Elisa Pellegrini

Elisa Pellegrini, PhD
Pontedera (Pisa), Italy, 25/04/1979
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa
Associate Professor – Plant Pathology

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC POSITION (Highlights)
2003: Master’s degree in Management and Protection of the Agro-Forestry Environment (with full marks) at University of Pisa
2008: PhD in Science of Crop Production with a dissertation on “Assessment of the ozone risk in agricultural plants”, University of Pisa
2013: Visiting Scientist (four month) at the Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Philipps-Universität, Marburg (Germany)
2014: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for Associate Professor (SSD AGR/12, sector 07/D1 – Plant Pathology)
2016: Research Assistant (RTD-B, Chair of Plant Pathology), Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Italy
2019: Associate Professor, Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Italy
2023: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for Full Professor (SSD AGR/12, sector 07/D1)

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Major research interests:
- Ecophysiological and biochemical responses of plants to oxidative stress induced by biotic/abiotic factors
- Innovative applications for plant pathology and tree stability in urban environment
- Biomonitoring of air quality with vascular plants
- Application of controlled stress factors to prime specific plant defence mechanisms
The scientific activity is documented by around 110 papers, of which more than 80 are published in international peer-reviewed journals (H-index 29; Scopus, Nov 2024), as well as more than 20 presentations delivered at national and international conferences (also as invited-speaker), and the involvement in national and international research projects.
Reviewer of many peer-reviewed journals.

TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCES
Lecturer in Tree stability and diagnostic imaging, M.S. course in Urban Green Areas and Landscape Planning and Management, Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa
Lecturer in Plant-stress and climate change interactions, M.S. course in Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa
Lecturer in Pathology of natural plant systems, M.S. course in Conservation and Evolution, Dept. of Biology, University of Pisa
Lecturer in Phytopatological diagnosis, B.S. course in Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa
Teaching Assistant in courses dealing with Plant Pathology at the Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa (e.g. Crop protection, Plant pathology)
Thesis Supervisor and/or Mentor of undergraduate, graduate and PhD students at the Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and at the Dept. of Biology, University of Pisa
PhD Evaluating Committee Member at the Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa