Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION First name / Surname:

Antonio BIASI

Address:

8, Via Camillo Querno, 70043 Monopoli (BARI), Italy

Telephone:

+39 080745651, Mobile: +39 3281646961

E-mail:

[email protected] [email protected]

Skype address:

tonybiasi1984

Nationality:

Italian

Date of Birth:

12/22/1984

Gender :

Male

EDUCATION 2011-2014

Ph.D. in Plant Patology Degree in “Eco-compatible Phytosanitary Management in AgroForest and Urban Environments”, University of Palermo, Italy Awarded: February, 18 th 2014 Supervisors:

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Prof. Leonardo Schena,  Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria (Italy) 

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Prof. Frank Nicholas Martin,  USDA ARS, Salinas, California (USA) 

 Thesis: “Microsatellite analysis of the population structure in Phytophthora nicotianae” 1/6

  2007-2010

Master degree in Food and Plant biotechnologies University of Bari, Italy Awarded: March 25 th 2010 Supervisor: 

Prof. Donato Gallitelli Department of Plant, Food and Soil Sciences, University of Bari (Italy) Assistant supervisor:

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Dr. Azeddine Si-Ammour Fondazione Edmund Mach, Research and Innovation Centre Structural and Functional Genomics, San Michele all’Adige (Trento), Italy Thesis: “Designing of pPD3f-1 vector and its utilization for VIGS induction in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana plants expressing GFP”

2003-2006

Bachelor degree in Biotechnologies applied to food and agriculture University of Bari, Italy Awarded: December 20 th 2006 Supervisor: 

Prof. Maria De Angelis Department of Plant, Food and Soil Sciences, University of Bari (Italy) Thesis: “Biotechnological characterization of durum wheat flour for industrial production of pasta”

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE January 2015- present

Research associate (Post-doctoral) Faculty of Agriculture , Laboratory of Plant Pathology, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Italy. Supervised by Prof. Leonardo Schena   

April – December 2013

Principal tasks: Evaluation of the genetic diversity of Phytophthora spp. in several areas of South Italy with a metagenomics approach using Illumina technology; Identification of an alternative barcode gene to differentiate Phytophthora species and creation of a reference database (rasrelated protein Ypt1 gene); Supervision of trainees.

Visiting scholar (PhD Student) USDA-ARS, Salinas, California, USA Supervised by Prof. Frank Martin 

January 2011 – March 2013

Principal task: Development and validation of a SSR marker system for investigating the intraspecific variability of a large geographically diverse population of P. nicotianae.

PhD student Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Italy. Supervised by Prof. Leonardo Schena Principal tasks:  

Evaluation of fungal pathogens affecting Citrus sp. , with particular mention to Mycosphaerella sp. and Septoria sp.; Identification of the Colletotrichum species associated with olive antracnose in South Italy; 3/6

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Fungal characterization, detection and identification (traditional and molecular methods); In silico analysis of primers flanking variable SSR regions in several Phytophthora nicotianae genomes for genotyping the pathogen; Supervision of trainees.

Master training in research laboratory Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige (TN), Italy Supervised by Dr. Azeddine Si-Ammour and Prof. Donato Gallitelli (University of Bari, Italy) Principal task: 

Training on the Virus Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) induction in Nicotiana benthamiana stably transformed with GFP with a vector TBSV-derived (pPD3f-1)

ADDITIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES November 2013

Visiting scholar USDA-ARS, Corvallis, Oregon, USA Supervised by Prof. Niklas J. Grünwald Principal task: 

Gaining experience working with population genetics software program PoppR

July 2012 Oomycetes Bioinformatics Training Workshop, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: Biasi A.; Martin F.N.; Cacciola S.O.; Magnano di San Lio G.; Grünwald N.J.; Schena L. Genetic analysis of Phytophthora nicotianae populations from different hosts using microsatellite markers. Phytopathology (submitted).

Biasi A.; Martin F.N.; Schena L. (2015). Identification and validation of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the analysis of Phytophthora nicotianae populations. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 110:61-67.

Biasi A.; Martin F.N.; Cacciola S.O.; Grünwald N.J.; Evoli M.; Schena L. Analysis of the population structure of Phytophthora nicotianae using microsatellite markers (Abstract). Proceedings of the 20th National Meeting of the Italian Society for Plant Pathology (SIPAV). Pisa, September 2014.

Prigigallo M.I.; Mosca S.; Biasi A.; Li Destri Nicosia M.G.; Faedda R.; Cacciola S.O.; Schena L. (2013). Molecular analysis of Phytophthora diversity in ornamental nurseries. Journal of Plant Pathology, 95 (4, Supplement), S4.57.

Biasi A.; De Patrizio A.; Faedda R.; Schena L.; Pane A.; Cacciola S.O.; Magnano di San Lio G. (2012). Septoria citri is a common Pathogen of Citrus in Southern Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology, 94 (4, Supplement), S4, 58.

Cacciola S.O.; Faedda R.; Pane A.; Agosteo G.E.; Biasi A.; De Patrizio A.; Li Destri Nicosia M.G.; Schena L.; Magnano di San Lio G. (2012). Le malattie fungine emergenti. Terra e Vita, 8: 8-9. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: 

Italian: native language;

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English: fluent (speaking, reading, writing);

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French: intermediate (speaking, reading); basic (writing);

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Spanish: basic (speaking, reading, writing) 5/6

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS:

Teamwork Learning facility Coordinating Leadership Self-Management Planning and Organizing

REFEREES

Prof. Leonardo Schena Department of Agriculture, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Italy. Telephone: +39 0965 1694281 Mobile: +39 3803515099 Email: [email protected]

Prof. Frank N. Martin USDA-ARS, Salinas, California, USA. Telephone: (831) 755-2873 Email: [email protected]

Dr. German V. Sandoya University of California, Davis, USA. Telephone: (814) 876-0537 Email: [email protected] Date: 19th February, 2016 Signed: Antonio Biasi

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