PhD researcher, Protection of Specific Crops

PhD in Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology at the University of Udine, in Italy

Areas of expertise:

Plant health; Integrated pest management; Molecular biology; Agronomy; Plant pest surveillance; Metabolomics

Previous positions:

PhD student at University of Udine, in collaboration with Fondazione Edmund Mach, in Trento, Italy

9 Scientific publication; h-index (Scopus): 4

Two relevant publications:

Ciubotaru, R.M., Franceschi, P., Vezzulli, S., Zulini, L., Stefanini, M., Oberhuber, M., Robatscher, P., Chitarrini, G., Vrhovsek, U. (2023). Secondary and primary metabolites reveal putative resistance-associated biomarkers against Erysiphe necator in resistant grapevine genotypes. Frontiers in Plant Science. Jan 31; 14:1112157. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1112157

Ciubotaru, R.M., Garcia-Aloy, M., Masuero, D., Franceschi, P., Zulini, L., Stefanini, M., Oberhuber, M., Robatscher, P., Chitarrini, G., Vrhovsek, U. (2023). Semi-Targeted Profiling of the Lipidome Changes Induced by Erysiphe necator in Disease-Resistant and Vitis vinifera L. Varieties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Feb 17; 24(4):4072. DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044072