Portici Unit

RESEARCH FELLOW gennaro.vitiello(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Development of a work plan for the monitoring of invasive insect species. Selection of traps and attractants. Characterisation Morpho-bio-molecular characterisation of captured insects, from collection to obtaining sequences. Support to regional technicians in the identification and study of new invasive species, particularly at BCPs. Study of the population dynamics of invasive insects, with assessment of damage, spread and if possible with a reconstruction of the place of origin. Construction of phytophagous flight curves and statistical comparison of…

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RESEARCH FELLOW rossella.serrapica(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I am a food technologist with many years of experience in quality control and food safety. In parallel I dedicated myself to research activities through collaborations with the Department of Agriculture of the University of Naples Federico II, in particular during my involvement in the training grant “Sequencing of the buffalo genome for the qualitative-quantitative improvement of agri-food production GENOBU, I carried out a training internship at the microbiology laboratory of the ISPAAM CNR in Portici. In…

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RESEARCH FELLOW enza.petito(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Graduated in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies at the Department of Agriculture of the University of Naples Federico II with an experimental thesis carried out in Phytovirology entitled: “Viruses and viroids associated with symptoms of incompatibility of grafting in apple trees”. During my thesis work I acquired skills in the use of serological and molecular diagnostic methods in plant virology, of the main genomic banks for the extrapolation of information on the genome of a virus, of laboratory…

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RESEARCH FELLOW sara.pierro(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae I received a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies at the University of Naples Federico II. During my experimental thesis work, I worked on the development of microbial biostimulants for plant growth promotion gaining significant laboratory experience. The research activity I am going to do will be part of the research project “URCoFi 2023-2025: Unit for the coordination and enhancement of activities of surveillance, research, experimentation,…

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RESEARCH FELLOW gianluca.melone(AT)ipsp.cnr.it publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Graduated in Agricultural Science and Technology from the University of Naples Federico II. During 2023 and until February 2024, I had a research grant within the URCoFI Project “Regional Unit for the Coordination and Enhancement of Surveillance, Research, Experimentation, Monitoring and Training Activities in the Phytosanitary Field” funded by the Campania Region, focusing the activity on monitoring of phytophagous pests of feared introduction (Anthonomus eugenii, Anthonomus signatus, Spodoptera frugiperda, Trioza erytreae, Diaphorina citri, Toxoptera citricidus, Aleurocanthus woglumi,…

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