Name: Francesco Buonocore

My Area of Interest: Functional Genomics, Transcriptomics

My Favourite Quote: Who does for himself, does for you

I am a:  PhD Senior Researcher and Lecturer of Marine Animal Biotechnology

Short Profile:

Question and Answers :

What are your future goals? Where do you see your research going?:
To investigate more in detail all the aspects of fish immunology linked to T-cell immune responses.
My research should be more linked to practical aspects to search for more funding and, for this reason, try to understand better the effects of vaccination procedure that are very important in aquaculture.

Technologies seem to changing faster than ever, how do you adapt to that? What are the current technologies you are using?:
We are using Q-PCR and micro-array and starting to built up fish proteomics.

In the broader picture, where do you see the application for your cutting-edge research?:
The application of my research could be in aquaculture or in immunology, as fish are an important model for studying the evolution of immune responses within Vertebrates.

Fast forward to 2020. What’s your vision of Genomics in 2020?:
I think that the functional genomics is still to be implemented and need more tools like monoclonal antibodies.