About Paola Bonfante
Born 1947. Paola Bonfante is an Italian botanist, researcher, university teacher and mycologist.
Paola Bonfante is a Professor Emerita of plant biology at the University of Turin, she has studied symbiosis between fungi and plants (mycorrhizae), associations that involve 90% of plants with significant impacts on ecosystems, as well as on agriculture.
Awards and honors 2019: Appointed Commander (“Commendatore”) of the “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic” by the President of the Italian Republic (“motu proprio”) 2010: Award for the Award for the French Food Spirit- Science – Paris, December 16, 2010 2021: The Adam Kondorosi -Academia Europaea Award for Advanced research, September 2021
She is in the list of: Clarivate Analytics: highly quoted researcher 2017, 2018, 2020 One hundred Italian Experts
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Who is Paola Bonfante?
Italian botanist and mycologist (1947-)
When was Paola Bonfante born?
Paola Bonfante was born on 7 May 1947 in Turin.
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Paola Bonfante is a botanist, researcher, university teacher and mycologist.
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Paola Bonfante is Italian.
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