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Anca Macovei. Completed the Doutoramento in PhD program in Genetics and Molecular Biology in 2011 by Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Anca Macovei

Citation names

  • Macovei, Anca

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8D11-5325-57D6
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4455-6321

Email addresses

  • anca.macovei@unipv.it (Professional)

Addresses

  • Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani' University of Pavia. via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy (Professional)
  • Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani' University of Pavia. via Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2011
Concluded
 PhD program in Genetics and Molecular Biology (Doutoramento)
Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy
"Identification and molecular characterization of novel genes modulated by oxidative stress in Medicago truncatula Gaertn." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/01 - 2017/03/15 Visiting Researcher (Research) Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/04/01 - Current Senior researcher (RTDB) Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy
Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy
2017/03/16 - 2020/03/15 Young Researcher (RTDA) Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy
Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy
2013/06/01 - 2015/09/30 Post-doc International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
2012/02/01 - 2013/05/31 Post-doc International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
2011/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Post-doc Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/06/19 - 2017/12/31 TAPPingHIDE
47213
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Italy
 Università degli Studi di Pavia
Concluded
2012 - 2013 Low-dose rate gamma radiation as a tool for the study of DNA damage and repair mechanisms in rice: role of transcription factors and microRNAs
FROM12-10
Post-doc Fellow
International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
2012 - 2012 MicroRNAs targeting helicases from rice: validation and response to abiotic stress
FROM11-02
Post-doc Fellow
International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Giovannini, A.; Macovei, A.; Donà, M.; Valassi, A.; Caser, M.; Mansuino, A.; Ghione, G.G.; et al. Pollen grain preservation at low temperatures in valuable commercial rose cultivars. 2015.
  2. Balestrazzi, A.; Macovei, A.; Donà, M.; Carbonera, D.; Confalonieri, M.. Genotoxic stress, DNA repair, and crop productivity. 2013.
    10.1007/978-1-4614-4633-0_7
  3. MacOvei, A.; Donà, M.; Balestrazzi, A.; Ventura, L.; Nicoletti, F.; Giovannini, A.; Buttafava, A.; Langella, R.; Carbonera, D.. Novel markers of the antioxidant response in ornamental species. 2012.
Book chapter
  1. Macovei, Anca. "Molecular aspects of seed priming as means of progress in crop improvement". 2020.
    In press
  2. Macovei, Anca. "Genome Editing in the context of Seed research: How these novel biotechnology tools can change the future face of agricultural crop development?". In Advancement in crop improvement techniques. Elsevier, 2020.
    In press
  3. Macovei, Anca. "Medicago truncatula, an informative model to investigate the DNA damage response during seed germination". In The Model Legume Medicago truncatula. John Wiley & Sons, 2020.
    In press
  4. Macovei, Anca. "Oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in germinating seeds: A Q&A session". In Reactive Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur Species in Plants: Production, Metabolism, Signaling and Defense Mechanisms. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2019.
    Published
  5. Macovei, Anca; Donà, Mattia; Carbonera, Daniela; Balestrazzi, Alma. "DNA Diffusion Assay Applied to Plant Cells". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 107-115. Springer New York, 2018.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-7668-3_10
  6. Araújo, Susana S.; Gomes, Carolina; Pavia, Jorge A.P.; Balestrazzi, Alma; Macovei, Anca. "MicroRNAs: Emerging Roles in Abiotic Stresses and Metabolic Processes". In Metabolic Adaptations in Plants During Abiotic Stress, 251-266. CRC Press, 2018.
    10.1201/b22206-22
  7. Martins, Davide; Macovei, Anca; Leonetti, Paola; Balestrazzi, Alma; Araújo, Susana. "The Influence of Phosphate Deficiency on Legume Symbiotic N2 Fixation". In Legume Nitrogen Fixation in Soils with Low Phosphorus Availability, 41-75. Springer International Publishing, 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-55729-8_3
  8. Martins, D.; Macovei, A.; Leonetti, P.; Balestrazzi, A.; Araújo, S.. "The influence of phosphate deficiency on legume symbiotic N2 fixation". 41-75. 2017.
  9. Slamet-Loedin, I. H.; Macovei, A.. "The long and winding road of rice genetic modification technology and its potential.". In Biotechnology of major cereals, 104-118. CABI, 2016.
    10.1079/9781780645193.0104
Conference poster
  1. Macovei, Anca. "Seed priming: a key to fight soil contamination in a sustainable manner". Paper presented in 3rd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference, 2019.
  2. Macovei, Anca. "Implication of the trehalose pathway during seed imbibition in Medicago truncatula". Paper presented in The Integrative Plant Biology Conference, 2018.
  3. Macovei, Anca. "Exploring the hydration-dehydration-rehydration (H-D-R) cycle in Medicago truncatula seeds to disclose novel hallmarks of seed priming". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2018, 2018.
  4. Macovei, Anca. "Addressing the impact of seed priming on genome stability in the model legume Medicago truncatula: gene expression analysis and metabolomic profiling". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop Plant Genome Stability and Change-PGSC2018, 2018.
  5. Macovei, Anca. "PGPR influence on seed vigor and priming under abiotic constrains for sustainable agriculture". Paper presented in 5th Asian PGPR Conference, 2017.
  6. Macovei, Anca. "Advanced tools for rice genetic improvement: TAL effector nucleases for site-specific gene insertion". Paper presented in The 4th International Rice Congress, 2014.
  7. Macovei, Anca. "Single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay with plants: research on DNA repair and ecogenotoxicity testing". Paper presented in The 10th International Comet Assay Workshop, 2013.
  8. Macovei, Anca. "Gamma-ray-treated rice seeds show increased germination potential and enhanced DNA damage levels in seedling". Paper presented in The 4th Workshop on the Molecular Aspects of Seed Dormancy and Germination, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Andrea Pagano; Giulia Folini; Paola Pagano; Federico Sincinelli; Andrea Rossetto; Anca Macovei; Alma Balestrazzi. "ROS Accumulation as a Hallmark of Dehydration Stress in Primed and Overprimed Medicago truncatula Seeds". Agronomy 12 2 (2022): 268-268. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020268.
    10.3390/agronomy12020268
  2. Conrado Jr. Dueñas; Inez Slamet-Loedin; Anca Macovei. "Transcriptomics View over the Germination Landscape in Biofortified Rice". Genes (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12122013.
    10.3390/genes12122013
  3. Mutti, Giacomo; Raveane, Alessandro; Pagano, Andrea; Bertolini, Francesco; Semino, Ornella; Balestrazzi, Alma; Macovei, Anca. "Plant TDP1 (Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1): A Phylogenetic Perspective and Gene Expression Data Mining". Genes 11 12 (2020): 1465. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes11121465.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/genes11121465
  4. Forti, Chiara; Ottobrino, Valentino; Bassolino, Laura; Toppino, Laura; Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo; Pagano, Andrea; Macovei, Anca; Balestrazzi, Alma. "Molecular dynamics of pre-germinative metabolism in primed eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) seeds". Horticulture Research 7 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41438-020-0310-8.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41438-020-0310-8
  5. Pagano, Andrea; L’Andolina, Corrado; Sabatini, Maria Elisa; de Sousa Araújo, Susana; Balestrazzi, Alma; Macovei, Anca. "Sodium butyrate induces genotoxic stress in function of photoperiod variations and differentially modulates the expression of genes involved in chromatin modification and DNA repair in Petunia hybrida seedlings". Planta 251 5 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-020-03392-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s00425-020-03392-4
  6. Chiara Forti; Ajay Shankar; Anjali Singh; Alma Balestrazzi; Vishal Prasad; Anca Macovei. "Hydropriming and Biopriming Improve Medicago truncatula Seed Germination and Upregulate DNA Repair and Antioxidant Genes". Genes 11 3 (2020): 242-242. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11030242.
    10.3390/genes11030242
  7. Pagano, A.; de Sousa Araújo, S.; Macovei, A.; Dondi, D.; Lazzaroni, S.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Metabolic and gene expression hallmarks of seed germination uncovered by sodium butyrate in Medicago truncatula". Plant Cell and Environment 42 1 (2019): 259-269. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058865400&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/pce.13342
  8. Cimini, S.; Gualtieri, C.; Macovei, A.; Balestrazzi, A.; De Gara, L.; Locato, V.. "Redox Balance-DDR-miRNA Triangle: Relevance in Genome Stability and Stress Responses in Plants". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072727351&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2019.00989
  9. Araújo, S.; Pagano, A.; Dondi, D.; Lazzaroni, S.; Pinela, E.; Macovei, A.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Metabolic signatures of germination triggered by kinetin in Medicago truncatula". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069543033&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-019-46866-6
  10. Macovei, A.; Pagano, A.; Cappuccio, M.; Gallotti, L.; Dondi, D.; De Sousa Araujo, S.; Fevereiro, P.; Balestrazzi, A.. "A Snapshot of the Trehalose Pathway During Seed Imbibition in Medicago truncatula Reveals Temporal- and Stress-Dependent Shifts in Gene Expression Patterns Associated With Metabolite Changes". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077355933&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2019.01590
  11. Bellato, M.; De Marchi, D.; Gualtieri, C.; Sauta, E.; Magni, P.; Macovei, A.; Pasotti, L.. "A Bioinformatics Approach to Explore MicroRNAs as Tools to Bridge Pathways Between Plants and Animals. Is DNA Damage Response (DDR) a Potential Target Process?". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076677668&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2019.01535
  12. Doria, E.; Pagano, A.; Ferreri, C.; Larocca, A.V.; Macovei, A.; Araújo, S.D.S.; Balestrazzi, A.. "How Does the Seed Pre-Germinative Metabolism Fight Against Imbibition Damage? Emerging Roles of Fatty Acid Cohort and Antioxidant Defence". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076671637&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2019.01505
  13. Anca Macovei; Andrea Pagano; Maria Sabatini; Sofia Grandi; Alma Balestrazzi. "The Human Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 (hTdp1) Inhibitor NSC120686 as an Exploratory Tool to Investigate Plant Tdp1 Genes". Genes 9 4 (2018): 186-186. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9040186.
    10.3390/genes9040186
  14. Macovei, A.; Faè, M.; Biggiogera, M.; Araújo, S.S.; Carbonera, D.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Ultrastructural and molecular analyses reveal enhanced nucleolar activity in medicago truncatula cells overexpressing the MTTDP2a gene". Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85046891270&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2018.00596
  15. Nikitaki, Z.; Holá, M.; Donà, M.; Pavlopoulou, A.; Michalopoulos, I.; Angelis, K.J.; Georgakilas, A.G.; Macovei, A.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Integrating plant and animal biology for the search of novel DNA damage biomarkers". Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research 775 (2018): 21-38. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041601506&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mrrev.2018.01.001
  16. Macovei, A.; Sevilla, N.R.; Cantos, C.; Jonson, G.B.; Slamet-Loedin, I.; Cermák, T.; Voytas, D.F.; Choi, I.-R.; Chadha-Mohanty, P.. "Novel alleles of rice eIF4G generated by CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis confer resistance to Rice tungro spherical virus". Plant Biotechnology Journal 16 11 (2018): 1918-1927. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052016930&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/pbi.12927
  17. Maria Elisa Sabatini; Andrea Pagano; Susana Araùjo; Alma Balestrazzi; Anca Macovei. "The Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1ß (Tdp1ß) Gene Discloses an Early Response to Abiotic Stresses". Genes 8 11 (2017): 305-305. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes8110305.
    10.3390/genes8110305
  18. Macovei, A.; Pagano, A.; Leonetti, P.; Carbonera, D.; Balestrazzi, A.; Araújo, S.S.. "Systems biology and genome-wide approaches to unveil the molecular players involved in the pre-germinative metabolism: implications on seed technology traits". Plant Cell Reports 36 5 (2017): 669-688. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84991094839&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00299-016-2060-5
  19. Macovei, A.; Sahoo, R.K.; Faè, M.; Balestrazzi, A.; Carbonera, D.; Tuteja, N.. "Overexpression of PDH45 or SUV3 helicases in rice leads to delayed leaf senescence-associated events". Protoplasma 254 2 (2017): 1103-1113. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84984852079&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00709-016-1017-4
  20. Giovannini, A.; Macovei, A.; Caser, M.; Mansuino, A.; Ghione, G.G.; Savona, M.; Carbonera, D.; Scariot, V.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Pollen grain preservation and fertility in valuable commercial rose cultivars". Plants 6 2 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018414088&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/plants6020017
  21. Pagano, A.; De Sousa Araújo, S.; Macovei, A.; Leonetti, P.; Balestrazzi, A.. "The seed repair response during germination: Disclosing correlations between DNA repair, antioxidant response, and chromatin remodeling in medicago truncatula". Frontiers in Plant Science 8 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85035785093&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2017.01972
  22. Araújo, S.; Balestrazzi, A.; Faè, M.; Morano, M.; Carbonera, D.; Macovei, A.. "MtTdp2a-overexpression boosts the growth phase of Medicago truncatula cell suspension and increases the expression of key genes involved in the antioxidant response and genome stability". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 127 3 (2016): 675-680. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84984819100&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-016-1075-5
  23. Macovei, A.; Caser, M.; Doná, M.; Valassi, A.; Giovannini, A.; Carbonera, D.; Scariot, V.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Prolonged cold storage affects pollen viability and germination along with hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide content in rosa hybrida". Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 44 1 (2016): 6-10. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84975830670&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.15835/nbha44110357
  24. Balestrazzi, A.; Achary, V.M.M.; Macovei, A.; Yoshiyama, K.O.; Sakamoto, A.N.. "Editorial: Maintenance of genome integrity: DNA damage sensing, signaling, repair, and replication in plants". Frontiers in Plant Science 7 FEB2016 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84958524556&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2016.00064
  25. Paparella, S.; Tava, A.; Avato, P.; Biazzi, E.; Macovei, A.; Biggiogera, M.; Carbonera, D.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Cell wall integrity, genotoxic injury and PCD dynamics in alfalfa saponin-treated white poplar cells highlight a complex link between molecule structure and activity". Phytochemistry 111 (2015): 114-123. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922732908&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.01.008
  26. Faè, M.; Balestrazzi, A.; Confalonieri, M.; Donà, M.; Macovei, A.; Valassi, A.; Giraffa, G.; Carbonera, D.. "Copper-mediated genotoxic stress is attenuated by the overexpression of the DNA repair gene MtTdp2a (tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 2) in Medicago truncatula plants". Plant Cell Reports 33 7 (2014): 1071-1080. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902375774&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00299-014-1595-6
  27. Ventura, L.; Macovei, A.; Donà, M.; Paparella, S.; Buttafava, A.; Giovannini, A.; Carbonera, D.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Genotoxic effects due to in vitro culture and H2O2 treatments in Petunia × hybrida cells monitored through DNA diffusion assay, FPG-SCGE and gene expression profile analyses". Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 36 2 (2014): 331-341. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893928683&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11738-013-1415-6
  28. Confalonieri, M.; Faè, M.; Balestrazzi, A.; Donà, M.; Macovei, A.; Valassi, A.; Giraffa, G.; Carbonera, D.. "Enhanced osmotic stress tolerance in Medicago truncatula plants overexpressing the DNA repair gene MtTdp2a (tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 2)". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 116 2 (2014): 187-203. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84895069506&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-013-0395-y
  29. Donà, M.; Ventura, L.; Balestrazzi, A.; Buttafava, A.; Carbonera, D.; Confalonieri, M.; Giraffa, G.; Macovei, A.. "Dose-Dependent Reactive Species Accumulation and Preferential Double-Strand Breaks Repair are Featured in the ¿-ray Response in Medicago truncatula Cells". Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 32 1 (2014): 129-141. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892480681&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11105-013-0635-7
  30. Macovei, A.; Garg, B.; Raikwar, S.; Balestrazzi, A.; Carbonera, D.; Buttafava, A.; Bremont, J.F.J.; Gill, S.S.; Tuteja, N.. "Synergistic exposure of rice seeds to different doses of ¿ -ray and salinity stress resulted in increased antioxidant enzyme activities and gene-specific modulation of TC-NER pathway". BioMed Research International 2014 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893728535&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2014/676934
  31. Confalonieri, M.; Carelli, M.; Galimberti, V.; Macovei, A.; Panara, F.; Biggiogera, M.; Scotti, C.; Calderini, O.. "Seed-Specific Expression of AINTEGUMENTA in Medicago truncatula Led to the Production of Larger Seeds and Improved Seed Germination". Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 32 5 (2014): 957-970. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957442000&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11105-014-0706-4
  32. Donà, M.; Confalonieri, M.; Minio, A.; Biggiogera, M.; Buttafava, A.; Raimondi, E.; Delledonne, M.; et al. "RNA-Seq analysis discloses early senescence and nucleolar dysfunction triggered by Tdp1a depletion in Medicago truncatula". Journal of Experimental Botany 64 7 (2013): 1941-1951. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876969168&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/jxb/ert063
  33. Donà, M.; Balestrazzi, A.; Mondoni, A.; Rossi, G.; Ventura, L.; Buttafava, A.; MacOvei, A.; et al. "DNA profiling, telomere analysis and antioxidant properties as tools for monitoring ex situ seed longevity". Annals of Botany 111 5 (2013): 987-998. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877253142&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/aob/mct058
  34. Donà, M.; Ventura, L.; Macovei, A.; Confalonieri, M.; Savio, M.; Giovannini, A.; Carbonera, D.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Gamma irradiation with different dose rates induces different DNA damage responses in Petunia x hybrida cells". Journal of Plant Physiology 170 8 (2013): 780-787. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876331023&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jplph.2013.01.010
  35. Ventura, L.; Giovannini, A.; Savio, M.; Donà, M.; Macovei, A.; Buttafava, A.; Carbonera, D.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (Comet) assay with plants: Research on DNA repair and ecogenotoxicity testing". Chemosphere 92 1 (2013): 1-9. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876965419&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.006
  36. Donà, M.; Macovei, A.; Faè, M.; Carbonera, D.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Plant hormone signaling and modulation of DNA repair under stressful conditions". Plant Cell Reports 32 7 (2013): 1043-1052. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878965528&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00299-013-1410-9
  37. Macovei, A.; Tuteja, N.. "Different expression of miRNAs targeting helicases in rice in response to low and high dose rate ¿-ray treatments". Plant Signaling and Behavior 8 8 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881061416&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4161/psb.25128
  38. Vaid, N.; Macovei, A.; Tuteja, N.. "Knights in action: Lectin receptor-like kinases in plant development and stress responses". Molecular Plant 6 5 (2013): 1405-1418. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885028241&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/mp/sst033
  39. Gill, S.S.; Hasanuzzaman, M.; Nahar, K.; Macovei, A.; Tuteja, N.. "Importance of nitric oxide in cadmium stress tolerance in crop plants". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 63 (2013): 254-261. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872252094&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.12.001
  40. Santos, A.R.; Miguel, A.S.; Macovei, A.; Maycock, C.; Balestrazzi, A.; Oliva, A.; Fevereiro, P.. "CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots trigger DNA repair and antioxidant enzyme systems in Medicago sativa cells in suspension culture". BMC Biotechnology 13 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84890470926&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1472-6750-13-111
  41. Macovei, A.; Vaid, N.; Tula, S.; Tuteja, N.. "A new DEAD-box helicase ATP-binding protein (OsABP) from rice is responsive to abiotic stress". Plant Signaling and Behavior 7 9 (2012): 1138-1143. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866362927&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4161/psb.21343
  42. Macovei, A.; Gill, S.S.; Tuteja, N.. "microRNAs as promising tools for improving stress tolerance in rice.". Plant signaling & behavior 7 10 (2012): 1296-1301. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878080109&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  43. Macovei, A.; Gill, S.S.; Tuteja, N.. "microRNAs as promising tools for improving stress tolerance in rice". Plant Signaling and Behavior 7 10 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867441569&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  44. Macovei, A.; Tuteja, N.. "MicroRNAs targeting DEAD-box helicases are involved in salinity stress response in rice (Oryza sativa L.)". BMC Plant Biology 12 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867050423&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1471-2229-12-183
  45. Ventura, L.; Donà, M.; Macovei, A.; Carbonera, D.; Buttafava, A.; Mondoni, A.; Rossi, G.; Balestrazzi, A.. "Understanding the molecular pathways associated with seed vigor". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 60 (2012): 196-206. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866161087&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.07.031
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Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018/09/18 Enhancing seed germination on contaminated soils using simple priming techniques TECO (Technological ECO-innovations for the quality control and the decontamination of polluted waters and soils) Final Conference
(Ferrara, Italy)
2018/06/21 MicroRNA signatures: bridging pathways between plants and animals 2nd Joint Annual Symposium: Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie – Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare – IGM
University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy)
2011/09/21 Effects of dose and dose rate in gamma-irradiated Petunia hybrida cells: DNA damage and repair/antioxidant mechanisms 7th International Symposium of In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding, Biotechnological Advances in In Vitro Horticulture Breeding
(Ghent, Belgium)
2011/09/09 Pollen quality markers in commercial cultivars of Rosa hybrida L 2nd National Congress on Micropropagation
(Sanremo, Italy)
2009/06/23 Role of TFIIS, Tdp1 and top1 genes in the antioxidant response at the nucleus level Società Botanica Italiana - Riunione scientifica annuale del gruppo Biotecnologie e Differenziamento
(Parma, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - 2020 Inhibition of DNA TopoisomeraseI and Tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase1: a new approach to study the DNA damage response during Medicago truncatula seed germination and seedling development
Supervisor
 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2019 - 2020 Agrobacterium tumefaciens – mediated genetic transformation of Medicago truncatula using a CRISPR-Cas9 construct targeting the Tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase 1ß gene
Supervisor
 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2017 - 2020 Involvement of plant miRNAs in DNA damage response
Supervisor
 Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology (PhD)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2018 - 2019 Miglioramento della germinazione dei semi attraverso l’utilizzo di estratti vegetali per promuovere l’agricoltura sostenibile
Supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2017 - 2018 Trehalose Pathway: Which genes are active during seed imbibition in Medicago truncatula?
Supervisor
 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2017 - 2018 Studio comparativo sull’attività antiossidante in alimenti di origine vegetale
Supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2016 - 2017 The 3D-3L system to study chromatin remodelling in Petunia x hybrida seedlings: how 3 Doses of sodium butyrate and 3 Light cycles influences histone deacetylation
Supervisor
 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2016 - 2017 Genome Editing in Medicago truncatula: Ottimizzazione di un protocollo di trasformazione su cellule in sospensione tramite sistema CRISPR-Cas
Supervisor
 Advanced Biotechnology (Master)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2016 - 2017 MicroRNA vegetali: potenziale ruolo nella regolazione dei geni nel regno animale
Supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2016 - 2017 Analisi di espressione genica in calli di Medicago truncatula trattati con NSC120686, inibitore dell’enzima Tirosil-DNA fosfodiesterasi 1
Supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2016 - 2017 Analisi della mortalità cellulare e del danno al DNA in calli di Medicago truncatula trattati con NSC120686, inibitore dell’enzima ‘Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1’
Supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017 - Current Plant Biotechnology - Module I (Master) Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2017 - Current Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology - Module II (Master) Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2017 - Current Genes MDPI Basel MDPI
2013 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers Media SA