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Job title: 

PhD, Junior Research Scientist

Eurocaroten role: 

Management Committee

First name: 

Gianfranco

Last name: 

Diretto

Short research description: 

Main topic research regards the investigation of carotenoid biosynthesis by through metabolic engineering and reverse genetics in Solanaceae. Using genetic engineering techniques, over the past decade "Golden" tomato fruits and potato tubers have been produced, which contain very levels of beta-carotene (provitamin A). The laboratory has facilities and advanced methods for metabolic profiling. Protocols for the extraction and analysis of the polar (amino acids, sugars, organic acids, flavonoids, alkaloids, etc.) and non-polar (fatty acids, sterols, carotenoids, tocopherols, etc.) and volatile metabolome have been developed and exploited in a series of studies. In addition, the group uses systems biology approaches based on the use of gene ontology, gene clustering algorithms and correlation analysis, to identify transcripts or metabolites associated with a particular genotype or treatment.

Personal webpage: 

http://utagri.enea.it/en/people/gianfranco-diretto

Techniques routinely used: 

metabolomics, transcriptomics, bioinformatics, genetic transformation

Instrumentation/Facilities: 

LC-Orbitrap MS, GC-Triple Quadruple MS, RNA-Seq

Country: 

Italy

City: 

Rome

Institution: 

Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development

Department: 

Agro-Industry (BIOAG)

Institution website: 

http://www.enea.it/it

Address: 

Via Anguillarese N.301, S.M. di Galeria (Rome)

Zip Code: 

00123

Phone: 

+39-06-3048-3745

Matrix: 

Foods

Microorganisms

By-products

Plants

Plant Cell Cultures

Gender: 

Male

WG option 1: 

WG1

WG option 2: 

WG3

Scientific approach: 

Fundamental

Applied

Areas: 

Agro-food

Analysis

Biochemistry

Biology

Nutrition

Other keywords: 

Analysis

Applications

Biological Actions

Biosynthesis

Engineering

Food Quality

Metabolomics

Processing

Systems Biology

STMS hosting: 

Yes

Meetings hosting: 

Yes