Valeria Ereddia

2022 - 2025: PhD course in Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science (Di3A) - University of Catania, grant financed by IRVO (Istituto Regionale Vini e Oli di Sicilia). Research project: "Traditional breeding and New Plant Breeding Techniques to obtain sicilian grape varieties resistant to the main fungal pathogens". Supervisor: Prof.ssa Alessandra Gentile Co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Elisabetta Nicolosi 

Nov 2022: Professional qualification as Biologist 

Aug 2022 - Oct 2022: Research fellowship at Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Project title: "Physiologic and metabolomic analysis in Citrus in water stress condition". Project leader: Prof. Alberto Continella

Mar 2022 - Jul 2022: Research fellowship at Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Project title: "Evaluation of agronomical measures to improve mango fruit quality". Project leader: Prof. Alberto Continella

Sep 2022 - Nov 2022: Erasmus Traineeship at Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Marker Assisted Selection and genetic improvement of Citrus. Supervisor: Pablo Aleza 

2019 - 2021: Master’s Degree in Agricultural Biotechnology (LM-7), Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) - University of Catania. Supervisor: Prof. Gaetano Distefano. Degree thesis: "Use of the gene Flowering Locus T for the genetic transformation in Citrus". Final mark: 110/110 cum Laude.

2015 - 2019:  Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Science and Technology (L-25), Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) - University of Catania. Supervisor: Prof.ssa Daniela Romano. Final mark: 106/110.

2015: Scientific High School Graduation, Liceo Scientifico “Galileo Galilei”, Catania.