Ivana Puglisi
Associate Professor for the disciplinary-scientific sector AGR/13-Agricultural Chemistry from 1st April 2023 at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) of the University of Catania.
Graduated (110/110 cum laude) at the University of Catania in Food Science and Technology in 1999. She obtained a PhD in “Agricultural Chemistry-XV cycle” at the University of Catania in 2004 and attended the previous Agricultural Chemistry Section, currently Section of Agricultural Chemistry and Microbiology of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) as a research collaborator. She obtained 4 years research grant according to art. 51 comma 6, 1997, n. 449) and 3 years research grant according to art.22, 240/2010.
She has been a contract professor for the following courses:
“Secondary metabolism biochemistry” – 8 C.F.U. - disciplinary-scientific sector BIO/10 – at Agricultural Faculty – degree course “Agricultural Biotechnology” (Academic years: 2010/2011 and 2011/2012);
“Food nutrition” – 6 C.F.U. - disciplinary-scientific sector BIO/09 – at Agricultural Faculty – degree course “Food Science and Technology” (Academic year: 2009/2010);
“Soil fertility and plant nutrition” – 5 C.F.U. - disciplinary-scientific sector AGR/13 - at Agricultural Faculty – degree course “Design and Management of Green Areas, Parks and Gardens" - Caltagirone (Academic years: 2006/2007; 2007/2008 and 2008/2009).
Professor for academic year: 2020/2021: "Biochemistry and physiology of the soil-plant system" (6 CFU) in the degree course Biotechnology (L2) (academic year: 2019/2020)
She was involved, as a component, in international, national and regional research projects.
Member of the Editorial Boards of the foloowing international Journals:
Jacobs Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2016 - present);
Jacobs Journal of Enzymology and Enzyme Engineering (2016 - present);
Plants (2020 - present).
Member of the Italian Pesticides and Environment Research Group (GRIFA) (2017 - present).
Member of the Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry (SICA) (2019 - present).
Last edit: 10/05/2023
Academic Year 2021/2022
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental and landscape planning and sustainability - 2nd Year
GESTIONE SOSTENIBILE DEL SUOLO E DEI SISTEMI ZOOTECNICI
Module SOSTENIBILITA' DEL SISTEMA SUOLO - DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology - 2nd Year
BIOCHIMICA E FISIOLOGIA DEL SISTEMA SUOLO PIANTA
Academic Year 2020/2021
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology - 2nd Year
BIOCHIMICA E FISIOLOGIA DEL SISTEMA SUOLO PIANTA
- Effect of natural compounds on soil biological activity, on metabolism and gene expression of plant species, in particular the study of biostimulant substances such as extracts from microalgae, humic-like substances from agro-industrial residues and Leonardite;
- Study of the plant secondary metabolism, the biosynthetic pathway of anthocyanins and the mechanisms determining the activation of this pathway;
- Study of glutathione transferase (GST), enzymes involved in the detoxification processes of plants and in the accumulation of anthocyanins in the vacuoles;
- Purification and characterization of proteases from plant tissues and their compatibility with the cheesemaking processes.