DOCTORATE BOARD

28-giu-2016

N.	Surname	Name	SSD*	Username	Institution**	Research topics
1	Arculeo	Marco	BIO/05	marco.arculeo@unipa.it	UNIPA	Biodiversity and phylogeography of marine and freshwater animals by molecular and morphological tools.
2	ARIZZA	Vincenzo	BIO/05	vincenzo.arizza@unipa.it	UNIPA	Biotechnology of natural bioactive substances based on zoology, botany, ecology, pharmacology and molecular and cellular biology strategies to discover, isolate, characterize and assess effects of new bioactive molecules from plant and animals.
3	armengol	Josep		jarmengo@eaf.upv.es	UPV	Biology, epidemiology and control of grapevine fungal trunk diseases; Fungal diseases of Mediterranean fruit trees; Diagnosis of fungal pathogens in horticultural crops, fruit trees, and ornamental plants.
4	Augustí	Manuel		magusti@prv.upv.es	UPV	Fruit tree Physiology; Mediterranean fruit crop flowering and parthenocarpy: hormonal control and gene expression.
5	Badalucco	Luigi	AGR/13	luigi.badalucco@unipa.it	UNIPA	Soil Fertility; Soil bioindicators; Greenhouse gases emission from soil; Extraction and characterization of essential oils from plants and their applications; Physical, chemical and biological changes in soil amended with biochar.
6	badenes	Maria Luisa		badenes_mlu@gva.es	IVIA	Breeding Stone fruits (apricot and peach) adapted to biotic and abiotic stress; Breeding new varieties of loquat with different poliploid nature; Breeding persimmon.
7	Barbera	Giuseppe	AGR/03	giuseppe.barbera@unipa.it	UNIPA	Landscape biodiversity in the Mediterranean agricultural and agroforestry systems.
8	Barone	Rossella	BIO/02	rossella.barone@unipa.it	UNIPA	Biodiversity of algae; Biogeography of microorganisms; Limnology.
9	Burruano	Santa	AGR /12	santella.burruano@unipa.it	UNIPA	Biology and epidemiology of phytopathogens; Fungal - bacterial population endophyte in plants; Crop biocontrol.
10	Cammarata	Matteo	BIO/05	matteo.cammarata@unipa.it	UNIPA	Evolution and ontogeny of innate immune responses and environmental stress in marine invertebrates; Fish adaptation physiology and immunity; Stress and immunomodulation indicators; Antimicrobial peptides -lectins, lysins, opsonization, cytotoxicity, phagocytosis, encapsulation in marine invertebrates and fish.
11	Conte	Pellegrino	AGR/13	pellegrino.conte@unipa.it	UNIPA	Soil Fertility; Physical, chemical and biological changes in soil amended with biochar; New technologies for biomass transformation to sustainable fuels.
12	Ferragut	Francisco		fjferragut@eaf.upv.es	UPV	Biological control of pests in agriculture; Identification and management of pests in trees; Management of pests in citriculture; Taxonomy and biology of phytophagous mites.
13	Gentile	Carla	BIO/10	carla.gentile@unipa.it	UNIPA	Dietary phytochemicals: radical scavenging and antioxidant activity, bioavailability and screening for bioactivity in cellular models.
14	Germanà	Maria Antonietta	AGR/03	mariaantonietta.germana@unipa.it	UNIPA	Tissue culture for plant breeding, propagation and conservation; Gametic and somatic embryogenesis in citrus and in other Mediterranean fruit crops and woody plants; Characterization of Mediterranean fruit crop germplasm.
15	Laudicina	Vito Armando	AGR/13	vitoarmando.laudicina@unipa.it	UNIPA	Soil Fertility; Soil bioindicators; Extraction and characterization of fatty acids from soils and vegetables; Greenhouse gases emission from soil; Extraction and characterization of essential oils from plants and their applications; Physical, chemical and biological changes in soil amended with biochar.
16	Lo Brutto	Sabrina	BIO/05	sabrina.lobrutto@unipa.it	UNIPA	Phylogeography and Population Genetics of terrestrial and marine animal species; Phylogeography of crustacean amphipods; Marine Mediterranean species, including invasive alien species.
17	Mesejo	Carlos		carmeco@prv.upv.es	UPV	Fruit tree Physiology; Mediterranean fruit crop flowering and parthenocarpy: hormonal control and gene expression.
18	Naselli Flores	Luigi		luigi.naselli@unipa.it	UNIPA	Biodiversity of algae; Biogeography of microorganisms; Limnology.
19	Palazzolo	Eristanna	AGR/13	eristanna.palazzolo@unipa.it	UNIPA	Soil Fertility; Extraction and characterization of fatty acids from soils and vegetables; Extraction and characterization of essential oils from plants and their applications; Biochemistry of Primary and secondary plant metabolites; Physical, chemical and biological changes in soil amended with biochar.
20	Reig	Carmina		mareiva@prv.upv.es	UPV	Fruit tree Physiology; Mediterranean fruit crop flowering and parthenocarpy: hormonal control and gene expression.
21	Romano	Raffaele	AGR/15	raffaele.romano@unina.it	UNINA	Extraction, purification and characterization of polyphenolic and lipid substances in food; Food quality; Food traceability.
22	Rosselli	Sergio	BIO/15	sergio.rosselli@unipa.it	UNIPA	Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites from plant sources and GC-MS analysis of the essential oils components; Evaluation of their biological activity and of their use as biomarkers for chemotaxonomic investigations.
23	Seguí Simarro	Josè Maria		seguisim@upv.es	UPV	Plant biotechnology; Plant cell biology; Doubled haploid plants for plant breeding (Solanaceae such as eggplant, pepper and tomato).
24	Sineo	Luca	BIO/08	luca.sineo@unipa.it	UNIPA	Study of human population in the Western Mediterranean basin from Late Pleistocene to the High Middle Ages; Characterization of fossilized and archaeological remains by stable isotope analysis and ancient DNA (aDNA ).
25	Sottile	Francesco	AGR/03	francesco.sottile@unipa.it	UNIPA	Identification and characterization of indigenous germplasm; Development of innovative propagation techniques for in vivo germplasm storage; Development of slow growth protocols for in vitro conservation; Enhancement of indigenous productions with participatory certification methods; Study and analysis of small scale agricultural systems for increasing sustainability; Methodologies in post -harvest management of indigenous fruit productions.
26	san biagio	Pier Luigi	FIS/07	pierluigi.sanbiagio@cnr.it	CNR-IBF	Soft condensed matter; Phase transitions; Solute-solute-solvent interactions; Biomolecular self-assembly; Dynamics in crowded macromolecular solutions; Sol-gel transition; Laser light scattering; Rheology; Calorimetry.
27	Vazzana	Mirella	BIO/05	mirella.vazzana@unipa.it	UNIPA	Study and description, in vivo and in vitro, of the major innate immune responses triggered by stressful environmental factors in invertebrates and fish.
28	Verdeguer	Mercedes Maria		merversa@doctor.upv.es	UPV	Extraction and characterization of essential oils from plants and their applications as herbicide.