Education: PhD in Plant Molecular Biotechnology, University of Pavia (Italy)
Languages: Italian, English and German.
Professional experience From January 1999 to today
University of Ferrara, Dept. of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Researcher position in the disciplinary area Plant Physiology at the University of Ferrara.
Supervisor of university students and doctoral theses.
Principal investigator in several projects funded by local and national institutions and private companies.
Sept. 2015 – July. 2016 Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador
Visiting professor with research and teaching responsibilities at the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana of Cuenca, Department of Biotechnology. Salesian Polytechnic University. El Vecino Campus. Calle Vieja 12-30 y Elia Liut
Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2015 Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador
He is the winner of an annual 'Beca Prometeo' scholarship from SENESCYT (Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación) Ecuador for a Prometeo researcher position to carry out research and teaching activities at the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana of Cuenca, Department of Biotechnology. Salesian Polytechnic University. El Vecino Campus. Calle Vieja 12-30 y Elia Liut.
June-July 2013 Visiting Professor at the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Quito and Cuenca, Ecuador. Scientific and educational visit as part of the cooperation and development program between the University of Ferrara and the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana of Ecuador. Research and teaching activities at the two locations, definition of exchange programs for teachers and doctoral students between the two universities.
Erasmus visit June 2009 Visiting Professor at the University of Bordeaux 1, France for the definition of an Erasmus collaboration between the University of Ferrara and the University of Bordeaux on the topics of Plant Biology for students and doctoral students and for teachers.
October 2004 Visiting Professor at the University of Bordeaux 1, UMR PBV of the INRA center in Bordeaux, France, Dr. Philippe Gallusci. Series of lessons on DNA methylation in plants, chromatin remodelling and Polycomb proteins. Research work: study of the role of epigenetic modifications during tomato development and ripening.
July 2001 Visiting scientist at the Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK, Prof. D. Baulcombe, Research topic: study of the relationships between DNA methylation and gene silencing in plants using DNA methyltransferase inhibitors extracted from carrot cells.
1997 University of Ferrara, Dept. of Biology
Four-month MIRAAF scholarship to carry out research at the Department of Biology of the University of Ferrara.
1997 University of Ferrara, Dept. of Biology
Post-doctoral scholarship from the University of Ferrara to carry out research activities within the program: "Isolation and characterization of genes involved in the DNA methylation process and their use for obtaining of transgenic plants with an altered level of methylation”.
1992-1995 University of Pavia, Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology,
Max-Planck-Institut of Cologne, Germany
PhD in "Molecular Biotechnology" of the Catholic University of Milan, Faculty of Agriculture, Piacenza (carried out at the consortium headquarters of the University of Pavia), VIIIth cycle.
Thesis title: “Molecular characterization of the rehydration process in the dehydration-resistant plant Craterostigma plantagineum (Hochst)” defended on 23 July 1996.
1991-1992 Max-Planck-Institut of Cologne, Germany
Junior-level scholarship from the Commission of the European Communities, as part of the Bridge program, to carry out a period of post-graduate specialization at the Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Cologne (Germany). The research work involved the study of the water reabsorption process in the dehydration-resistant plant Craterostigma plantagineum and was carried out under the supervision of Dr Dorothea Bartels in the Department of Prof. F. Salamini.
1990-1991 University of Pavia, Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology, Experimental Institute for Horticulture (MI)
Annual scholarship provided by CIAT (Centro Internacional de Agricoltura Tropical, Cali Colombia) to carry out research in collaboration with Dr Andrea Allavena at the Experimental Institute for Horticulture of Montanaso Lombardo (MI).
1986-1990 The University of Pavia
Faculty of Science MM FF NN
Degree in Biological Sciences obtained on 25 June 1990 with a score of 110/110 cum laude. Title of the experimental thesis: "Construction of a library of Arabidopsis thaliana DNA megaclones using yeast artificial chromosomes"
Languages: Italian, English and German.
Professional experience From January 1999 to today
University of Ferrara, Dept. of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Researcher position in the disciplinary area Plant Physiology at the University of Ferrara.
Supervisor of university students and doctoral theses.
Principal investigator in several projects funded by local and national institutions and private companies.
Sept. 2015 – July. 2016 Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador
Visiting professor with research and teaching responsibilities at the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana of Cuenca, Department of Biotechnology. Salesian Polytechnic University. El Vecino Campus. Calle Vieja 12-30 y Elia Liut
Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2015 Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador
He is the winner of an annual 'Beca Prometeo' scholarship from SENESCYT (Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación) Ecuador for a Prometeo researcher position to carry out research and teaching activities at the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana of Cuenca, Department of Biotechnology. Salesian Polytechnic University. El Vecino Campus. Calle Vieja 12-30 y Elia Liut.
June-July 2013 Visiting Professor at the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Quito and Cuenca, Ecuador. Scientific and educational visit as part of the cooperation and development program between the University of Ferrara and the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana of Ecuador. Research and teaching activities at the two locations, definition of exchange programs for teachers and doctoral students between the two universities.
Erasmus visit June 2009 Visiting Professor at the University of Bordeaux 1, France for the definition of an Erasmus collaboration between the University of Ferrara and the University of Bordeaux on the topics of Plant Biology for students and doctoral students and for teachers.
October 2004 Visiting Professor at the University of Bordeaux 1, UMR PBV of the INRA center in Bordeaux, France, Dr. Philippe Gallusci. Series of lessons on DNA methylation in plants, chromatin remodelling and Polycomb proteins. Research work: study of the role of epigenetic modifications during tomato development and ripening.
July 2001 Visiting scientist at the Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK, Prof. D. Baulcombe, Research topic: study of the relationships between DNA methylation and gene silencing in plants using DNA methyltransferase inhibitors extracted from carrot cells.
1997 University of Ferrara, Dept. of Biology
Four-month MIRAAF scholarship to carry out research at the Department of Biology of the University of Ferrara.
1997 University of Ferrara, Dept. of Biology
Post-doctoral scholarship from the University of Ferrara to carry out research activities within the program: "Isolation and characterization of genes involved in the DNA methylation process and their use for obtaining of transgenic plants with an altered level of methylation”.
1992-1995 University of Pavia, Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology,
Max-Planck-Institut of Cologne, Germany
PhD in "Molecular Biotechnology" of the Catholic University of Milan, Faculty of Agriculture, Piacenza (carried out at the consortium headquarters of the University of Pavia), VIIIth cycle.
Thesis title: “Molecular characterization of the rehydration process in the dehydration-resistant plant Craterostigma plantagineum (Hochst)” defended on 23 July 1996.
1991-1992 Max-Planck-Institut of Cologne, Germany
Junior-level scholarship from the Commission of the European Communities, as part of the Bridge program, to carry out a period of post-graduate specialization at the Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Cologne (Germany). The research work involved the study of the water reabsorption process in the dehydration-resistant plant Craterostigma plantagineum and was carried out under the supervision of Dr Dorothea Bartels in the Department of Prof. F. Salamini.
1990-1991 University of Pavia, Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology, Experimental Institute for Horticulture (MI)
Annual scholarship provided by CIAT (Centro Internacional de Agricoltura Tropical, Cali Colombia) to carry out research in collaboration with Dr Andrea Allavena at the Experimental Institute for Horticulture of Montanaso Lombardo (MI).
1986-1990 The University of Pavia
Faculty of Science MM FF NN
Degree in Biological Sciences obtained on 25 June 1990 with a score of 110/110 cum laude. Title of the experimental thesis: "Construction of a library of Arabidopsis thaliana DNA megaclones using yeast artificial chromosomes"
