CURRICULUM VITAE (Update: September 2020) ANDREA PIERONI 1. PERSONAL DATA DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH 21st November 1967; Lucca, Tuscany, Italy GENDER Male CITIZENSHIP German and Italian (dual citizenship) CURRENT ADDRESS University of Gastronomic Sciences Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 9 I-12042 Pollenzo/Bra, Italy [email protected] LANGUAGES Italian (native) English and German (fluent) French and Albanian (basic) 2. EDUCATION AND AWARDS 2.1 EDUCATION 1998 University of Bonn, Germany: PhD in Life Sciences 1993 University of Pisa, Italy: MPharm 2.2 COMPETITIVE FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 2000-2002 Mars Foundation Research Fellowship (USA): University of London, UK 1997-1998 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (European Commission, Brussels, Belgium): University of Bonn, Germany 1996-1997 University of Pisa Postgraduate Fellowship: University of Bonn, Germany 1994-1996 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (European Commission, Brussels, Belgium): University of Bonn, Germany 1993-1994 Flemish Community/Belgian Government Fellowship (via Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs): University of Antwerp, Belgium 1 3. CAREER PATH 3.1 EMPLOYMENT 2009-Current University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy: 2017-Current Rector 2016-Current Full Professor 2009-2016 Associate Professor of Ethnobotany (BIO/03 – Environmental and Applied Botany subject area) 2003-2009 Bradford School of Pharmacy, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, UK: 2007-2009 Senior Lecturer 2003-2007 Lecturer (Scale B) in Pharmacognosy/Natural Products 2000-2003 School of Pharmacy, University of London (later University College London), UK: Research Associate 3.2 HONORARY AND VISITING POSITIONS 2020-Current Faculty of Science, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq: Visiting Research Fellow 2003-2006 School of Pharmacy, University of London (later University College London), UK: Honorary Research Fellow 2003-2005 Gender Studies Group / Sociology of Consumers and Households Group, School of Social Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands: Visiting Research Associate Professor 2002 School of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II: Visiting Lecturer 2000-2002 School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Ancona (later Marche Polytechnic University), Italy: Visiting Lecturer 4. MOST RELEVANT MANAGERIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSABILITIES 4.1 UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC SCIENCES, POLLENZO, ITALY First worldwide university (funded by Slow Food and the Region Piedmont in 2004, recognized and accredited by the Italian Government in 2005) entirely devoted to the interdisciplinary study of food and food systems, aimed at documenting the worldwide food biodiversity, creating a constant dialogue between Traditional Knowledge holders/local communities and the “scientific” arena, and implementing food sovereignty and sustainability. 2 2017-Current Rector (equivalent to Vice-Chancellor) 2017 Vice-Rector for Research 2011-2017 Post-Graduate Program Director 4.2 JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE International peer-reviewed scientific journal published by BMC/Springer Nature, funded in 2005 by Andrea Pieroni and others, entirely focusing on continuity and change of Traditional/ Local Knowledge systems, as well as their projections in the domains of environmental, food, and health policies; IF: 2.27; Q1 by SCIMAGO; recognized in 2020 by Springer Nature for its editorial excellence 2005-Current Editor-in-Chief 4.3 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ETHNOBIOLOGY First worldwide forum (funded by Darrell Posey and others in 1988 at the 1st International Congress of Ethnobiology held in Belem, Brazil) bringing together ethnoscientists, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and environmentalists. The Declaration of Belem recognized that native peoples have been stewards of most of the Earth’s genetic resources and remain authorities on how their knowledge and resources should, or should not, be used; the declaration also set broad research ethical guidelines for ethnobiologists to ensure their work promotes the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, and the appropriate use of traditional knowledge. 2010 President 2006-2010 European Representative and Vice-President 4.4. RUBIA PROJECT First ever research project funded by the European Commission focusing on cultural heritage related to plant knowledge and practices. It involved 8 research centres from the Netherland, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco. The project aimed at documenting circum-Mediterranean traditional plant knowledge and practices and to propose concrete strategies for revitalizing this heritage. 2003-2006 Principal Investigator and Coordinator 5. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY AND PUBLICATIONS 5.1 RESEARCH FOCUS 5.1.1 RESEARCH THEMES Food cultural heritage and its dynamics: neglected ingredients, esp. wild items; recipes evolution; domestic food preparations perceived as “healthy” (food-medicines); traditional fermented foods 3 Ethnobiology: folk perceptions, categorization, uses, and management of wild plants Human ecology and biocultural diversity: cross-cultural and diachronic analyses of LEK (local environmental knowledge) systems; cultural adaptation processes 5.1.2 STUDY AREAS AND COMMUNITIES Minorities, diasporas, and cultural and geographical boundaries in the Mediterranean, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and especially in the Greater Middle East Marginalized “newcomers” in Western Europe 5.1.3 RESEARCH PROJECTIONS/RELEVANCE Sustainable rural development, local communities-centred strategies of bio-cultural “conservation” & innovation New gastronomies and novel foods based upon traditional foods Food security and food sovereignty History of plant uses Culturally-sensitive food policies 5.2 RECOGNITIONS BY STAKEHOLDERS OF THE STUDY AREAS Academy of Science of Albania: Honorary Member (since 2015) Municipality of Castelmezzano (Potenza), Southern Italy: Honorary Citizen (since 2007) 5.3 MEMBERSHIP IN LEARNED SOCIETIES AND ADVISORY BOARDS The Linnean Society of London (since 2004) Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions (since 2012) 5.4 MOST RELEVANT ONGOING COLLABORATIONS Arshad M. Abbasi, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan Rainer Bussmann, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia Socrat Ghadban, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon Roman Hovsepyan, National Academy of Science, Yerevan, Armenia Wahid Hussain, Government Post-Graduate College Parachinar, Pakistan Shujaul M. Khan, Quad-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Behxhet Mustafa and Avni Hajdari, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Anely Nedelcheva, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria Renata Sõukand, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy 4 Ina Vandebroek, New York Botanical Garden, USA Hawre Zahir, University of Raparin, Ranya, Kurdistan, Iraq 5.5 CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS IN EDITORIAL BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC JOURNALS 5.5.1 INDEXED JOURNALS WITH IF Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine From 2005 (Editor-in-Chief) Journal of Ethnopharmacology From 2004 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine From 2012 Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture From 2018 5.5.2 INDEXED JOURNAL WITHOUT IF Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems From 2019 Food and Foodways From 2002 Ethnobiology and Conservation From 2014 Ethnobotany Research and Applications From 2012 5.6 MOST RECENT PEER REVIEWING ACTIVITY FOR SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS (2015-2020) Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae Appetite Biodiversity and Conservation BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies Ecology and Society Ecology of Food and Nutrition Economic Botany Ethnobotany Research and Applications Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Flora Mediterranea Food and Foodways Foods Food Security Frontiers in Pharmacology Frontiers in Plant Science Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution Human Ecology iScience International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science Journal of Arid Environments Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Journal of Ethnopharmacology Journal of Mountain Science Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis Journal of Heritage Studies Nature Plants PharmaNutrition Plants 5 Social Indicators Research Trends in Food Science & Technology Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Veterinary Medicine and Science 5.7 MOST RECENT PEER REVIEWING ACTIVITY FOR RESEARCH AGENCIES (2015-2020) American Councils Australian Research Council British ESRC German DAAD European Research Council (ERC) Italian Ministry of University and Research Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science 5.8 MOST RELEVANT ACQUIRED RESEARCH FUNDS 2017-2022: DiGe (Ethnobotany of Divided Generations in the Context of Centralization), funded by the ERC (European Research Council); P.I.: Prof. Renata Sõukand, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy; budget assigned to the Research Unit: approx. 200,000 Euro; project code: 714874 / Scientific Head of the Research Unit 2016-2021: SASS (Food Systems for Sustainable Development), funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, Rom, Italy; P.I.: Prof. Massimo Labra, University of Milano- Bicocca, Italy; budget assigned to the Research Unit: approx. 300,000 Euro / Scientific Head of the Research Unit 2017-2020: BIOESSaNS (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Sacred Natural Sites), funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research via the program PRIN (Research Projects of National Relevance) 2015; P.I.: Prof. Alessandro Chiarucci, University of Bologna, Italy; budget assigned to the Research