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StaffMassimo Galbiati


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E-mail
galbiati@ibba.cnr.it

Phone
+39 0223699421

Office
Milano

Research area
BIOTEC, BIOGEN, PAINT


ORCID: 0000-0002-9827-4506
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Research Gate: Massimo Galbiati
Scopus Author ID: 8740431900

Galbiati Massimo

Senior Researcher

Education

1995: PhD in “Plant biology and crop productivity”, Università degli Studi di Milano

1991: Bachelor degree in Agricultural Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano

Professional experience

2020-Present: Senior research scientist at the Italian Council for Research (CNR), Institute of agricultural biology and biotechnology

2000-2020: Research Lab Manager, Department of Lifesciences, University of Milan

2018-2020: Curator of the “Crop Domestication Plant Collection”, at the “Città Studi Botanical Garden”, University of Milan

2009-2013: Scientific Director of the “Plant Model System Platform”, Fondazione Filarete-Filarete Servizi S.r.l., Milan

1998-2000: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Milan

1997-1998: Research Scientist Associate, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven (CT), U.S.A.

1995-1997: Post-doctoral Associate, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven (CT), U.S.A.

1994: Visiting Fellow, Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven (CT), U.S.A.

Research interests

  • Plant-environment interaction and physiological responses to water deficit
  • Stomatal activity in both model systems and crop species
  • Transcriptional regulation of the plant adaptative responses to environmental stress
  • Technology transfer in agriculture
  • Dissemination activity on the topics of plant genetics and environmental sustainability

Projects in progress

BIO-BELIEF BIO-BELIEF: BIOfortification of common Bean to promote heaLthy dIEt and Food security in a context of climatic variation
Start date: 01/06/2021   End date: 31/05/2024
ERA-NET FOSC/MiPAAF
Milano   Website
Eleonora Cominelli

Project duration:
01/06/2021 - 31/05/2024
Financing body:
ERA-NET FOSC/MiPAAF
Project research leader:
Eleonora Cominelli
Headquarters:
Milano
Project website:
Website

BIO-BELIEF BIO-BELIEF: BIOfortification of common Bean to promote heaLthy dIEt and Food security in a context of climatic variation


Common bean is a staple food in many regions in the world. Bean seeds are a major source of dietary fibers, essential amino acid-rich proteins, some vitamins and often display a high content in essential minerals (Fe, Zn, Ca). However, these minerals are scarcely bioavailable, mainly due to the presence of phytic acid. Besides, about 60% of common beans produced worldwide are grown in regions subjected to water stress. The BIO-BELIEF project (ERA-NET FOSC call) aims to select new biofortified and drought resilient bean lines, in order to promote a healthy diet in a general frame of food security. The biofortification traits (incresed seed Fe and decreased phytic acid concentration) will be introgressed in the drought resilient genetic backgrounds. The innovative technology of genome editing will be applied to explore candidate genes involved in drought resilience. The biofortified lines will be exploited by preparing bean-based recipes. The BIO-BELIEF project involves: CNR-IBBA, CREA-GB and the Blumen Group company, Italy; Aix-Marseille University, France; CIAT, Kenya; University of Pretoria, South Africa; EMBRAPA, Brazil.

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Projects completed

BIO-MEMORY
Start date: 15/10/2021   End date: 15/02/2024
CNR
Milano, Lodi, Pisa, Roma
Flavia Pizzi, Aldo Ceriotti

Project duration:
15/10/2021 - 15/02/2024
Financing body:
CNR
Project research leader:
Flavia Pizzi, Aldo Ceriotti
Headquarters:
Milano, Lodi, Pisa, Roma

BIO-MEMORY


The project is organized in 3 main activities:

1) Implementation and updating of the BioGenRes network of biobanks, with a focus on nationally/internationally recognized collections of animal, plant or microorganism species samples (animal and plant germplasm banks, microbial strain libraries of pathogenic/toxigenic organisms, nematodes, soil and water microflora and microorganisms used in agro-industry and food (e.g. microbial starters for fermentations)).

2) Replication (rejuvenation) and expansion of material stored in collections. For plant and microbial collections: multiplication of accessions for which a small amount of material is available and rejuvenation of accessions whose seed viability data are below the expected standards (> 85%). For animal collections of zootechnical interest: collection and freezing of genetic material of local breeds to complete sampling carried out in previous projects or expansion of the number of species and breeds stored in cryobanks.

3) Biochemical, molecular, metabolic, functional and phenotypic characterization of the material conserved in the biobanks of the BioGenRes network, also in order to carry out association studies and to identify markers associated with traits linked to production and/or adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress factors.

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