At the roots of diversity.
We are an International Centre of Research dedicated to the study of genetics and genomics of living organisms.
Our scientific research relies on a number of disciplines ranging from genetics to structural genomics, molecular biology and computational biology.
Sequencing & Assembly
IGA participates in several plant genomes sequencing projects.
Genetic Diversity
Unravelling the genetic history of crop species.
Genome Biology
Structural variation, movement of transposable elements and epigenetics.
Gene Discovery
Understanding the genetic bases of agronomic traits.
Innovative Solutions
With our research projects, we seek innovative solutions ...
Personalised Medicine
Human genome sequencing in support of medical teams
Project Highlights
Olive
A consortium of Italian institutions has initiated the characterization of the diploid genome of the cultivated olive Olea europaea. IGA ...
LEARN MORE>Sweet cherry
The sequencing of the sweet cherry genome is a joint project with the Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse at the ...
LEARN MORE>Coffee
IGA is continously improving the assembly of the genome of the Coffea arabica variety 'Bourbon', in a collaborative project with ...
LEARN MORE>Grapevine
IGA has participated in the French-Italian Public Consortium for Grapevine Genome Characterization, the first plant genome sequencing project conducted only ...
LEARN MORE>Somatic mutants in fruit crops
Bud sports are an important source of genetic variation in fruit crops. IGA has developed an efficient bioinformatic pipeline for ...
LEARN MORE>Peach
With its small genome, peach is an ideal model for the entire genus Prunus, which includes important fruit crops and ...
LEARN MORE>Citrus
Citrus species are important fruit crops. They are the result of a unique model of historical breeding. Ancient hybridization of ...
LEARN MORE>Dissemination
IGA participates actively to meetings and seminars.
Teaching
A special focus is the dissemination among the ...
Training
Understanding how to generate sequences and interpret information.