Laura Mugnai

Laura Mugnai is a full professor in plant pathology at the University of Florence. Her main research interest is related to epidemiology and sustainable control of diseases, in particular in the vineyard, especially, but not only, on Grapevine Trunk Diseases. She is the Chairperson of the Subject Matter Committee on “Grapevine trunk diseases” within the International Society of Plant Pathology. She is actively engaged in running the activities of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU), also being Co-Editor in Chief of the international journal Phytopathologia Mediterranea. She is Vice President of the International Society of Plant Pathology and Vice President of the Italian Society of Plant pathology (SIPAV).