Ph.D. Student

Aparna Sheela Balan

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Phone

+39 3513457695

E-mail

aparna.sheelabalan@unipa.it

Orc-ID

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5306-0125

Location

Department of Agricultural, Food, and Forest Sciences (SAAF), Viale delle Scienze, Building 4

Profile

As a bioinformatician specializing in transcriptomics, I have expertise in RNA-Seq data analysis, including quality control, read alignment, differential expression analysis, and handling downstream processing. I am skilled at integrating transcriptomic data with other omics datasets, which enhances the understanding of gene regulation and cellular function. In addition, I have a back- ground in developing and automating bioinformatics pipelines to ensure reproducible research.

Expertise

Transciptomics, Metagenomics

Advisor

Prof. Annalisa Marchese

Co-advisor

Thesis topics

Omics and bioinformatics approaches for selection of biotic stress resilient fruit tree genotypes and planning a sustainable crop protection

Research interests

Bioinformatics methods for transcriptomics and metagenomics

Link to publications

1. A Meta-analysis approach to identify putative candidate genes involved in susceptibility and resilience to Xylella fastidiosa in olive ; Annalisa Marchese, Aparna S. Balan, Giorgia Tranchina, Floriana Bonanno, Francesco Paolo Marra, Tiziano Caruso1, Bipin Balan, Antonio Giovino (IX International Olive Symposium – Sep 2023, University of California, Davis, USA)
2. Transcriptomic analysis of dwarf vs. tall olive genotypes of the F2 ‘Koroneiki’ progeny cultured in-vitro ; Annalisa Marchese, Irene Granata, Aparna S Balan, Floriana Bonanno, Tiziano Caruso, Nourhen Jouini, MariaAntonietta Germana, Giacomo Belvisi, Antonio Giovino, Francesco Paolo Marra; (International Symposium on Genetic Resources in Horticulture: Screening, Propagation, Use, and Conservation - May 2024, Bucharest, Romania)