0000-0002-4961-6231 About
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Mario Enrico Pè, Full Professor Settore Concorsuale 07E1 – Chimica Agraria, Genetica Agraria, Pedologia, Settore Scientifico disciplinare AGR/07 – Genetica Agraria (Agricultural Genetics)
Nationality: Italian
Country of residence: Italy, via Eugenio Villoresi 6, 20143 Milano
Istitution: Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Center of Plant Sciences
Contacts: e-mail, [email protected]
Mobile phone: +393462435815
PROFILE
- Current position: Full professor of Agricultural Genetics (Genetica Agraria – AGR/07)
- Scientific coordinator of the International Doctoral Programme in Agrobiodiversity
- President of the Interuniversity Consortium for Plant Molecular Biology
- Member of the Italian Academy of Grape and Wine “Accademia Nazionale della Vite e del Vino”
- Member of the National Academy “Accademia dei Georgofili”
- Member of the National Academy “Accademia dei Fisiocritici”
- Coordinator of the Plant Genetics group, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
- Member of the Task Force on Sustainable Agriculture and Innovation of the Europena incubator RE-Imagine Europa
EDUCATION
- 2007: Full professor of Genetics at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Italy
- 2000: Associate professor of Agricultural Genetics at University of Milan, Italy
- 1984: Assistant professor of Genetics at the University of Milan, Italy
- 1979: Master degree in Agricultural Sciences cum laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2019 – 2021: President of the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics (SIGA)
- 2019 – 2021: in the board of the Itaian Federation of Live Sciences (FISV)
- 2016 – 2021: Dean of the Academic Class of Experimental Sciences
- 2016 – 2021: member of the Academic Senate of Scuola Superiore Sant‘Anna
- 2013 – 2016: Director of the Institute of Life Sciences
- 2007 – 2009: Vice president of the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics (SIGA)
- 2005: National coordinator of the French-Italian initiative for the structural and functional characterization of the grapevine genome (VIGNA)
- 2000 – 2002: In the Board of the Italian Association of Genetics (AGI)
- 1999: Visiting scientist at University of California San Diego
- 1997: Visiting scientist of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery of Japan at the Rice Genome Project, Tsukuba, Japan
- 1994-1996 Scientific advisor in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the Indonesian National Institute for the Development and Application of Biotechnology, Serpong, Indonesia
Mario Enrico Pè’s research activity involves two major research areas, each represented by complementary research lines.
AREA 1 Genetic and molecular bases of complex traits in crops
This area comprises several research lines, in which methods and concepts of classical and modern quantitative genetics, based on the use of molecular markers for the identification of chromosomal regions involved in phenotypic variation of quantitative traits are applied. A recent development is the production and characterization of a MAGIC population of maize for the fine dissection of traits of agronomic interest in maize. From this MAGIC population a Recombinant Intercrossed (RIX) population has been also developed to study phenotypic variation in heterozygous maize genotypes. The specific research lines are listed here below.
1.1.Studies on yield component and yield stability in cereals
1.2 Analysis of genome structure in crops and dissection of complex traits in mendelian factors
1.3 Genetic and molecular analysis of heterosis in maize
1.4 Characterization and valorization of cereal genetic resources (maize, wheat, barley, teff, millet)
AREA 2 The role of non-coding RNA in the regulation of gene expression
Research area within this area started with the launch of the French-Italian bilateral program aimed at the characterization of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera) genome. During this initiative a deep interest in understanding the role of small non-coding RNAs in the fine regulation of gene expression during development and in response to stresses arose. This research line grew to encompass the long non-coding RNA component of this complex regulatory network.
2.1. Characterization of small non-coding RNAs in model and crop species
2.2 The role of ncRNAs during plant development and in response to environmental stresses
2.3 Characterization of long ncRNAs in cereals
All the above mentioned research lines are or were funded by International and National Agencies.
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