Biography:
Laura Fattorini was graduated in Natural Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome on 2006. She attended the Ph.D School in Botanical Sciences in the Department of Environmental Biology of the same University and, after three years, obtained the Doctoral Degree. During the following years she worked as PostDoc and her current position is RTDB Researcher. Her research experience focusses on hormonal and genetic control of root development and xylogenesis in plants and thin cell layers (TCLs), of Arabidopsis thaliana in particular. Besides, she investigated the effects of cadmium and arsenic on root development, quiescent centre activity and auxin transport and the effects of the endomychorrhizal symbiosis on cadmium and arsenic accumulation in adult plants of Nicotiana tabacum. She is co-author of 18 publications on scientific journals/book and 36 communications in national and international congresses.
Title : How does indole-3-butyric acid induce adventitious root formation in Arabidopsis thaliana thin cell layers?