Soraya Mousavi
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Soraya
Mousavi
Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources Researcher Nutrheff Thematic Agronomic technology, Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology)
Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals
and functional food
Keywords: Candidate genes, gene expression, transcriptomics, QTL mapping, bioactive compounds
Nutraceuticals and foods of interest-Genomic and transcriptomic studies of genes and regulatory elements involved in important metabolic pathways, -Identifying functional markers and QTLs by genetic mapping, -Studying the phenotypic plasticity of bioactive compounds under different environments, -Metabolomics of a wide collection of genotypes, Olive oil and olive fruit Fields of application genetics and genomics, molecular breeding, genetic diversity, marker-assisted selection, crop improvement, plant breeding, metabolomics Facilities and equipments A database of molecular profiles of over 4,000 olive tree genotypes and phenotypic data and digital images of about 200 varieties. A biochemical database of phenols, squalene, sterols, tocopherols, and fatty acids of more than 150 olive cultivars. A cross-population progeny and their genetic map. A database of transcriptomics of different olive cultivars involved in important metabolic pathways. |
