Paola Bonfante is a Professor Emerita of plant biology at the University of Turin,[2] she has studied symbiosis between fungi and plants (mycorrhizae), associations that involve 90% of plants with significant impacts on ecosystems, as well as on agriculture.

Paola Bonfante
Born (1947-05-07) 7 May 1947 (age 77)
Turin, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationUniversity of Turin
Scientific career
FieldsPlant biology; Plant microbe interactions[1]
InstitutionsNational Council of Research (1970-1985); University of Turin (1985-2017), Professor Emerita (Present)

Awards and honors

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  • 2019: Appointed Commander (“Commendatore”) of the “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic” by the President of the Italian Republic (“motu proprio”)[3]
  • 2010: Award for the Award for the French Food Spirit- Science – Paris, December 16, 2010 2021: The Adam Kondorosi -Academia Europaea Award for Advanced research, September 2021[4]

She is in the list of:

  • Clarivate Analytics: highly quoted researcher 2017, 2018, 2020[5]
  • One hundred Italian Experts[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Paola Bonfante - Fields of Scholarship". www.ae-info.org.
  2. ^ "Prof. Paola Bonfante - Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology - University of Turin". www.unito.it.
  3. ^ "Conferimento di onorificenze dell'Ordine "Al merito della Repubblica italiana"" (PDF). presidenza.governo.it.
  4. ^ "Paola Bonfante riceve il Premio Adam Kondorosi". www.lincei.it.
  5. ^ "Paola Bonfante - Highly Cited Researcher". recognition.webofscience.com.
  6. ^ "Paola Bonfante - One hundred Italian Experts". 100esperte.it.
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