Andrea Schubert

Via Leonardo da Vinci, 44 10095 Grugliasco (TO)

tel +39 011 670 8654 fax +39 0116708658

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Dep of Agricultural, Forest1y and Food Sciences

University of Turin, Italy

****** Education 1979

1981

Master (Laurea) Degree, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Turin 'Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza in grapevine"

Specialization Diploma in Viticulture and Enology, University ofTurin

******* Academic appointments 1984- 1998

1998-2006

Since 2006

since 2009

2002-2008

2009

since 2013

Researcher at the University ofTurin

Associate Professor in Plant Physiology at the School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture,

University ofTurin

Full Professor in Plant Physiology at the University ofTurin

Member ofthe Evaluation Board ofthe University ofTurin

Coordination ofthe Bachelor Course in Viticulture and Enology, University ofTurin

Direction ofthe Master Course in Plant Biotechnology, University ofTurin

President ofthe Evaluation Board ofthe University ofTurin

******* Teaching since 1992

1996-2005

since 2005

2005-2012

Plant Physiology, Degree Courses of Agriculture and ofBiotechnology, University ofTurin

Grape physiology, Degree Course in Viticulture and Enology, University ofTurin

Plant molecular physiology, Master Course in Plant Biotechnology

Biosynthesis of grape secondary metabolites, Master Course in Grape and Wine Sciences,

University ofTurin

******* Research 1981 research stage on grapevine biology at the Federai Institute for Grapevine Breeding

Geilweilerhof (Germany)

1982 visiting scientist at Rothamsted Experimental Station (UK) to study physiological effects of

arbuscular mycorrhizae on clover and maize 1988 and 1989- visiting scientist at the Botany Department, University of Base! (CH), to study carbohydrate

90 metabolism of arbuscular symbioses

1999 visiting scientist at the Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wtirzburg (D) to study molecular

aspects of aquaporins in grapevine

Research group leader (grape stress physio logy, fruit ripening), PhD supervisor (12), project leader in national

research projects (5), group leader in EU (I) and national research projects (4), group leader in bi-national

collaboration projects with Gennany and Spain (2), direction of contracts with private companies and public

bodies (11), participation in two academic spin-offcompanies (Grape srl and Strigolab srl)

Scientific coordination international meetings (MACROWINE 2010) and national meetings

Member of the ltalian Society of Plant Biology

******* Research interests Molecular and physiological aspects of water transport and water stress

Biosynthesis of flavonoids in grapevine

Stress-responsive sRNAs and gene regulation

******* Research and review papers published since 2008 Lovisolo C, Tramontini S, Flexas J, Schubert A (2008) Mercuria! inhibition of root hydraulic conductance in Vitis spp

rootstocks under water stress - Environm Exp Bot 63: 178-182

Lovisolo C, Perrone I, 1-lartung W, Schubert A (2008) An abscisic acid-related reduced transpiration promotes graduai

embolism repair when grapevines are rehydrated after drought - New Phytol I 80:642-65 I

1-lugueney P, Provenzano S, Verriès C, Ferrandino A, Meudec E, Batelli G, Merdinoglu O, Cheynier V, Schubert A and

Ageorges A (2009) A novel cation-dependent 0-methyltransferase from Vitis vinifera L involved in anthocyanin

methylation in grapevine - Plant Physiol 150:2057-2070

Carra A, Mica E, Gambino G, Pindo M, Moser C, Pé ME, Schubert A (2009) Cloning abd characterization of small non­

coding RNAs from grape - Plant J 59:750:764

Lovisolo C, Perrone I, Carra A, Ferrandino A, Flexas J, Medrano 1-1 , Schubert A (20 I O) Drought-induced changes in

development and function of grapevine (Vitis spp) organs and in their hydraulic and non-hydraulic interactions at the

whole-plant level: a physiological and molecular update - Funct Plant Biol , 37:98-116

Giri baldi M, Gény L, Delrot S, Schubert A (201 O) Proteomic analysis of the effects of ABA treatments on ripening Vitis

vinifera berries - J Exp Bot 6 I :244 7-2458

Ferrandino A, Carra A, Rolle L, Schneider A, Schubert A (2012) Profiling of hydroxycinnamoyl tartrates and acylated

anthocyanins in the skin of34 Vitis vinifera genotypes - J Agric Food Chem 68:4931-4945

Perrone I, Pagliarani C, Lovisolo C, Chitarra W, Roman F, Schubert A (2012) Recovery from water stress affects grape

petiole transcriptome - Pianta 285: 1383-1396

Perrone I, Gambino G, Chitarra W, Vitali M, Pagliarani C, Riccomagno N, Balestrini R, Kaldenhoff R, Uehlein N,

Gribaudo I, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2012) The grapevine root-specific aquaporin VvPIP2;4N controls root

hydraulic conductance and leaf gas exchange under well-watered conditions but not under water stress - Plant

Physiol 160:965-977

Ferrandino A, Carlomagno A, Baldassarre S, Schubert A (2012) Varietal and pre-fermentative volati I es during ripening of

V vinifera cv Nebbiolo berries from three growing areas - Food Chem 135:2340-2349

Perrone I, Gambino G, Chitarra W, Vitali M, Pagliarani C, Riccomagno N, Balestrini R, Kaldenhoff R, Uehlein N,

Gribaudo I, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2012) The grapevine root-specific aquaporin VvPIP2;4N controls root

hydraulic conductance and leaf gas exchange under well-watered conditions but not under water stress - Plant

Physiol 160:965-977

Liu J, Lovisolo C, Schubert A, Cardinale F (2013) Signaling raie of strigolactones at the interface between plants,

(micro)organisms, and a changing environment - J Plant Inter 8: 17-33

Liu J, Novero M, Charnikova T, Ferrandino A, Schubert A, Ruyter-Spyra C, Bonfante P, Lovisolo C, Bouwmeester HC,

Cardinale F (2013) CAROTENOID CLEA VAGE DIOXYGENASE 7 modulates plant growth, reproduction,

senescence and determinate nodulation in the model legume Lotus japonicus - J Exp Bot 64 : 1967-1981

Navarro-Rodenas A, Barzana G, Nicolàs E, Carra A, Schubert A, Morte A (2013) Expression analysis of aquaporins from

desert truffle mycorrhizal symbiosis reveals a fine-tuned regulation under drought - Mol Plant Microbe Interactions

26: I 066-1078

Tramontini S, Vitali M, Centioni L, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2013) Rootstock contro I of scion response to water stress in

grapevine - Env Exp Bot, 93 :20-26

Chitarra V, Balestrini R, Vitali M, Pagliarani C, Perrone I, Schubert A, Lovisolo C (2014) Gene expression in vessel­

associated cells upon xylem embolism repair in Vitis vinifera L petioles - Pianta 239:887-899

Margaria P, Ferrandino A, Caciagli P, Kedrina O, Schubert A, Palmano S (2014) Time course metabolic and transcript

analysis of the flavonoid pathway in Nebbiolo and Barbera grapevines (Vitis vinifera L) infected by Flavescence

dorée phytoplasma and recovered - Plant Celi Environm, doi: I O 1111/pce12332

Provenzano S, Spelt C, Hosokawa S, Nakamura N, Brugliera F, Demelis L, Geerke DP, Schubert A, Tanka Y, Quattrocchio

F, Koes R (2014) Genetic contro! and evolution ofanthocyanin methylation - Plant Physiol, accepted