Biography:
Dr. Sabina Visconti graduated in Chemistry from the Sapienza University of Rome. She achieved a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology, at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in 1999 and from 2000 to 2005 had postdoctoral fellowships in the laboratory of plant physiology at the same university. Since 2005 she is an assistant professor in Plant Physiology and Biotechnology at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Sabina Visconti’s research activity focused on the study of signal transduction pathways and the molecular mechanisms of plant response to abiotic and biotic stresses. She is author of more than 50 oral and poster presentations at national and international congresses, and of 28 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Title : STRP, a novel Arabidopsis protein with a protective role against abiotic stresses