PhD: Wageningen University (2012 - 2016)

PhD Dissertation: Investigating the fruit texture genetic control in apple and its interplay with the production of volatile compounds using multi-family based analysis and genome wide association mapping

FEM Department and supervisor : Genomics and Biology of Fruit Crops Department, Dr. Fabrizio Costa

Research Interest: Apple, SNP array, QTL, texture, marker-trait association analysis

Awards:

Prize for the best PhD Thesis in plant genetic awarded by AISSA (Associazione Italiana Società Scientifiche Agrarie)

Prize Prosperitati Publicae Augendae for the best PhD thesis awarded by Accademia dei Georgofili, sezione Interazionale

Prize Professor Albert Soenen for a PhD thesis that delivers a significant contribution to the advancement of fruit culture in its broad sense awarded by the Foundation Professor Albert Soenen

Prize Mario Bonsembiante for a PhD thesis in agriculture and food science awarded by Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (26/05/2019)