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Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology

Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9899

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Roberta Marra

Roberta Marra

Research Staff for Institute for sustainable Plant Selection, Italy

Biography
Dr. Roberta Marra has been largely interested in the study of the interactions between plants and microorganisms, that represented the main topic of her PhD and of numerous research contracts that involved academic partners and private companies. Research activities have included the use of various techniques, such as molecular analysis (in particular genomics, proteomics and metabolomics) applied to the study of the interactions that involve plants, pathogens and biocontrol agents like Trichoderma; chemical and biochemical characterization of compounds using advanced analytical techniques (enzymatic activity assays, chromatography, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, etc.); the design and setup of in vitro and in vivo assays using plants and microorganisms; analysis and processing of data obtained from the experiments with preparation of scientific reports. Dr Marra is author of over 50 articles published in national and international scientific journals, reviews, book chapters, abstracts and proceedings of congresses largely in the field of plant pathology. She is reviewer of various international journals in the fields of plant pathology, microbiology, biotechnology and biology. Dr Marra is co-author of a patent for a new biopesticide and biotechnology applied to Plant Pathology.
Research Interest

Mycology, PlantPathology, Enzymology ,Biotechnology. Biology

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