Multi-omics analysis to investigate the grapevine holobiont

On October 24,2025 at 9 a.m. (Aula 3), the seminar “Multi-omics analysis to investigate the grapevine holobiont” will be held by Fabio Marroni, Associate Professor at the University of Udine.

Bio
Fabio Marroni is Associate Professor at the University of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Animal Sciences. His research lies at the intersection of genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics, with a focus on understanding genome variation and its functional consequences.His research interests include (but are not limited to), allele-specific expression, crop genetics, metagenomics, population genetics, structural variation analysis, transcriptomics, and of course approaches to integrate information deriving from all the above-mentioned fields.

Abstract
Microorganisms and plants interact and are influenced by each other, to the point that the plant- microorganisms ensemble is sometimes termed holobiont. Both components of the holobiont are in turn affected by physical and chemical properties of the soil, and contribute to shaping such features. Using basic data integration approaches we will investigate how different soil types and treatments affect the composition of soil fungal and bacterial microbiome, the root transcriptome, and the concentration of micro- and macro-nutrients in leaves.