Ritratto di riccardo.lorrai@uniroma1.it

MIGLIORAMENTO BIOTECNOLOGICO VEGETALE PER LE FONTI RINNOVABILI E LA SOSTENIBILITÀ AMBIENTALE

 

Il corso mira a fornire conoscenze avanzate sugli approcci metodologici utilizzati per il miglioramento delle colture vegetali e delle alghe, finalizzati allo sviluppo di nuove varietà o ceppi da utilizzare per la produzione sostenibile di biocarburanti e prodotti a valore aggiunto per l’industria, per la difesa sostenibile delle colture agli stress e per il biomonitoraggio.

 

il corso inizierà martedì 1 marzo 2022 (ore 11.00-13.00) in aulta Tatò in via dei Sardi

Insegnamento Codice Anno Corso - Frequentare Bacheca
Molecular and cellular bases of plant biotechnologies 1038171 2023/2024
Biotechnological improvement of plants for renewable resources and environmental sustainability 10600076 2023/2024
Biotechnological improvement of plants for renewable resources and environmental sustainability 10600076 2022/2023
Molecular and cellular bases of plant biotechnologies 1038171 2022/2023
Biotechnological improvement of plants for renewable resources and environmental sustainability 10600076 2021/2022

Ricevimento studenti per il corso di MIGLIORAMENTO BIOTECNOLOGICO VEGETALE PER LE FONTI RINNOVABILI E LA SOSTENIBILITA' AMBIENTALE
ore 11.00-13.00 lunedì edificio cu022a edificio botanica piano terra stanza 10

Ricevimento studenti per il corso di Basi molecolari e cellulari delle biotecnologie vegetali (LM-BTC, 6 CFU)
ore 11.00-13.00 venerdì edificio cu022a edificio botanica piano terra stanza 10

WORK EXPERIENCE:
21/12/2021 current RESEARCH FELLOW at SAPIENZA UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA, Rome, Italy
Fundamental and applied research, main projects:
-Effect of cell wall alteration in plant pathongen interaction
-Valorization of agri-food waste biomass for extraction of valuble products in a circular economy context
-Crosstalk between cell wall and phytohormones in the regulation of plant signalling and development
Lecturing in plant physiology:
01/10/2018 20/12/2021 Rome, Italy
POST-DOC FELLOWSHIP SAPIENZA UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA
Fundamental and applied reserach in plant physiology, main projects:
-Alternative fuels for civil aviation
-Integrated bio-refinery for biofuel production from microalgae
-Improvement of bio-based technologies for agro-food waste biomasses valorization

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor degree in Biology
Sapienza univesità di Roma [ Mar 2012 ]
Master degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology
Sapienza univesità di Roma [ Oct 2014 ]
PhD Life Science XXX cycle
Sapienza univesità di Roma [ Feb 2018 ]
HONOURS AND AWARDS
EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant
EMBO [ 21 Apr 2023 ]

PUBLICATIONS
Research articles
1- Boccaccini A et al. The DOF protein DAG1 and the DELLA protein GAI cooperate in negatively regulating AtGA3ox1 gene. Mol. Plant. 2014 Apr 9. doi: 10.1093/mp/ssu046.
2- Boccaccini A et al. Independent and interactive effects of DOF AFFECTING GERMINATION 1 (DAG1) and the DELLA proteins GA INSENSITIVE (GAI) and REPRESSOR OF ga1 (RGA) in embryo development and seed germination. BMC Plant Biology 2014, 14:200. doi:10.1186/s12870-014-0200-z .
3- Santopolo S et al. Dof Affecting Germination 2 is a positive regulator of light-mediated seed germination and is repressed by Dof Affecting Germination 1. BMC Plant Biol. 2015 Mar 4;15:72. doi: 10.1186/s12870-015-0453-1.
4- Boccaccini A et al. The DAG1 transcription factor negatively regulates the seed-to-seedlings transition in Arabidopsis acting on ABA and GA levels. BMC Plant Biology 2016. Sept 16:198 doi: 10.1186/s12870-016-0890-5.
5- Lorrai R et al. Genome-wide RNA-seq analysis indicates that the DAG1 transcription factor promotes hypocotyl elongation acting on ABA, ethylene and auxin signaling.
Sci Rep. 2018 Oct 26;8(1):15895. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34256-3.
6- Lorrai R et al. Abscisic acid inhibits hypocotyl elongation acting on gibberellins, DELLA proteins and auxin. AoB Plants. 2018 Oct 5;10(5):ply061. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/ply061. eCollection 2018 Oct.
7- Ruta V et al. Inhibition of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 activity reduces trimethylation of H3K27 and affects development in Arabidopsis seedlings. BMC Plant Biol. 2019 Oct 16;19(1):429. doi: 10.1186/s12870-019-2057-7.
8- Lorrai R et al. Impaired Cuticle Functionality and Robust Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis thaliana Plants With Altered Homogalacturonan Integrity Are Dependent on the Class III Peroxidase AtPRX7. Front. Plant Sci., 16 August 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.696955.

Reviews
Lorrai R and Ferrari S. Host Cell Wall Damage during Pathogen Infection: Mechanisms of Perception and Role in Plant-Pathogen Interactions. Plants (Basel). 2021 Feb 19; doi:10.3390/plants10020399.

HONOURS AND AWARDS
21/04/2023
EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant EMBO Scientific exchange grant fo fundamental research in the lab of Dr. Stephane Verger (Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, KBC-building, Linnéus väg 6, Umeå University, 90736 Umeå, Sweden). The topic of the research project is "Interplay between plant cell wall and cell wall modifying enzymes during apical hook development".

BIBLIOMETRIC INDEXES
Scopus Author Identifier: 56290980700 ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8142-956X
Total publications: 9
Total citations: 178
H index: 8

MEETING AND CONGRESS
Congress
2015 DOF AFFECTING GERMINATION 2 is a positive regulator of light mediated seed germination and is repressed by DOF AFFECTING GERMINATION 1 . The 26th international conference on Arabidopsis research (ICAR 2015). Oral Presentation 2 minutes talk and poster.
2016 The Arabidopsis DAG1 transcription factor controls the dormancy/germination developmental switch acting on the balance of ABA and GA . The 22nd international conference on plant growth substances (IPGSA 2016). Poster presentation.
2016 studying the role of the DAG1 transcription factor in the control of photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana . PhD school on Environmental regulation of plant development (2016). Oral presentation.
2017 Study of the role of the DOF transcription factor DAG1 in the control of seedling development in Arabidopsis thaliana . Biology and Biotechnology C. Darwin meeting (Ponzano). Oral presentation.
2019 Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis plants impaired in de-esterified homogalacturonan content correlates to increased cuticle permeability and is suppressed by abscisic acid XV Cell Wall meeting (Cambridge). Poster presentation.
2022 Plant cell wall perturbations trigger hormonal changes impairing apical hook development XVI FISV Congress (Portici). Poster presentation.

Workshop
2023 Workshop on Plant Biology 2023 SIBV workshop. (Bertinoro).