User:Francesco Spinelli

WORK EXPERIENCE

1/3/2011 – Researcher, vice-coordinator of the ERASMUS MUNDUS IMaHS: International Master in Horticultural Sciences

1/9/2008 – 1/3/2011

- Teacher of Natural Sciences - Istituto Technico commerciale “R.Serra” /I.P.I. Versari (Pubblic Secondary School)

1/1/2002 – 1/3/2011 - Post Doctoral Researcher -  Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. Department of Fruit Tree and Woody Plant Sciences

Research Topics and Activities:

Effect of plant hormones and other natural compounds on fruit trees production and resistance induction against plant diseases.

BioVOCs produced during the plant-pathogen interactions: their biological role and perspective for e-nose based disease diagnosis.

Psudomonas syringae pv actinidia an emerging kiwifruit pathogen in Italy and New Zealand

Support to coordination of the International Master in Horticultural Sciences (IMaHS) www.imahs.unibo.it

-Professor in the International Master in Horticultural Sciences: “Ecosystem and Environmental Stress Physiology

EDUCATION

1/1/2000 - 29/5/2003

- PhD - Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department of Fruit Tree and Woody Plant Sciences

Thesis: “Changes in plant metabolism induced by dioxygenase inhibitors and their effect on the epiphytic microbial community and Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora) control”

1999 Working Practical training (12 moths) to become Professional Biologist - Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department of Developmental and Experimental Biology - Section of Botany and Plant Physiology .

1993 - 12/1998 Degree in biology (with honours), major in Ecology -Faculty of Mathematical, physical and natural sciences - Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

Master Thesis: “Interaction between soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi and some collembolan species”