Associate Professor at the University of Tuscia since 2015. Lecturer on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, teaching Plant Pathology, Seed and Nursery Protection, Agro-industrial Phytopathological Biotechnology, Nanotechnology in Crop Protection, and Relevant Bacterial Plant Diseases.
Author of more than 300 articles in international journals. Research experience in the United States at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Arizona. Coordinator of numerous regional and national projects and international collaborations.
Co-founder of Phy.Dia srl (www.phydia.eu), a phytopathological diagnostic laboratory for the Regional Phytosanitary Service (Lazio), and authorised to handle quarantine pests.
Expert in phytopathological bacteriology and the application of nanotechnologies for plant protection through the utilisation of agricultural waste.
Researcher at the University of Tuscia since 2021. During her PhD, she successfully experimented with precision agriculture, combining it with the latest molecular technologies for the early diagnosis of fusarium head blight. Lecturer on the Master’s degree courses in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and on the course ‘Plant Biotechnology for Food and Global Health’.
Her main areas of research include the study of the induction of acquired systemic resistance in plants, the control of fusarium head blight, and the application of nanomaterials in agriculture. She has gained research experience in the Czech Republic and Austria.
Researcher at the University of Tuscia since 2024, he obtained his PhD with a thesis on the control of bacterial pathogens. In particular, he has developed and studied formulations based on nanomaterials derived from organic polymers, such as cellulose and lignin. Lecturer on the international curriculum of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
His main areas of research include sustainable crop protection, the antimicrobial mechanisms of active substances, and the ecology of plant pathogenic bacteria. He has gained research experience in the United States (University of Florida).
Researcher at the University of Tuscia since 2022, with previous research experience at the University of Molise, CREA (Research Centre for Fruit Growing) and Duke University in North Carolina (USA). In her PhD thesis, she worked on the development of biocontrol agents against post-harvest diseases in apples (caused by Penicillium expansum). Her main areas of research include post-harvest biological control, fungal biology and plant–pathogen interactions.
Researcher at the University of Tuscia since 2024. During her PhD research, part of which was carried out at the Mycology and Food Safety Research Centre – INRAE (Bordeaux, France), she studied the role of anthocyanins and other flavonoids in the wheat – Fusarium interaction, using a transcriptomic approach. Her main areas of research include the role of polyphenols in plant resistance and the application of naturally derived compounds for plant defence.
Graduated from PMAS Arid Agriculture University in Rawalpindi (Pakistan), his PhD research focuses on developing new methods to protect crops in the Mediterranean basin from abiotic and biotic stresses using plant extracts obtained through a circular economy approach.
He holds a degree in Biotechnology for Agri-Food Safety and Quality from the University of Tuscia, having written his dissertation on the genetic improvement of wheat; for his PhD project, he is researching new strategies to combat bacterial diseases in tomatoes.
She holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Science and Technology, specialising in plant pathology. For her PhD research, she is focusing on the study of Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome (KVDS).
Graduated in Plant–Pathogen Interactions and Plant Protection from the National School of Agronomy in Algiers (ENSA), she is currently researching innovative strategies for controlling pathogens in tomato crops as part of her PhD project.
Graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology from the University of Perugia, he supports the entire group’s activities, particularly in the development of new experimental formulations.