Emidio Albertini. Full Professor at the University of Perugia. From 2019, coordinator of the Ph.D. School of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences and Biotechnologies. Degree: magna cum laude, University of Perugia, 19 February 1996. Ph.D.: seed science and technology, University of Torino (2000). Author of 102 publications in international, peer-reviewed journals; 2,635 citations; h-index=33. Previously: researcher at the University of Perugia, Italy (2002–2013); lecturer of Plant Genetic Resources, University of Camerino, Italy (2000); postdoc at the University of Perugia (2000–2002); visiting scientist at Seminis Vegetable Seeds (1998–1999). Current and previous research topics: i) plant reproductive systems mainly focused on apomixis; ii) epigenetics; iii) plant breeding; iv) molecular markers for mapping and marker-assisted breeding. Principal Investigator/Coordinator of four H2020–MSCA-RISE (PolyPLOID, MAD, SEXSEED, PROCROP). Chair of the COST Action FA0903 (HAPRECI). Former member of the directory board of the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics. Winner of a Fulbright "Research scholar" scholarship in 2006.