Francesco Lops
Francesco Lops obtained a Ph.D. in Forest Plant Pathology from the Institute of Plant Pathology, University of Bologna, Italy, with research on chromogenic fungi\'s role in pine forest decay conducted at the Consortium Center, University of Basilicata, Italy. He held a National Research Council scholarship on fungal disease transmission and plant defense at the University of Turin, Italy, from 1995 to 1996. Dr. Lops was a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Bari, Italy from 1996 to 1997. In 2001, he won a university research competition. He became Associate Professor in Plant Pathology at the University of Foggia, Italy, in 2006. He contributes to the regional Xylella emergency task force in Puglia, Italy.