| Valeria Negri | |
| Tel. | +39 075 5856218 |
| Fax | +39 075 5856224 |
| vnegri@unipg.it | |
| Degree: | Agricultural Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy, 1978 |
| PhD | 1987, Crop productivity |
| Post-doc and Stages | 1979-80: Fellow of the Accademia
dei Lincei at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station,
Aberysthwyth, Wales, United Kingdom Courses attended ’Collection, characterization and utilization of genetic resources of temperate forage grasses and clover’. Welsh Plant BreedingS tation, Aberysthwyth (GB), IBPGR, ECP/GR. (1984) ‘FLAD (The Luso-American Foundation) / NSF (National Science Foundation)International Bioethics Institute For Life Science Faculty Members’, Lisbon, Portugal 27 June - 4 July, 2002 |
| Professional experience | 1980-84: free lance 1987-present: Associate professor of Forest Tree Breeding and Agricultural Genetic Resources, Universities of Torino and Perugia 989-91 Temporary professor of
Agricultural Genetics, University of Ancona Chaiperson of the ‘On farm Conservation and Management Task Force’ and Member of the ‘Forages Working Group’ within the IPGRI (International Plant Genetic Resource Institute) -European Cooperative Program for Crop Genetic Resources (ECP/GR) Member of Tecnical and Scientific Committee of Lazio Region for the ‘Safeguard of autoctonous genetic resources of agricultural interest’ (L.R. 15/2000, art.3; Dip.Sviluppo Agricolo e Mondo Rurale Regione Lazio decision n. 0278, 21/03/2001). Member of Scientific committee of ‘Sasso Simone e Simoncello, Regional Park (Carpegna, Pesaro)’ for the redaction of the Park Plan (1998-2000) |
| Membership of Scientific Societies | Società Italiana di Genetica Agraria, EUCARPIA (European Association for Research on Plant Breeding), AEP (European Association for Grain Legume Research) ), EURSAFE (European Society for Agricolture and Food Ethics) |
| Main scientific interests | Conservation of biodiversity (in
situ and ex situ systems, collection characterization of
germplasm, techniques of germplasm conservation,
evaluation of genetic diversity, ethic topics in
biodiversity conservation). Breeding systems, Bioethics, Forage legumes, pulses, neglected crops. |
| Teaching | Genetic resources, |
| Publications |