University of Pisa (Coordinator) – Italy

Consortium partner of the SAGA project

Principal Investigator and Coordinator

Photo of Dr. Alberto Vangelisti

Dr. Alberto Vangelisti

Dr. Alberto Vangelisti leads the research activities of the consortium partner at the University of Pisa. His work focuses principally on functional and structural genomics applied to vegetal species and sustainable strategies for crop improvement.

Research Team

Prof. Alberto Pardossi

Full professor, expert in physiology and growing technology of greenhouse and nursery crops.

Prof. Antonella Castagna

Associate professor, expert in the effects of environmental stressors on plant biochemical and physiological processes.

Prof. Tommaso Giordani

Associate professor, expert in genetics and genomics studies in plant species.

Prof. Francesca Galli

Associate professor with experience in European projects (FP7, H2020, HE) and national research projects.

Dr. Susanna Pecchia

Assistant professor, expert in plant pathology and molecular diagnosis of plant pathogens.