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Polverari L.
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Name:
Laura Polverari
Education:
2015
University of Rome “Sapienza”, Italy.
Ph.D. studentship in Genetics and Molecular Biology.
2011
University of Rome “Sapienza”, Italy.
Master degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology.
Final mark: 110 /110 cum laude.
2009
University of Rome “Sapienza”, Italy.
Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, curriculum: Genetics and
Molecular Biology.
Final mark: 100/110.
Research Experiences:
2015-present:
Research work as PostDoc in the laboratory of Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini Dept.
of Biol. and Biotec. “C. Darwin” - “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy.
Research project: “Meccanismi molecolari coinvolti nella formazione di confini
cellulari nella radice di Arabidopsis”.
Main focus of the work:
Meristem activity is controlled by two factors the PLETHORA genes (PLTs)
and ARR1, that control root meristem size by promoting cell proliferation and
differentiation respectively. The purpose of this work is to determine if ARR1
and PLETHORA pathways crosstalk to spatially confine each other activity,
positioning the transition zone boundary in the Arabidopsis root meristem.
2011 - 2014:
Ph.D. Research training in the laboratory of Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini Dept. of
Biol. and Biotec. “C. Darwin” - “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy.
Title of PhD project thesis: “Molecular interaction between ARR1 and
PLETHORA genes during Arabidopsis thaliana root meristem development”
(Supervisor: Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini, Dept. of Biol. and Biotec. “C. Darwin”
- “Sapienza” University of Rome; Tutor: Dr. Morelli Giorgio, National
Research Institute for Food and Nutrition (INRAN), Rome, Italy.
Main focus of the work: to investigate the molecular mechanisms between the
cytokinin hormone and the set of PLETHORA genes, controlling the root
meristem development by means of genetics and molecular approaches in
Arabidopsis thaliana root meristem.
Polverari L.
2009 - 2011:
Research training in the Lab. of Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini,
Dept. of Biol. and Biotec. “C. Darwin”-“Sapienza” University of Rome Italy.
Final dissertation: “Molecular mechanisms controlling the Arabidopsis
thaliana root meristem size mediated by PLETHORA genes.
Main focus of the work: to identify the role of PLETHORA genes in the control
of the root meristem size.
2008 - 2009:
Undergraduate training in the Lab. of Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini
Dept. of Biol. and Biotec. “C. Darwin”-“Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy.
Final dissertation: Role of ARR1 and PLETHORA genes in the control of the
Arabidopsis thaliana root meristem size.
Main focus of the work: study of two sets of genes by means of genetics and
molecular approaches in the Arabidopsis thaliana root model system.
Data processing knowledge:
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Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Power Point and Excel.
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Proficient in ImageJ, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop CS2, CS5 and CS6.
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Proficient in online database Arabidopsis eFP Browser, The Arabidopsis Information
Resource (TAIR), Salk Institute Genomic Analysis Institute (SiGnAL), The European
Arabidopsis Stock Centre (uNASC).
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Proficient in Confocal microscopy, trained with Zeiss LSM 780.
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Proficient in Real-Time PCR, trained with Applied Biosystem 7500 FAST Real-Time
PCR.
Fellowship and Awards:
2011-2014 Fellowship for excellence in academic performance of PhD School in Genetics and
Molecular Biology - XXVII cycle - “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy.
Research results including publications, teaching and meetings:
Publications
Polverari L, Pacifici E, Sabatini S. (2015). Plant hormones crosstalk: the pivot of root growth.
Journal of Experimental Botany
Polverari L.
Teaching
2015
“Patterning formation: specification and positioning of the stem cell niche during meristem
development” for the course of Molecular Biology of Model Systems Development.
Tutor: Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini, University of Rome “Sapienza”.
2013 “Leaf development in different plant model systems” for the course of Molecular Biology of
Plant Development. Tutor: Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini, University of Rome “Sapienza”.
2012
“Leaf development in Arabidopsis thaliana” for the course of Molecular
Biology of Plant Development. Tutor: Prof.ssa Sabrina Sabatini, University of Rome
“Sapienza”.
Meetings and Submitted Posters
2012 EMBO Conference Series – Plant Development and Environmental interactions – Matera, Italy
Poster I: Laura Polverari, S. Perilli, R. Dello Ioio, R. Heidstra, P. Costantino, S. Sabatini. (2012).
Molecular interaction between ARR1 and PLETHORA genes during Arabidopsis thaliana root
meristem development.
Poster II: S. Perilli, J. M. Perez-Perez, C. Llavata Peris, L. Polverari, Laila Moubayidin, R. Di
Mambro, P. Costantino, B. Scheres, and S. Sabatini. (2012). RETINOBLASTOMA-RELETED
protein and cytokinin interaction during root meristem cell differentiation.
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