Paola Bonfante
Paola Bonfante is a Professor Emerita of plant biology at the University of Turin[1], she has studied symbiosis between fungi and plants (mycorrhizae), associations that involve 90% of plants with significant impacts on ecosystems, as well as on agriculture. Using cellular and molecular biology investigated the biological-functional diversity of mycorrhizal fungi and how they communicate and interact with the host plant. She discovered endobacteria living inside mycorrhizal fungi and with omic approaches she described how they modulate some functional traits of fungal hosts.[2] She belongs to Rome Accademia dei Lincei,[3] Turin Academy of Sciences,[4] French Academy of Agriculture,[5] and Academia Europaea[6]. She has been among the most cited researchers in the world Highly Cited Researchers 2017, 2018, 2020 Clarivate Analitcs and is in the list of top Italian scientists[7]. As professor Emerita, she dedicates herself to scientific dissemination, holding lectures and seminars both in schools and on public occasions. She has written a book for Il Mulino (A Plant is not an Island, 2021) in which she talks about the scientific themes that fascinated her, placing them in the context of her life and her cultural references[8].
| Born | May 7, 1947 Turin, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | University of Turin (Italy) |
| Fields | Plant biology Plant microbe interactions[9] |
| Institutions | National Council of Research (1970-1985) University of Turin (1985-2017) Professor Emerita (Present) |
| Notes | |
| Top Italian Scientist in Natural & Environmental Sciences[10][7] | |
References
- ↑ Prof. Paola Bonfante - Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology - University of Turin
- ↑ Paola Bonfante. Profile in The New Phytologist
- ↑ Paola Bonfante - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- ↑ Paola Bonfante - Accademia delle Scienze di Torino
- ↑ Paola Bonfante - French Academy of Agriculture
- ↑ Paola Bonfante - Academia Europaea
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Top Italian Scientists Natural & Environmental Sciences
- ↑ A Plant is not an Island, 2021
- ↑ Paola Bonfante - Fields of Scholarship
- ↑ Paola Bonfante - Top Italian Scientist in Natural & Environmental Sciences
