Degree in Agricultural Sciences at the Bologna University
(1990). Dissertation in Horticulture Controllo chimico
vegeto-produttivo del melo. Modelli di sviluppo e di
fruttificazione in giovani piante trattate con ritardanti di
crescita, tutor Prof. S. Sansavini
PhD in Colture Arboree at the Bologna University (1994).
Dissertation: Ricerca di marcatori molecolari per il
miglioramento genetico del melo Malus x domestica
Borkh., tutor Prof. S. Sansavini
Ercole Ottaviano Award (1997) for the pubblication RAPD
markers linked to the Vf gene for scab resistance in apple.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 92: 803-810
Research Scientist position (1999) at the Department of
Fruit and Woody Plant Sciences of the Bologna University - Fruit
trees breeding and biotechnology
Associate Professor (2014) at the Department of
Agricultural Sciences of the Bologna University
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Head of two young researcher projects in 1998 and 2000; Research
leader of the DCA Unit in PRIN projects (2003 and 2006);
participant to six EU projects (EAGMAP 1993-96; D.A.R.E. 1998-2002;
HiDRAS; 2003-2006, Isafruit 2006-2010, Fruit Breedomics 2011-2015
and MARS 2013-2015) and to various national (Drupomics
2009-2011; AGER-Apple 2011-2014 and PRIN2012 2014-2017) and Regional projects (PSR Valorfruit and PSR Ecofrutta); author of
more than 90 papers (67 on international, 24 on national
journals and 5 book chapters) and other publications in Congress Proceedings mainly on
fruit trees breeding and biotechnology.
Teaching
General Arboriculture in the first degrre program: 'Tecnologie Agrarie'
Breeding and Biotechnologies Applied to Fruit Tree Breeding in
the second degree program: 'Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie'
Other activities
Member of the Editorial Board of Plant Molecular Biology
Reporter from 2008
Member of Italian Society for Horticulture, S.O.I. since
1992
Member of International Society for Horticultural Science,
I.S.H.S. since 2001
Chairman of the Fruit section of the European Association for
Research in Plant Breeding - Eucarpia - from 2012 to 2019
