Guastaferro Valentino Maria
Portici Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW valentino.guastaferro(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae During my master’s degree I focused on the study of the beneficial interaction between Trichoderma – Brachypodium Distachyon through a molecular approach. In particular, the epigeal and hypogeal portions, taken separately from the plant, were used for the purpose of extracting RNA and sequencing it. The analysis of RNA-Seq data led to the identification of genes up- and down-regulated during the interaction of the plant with two different strains of Trichoderma. This work aims to identify genes…
Guerrieri Emilio
Alessandria Research Unit, Research DirectorRESEARCH DIRECTOR emilio.guerrieri(AT)ipsp.cnr.it 06.4993.27815 publications: Orcid personnel details and activity: People Curriculum Vitae The main topic of research is the sustainable control of insect pests of agricultural and forestry plants. The subject of this activity are the insect parasitoids, used in biological control programmes against pests. The main field of investigation include: a: volatile organic compounds regulating the interactions among plant-insect pest -insect parasitoid: insect parasitoids exploit plant volatile organic compounds to locate infested plants and then their victims. These interactions are studied mainly in tomato assessing the role of…
Haworth Duncan Matthew
Researcher, Sesto Fiorentino Unitemail: matthew.haworth(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 055.522.55XX
Incletoli Pamela
Research Fellow, Turin Headquarteremail: pamela.incletoli(AT)ipsp.cnr.it
Iodice Luigi
Portici Unit, Researcheremail: luigi.iodice(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 081.775.3658
Ivagnes Maria
Associate, Sesto Fiorentino UnitASSOCIATE publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Studied Biological Sciences as bachelor at Università degli Studi di Firenze. Afterwards, master graduated at the same university in Environmental and Behavioural Biology, concluding with traineeship and thesis abroad. In particular, thesis and traineeship project was conducted at Aarhus University (Denmark) about potential antimicrobic activity of plants usually used in constructed wetlands. Now researcher at IPSP-CNR in Sesto Fiorentino for the “Plants talk, but do they listen? Unveiling plant responses to incoming (foreign) volatile organic compounds (Fore-VOC)” project, with…
Kariampa Paraskevi
Bari Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW paraskevi.kariampa(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I graduated from my Intergrated Master’s in Agricultural sciences at the Agricultural University of Athens in 2019. I did my Master’s in Food Chemistry at the Agricultural University of Athens and i gratuated in 2022. I worked in several laboratory topics around the Agriculture through the years. Everything started when was i selected as a trainee in European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and i was involved in Plant health risk assesement. After the EFSA experience i am…
Kokici Hysen
Bari Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW hysen.kokici@ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae
La Notte Pierfederico
Bari Unit, Researcheremail: pierfederico.lanotte(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 080.544.3126
Labbate Antonella
Bari Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW antonella.labbate(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae My research activity was related to my dissertation in food sciences and technologies. In particular, the activity consisted of two parallel studies concerning the assessment of the market and consumer preferences for innovative foods such as legume-based snacks. This is because both food companies and the consumer move their choices with regard to issues that are increasingly common today such as increased attention to health, the environment and therefore sustainability. And here on the market there are…
Lazazzara Valentina
Researcher, Sesto Fiorentino UnitRESEARCHER valentina.lazazzara(AT)ipsp.cnr.it 055.522.5527 publications: ORCID personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Valentina graduated in biotechnology for the quality and safety of human food with a thesis in the field of functional genomics of fruit plants, where she applied a genetic transformation procedure to red raspberry (Rubus idaeus). During her Ph.D. obtained at BOKU University in Austria, Valentina identified and characterized organic volatile compounds (VOCs) produced by plants and microorganisms to inhibit phytopathogens. Subsequently, she contributed to the development of methods and the analysis of VOCs and amino acids…
Leonetti Paola
Bari Unit, Researcheremail: paola.leonetti(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 080.592.9234
Ligorio Angela Maria
Bari Unit, Research FellowRESEARCH FELLOW angela.ligorio(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Studies on the use of alternative means of control to chemical of post-harvest rotting of fresh fruit and vegetables. In particular, with physical means (thermal conditioning, electrolysed water, ozone), biological means (yeasts and bacteria), natural substances (chitosan, extracts of vegetable and animal origin, phenolic substances) and organic and inorganic salts for f integrated pest management, which have found application both in the field and in post-harvest. Use of traditional and molecular techniques for the diagnosis and quantification…
Loconsole Giuliana
Bari Unit, ResearcherRESEARCHER giuliana.loconsole(AT)ipsp.cnr.it 080.544.3068 publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Researcher with more than 10 years of experience on invasive plant pathogens of woody crops gaining experience and contributing to develop novel knowledge about biological, serological and molecular characterization of olive- and citrus-infecting viruses/viroids and virus-like agents and contributing to the development of innovative diagnostic approaches: production of recombinant antisera, molecular hybridization, one tube RT-PCR, development of multiplex Real-time assays to detect citrus-infecting viruses and viroids and differentiate simultaneously severe viral/viroidal strains, using high resolution melting approaches.…
Loddo Donato
Legnaro Unit, Researcheremail: donato.loddo(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 049.827.2822
Loreto Francesco
Associate, Sesto Fiorentino UnitASSOCIATE publications: ORCID personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae
Lucetti Giulia
Research Fellow, Turin HeadquarterRESEARCH FELLOW giulia.lucetti(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae In the present project, RNAi will be explored for the control of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), an alien quarantine species highly polyphagous that cause severe damages to crops. The management of P. japonica in Italy is under the official control of the National Plant Protection Services and mainly based on applications of chemical insecticides. Therefore, innovative and sustainable alternative strategies are urgently needed. The use of microalgae and cyanobacteria for production and delivery of…
Luchi Nicola
Senior Researcher, Sesto Fiorentino Unitemail: nicola.luchi(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 055.522.5531
Lumini Erica
Senior Researcher, Turin Unitemail: erica.lumini(AT)ipsp.cnr.it; tel. 011.650.2927
Luti Simone
Researcher, Sesto Fiorentino UnitRESEARCHER simone.luti(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: ORCID personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae