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StaffRaul Pirona


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E-mail
pirona@ibba.cnr.it

Phone
+39 0223699684

Office
Milano

Research area
BIOGEN


ORCID: 0000-0002-1817-344X
Google Scholar: Profile
Scopus Author: 7801615505
WoS Researcher ID: L-3201-2013

Pirona Raul

Researcher

Education

2005: Doctorate degree in Molecular Biotechnologies

2001: Bachelor degree in Biological Science

Professional experience

2019-Present: Researcher at IBBA-CNR. Involved in plant genetics and genomics, epigenetics, biotic and abiotic stress resistance (Castelli et al. 2018, PloS One)

2016-2019: Field Application Scientist at ThermoFisher Scientific and Illumina for NGS and microarray applications

2012-2016: Post-Doc position at IBBA-CNR. Involved in maize epigenetic projects. In particular, in projects of natural epigenetic variation in maize (Lauria et al., 2014 Genetics).

2007-2012: Researcher at PTP Science Park. Peach genetics and genomics for the identification of quality traits (Verde et al., 2013, Nature Genetics; Pirona et al. 2013, MBC Plant Biology; Pirona et al., 2013, Plant Biology; Eduardo et al., 2013, Tree Genetics & Genomes).

Research interests

  • Genetics and genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Epigenetics
  • Molecular biology

 

Projects in progress

Projects completed

SURF - Selection and development of genetic materials for the resistance to virus diseases of wheat
Start date: 01/07/2020   End date: 30/12/2023
Regione Lombardia
Milano   Website
Aldo Ceriotti

Project duration:
01/07/2020 - 30/12/2023
Financing body:
Regione Lombardia
Project research leader:
Aldo Ceriotti
Headquarters:
Milano
Project website:
Website

SURF - Selection and development of genetic materials for the resistance to virus diseases of wheat


The project SURF aims to select and develop genetic materials of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) for the resistance to viruses, through the use of new experimental approaches and innovative scientific technologies. The first objective of the project is the identification of durum wheat genotypes resistant to the soil-borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) and the identification of resistance loci, using an approach of Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS). A panel of durum wheat genotypes already genotyped will be used. A further objective of the project is the development of durum wheat lines carrying an inactive form of a susceptibility gene for Bymovirus, through genome editing approaches. In particular, in barley the variant of a gene coding for a protein-disulfide-isomerase (PDIL5-1) causes an innate resistance to different strains of Bymovirus. The durum wheat ortholog gene of this PDIL5-1 will be used for genome editing. The resistance traits that will be identified in the project will be then available for durum wheat breeding programs.

sPATIALS3 - Improvement of agrifood productions and innovative technologies for a safer and more secure and sustainable nutrition
Start date: 01/02/2020   End date: 31/10/2022
Regione Lombardia
Milano, Lodi   Website
Francesca Sparvoli

Project duration:
01/02/2020 - 31/10/2022
Financing body:
Regione Lombardia
Project research leader:
Francesca Sparvoli
Headquarters:
Milano, Lodi
Project website:
Website

sPATIALS3 - Improvement of agrifood productions and innovative technologies for a safer and more secure and sustainable nutrition


sPATIALS3 is a technological and research hub involving 12 CNR Institutes belonging to 4 different Departments and 4 companies. Main objectives will be: obtainment of innovative food products improved for their nutritional and functional properties; provision and implementation of precision technologies to guarantee products quality, safety and traceability; development of innovative and eco-sustainable smart– and active-packaging to minimize and reuse wastes, where possible, and to increase food preservability; provision to consumers and producers of tools for results exploitation.

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