P5 - CNR-IVG National Research Council

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00185 Roma
ITALY
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The group is experienced in population genetics, genomics, in conservation genetics of forest species, in molecular marker development and analysis for describing reproductive processes, geographic variation, spatial genetic structure, and for understanding migration history in the post-glacial period. In addition the group has experience in QTL mapping. Some of the participants are involved in plant physiology and studies concerning plant adaptability to environmental constraints and the effect of photosynthetic limitations under environmental conditions reducing plant productivity, such as drought and high salinity. Experience in data analysis and handling (GIS) and data base construction. Two different units involve in the NoE: CNR Firenze (P5a) and CNR Porano (P5b).

The key persons involved in the NoE are:

Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin (CNR Firenze) is responsible of the CNR unit and has experience in molecular population and conservation genetics of forest trees. In particular, he is interested in range-wide phylogeography and fine-scale population gene dynamic and has a long experience in all relevant lab techniques and data analysis. He has been scientific responsible for EU funded projects, with extensive research and publishing experience in scientific networks (more than 100 publications in over 25 different international journals).

Gabriele Bucci (CNR Firenze) is experienced in molecular and statistical genetics, forest population genetics, ranging from genome structure and organisation by linkage analysis to spatial genetic structure of populations and reconstruction of post-glacial pathways of decolonization. He has experience in data analysis and handling (GIS).

Federico Sebastiani (CNR Firenze) is involved in researches on evolutionary chloroplast genomics and has experience in library construction, screening markers and data processing.

Silvia Fineschi (CNR Firenze) is, as a population geneticist, interested in the phylogeography and ecological genetics of angiosperm tree species.

Fiorella Villani has an expertise on population genetics, gene conservation, evolutionary and ecological genetics. The main focus of her research has been the evaluation of genetic diversity, gene flow, introgression, QTL mapping in chestnut. Genetic characterization of Abies sp and Nothofagus sp. Coordinator of EU project (CASCADE), and scientific responsible of EU projects.

Enrico Brugnoli (CNR Purano) is an ecophysiologist with expertise on abiotic stresses. He has experience on photosynthesis studies by means of gas exchange and stable isotope techniques.

Francesco Loreto (CNR Purano) is ecophysiologist with large experience in studying the interactions between biosphere and atmosphere.

Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza (CNR Purano) as a forest ecophysiologist with main scientific interests on global change-forest ecosystems interactions.