Dr. Grazia Licciardello, is a molecular biologist at CREA, Italy. After she received a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of Catania, Italy, she shared a position as the research team manager of the Project IT-Citrus genomics. She has co-authored several papers on citrus diseases and has coedited and contributed a book on the methods and protocols dealing with Citrus tristeza virus.