Teaching staff:
Emidio Albertini, Associate Prof. \Scholar \Scopus
Egizia Falistocco, Associate Prof. \Scopus
Silvia Lorenzetti, Researcher
Gianpiero Marconi, Associate Prof. \Scholar \Scopus
Valeria Negri, Associate Prof. \Scholar \Scopus
Lorenzo Raggi Researcher \Scholar \Scopus
Daniele Rosellini, Associate Prof. \Scopus\ Scholar
Luigi Russi, Associate Prof. \Scholar \Scopus
Basic research:
i) Reproductive systems in plants of agricultural importance;
ii) control of gene expression in plants;
iii) cytogenetics, plant evolution and biodiversity;
iv) plant epigenetics and epigenomics;
v) genetic structure of plant populations;
vi) genetic engineering and development of molecular markers in plants.
Applied research:
i) management of the plant gene bank of the Department;
ii) DNA analysis and sequencing;
iii) making available the Working database of the Italian vascular flora, of the Italian Crop Wild Relative Check Lists, of the Italian Prioritized Inventories of Crop Wild Relatives and of the First inventory of In Situ Maintained Landraces of Italy;
iv) breeding new plant varieties for sustainable agriculture.
Facilities:
Cytogenetics laboratory;
Genetic biotechnology laboratory;
Plant gene bank;
Library;
Greenhouse, 300 m2;
Experimental field, San Martino in Campo (PG), 9 ha.
Technical and administrative staff
Mirella Baccellini
Gianluca Magurno
Sabrina Martinetti
Loredana Sassinelli
Francesco Vecchietti
Stefano Vergoni
Nicoletta Ferradini Post Doc
Marika Bocchini Post Doc
Niccolò Terzaroli PhD student
Giacomo Bongiorno PhD student
Coordinator: Prof. Emidio Albertini