Roberto Tuberosa's Biography

Roberto Tuberosa, Professor, University of Bologna

Roberto Tuberosa, Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America, teaches Plant Biotechnology Applied to Plant Breeding at the University of Bologna, Italy. His research program focuses on genomics of tolerance to drought and fungal diseases in durum wheat and maize. He coordinates the Italian Technological Platform “Plants for the Future” and collaborates with seed companies to improve durum wheat and maize yield via marker-assisted selection. He has published over 110 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journal and has edited 6 volumes. He has organized 8 international Congresses and has presented invited lectures at over 40 Congresses and workshops. Additional details are available at www.distagenomics.unibo.it