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Curriculum vitae and studiorum of

Prof. Nicola Sante Iacobellis

Affiliation and official address:

Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro forestali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Via N. Sauro, 85100 Potenza, Italy.

Tel. +39 0971 205498; Fax +39 0971 205702

Mobile: 329 437 1228

e-mail: iacobellis@unibas.it

Date and place of birth:

October 20, 1949, Adelfia (Bari), Italy.

Education:

“Laurea” in Biological Science at “Università degli Studi di Bari”, March 19, 1980.

Carreer / employment:

Ø    Professor of Plant pathology, Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro forestali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza. November 1, 2000 to date.

Ø     Associate Professor of Plant pathology, Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro forestali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza. November 1, 1992 to October 31, 2000.

Ø      Research scientist of National Council of Research (CNR) of Italy, Istituto tossine e micotossine da parassiti vegetali, Bari. April 1, 1983 to October 31, 1992.

Ø      Research technician of National Council of Research (CNR) of Italy, Istituto tossine e micotossine da parassiti vegetali, Bari. June 16, 1972 to March 31 1983.

Ø     Research technician fellow  of National Council of Research (CNR) of Italy, Istituto tossine e micotossine da parassiti vegetali, Bari. July 1, 1969 to June 15, 1972.

Professional experience in Foreign  Research Institutions:

Ø      Visiting scientist at University of California, Davis, December 1984- December 1985;

Ø      Visiting scientist University of California, Davis, august 1988 (Bilateral programme);

Ø      Visiting scientist at University of Wisconsin. Madison, August – October, 1988;

Ø      Visiting professor at Washington State University, Pullman, July-August, 1994 (Bilateral programme);

Ø      Departamento de Produccion Agraria, Universidad  Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spagna, July 1997.

Main field:

Plant Pathology, Phytobacteriology.

 Fellowships, Memberships of Professional Societies:

Ø      Two Fellowships  of National Council of Research (CNR, 1984) of Italy, to be spent at foreign Research Institutions;

Ø      Società italiana di Patologia vegetale;

Ø      International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions;

Ø      Mediterranean Phytopathological Union;

Ø      International Union of forestry research organization;

Ø      International Society of Plant Pathology;

Ø      European Foundation of Plant Pathology;

Ø      Associazione Regionale Pugliese Tecnici e Ricercatori in Agricoltura.

Research projects responsibility

Responsible of several research projects of CNR (RAISA, Coordinate and Bilateral projects,), MIUR (ex 40%, ex 60%, Cofin,) MIPAF (Biotecnologie, PROM, Intereg OLVIVA), EU funds, Regione Basilicata.

Main Research Activity

Ø      Epidemiology and biological control of olive knot disease;

Ø      Epidemiology, diagnosis and control of bacterial diseases of cultivated mushrooms;

Ø    Novel methods (i.e. biological control, antagonists, induced resistance, natural bactericides, etc.,) for the control of bacterial diseases of plants;

Ø      Chemical and Biological characterization of metabolites of phytopathogenic bacteria involved in the host-pathogen interaction;

Ø      Biochemical, physiological and molecular characterization of phytopathogenic pseudomonads and xanthomonads;

Ø      Epidemiology of phytopathogenic bacteria; molecular diagnosis tools for identification of phytopathogenic bacteria.

Publications:

Ø      Number of papers in refereed journals: 82

Ø      Number of papers in  book/chapters/other journals/proceedings: 58

Ø      Number of abstracts: 125

Invited Lectures / Seminars

Ø      University of California, Davis, USA, 1985;

Ø      Washington State University, Pullman, USA, Department of Plant Pathology, 1994;

Ø      Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA, Department of Biology, 1994;

Ø      Post Laurea course: Piante medicinali  at Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II, 1997 - 1999

Ø      Departamento de Produccion Agraria, Universidad  Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spagna, 1997;

Ø      Lectures on bacterial diseases of cultivated  plants for phytosanitary inspectors courses  (2000, 2001, 2004);

Ø      Lectures on bacterial diseases of plants,Ornamental trees, and/or cultivated mushrooms to field technicians (2001, 2004), and in post lauream formation courses  (1996, 2002,2001), masters (2004, 2005, 2006);

Ø      Università di Catania, 2006.

Teaching Activities:

Courses taught

Ø      Phytobacteriology, 1986, 1987 (teaching contracts with Facoltà di Agraria dell'Università di Basilicata);

Ø      Phytobacteriology,  1992-to date;

Ø      General Plant Pathology, 1992-to date;

Ø      Forestry Plant Pathology, 1992-to date;

Ø      Plant Pathology, 1994, 1998.

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Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro forestali,

Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Campus Macchia Romana, 85100 Potenza, Italy.

Tel. +39 0971 205498; Fax +39 0971 205702

Mobile: +39 3204371228

e-mail: iacobellis@unibas.it