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Leonardo Schena

Associate Professor  

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AGR/12
Lecturer of Phytopathological Micology
Lecturer of Pathology of Trees and Ornamental Plants
Lecturer of Post-harvest Diseases

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(+39) 0965 312827

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Personal data

1. Date of birth: October 15, 1971.
2. Nationality: Italian.
3. Marital status: Married, 1 child
4. Languages knowledge: Italian (mother language) and English

Education

1. October 1995: Degree “Cum laude” in Agriculture Sciences, University of Bari (Italy).
2. January 1996: Qualification as Agronomist, University of Bari (Italy).
3. February 2001: Ph.D in plant protection, university of Bari (Italy).

Professional experience

1. November 1995-December 1996: Research fellow at the Department of Plant Protection and Applied Microbiology (DPPMA), University of Bari (Italy).
2. January 1997-December 1997: Research fellow at “The Volcani Center”, Department of Postharvest Science, Institute for Technology and Storage, Israel, for a specialization course in “Postharvest biological control methods”.
3. January 1998-October 2000: PhD student at the DPPMA. Thesis entitled “Molecular and biological characterization of the biocontrol agent Aureobasidium pullulans, strain L47”.
4. November 2000-March 2004: Free researcher at the DPPMA.
5. March 2004-September 2005: Research Scientist at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
6. October 2005-February 2007: Free researcher at the DPPMA.

Starting from March 2007: Associate Professor at the Department of Management of Agricultural and Forest Systems, Mediterranean University, Reggio Calabria, Italy.