Riccardo Baroncelli

Riccardo Baroncelli has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL) at the University of Bologna since 2021. He earned his PhD in “Plant and Environmental Sciences” from the University of Warwick in 2013, after completing his studies in Biotechnology at the University of Pisa. He conducted postdoctoral research in France, Spain, and the UK.

Author of over 88 peer-reviewed scientific articles and four book chapters, his work focuses on plant pathology, the genomics of fungal pathogens and biocontrol agents, and their evolution, with a particular emphasis on the molecular interactions between microorganisms and plants. He is a member of several scientific societies and actively contributes to numerous international projects dedicated to plant health.

He is part of the Plant Pathology Lab.