Luca Sella

luca.sella@unipd.it

Phone

0498272893

Place

Dipartimento di Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali - TESAF
VIALE DELL'UNIVERSITA', 16 - LEGNARO PD

Reception

Mer17:0018:00Studio del docenteSu appuntamento

Profile

Educational path: - March 2001: First-cycle/Bachelor's degree in Agro-Industrial Biotechnology at the University of Verona.- Aprile–December 2001: Scholarship holder at Dept. Agrobiology and Agrochemistry, University of Tuscia (VT).- January 2002 – December 2004: PhD student in Crop Protection at University of Padua.- February–March 2005: Research fellow at Dept. Agrobiology and Agrochemistry, University of Tuscia (VT).- Aprile 2005: Obtaining the title of PhD.- March–August 2005: Research Fellow at the National Elected Seed Agency (ENSE – Verona Section).- September 2005 – August 2007: Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Padua. - Aprile–December 2006: Research assignment at Dept. Molecular Phytopathology and Genetics (Biocenter Klein Flottbek), University of Hamburg (Germany), thanks to an 8-month scholarship funded by "Fondazione Ing. Aldo Gini".- September 2007: Winner of the comparative evaluation for a position of University Researcher at the Faculty of Agriculture (scientific-disciplinary sector AGR / 12 - Plant Pathology), University of Padua.- November 2007: Assumption of service with affiliation to the Dept. Territory and Agro-Forestry Systems (Te.S.A.F.). - November 2010: Confirmation in tenure.- September 2014: Winner of the evaluation procedure for a position of Associate Professor (competition sector 07/D1 - Plant Pathology and Entomology; scientific-disciplinary sector AGR/12 - Plant Pathology). - December 2014: Taking up service with affiliation to the Dept. Te.S.A.F., University of Padua. - June 2022: National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor, scientific area 07/D1 - Plant Pathology and Entomology.Scientific activity: 1) Identification and characterization of virulence factors of phytopathogenic fungi by site-specific gene knock-out.2) Characterization of the antimicrobial activity of peptides and other molecules of natural origin against phytopathogenic microorganisms.3) Characterization of proteins and/or natural molecules capable of induce resistance in plants for disease control. Courses taught:- "Biology and disease management" - Second-cycle/Master's degree in Agricultural Science and Technology (from A.Y. 2020/2021).- "Biotechnology for crop protection" - University Master of Science degree in Biotechnology for Food Science (from A.Y. 201-2018).- "Food Protection" (module "Disease Protection") - First-cycle/Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology (from A.Y. 2013/2014). Member of the PhD School in "Crop Science" at the University of Padua and of the Italian Society of Plant Pathology (SIPAV). Supervisor of 4 PhD Theses in "Crop Science", speaker of 76 First-cycle/Bachelor's degree theses and 21 Second-cycle/Master's degree dissertations. Research activity documented by 47 scientific articles published in international journals with reviewers (surveyed by Scopus), 1 book chapter, 3 short publications published in international journals with reviewers, 3 full publications in International Congress Proceedings and 76 Proceedings presented at National and International Conferences and Congresses.