Elio Fantini
ENEA, Casaccia Research Centre
via Anguillarese 301
I-00123 Rome (RM)
ITALY
email: elio.fantini@enea.it
Thematic areas (Links):
Genomics, Molecular Genetics and Cytogenomics
Biography:
Education
2006
Laurea degree in “Agriculture sciences and technologies”. University of Pisa. Thesis:
“Photomorphogenic mutant of tomato: molecular and productive characterization”.
2010
Ph.D. in “Molecular, industrial and environmental biotechnology” (curriculum: plant molecular
biology). University of Verona in collaboration with ENEA Casaccia research centre of Rome.
Thesis: Genetic selection for flowering time traits during speciation of tomato.
Work experience
2006-2007: collaboration with Biogen s.r.l. and ENEA in the international tomato genome
sequencing project.
2008-2010: collaboration with Genelab s.r.l. and ENEA in the international EUSOL project:
generation and comparison of RNAi, VIGS and TILLING knockout lines for three selected genes in
tomato.
2010: ENEA research grant: Massively parallel sequencing of wheat genome.
Posters and oral communications:
SIFV – XLVII congress, Pisa (Italy) 30 June - 2 July 2008
POSTER
THE ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL TOMATO GENOME PROJECT.
Falcone G., Pietrella M., Fantini E., et al.
SIGA 2008 – 52nd annual congress, Padova (Italy) 14-17 September 2008
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN CULTIVATED TOMATO AND
ITS WILD RELATIVES. Falcone G.(1), Fantini E.(1) and Giuliano G. (speaker)
(1) These authors contributed equally to this work
FISV 2008 – 10th annual congress, Riva del Garda (Italy) 24-27 September 2008
POSTER
EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN CULTIVATED TOMATO AND
ITS WILD RELATIVES. Falcone G.(1), Fantini E.(1) and Giuliano G.
(1) These authors contributed equally to this work
3rd EUSOL project meeting - Tolosa (Francce) (3-16 November 2008
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sessione parallela: WP5.3: Tools for functional analysis of genes in tomato and potato
Generation and comparison of RNAi, VIGS and TILLING knockout lines for 3 selected genes
Fantini E.
POSTER
EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN CULTIVATED TOMATO AND
ITS WILD RELATIVES. Falcone G.(1), Fantini E.(1) and Giuliano G.
(1) These authors contributed equally to this work
SIBV – I annual congress, Verona (Italy) 30 June -2 July 2009
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN CULTIVATED TOMATO AND
ITS WILD RELATIVES. Falcone G.(1) (speaker), Fantini E.(1) and Giuliano G.
(1) These authors contributed equally to this work
POSTER
TOMATO GENOME SEQUENCING. Pietrella M., Falcone G., Fantini E. et al.
SOL, the 6° Solanaceae Genome Workshop, 8-13 November 2009, New Delhi, India.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN CULTIVATED TOMATO AND
ITS WILD RELATIVES. Falcone G.(1), Fantini E.(1) and Giuliano G. (speaker)
(1) These authors contributed equally to this work
POSTER
TOMATO GENOME SEQUENCING. Pietrella M., Falcone G., Fantini E. et al.
4th EUSOL project meeting - Toledo (Spain) 4-6 October 2009
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sessione parallela: WP5.3: Tools for functional analysis of genes in tomato and potato
Generation and comparison of RNAi, VIGS and TILLING knockout lines for 3 selected genes
Fantini E.
SIBV – II annual congress, Rome (Italy) 12-14 July 2010
and
SIGA 2010 – 54th annual congress, Matera (Italy) (27-30 September 2010)
POSTER
GENETIC SELECTION FOR FLOWERING TIME GENES DURING SPECIATION OF TOMATO.
Fantini E., Falcone G., Pietrella M. and Giuliano G.
POSTER
EVOLUTION OF FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS IN TOMATO. Falcone G., Fantini E., Pietrella M., and
Giuliano G.