Domenico De Paola
Role: Researcher
Section: Researchers and Technologists
Division: Bari
Tel: (39) 0805583400-219
E-mail: domenico.depaola[at]cnr.it
URL: http://ibbr.cnr.it
Domenico De Paola
Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, Headquarter - Bari, National Research Council, - Via G. Amendola, 165/A - 70126 Bari, Italy
Tel: +39 080 5583400 int. 219 ,mail: domenico.depaola@cnr.it
Education and Training
- Oct 2012: Permanent position at CNR- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (former Institute of Plant Genetics)
- Jan 2011-Oct 2012: Research fellow at the CNR-Institute of Plant Genetics
- Mar 2011: PhD in “Plant Breeding and Pathology”, University of Bari
- Nov 2007: Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Bari
Research interests
- Study of genetic diversity to characterise and improve plant genetic resources
- Response to abiotic and biotic stress mediated by small RNAs in plants
- Genomic analyses of plants
- Metagenomic analyses of water and soil to develop useful strategies for bioremediation
Professional experience
- 2025-: CNR-IBBR representative for the recognition of ex situ conservation centers in the Apulia region (art. 9 LR 39/2013)
- 2025-: Member of the ECPGR Genebank Managers Network (https://www.ecpgr.org/contacts-in-ecpgr/ecpgr-contacts/genebank-managers-network)
- 2024-: Curator of the Genebank of the CNR-IBBR
- 2024-: Member of the ECPGR Crop Wild Relatives Working Group (https://www.ecpgr.org/contacts-in-ecpgr/ecpgr-contacts/crop-wild-relatives)
- 2021-: Coordinator and Scientific Manager for the Bari headquarter of the Mediterranean Germplasm Database (MGD) https://www.ibbr.cnr.it/mgd/
Selected Publications
(full list available at CNR People)
ll Fascino Sostenibile delle Piante: dal mondo della ricerca all’Agenda 2030
Cillo F, Stavolone L, Carluccio AV, Fanelli E, De Luca F, Troccoli A, Sabetta W, Mangini G, De Paola D, De Tullio M
Year: 2022
Autopolyploid inheritance and a heterozygous reciprocal translocation shape chromosome genetic behavior in tetraploid blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum )
Mengist MF, Bostan H, De Paola D, Teresi SJ, Platts AE, Cremona G, Qi X, Mackey T, Bassil NV, Ashrafi H, Giongo L, Jibran R, Chagné D, Bianco L, Lila MA, Rowland LJ, Iovene M, Edger PP, Iorizzo M
Year: 2022
Enhancement of Chromium (VI) reduction in microcosms amended with lactate or yeast extract: a laboratory-scale study
Ancona V, Campanale C, Tumolo M, De Paola D, Ardito C, Volpe A, Uricchio VF
Year: 2020
Can High Throughput Phenotyping Help Food Security in the Mediterranean Area
Danzi D Briglia N Petrozza A Summeres S Povero G Stivaletta A Cellini F Pignone D De Paola D Janni M
Year: 2019
Partecipazione alla "Settimana della Biodiversità Pugliese" Bari 20-24 maggio 2019
Margiotta B, Piergiovanni AR, Urbano M, Finetti-Sialer MM, Tomaselli V, Stimolo L, Campanella G, Rapanà N, De Paola D, Fornarelli N
Year: 2019
Identification of stress-responsive microRNAs in plant-microbe interactions
De Paola D, Ogata-Gutierrez K, Chumpitaz-Segovia C, Finetti Sialer M, Zúñiga-Dávila D
Year: 2017
Deep sequencing reveals a complex small RNA-mediated antiviral defense in Solanum lycopersicum - Potato virus Y interactions
Finetti-Sialer MM, Prigigallo MI, De Paola D, Cillo F
Year: 2017
Durum wheat miRNAs in response to nitrogen starvation at the grain filling stage
Zuluaga DL, De Paola D, Janni M, Curci PL, Sonnante G
Year: 2017
The chloroplast genome as a tool for exploring genetic relationships among globe artichoke, leafy cardoons and wild artichokes
Curci P, De Paola D, Sonnante G
Year: 2016
Development of chloroplast genomic resources for Cynara
Curci PL, De Paola D, Sonnante G
Year: 2016
The miRNAome of durum wheat: isolation and characterisation of conserved and novel microRNAs and their target genes
De Paola D, Zuluaga DL, Sonnante G
Year: 2016
Capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement using a new selection tool to exploit genetic resources in durum wheat
Pignone D, De Paola D, Rapanà N, Janni M
Year: 2016
Chloroplast genome diversity in Cynara
Curci PL, De Paola D, Danzi D, Sonnante G
Year: 2015
Complete Chloroplast Genome of the Multifunctional Crop Globe Artichoke and Comparison with Other Asteraceae
Curci PL, De Paola D, Danzi D, Vendramin GG, Sonnante G
Year: 2015
Development of chloroplast genomic resources for Cynara
Curci PL, De Paola D, Sonnante G
Year: 2015
MicroRNAOME expression in durum wheat: role in plant development and nitrogen metabolism
De Paola D, Zuluaga DL, Danzi D, Janni M, Sonnante G
Year: 2015
Single seed descent: a tool to exploit durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) genetic resources
Pignone D, De Paola D, Rapanà N, Janni M
Year: 2015
Novel and conserved miRNAs involved in plant development and nitrogen metabolism in durum wheat
Zuluaga DL, De Paola D, Danzi D, Janni M, Sonnante G
Year: 2015
A new selection tool to exploit genetic resources in durum wheat
Pignone D, De Paola D, Rapanà N, Janni M
Year: 2014
Polyphenolic compounds in artichoke cultivars and regulation of their synthesis in artichoke
Blanco E, Negro D, De Paola D, Pignone D, Sonnante G
Year: 2013
MicroRNAS in the globe artichoke: detection and analysis
De Paola D, Cattonaro F, Finetti Sialer M, Catalano D, Fracchiolla A, Morgese A, Pignone D, Sonnante G
Year: 2013
Population structure of Cynara cardunculus complex and the origin of the conspecific crops artichoke and cardoon
Gatto A, De Paola D, Bagnoli F, Vendramin GG, Sonnante G
Year: 2013
Population structure of Cynara cardunculus complex and the origin of conspecific crops artichoke and cardoon
Gatto A, De Paola D, Bagnoli F, Vendramin GG, Sonnante G
Year: 2013
Risorse genetiche e strumenti molecolari per la valorizzazione delle produzioni cinaricole
Sonnante G, Blanco E, De Paola D, Gatto A
Year: 2013
Isolation and characterization of novel variants of BBI coding genes from the legume Lathyrus sativus
De Paola D, Blanco E, Pierri CL, Sonnante G
Year: 2012
The miRNAome of globe artichoke: conserved and novel micro RNAs and target analysis
De Paola D, Cattonaro F, Pignone D, Sonnante G
Year: 2012
Artichoke microRNAs involved in the response to biotic stresses
De Paola D, Finetti-Sialer MM, Catalano D, Sonnante G
Year: 2012
First glance into Cynara cardunculus genome by next generation sequencing
Sonnante G, Cattonaro F, Scalabrin S, De Paola D, Pignone D, Morgante M
Year: 2011
