List of PhD students
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Name and surname Charlie ABI SAAD
Email charlie.abisaad@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Simona Sanzani
Co-Tutor Antonio Ippolito, Hugo Kalla (ADAMA), Antonio Moretti (ISPA-CNR), Bernardo Pollmann (ADAMA)
Funded by DM 352/2022
Title of the thesis Study of the efficacy of fungicides on Fusarium species involved in cereal ear fusarium disease and their impact on fungal genetics and physiology
Name and surname Francesco Luigi AURELIO
Email francesco.aurelio@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and bio-technology
Tutor Cinzia Montemurro
Co-Tutor Valentina Fanelli (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Wilma Sabetta (CNR IBBR)
Funded by INPS
Title of the thesis Varietal innovation of the olive trees in post-Xylella phase
Name and surname Natascia Filomena BARNABA
Email natascia.barnaba@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Tiziana Mascia
Co-Tutor Jeff Coleman (Auburn University, USA), Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini, Franco Nigro, Roberta Spanò (CNR-IPSP)
Funded by DM 351/2022
Title of the thesis Genome editing and gene silencing for studies on plant-pathogen interaction and innovative crop protection
Name and surname Christine BILEN
Email christine.bilen@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini
Co-Tutor Daniel El Chami (TIMAK), Eric Nguema-Ona, Lisa Cabre (Centro Mondiale dell'Innovazione Roullier (CMI) del Gruppo Roullier, Saint-Malo, Francia), Francesco Faretra
Funded by DM 352/2022
Title of the thesis Resistance induction for sustainable plant protection
Name and surname Orges CARA
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Toufic El Beaino
Co-Tutor Tiziana Mascia
Funded by Extra admitted
Title of the thesis Nanoparticles-based approaches for the detection control of bacterial plant diseases in agriculture
Name and surname Emanuele CHIAROMONTE
Email emanuele.chiaromonte@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Franco Nigro
Co-Tutor Vito Montilon (DiSSPA, UNIBA) Stefania Pollastro, Roberta Spanò (IPSP-CNR)
Funded by NEXTGENERATIONEU-Agritech
Title of the thesis Innovative and ready-to-use diagnostic tools for plant pathogen diagnosis
Name and surname Leonardo CONTI
Email leonardo.conti@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Pasquale Losciale
Co-Tutor Alhajj Ali (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Stefano Pavan
Funded by NEXTGENERATIONEU-Agritech
Title of the thesis Plant-Based Indices for determining and monitoring the functional status of tree plants in a climate change context
Name and surname Roberta CORONELLI
Email roberta.coronelli@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Stefania Pollastro
Co-Tutor Vito Buono (SYSMAN), Emiliana Del Prete (SYSMAN), Francesco Faretra, Gerin Donato (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Amanda Malvessi Cattani (CHANGINS College for Viticulture and Oenology University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Nyon, Svizzera)
Funded by DM 352/2022
Title of the thesis Development of digital technologies and decision support systems for plant health protection
Name and surname Marzia GUERRIERO
Email marzia.guerriero@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and bio-technology
Tutor Stefano Pavan
Co-Tutor Imran Haider (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Concetta Lotti (DAFNE, UNIFG)
Funded by NEXTGENERATIONEU-Agritech
Title of the thesis De novo and in silico exploration of biodiversity for the advancement of agricultural species genetics and breeding studies
Name and surname Zeinab HAMOUCHE
Email zeinab.hamouche@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Enrico de Lillo
Co-Tutor Daniele Cornara (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Vincenzo Verrastro (CiHEAM IAM-B)
Funded by Extra admitted
Title of the thesis Elucidating overlooked aspects of the tripartite interaction Philaenus spumarius-Xylella fastidiosa-host plant for a sustainable bacterium control
Name and surname Luigi LOPOPOLO
Email luigi.lopopolo@uniba.it
Curriculum Environmental Sciences
Tutor Ezio Ranieri
Co-Tutor Gianfranco D’Onghia, Nicola Lavermicocca (Citta metropolitana Bari), José Alberto Herrera Melián (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spagna)
Funded by DM 351/2022
Title of the thesis Eco-friendly technologies for pollution control and environmental remediation in urban areas
Name and surname Pompea Gabriella LUCCHESE
Email pompea.lucchese@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Franco Nigro
Co-Tutor Giovanna Bottalico (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Stefania Pollastro, Pasquale Venerito (CRSFA)
Funded by DM 351/2022
Title of the thesis Plant biodiversity: enhancement and characterization of resistance to plant pathogens
Name and surname Marirosa Rosaria NISI
Email marirosa.nisi@uniba.it
Curriculum Environmental Sciences
Tutor Alessia Di Gilio
Co-Tutor Gianluigi De Gennaro (DBBA), Jolanda Palmisani (DBBA)
Funded by no fellowship
Title of the thesis Environmental exposure and Breath Analysis: development of innovative methodological approaches for health risk assessment and early diagnosis
Name and surname Stefano PUCCINELLI
Email stefano.puccinelli@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Paola Mairota
Co-Tutor Josef Brema (Istituto di Botanica dell’Accademia delle Scienze della Repubblica Ceca), Giorgio Vacchiano (DiSAA-UNIMI)
Funded by DM 351/2022
Title of the thesis Climate and biodiversity-smart forest management ni protected Mediterranean beech forests
Name and surname Tommaso QUARTARELLA
Email tommaso.quartarella@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Francesco Faretra
Co-Tutor Alessandro Diodato (NITEKO), Simone Pascuzzi (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Giuseppe Ferrara, Anna Maria Stellacci (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Giovanni Tamburini, Milan Kroulik (Faculty of Engineering, della Czech University of Life Science di Praga - Suchdol, Republica Ceca)
Funded by DM 352/2022
Title of the thesis Collaborative robots for precision farming
Name and surname Federica RIZZITIELLO (retired)
Email federica.rizzitiello@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and bio-technology
Tutor Cinzia Montemurro
Co-Tutor Alessandro Petrontino (DiSSPA, UNIBA)
Finanziata da extra admitted
Titolo della tesi Genetic and economic aspects related to conservation and characterization of biodiversity at risk of genetic erosion
Name and surname Natalia SGARAMELLA
Email natalia.sgaramella@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and bio-technology
Tutor Cinzia Montemurro
Co-Tutor Domenica Nigro
Funded by DM 351/2022
Title of the thesis Biodiversity of agricultural species in the Mediterranean basin
Name and surname Flora SPATARO
Email flora.spataro@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Stefania Pollastro
Co-Tutor Giovanna Bottalico (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini
Funded by INPS
Title of the thesis Innovative in vitro plant tissue culture techniques to improve vine resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses
Name and surname Sabri Ala Eddina ZAIDAT
Email sabrialaeddine.zaidat@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Giovanni Tamburini
Co-Tutor Daniele Cornara (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Khaled Djelouah (CiHEAM IAM-B), Maria Saponari (IPSP-CNR, Bari)
Funded by Extra admitted
Title of the thesis Assessment of the presence and incidence of the main pathogen of honey bees and bumblebees in Apulia in relation to environmental conditions