Tonia Strano

Tonia Strano, obtained a scientific high school diploma “Industrial Technician with Specialization in Chemistry” in 2004, with a score of 100/100. Since 2005 she has been an employee of the CNR, working at the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, branch of Catania, where she covers the role of Laboratory Technician mainly involved on the study of natural compounds and their chromatographic analysis. In this context, she has gained experience in the study of natural compounds, sample preparation, extraction, purification and chromatographic analysis (through FID, MS). Tonia is co-author in several scientific papers published on international journals.

Moreover, she covers several official assignments for the branch of Catania, which are listed below:

• Security officer, Since 2012 to date

• Assigned as Head for the management and disposal of Special and Hazardous Wastes, Since 2013 to date

• Assigned as Accident Register Manager – Since 2013 to date

• Assigned to “processing of personal data to the activities and compliances regarding: General Regulation on data protection EU 2016/679″, Since 2019 to date

• Appointment to the official register IT Protocol Service and Document Flow Management of the AOO – Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry – from 2020 to date

• Appointment as a member of the Commission for the recognition and updating of the ICB’s Inventory assets – Branch of Catania – Since 2021 to date

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• C.Pannitteri,A.Continella,L.Lo Cicero,A.Gentile,S.La Malfa, E.Sperlinga, E.M.Napoli, T.Strano, G.Ruberto, L.Siracusa(2017) Influence of postharvest treatments on qualitative and chemical parameters of Tarocco blood orange fruits to be used for fresh chilled juice. Food Chemistry, (2017) Vol. 230, p. 441-447

• Anil Kumar Saikia, Sanjib Kumar Sarma, Tonia Strano & Giuseppe Ruberto (2015) Essential Oil from Piper pedicellatum C. DC. Collected in North-East India, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, (2015) 18:2, 314-319

• Maria C. Strano, Mariarosaria Calandra, Viviana Aloisi, Paolo Rapisarda, Tonia Strano, Giuseppe Ruberto; Hot water dipping treatments on Tarocco orange fruit and their effects on peel essential oil; Postharvest Biology and Technology 94 (2014) 26–39

• Strano, T.; Ruberto, G.; Patanè, C.; La Rosa, S. Qualitative analysis of volatile compounds in local landraces of tomato cultivated in South Italy. Acta Horticult. 2011, 918, 517-523

• Argento, S.; Branca, F.; Siracusa, L.; Strano, T.; Napoli, E.M.; Ruberto, G. Re-evaluation of saffron floral wastes: analysis of saffron flowers defatted hydro-alcoholic extracts. Acta Horticult. 2010, 850, 251-259.

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