NOTE: the updated CV is attached as PDF file
WORK EXPERIENCE
1/3/2011 – Researcher, vice-coordinator of the
ERASMUS MUNDUS IMaHS: International Master in Horticultural
Sciences
1/9/2008 – 1/3/2011
- Teacher of Natural Sciences - Istituto Technico
commerciale “R.Serra” /I.P.I. Versari (Pubblic Secondary
School)
1/1/2002 – 1/3/2011 - Post Doctoral Researcher -
Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. Department of
Fruit Tree and Woody Plant Sciences
Research Topics and Activities:
Effect of plant hormones and other natural compounds on fruit
trees production and resistance induction against plant
diseases.
BioVOCs produced during the plant-pathogen interactions: their
biological role and perspective for e-nose based disease
diagnosis.
Psudomonas syringae pv actinidia an emerging kiwifruit pathogen
in Italy and New Zealand
Support to coordination of the International Master in
Horticultural Sciences (IMaHS) www.imahs.unibo.it
-Professor in the International Master in Horticultural
Sciences: “Ecosystem and Environmental Stress Physiology
EDUCATION
1/1/2000 - 29/5/2003
- PhD - Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department
of Fruit Tree and Woody Plant Sciences
Thesis: “Changes in plant metabolism induced by
dioxygenase inhibitors and their effect on the epiphytic microbial
community and Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora) control”
1999 Working Practical training (12 moths) to become
Professional Biologist - Alma Mater Studiorum - University of
Bologna, Department of Developmental and Experimental Biology
- Section of Botany and Plant Physiology .
1993 - 12/1998 Degree in biology (with honours), major in
Ecology -Faculty of Mathematical, physical and natural sciences -
Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Master Thesis: “Interaction between soil-borne
plant pathogenic fungi and some collembolan species”
1989- 1993. College Degree (with honours) -
Scientific High School “Augusto Righi”, Bologna
OVERSEAS RESEARCH TRAINING
- (2001/ 2002 and 2004/2005 - 13 months) HortResearch,
Rukura Research Centre, Private Bag 3123 Hamilton (NZ)
REFEREE: DR. J.L.
VANNESTE (jvanneste@hortresearch.co.nz)
- (2002 – 2 months) Max-Planck-Institut f. Zellbiologie
c/o BBA,
Schwabenheimer,
Str. 101 D-69221, Dossenheim Germany
REFEREE: PROF. K.
GEIDER (K.Geider@bba.de // KGeider@zellbio.mpg.de)
- (2002 – 2 months) BASF Agricultural Center - Global
Research Crop Protection APR/HB - Li 444, 67114 Limburgerhof
Germany
REFEREE: DR. W. RADEMACHER (wilhelm.rademacher@basf-ag.de)
- (2008 – 1 month ) Radboud University - Life
Science Trace Gas Facility, Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1 6525 ED
(The Netherlands)
REFEREE:DR. S. CRISTESCU (simona@science.ru.nl)
OTHER INFORMATIONS
- Member
of the Organizational Committee of the 11th International Symposium
on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production. 20-23/09/2009, Bologna
– Italy.
- Member
of the Scientific Board of the WORLD JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES ISSN: 1817-3047 {Print }1817-5082 {Online}(from Feb.
2006)
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Scientific Referee for BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY (from
November 2005)
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Scientific Referee for CROP PROTECTION (from October 2006)
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Scientific Referee for ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY (from May
2007)
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Scientific Referee for PLANT CELLS REPORTS (from May 2007)
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Scientific Referee for JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(from October 2007)
Awarded with the Goidanich Prize in Plant Pathology (University
of Bologna, 2004)
