Angela Brunetti, Researcher at the Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Rome. Degree in Biological Sciences (“La Sapienza” University, Rome), PhD in Plant Biotechnology ("La Tuscia" University, Viterbo). Expertise in molecular biology. Current activities involve diseases of woody plant species, with a particular focus on development and validation of diagnostic molecular methods, metagenomic analysis of wood microbiota, and the study of disease resistance. She is in charge in the diagnostic laboratory DIALAB, accredited ISO 17025.