Alberto IandolinoProject Leader at Monsanto

ExperienceProject Leader at MonsantoMarch 2009 - Present (5 years 4 months)

Responsible for the successful advancement of the project from discovery to Phase 2 (pre-commercialdevelopment) handoff. Provide scientific leadership to a large cross-functional team ofmolecular/biochemical biologists, plant physiologists and agronomist to develop and implement transgenicstrategies to increase crop productivity. Responsible to maintain freedom to operate through intellectualproperty protection and competitive intelligence.

Research Scientist at MonsantoFebruary 2007 - February 2009 (2 years 1 month)

Responsible for gene discovery, development and implementation of transgenic strategies to enhance croptolerance to water limiting conditions while maintaining primary productivity. Responsible for implementingmolecular and physiological assays to characterize transgene mode of action and efficacy under field andcontrolled environment conditions.

Research Scientist at MonsantoMarch 2005 - February 2007 (2 years)

Responsible for gene discovery, design and implementation of transgenic strategies to enhance processingquality of dicot oilseeds.

Post-doctoral Researcher at University of California, DavisOctober 2004 - February 2005 (5 months)

Responsable to conduct mutidiciplinary research to characterize grape (Vitis vinifera) responses to droughtand the pathogen Xylella fastidiosa: physiological responses (gas exchange and water relations), highthroughput transcriptional profiling, bioinformatics and data mining. Also, led gene discovery efforts to clonegenes involved in proanthocyanin pathway in grapes.

Intern at MonsantoMarch 2004 - September 2004 (7 months)

Responsible for gene discovery and mode of action to enhance processing quality of dicot oilseeds.

Research Assistant at University of California, DavisSeptember 2000 - September 2004 (4 years 1 month)

Responsible to conduct multidisciplinary research to characterize grapevine (Vitis vinifera) responses toabiotic stresses, including drougth, nitrogen deficiency and high temperatures: gas exchange and waterrelations, flavonoid metabolic profiling. Also, integrated team that sequenced grape transcritopme from alarge collection of organs and developmental stages and conducted in silico analysis.

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Agribusiness Consultant at Marketing & Excelencia ConsultingJuly 1996 - March 1999 (2 years 9 months)

Agribussiness project evaluation, market analysis, consultant

Vineyard Manager - Consultant at Sogrape - Finca FlichmanMarch 1997 - August 1998 (1 year 6 months)

Vineyard development - Consultant to wine growers

PublicationsImproved germination of stenospermic grape fertilized ovules by low temperatures.Biocell 20 (2): 123-126. 1996Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Aguero C, Gregori MT, Ponce MT, Iandolino A; Tizio R.

High-Quality RNA, cDNA, and Derived EST Libraries From Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.).Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 22: 269-278. 2004Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Goes da Silva F, Lim H, Williams LE, Cook DR

Characterizing the Grape Transcriptome. Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tags from Multiple VitisSpecies and Development of a Compendium of Gene Expression during Berry Development.Plant Physiology 139: 574-597. October 2005Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Goes da Silva F, Al-Kayal F, Bohlmann MC, Cushman MA, Lim H, Ergul A,Figueroa R, Kabuloglu EK, Osborne C, Rowe J, Tattersall E, Leslie A, Xu J, Baek J, Cramer GR, Cushman JC,Cook DR.

Comparative expression profiling in grape (Vitis vinifera) berries derived from frequency analysis ofESTs and MPSS signatures (2008)BMC Plant Biology 8:53 May 2008Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Nobuta K, Da Silva F, Cook DR, Meyers BC

Diagnosis of Pierce's disease using biomarkers specific to Xylella fastidiosa rRNA and Vitis vinifera geneexpression.Phytopathology 100(10):1089-99. October 2010Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Choi HK, Goes da Silva F, Lim HJ, Iandolino A, Seo YS, Lee SW, Cook DR.

Impact of genetics and environment on the metabolite composition of maize grain.J Agric Food Chem. 58(6):3600-10. March 2010Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Skogerson K, Harrigan GG, Reynolds TL, Halls SC, Ruebelt M, Iandolino A,Pandravada A, Glenn KC, Fiehn O.

Characterization and comparison of intron structure and alternative splicing between Medicagotruncatula, Populus trichocarpa, Arabidopsis and rice.Plant Mol Biol. 67(5):499-510. July 2008Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Baek JM, Han P, Iandolino A, Cook DR.

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Phenylpropanoid Metabolism in Plants: Biochemistry, Functional Biology, and Metabolic EngineeringIn: Plant Phenolics and Human Health: Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Pharmacology (Chapter 21; Editor: FragaC; Publisher: Wiley & Sons) November 2009Authors: Alberto Iandolino, Cook DR

LanguagesSpanish (Native or bilingual proficiency)English (Full professional proficiency)Italian (Native or bilingual proficiency)

EducationUniversity of California, DavisPhD, Plant Biology, 2001 - 2004Activities and Societies: Department of Viticulture and Enology,Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Program (UC Davis)

University of California, DavisMSc, Horticulture and Agronomy, 1998 - 2001Activities and Societies: Department of Viticulture and Enology

Universidad Nacional de CuyoEngineer, Agronomy, 1992 - 1997Activities and Societies: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias

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