Tommaso Raffaello

A molecular biologist with a background in industrial biotechnology. The main research activity focuses on the basidiomycete Heterobasidion annosum s.l., a fungal pathogen which is widely regarded as the most important necrotrophic pathogen of conifer trees. The current project involves the molecular characterization of putative nectrotrophic effectors which are specific proteins that promote the fungal infection and sustain the fungal growth into the host.