Annamaria Mincuzzi received her master’s degree in Environmental Biology and PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Bari in 2015 and 2019, respectively. She was a post-doctoral researcher at Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Sciences (DiSSPA) of the above-mentioned Italian university until 2023; her research activity includes the alternative control means (chemical, physical and biological) of postharvest fungal diseases of fruits, particularly of pomegranates. The evaluation of new bioactive polyphenolic compounds extracted by plants, the host-pathogen interactions, and molecular techniques to identify phytopathogenic microorganisms are the chief research topics. In 2024 and 2025 she attended the Bari headquarters of the Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) of the National Research Council (CNR) as senior post-doctoral researcher. She carried out olive micropropagation, testing the effectiveness of beneficial bacteria for growth promotion; furthermore, she worked on Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS) caused by Xylella fastidiosa in Apulian olive trees. At present, she is fixed-term Researcher in Tenure Track at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL) of the University of Bologna dealing with Postharvest Plant Pathology. Overtime she collaborated with the Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment Department (DBBA) of the University of Bari focusing on species identification and bioactive extraction from macroalgae. She took part in national and international projects (Oltre.Bio, StopMedWaste, Euphresco, IntegrOliv, BioVexo) and conferences both as speaker, auditor, and chairperson. She published her research results in indexed international journals collaborating also as reviewer and topical advisory panel. She is a member of the ‘Associazione Italiana per la Protezione delle Piante’ (AIPP) and of the ‘International Society for Horticultural Science’ (ISHS).
