring of air quality by using moss-bags” (use of moss transplants to evaluate heavy metals concentration in the form of particulate matter in polluted sites under phytoremediation). During my work experience, I improved my analytical skills including the preparation of cell cultures, extraction and purification of proteins, extraction…
Atzori Giulia
Researcher, Sesto Fiorentino UnitRESEARCHER giulia.atzori(AT)ipsp.cnr.it 055.522.5596 publications: ORCID personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae My research activity aims at studying the response of edible species to saline stress at the growth, physiological and at the biochemical level. The species under study are characterized by different degrees of salt tolerance, and most recently I focused on halophytic species that have naturally adapted to saline environments developing a series of mechanisms that allow a tolerance to saline concentrations up to 50% sea water. This research has a threefold objective: i) increasing food production…
Avventura Giovanna
Portici Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW giovanna.avventura(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I’m graduated in Agro-Environmental and Food Biotechnology at the University of Naples Federico II with a thesis in General and Applied Entomology entitled: “Role of Aphidius ervi venom in host regulation”, carried out at the “E. Tremblay” entomology laboratory (Department of Agriculture – Portici, NA). During this work I had the opportunity to use a reverse genetics approach, based on the RNA interference (RNAi) technique for the functional characterization of an aphid parasitoid venom protein, having the…
Baccelli Ivan
Researcher, Sesto Fiorentino Unitemail: ivan.baccelli(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 055.522.5600
Balestrini Raffaella Maria
Research Director, Turin Headquarteremail: balestrini.raffaella(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 011.650.2927
Barbarossa Loredana
Bari Unit, Researcheremail: loredana.barbarossa(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 080.544.3070
Barberini Sara
Researcher, Sesto Fiorentino Unitemail: sara.barberini(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 055.522.5532
Barone Vito
Bari Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW vito.barone(AT)ipsp.cnr.it 080.544.3126 publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Dr. Vito Barone has a Master’s Degree in “Plant Medicine” (LM 69) at the University of Bari “Aldo Moro”. During the curricular internship, different hydrothermal-alkaline processes were tested to synthetize zeolites starting from waste materials (glass and aluminum), to evaluate in vitro the antimicrobial activity against some phytopathogens. Currently, he deals with analyses aimed at agronomic-productive and technological evaluation for investments in tree crops alternative to olive cultivation, in line with agricultural regeneration and production differentiation…
Bartolini Paola
Research Technician, Sesto Fiorentino Unitemail: paola.bartolini(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 055.522.5589
Basile Angela Carmela
Bari Unit, Research Technicianemail: angela.basile(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 080.558.3377
Bergese Francesco
Research Fellow, Turin HeadquarterRESEARCH FELLOW francesco.bergese(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I graduated in Environmental Monitoring, Protection and Restoration at the University of Turin in 2023. I did research on the topic of boreal peatland management at the Swedish Agricultural University in Uppsala, focusing on greenhouse gas emissions and their management under different uses. I participated in a project related to the identification of suitable areas for the application of gypsum for nutrient release reduction in the Baltic Sea and researched methods for determining the stability of soil…
Bernacchi Alberto
Research Fellow, Sesto Fiorentino UnitRESEARCH FELLOW alberto.bernacchi(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I am a research fellow for the project “SpecFor”, where I study the relationship between holm oak decline and biotic stress. I have obtained a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a master’s degree in Molecular Biology at “Università degli Studi di Firenze”. During my training I studied the molecular evolution of the histidine operon in proteobacteria (e.g. Escherichia coli and Burkholderia cenocepacia) with experiments of directed evolution. I worked for the Biology Department of “Università degli Studi…
Bernardo Umberto
Portici Unit, Senior Researcheremail: umberto.bernardo(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 081.775.3658 int. 13
Berto Hari
Research Fellow, Sesto Fiorentino UnitRESEARCH FELLOW hari.berto(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I graduated in Forest Systems Science and Technology in 2023. I did a thesis in the field of phytopathology studying the fungus Biscogniauxia nummularia, the causal agent of carbonaceous canker of beech, carrying out field and laboratory investigations. I was able to collaborate with CNR-IPSP in the realization of the thesis with the opportunity to learn traditional and molecular diagnostic techniques, such as qPCR, starting from the isolation of the pathogen from asymptomatic woody tissues of beech…