RESEARCH FELLOW
giorgia.sportelli@ipsp.cnr.it
publications: Orcid
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Curriculum Vitae
In the realm of plant pathology, I conducted research focused on the molecular defense responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to infection with Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV). I delved into the pathways regulating the reduction of cellular ROS concentrations, exploring, for the first time, six selected GRX genes in tomatoes. The results of this project, conducted in collaboration with CNR-IBBR in Portici, have been published as a scientific article.
Subsequently, I participated in the E-Crops project – Technologies for Sustainable Digital Agriculture, performing molecular analyses at the plant pathology laboratory of IPSP in Bari. The investigations centered on genes responding to TSWV infection in tomatoes and other stresses, utilizing image data from RGB and NIR sensors processed by the Scanalyzer3D platform (Lemnatec), available at ALSIA Basilicata.
Concurrently, I managed another project in collaboration with a laboratory in Tunisia, focusing on studying the PGPR strain C2 in response to saline stress and Potato Virus Y (PVY) infection in tomatoes. The objective was to examine the beneficial effect of the bacterium even in the simultaneous presence of both stresses.
I am currently a Research Fellow at the IPSP of Turin and, as part of the Reach-XY research project, I am involved in the development of genotypes with improved tolerance/resistance to Xylella fastidiosa, through the use of new biotechnological approaches such as genome editing.