Fulvio Pupilli

Fulvio Pupilli is a Research Director at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR-CNR), in Perugia. His research focuses on plant reproductive biology, particularly apomixis (asexual seed reproduction) in grasses like Paspalum simplex. He holds a Laurea in Biology from the University of Perugia (1985).

Key activities include molecular genetics of apomixis, comparative genomics, and collaborative projects with Argentina on apomixis characterization. He has coordinated EU-funded projects and developed methods for crop improvement through apomictic systems. His work integrates cytogenetics, transcriptomics, and epigenetics to understand apomixis mechanisms.

Pupilli has authored over 60 publications, reviewed for journals like Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, and contributed to international conferences. His research bridges fundamental biology and applied agriculture, aiming to engineer apomixis into crops for clonal propagation.