PhD 2019-2022 - 35th Cycle

The 35^th PhD cycle in Biotechnology has started on Nov 15, 2019 and has ended on Nov 14, 2022.

Board of teachers:

Marco Moracci – Coordinator

Members of the Federico II University

Educational Offer reserved to PhD students of the 35th cycle.

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	Student	Project		Tutor
	Anna Maria Aprile	Novel Plant Peptides In Combination With Beneficial Microorganisms For The Promotion Of Sustainable Protection Of Tomato Crop		R. Rao
	Marzia Calvanese	Cold-Adapted Bacteria Response To Temperature Changes: From Physiology To Exploitation Of Their Biotechnological Potential		E. Parrilli M. L. Tutino
	This PhD scholarship is dedicated to the memory of Giulio Regeni.
	Antonella Delicato	New Bioactive Metabolites From Natural Sources For Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical And Cosmeceutical Industry		V. Calabrò M. Masi
	Francesca Greco	DNA And Analogs In Therapy, Diagnostics And Development Of New Materials		G. Piccialli
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	Shurooq Ismail	Exploitation Of Synergistic Effects Between Plant-Derived Compounds And Antimicrobial Peptides For Biotechnological Purposes		A. Arciello
	Graduated at the "An-Najah National University"
	Fabiana Lanzillo	Syngas Fermentation For Chemicals Production		A. Marzocchella P. Salatino
	Davide Liberti	Microalgae As Biorefinery: Development Of Processes For The Green Extraction Of High Added Value Antioxidants		M. D. Monti
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	Elia Russo	Bioinsecticides from Insect Parasitoids		F. Pennacchio
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Programma Operativo Complementare (POC) di azione e coesione
	Student	Project		Tutor
	Gennaro Volpe	RNAi-Mediated Immunosuppression For The Development Of New Insect Control Technologies		F. Pennacchio
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     PON Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020     Student Project   Tutor Marika Gargano Green Chemistry And Circular Economy As Alternative Strategies For The Traditional Leather Manufacturing Industry   M. Moracci G. Sannia V. Lettera ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Papers published by students of cycle XXXV

Colarusso A, Lauro C, Calvanese M, Parrilli E, Tutino ML.

Improvement of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125 as a Cell Factory: IPTG-Inducible Plasmid Construction and Strain Engineering.

2020, Microorganisms, Vol. 24: 1466.

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101466

Roscetto E, Masi M, Esposito M, Di Lecce R, Delicato A, Maddau L, Calabrò V, Evidente A, Catania MR.

Anti-Biofilm Activity of the Fungal Phytotoxin Sphaeropsidin A against Clinical Isolates of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.

2020, Toxins, Vol. 12: 444.

https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12070444

Sangermano F, Delicato A, Calabrò V.

Y box binding protein 1 (YB-1) oncoprotein at the hub of DNA proliferation, damage and cancer progression.

2020, Biochimie, Vol. 179: 205-216.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2020.10.004

Lanzillo F, Ruggiero G, Raganati F, Russo ME, Marzocchella A.

Batch Syngas Fermentation by Clostridium carboxidivorans for Production of Acids and Alcohols.

2020, Processes, Vol. 8: 1075.

https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8091075

Liberti D, Alfieri M L, Monti DM, Panzella L, Napolitano A.

A melanin-related phenolic polymer with potent photoprotective and antioxidant activities for dermo-cosmetic applications.

2020, Antioxidants, Vol. 9: 270.

https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9040270

Imbimbo P, D'Elia L, Liberti D, Olivieri G, Monti DM.

Towards green extraction methods from microalgae learning from the classics.

2020, AMAB, Vol. 104: 9067-9077.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10839-x

Russo E, Nugnes F, Vicinanza F, Garonna AP, Bernardo U.

Biological and molecular characterization of Aromia bungii (Faldermann, 1835)(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), an emerging pest of stone fruits in Europe.

2020, Sci Rep, Vol. 10: 1-9.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63959-9

Sasso R, Gualtieri L, Russo E, Nugnes F, Gebiola M, Bernardo U.

The establishment of a rearing technique for the fruit fly parasitoid Baryscapus silvestrii increases knowledge of biological, ecological and behavioural traits.

2020, BioControl, Vol. 65: 47-57.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-019-09984-8

Primo P, Meccariello A, Inghilterra MG, Gravina A, Del Corsano G, Volpe G, Sollazzo G, Aceto S, Robinson MD, Salvemini M, Saccone G.

Targeting the autosomal Ceratitis capitata transformer gene using Cas9 or dCas9 to masculinize XX individuals without inducing mutations.

2020, BMC genetics, Vol. 21: 1-11.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-020-00941-4

Molisso D, Coppola M, Aprile AM, Avitabile C, Natale R, Romanelli A, Chiaiese P, Rao R.

Colonization of Solanum melongena and Vitis vinifera Plants by Botrytis cinerea Is Strongly Reduced by the Exogenous Application of Tomato Systemin.

2021, J Fungi, Vol. 7: 15.

https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7010015

Annunziata A, Liberti D, Bedini E, Cucciolito ME, Loreto D, Monti DM, Merlino A, Ruffo F.

Square-Planar vs. Trigonal Bipyramidal Geometry in Pt(II) Complexes Containing Triazole-Based Glucose Ligands as Potential Anticancer Agents.

2021, Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 22: 8704.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22168704

Masi M, Koirala M, Delicato A, Di Lecce R, Merindol N, Ka S, Seck M, Tuzi A, Desgagne-Penix I, Calabrò V, Evidente A.

Isolation and Biological Characterization of Homoisoflavanoids and the Alkylamide N-p-Coumaroyltyramine from Crinum biflorum Rottb., an Amaryllidaceae Species Collected in Senegal.

2021, Biomolecules, Vol. 11: 1298.

https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11091298

Delicato A, Montuori E, Angrisano T, Pollice A, Calabrò V.

YB-1 Oncoprotein Controls PI3K/Akt Pathway by Reducing Pten Protein Level.

2021, Genes, Vol. 12: 1551.

https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12101551

D'Elia L, Imbimbo P, Liberti D, Bolinesi F, Pollio A, Mangoni O, Brilman W, Olivieri G, Monti D M.

Switchable Solvent Selective Extraction of Hydrophobic Antioxidants from Synechococcus bigranulatus.

2021, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., Vol. 9: 13798–13806.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c04400

Sre?kovi?, N Z, Nedi?, Z P, Liberti, D, Monti, M D, Mihailovi?, N R, Katani? Stankovi?, J S, Dimitrijevi?, S, Mihailovi?, V B.

Application potential of biogenically synthesized silver nanoparticles using Lythrum salicaria L. extracts as pharmaceuticals and catalysts for organic pollutant degradation.

2021, RSC Advances, Vol. 11: 35585.

https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA05570D

D’Elia L, Imbimbo P, Liberti D, Olivieri G, Pollio A, Monti D M.

Thermo resistant antioxidants from photoautotrophic microorganisms: screening and characterization.

2021, WIBI, Vol. 37: 1-13.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-021-03180-6

Argenziano R, Alfieri M L, Arntz Y, Castaldo R, Liberti D, Monti DM, Gentile G, Panzella L, Crescenzi O, Ball V, Napolitano A, d'Ischia M.

Non-covalent small molecule partnership for redox-active films: Beyond polydopamine technology.

2022, JCIS, Vol. 624: 400-410.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.123

Moccia F, Liberti D, Giovando S, Caddeo C, Monti DM, Panzella L, Napolitano A.

Chestnut Wood Mud as a Source of Ellagic Acid for Dermo-Cosmetic Applications.

2022, Antioxidants, Vol. 11: 1681.

https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11091681

Liberti D, Imbimbo P, Giustino E, D'Elia L, Ferraro G, Casillo A, Illiano A, Pinto G, Di Meo MC, Alvarez-Rivera G, Corsaro MM, Amoresano A, Zarrelli A, Ibáñez E, Merlino A, Monti DM.

Inside out Porphyridium cruentum: Beyond the Conventional Biorefinery Concept.

2022, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., Vol. 11: 381-389.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05869

Liberti D, Imbimbo P, Giustino E, D'Elia L, Silva M, Barreira L, Monti DM.

Shedding Light on the Hidden Benefit of Porphyridium cruentum Culture.

2023, Antioxidants, Vol. 12: 337.

https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020337