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Andrea Schubert
Dep ofAgricultural, Forest1y and Food Sciences
University of Turin, Italy
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Education
1979
Master (Laurea) Degree, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin
mycorrhiza in grapevine"
1981
Specialization Diploma in Viticulture and Enology, University ofTurin
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'Vesicular-arbuscular
Academic appointments
1998-2006
Researcher at the University ofTurin
Associate Professor in Plant Physiology at the School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture,
University ofTurin
Since 2006
Full Professor in Plant Physiology at the University ofTurin
since 2009
Member ofthe Evaluation Board ofthe University ofTurin
2002-2008
Coordination ofthe Bachelor Course in Viticulture and Enology, University ofTurin
1984- 1998
2009
since 2013
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Direction ofthe Master Course in Plant Biotechnology, University ofTurin
President ofthe Evaluation Board ofthe University ofTurin
Teaching
since 1992
Plant Physiology, Degree Courses of Agriculture and ofBiotechnology, University ofTurin
1996-2005
Grape physiology, Degree Course in Viticulture and Enology, University ofTurin
since 2005
Plant molecular physiology, Master Course in Plant Biotechnology
Biosynthesis of grape secondary metabolites, Master Course in Grape and Wine Sciences,
University ofTurin
2005-2012
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1981
1982
1988 and 198990
1999
Research
research stage on grapevine biology at the Federai Institute for Grapevine Breeding
Geilweilerhof (Germany)
visiting scientist at Rothamsted Experimental Station (UK) to study physiological effects of
arbuscular mycorrhizae on clover and maize
visiting scientist at the Botany Department, University of Base! (CH), to study carbohydrate
metabolism of arbuscular symbioses
visiting scientist at the Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wtirzburg (D) to study molecular
aspects of aquaporins in grapevine
Research group leader (grape stress physio logy, fruit ripening), PhD supervisor (12), project leader in national
research projects (5), group leader in EU (I) and national research projects (4), group leader in bi-national
collaboration projects with Gennany and Spain (2), direction of contracts with private companies and public
bodies (11), participation in two academic spin-offcompanies (Grape srl and Strigolab srl)
Scientific coordination international meetings (MACROWINE 2010) and national meetings
Member of the ltalian Society of Plant Biology
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Research interests
Molecular and physiological aspects of water transport and water stress
Biosynthesis of flavonoids in grapevine
Stress-responsive sRNAs and gene regulation
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Research and review papers published since 2008
Lovisolo C, Tramontini S, Flexas J, Schubert A (2008) Mercuria! inhibition of root hydraulic conductance in Vitis spp
rootstocks under water stress - Environm Exp Bot 63: 178-182
Lovisolo C, Perrone I, 1-lartung W, Schubert A (2008) An abscisic acid-related reduced transpiration promotes graduai
embolism repair when grapevines are rehydrated after drought - New Phytol I 80:642-65 I
1-lugueney P, Provenzano S, Verriès C, Ferrandino A, Meudec E, Batelli G, Merdinoglu O, Cheynier V, Schubert A and
Ageorges A (2009) A novel cation-dependent 0-methyltransferase from Vitis vinifera L involved in anthocyanin
methylation in grapevine - Plant Physiol 150:2057-2070
Carra A, Mica E, Gambino G, Pindo M, Moser C, Pé ME, Schubert A (2009) Cloning abd characterization of small noncoding RNAs from grape - Plant J 59:750:764
Lovisolo C, Perrone I, Carra A, Ferrandino A, Flexas J, Medrano 1-1, Schubert A (20 I O) Drought-induced changes in
development and function of grapevine (Vitis spp) organs and in their hydraulic and non-hydraulic interactions at the
whole-plant level: a physiological and molecular update - Funct Plant Biol , 37:98-116
Giri baldi M, Gény L, Delrot S, Schubert A (201 O) Proteomic analysis of the effects of ABA treatments on ripening Vitis
vinifera berries - J Exp Bot 6 I :244 7-2458
Ferrandino A, Carra A, Rolle L, Schneider A, Schubert A (2012) Profiling of hydroxycinnamoyl tartrates and acylated
anthocyanins in the skin of34 Vitis vinifera genotypes - J Agric Food Chem 68:4931-4945
Perrone I, Pagliarani C, Lovisolo C, Chitarra W, Roman F, Schubert A (2012) Recovery from water stress affects grape
petiole transcriptome - Pianta 285: 1383-1396
Perrone I, Gambino G, Chitarra W, Vitali M, Pagliarani C, Riccomagno N, Balestrini R, Kaldenhoff R, Uehlein N,
Gribaudo I, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2012) The grapevine root-specific aquaporin VvPIP2;4N controls root
hydraulic conductance and leaf gas exchange under well-watered conditions but not under water stress - Plant
Physiol 160:965-977
Ferrandino A, Carlomagno A, Baldassarre S, Schubert A (2012) Varietal and pre-fermentative volati Ies during ripening of
V vinifera cv Nebbiolo berries from three growing areas - Food Chem 135:2340-2349
Perrone I, Gambino G, Chitarra W, Vitali M, Pagliarani C, Riccomagno N , Balestrini R, Kaldenhoff R, Uehlein N,
Gribaudo I, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2012) The grapevine root-specific aquaporin VvPIP2;4N controls root
hydraulic conductance and leaf gas exchange under well-watered conditions but not under water stress - Plant
Physiol 160:965-977
Liu J, Lovisolo C, Schubert A, Cardinale F (2013) Signaling raie of strigolactones at the interface between plants,
(micro)organisms, and a changing environment - J Plant Inter 8: 17-33
Liu J, Novero M, Charnikova T , Ferrandino A, Schubert A, Ruyter-Spyra C, Bonfante P, Lovisolo C, Bouwmeester HC,
Cardinale F (2013) CAROTENOID CLEA VAGE DIOXYGENASE 7 modulates plant growth, reproduction,
senescence and determinate nodulation in the model legume Lotus japonicus - J Exp Bot 64 : 1967-1981
Navarro-Rodenas A, Barzana G, Nicolàs E, Carra A, Schubert A, Morte A (2013) Expression analysis of aquaporins from
desert truffle mycorrhizal symbiosis reveals a fine-tuned regulation under drought - Mol Plant Microbe Interactions
26: I 066-1078
Tramontini S, Vitali M, Centioni L, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2013) Rootstock contro I of scion response to water stress in
grapevine - Env Exp Bot, 93 :20-26
Chitarra V, Balestrini R, Vitali M, Pagliarani C, Perrone I, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2014) Gene expression in vesselassociated cells upon xylem embolism repair in Vitis vinifera L petioles - Pianta 239 :887-899
Margaria P, Ferrandino A, Caciagli P, Kedrina O, Schubert A, Palmano S (2014) Time course metabolic and transcript
analysis of the flavonoid pathway in Nebbiolo and Barbera grapevines (Vitis vinifera L) infected by Flavescence
dorée phytoplasma and recovered - Plant Celi Environm, doi: I O1111/pce12332
Provenzano S, Spelt C, Hosokawa S, Nakamura N, Brugliera F, Demelis L, Geerke DP, Schubert A, Tanka Y, Quattrocchio
F, Koes R (2014) Genetic contro! and evolution ofanthocyanin methylation - Plant Physiol, accepted