It is historically active in the fields of molecular genetics, plant physiology, cell biology and plant biotechnology. Data analysis and bionformatics activities related to the analysis of animal and plant genomes have recently been added.
The Headquarters is equipped with all the necessary equipment for the development and execution of cell biology, biochemistry and molecular genetics studies, including various specialized laboratories. Of particular note is the availability of plant growth facilities to grow plants under controlled conditions, for plant tissue culture and microalgae cultivation (in collaboration with IBF).
The IBBA headquarters in Milan also hosts the FOODCODE platform for food genetic authentication.
It is the Research Unit dedicated to the livestock sector. The researchers tackle the problems of the management and conservation of livestock breeds and of genomics applied to the qualitative and quantitative improvement of animal production. They are also active in the study of animal and environmental microbiota and in the development of diagnostic tools for animal health, traceability and safety of products of animal origin.
A genomics platform including two MiSeq sequencers and other equipment for genetic analysis is located here. As part of the BioGenRes departmental collection, the Lodi facility maintains a collection of semen resulting from its activity of animal germplasm conservation.
It is mainly engaged in the study of the nutraceutical characteristics of agri-food products through in vitro and in vivo tests on animal models. Other lines of activity concern the analysis of the intestinal microbiome in relation to diet, the physiology of stress in plants and the study of the dynamics of mycorrhizal-arbuscular populations.
The Pisa Research Unit has several specialized laboratories available: for cell cultures, molecular biology, biochemistry, for microbiological and mutagenicity and genotoxicity analyses.
This IBBA Research Unit studies model and crop plants to characterize the genetic determinants, and the endogenous and environmental stimuli, that regulate the processes of development, cell differentiation and stress response for genetic improvement in agriculture and for environmental sustainability.
This Research Unit is fully equipped with laboratories for the development and execution of research in molecular biology, plant physiology and “omics” sciences (genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics), and include a laboratory of microscopy, one of micropropagation for in vitro culture under aseptic conditions, and three growth chambers for plant growth under controlled conditions.
