PhD 2021-2024 - 37th Cycle

Marco Moracci (Coordinator)
Discovery, characterisation and engineering of carbohydrate-active enzymes from hyper(thermophilic) microorganisms for biocatalysis and biotransformation

Members of the Federico II University

Educational Offer reserved to PhD students of the 37th cycle. (Courses provided to PhD students of the 37th cycle over three years)

The calendar of courses held in the current academic year is available on the dedicated page (course calendar)

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	Student	Project		Tutor
	Alaa Abbas	Enhanced Wastewater Treatment/Power Production Using Carbon Nano Structures/Metal Oxide modified Anodes in Microbial Fuel Cells		A. Marzocchella, L. Meda
	Valeria Castaldi	Prosystemin novel peptides: their role in shaping tomato defenses and leaf microbial community		R. Rao
	Ilaria Di Nardo	Combined genetic/chemical-modification strategies to improve biological stability and activity of recombinant Host Defence Peptides		E. Notomista, E. Pizzo
	Enrica Giustino	Algaceutical: when microalgae application meets innovation		D. M. Monti
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	Ali Shaikh Ibrahim	Identification and exploitation of (hyper)thermophilic (hemi)cellulases and new enzymes for waste products recycling		M. Moracci, B. Cobucci Ponzano
	Luigi Marra	Microalgae exploitation: biorefinery development		A. Marzocchella, A. Pollio, F. Raganati
	Domenico Palatucci	Microalgal Cultivation on Saline Growth Media for Value Metabolites Production		A. Pollio, A. Marzocchella
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	Francesca Maria Pia Paragliola	Identification, characterization, and modification of enzymes active on carbohydrates from (hyper)thermophilic microorganisms for biocatalysis and biotransformations		M. Moracci, A. Strazzulli
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	Martina Schibeci	Bacterial Cellulose Nanoparticles (BCNPs) as an effective vehicle to deliver Host Defence Peptides (HDPs): from food waste to high value products		A. Arciello
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	Angelica Severino	Industrial implementation of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125 as a non-conventional host for recombinant production of difficult proteins		M. L. Tutino, C. Lauro
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PON Ricerca e Innovazione
	Student	Project		Tutor
	Martina Cascone	Moving toward hydrogen: the microbiology of Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS)		M. Moracci, D. Giovannelli
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	Corentin Clavé	The role of symbiotic microorganisms in the modulation of plant-insect interactions		F. Pennacchio, D. Giron
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	Giulia Lentini	Development of hydrogel-based micro-reactors for the formulation of functional foods		R. Nigro, P. Salatino, A. Marzochella
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	Daniele Marra	Detection of a panel of markers for the personalized diagnosis of prostate cancer using an ultrasensitive biosensor based on Metal-Enhanced-Fluorescence (MEF)		R. Velotta, G. Oliviero
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-	Daniele Marra	Role of environmental conditions on bacteria motility and biofilm formation		S. Caserta, A. Marzocchella
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Papers published by students of cycle XXXVII

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

Inside out Porphyridium cruentum: beyond the conventional biorefinery concept.

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

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

Acunzo A, Scardapane E, De Luca M, ,Marr, D, Velotta R, Minopoli A.

Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Colorimetric Biosensing: A Review.

2022, Chemosensors, Vol. 10: 136.

https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10040136

Aprile AM, Coppola M, Turrà D, Vitale S, Cascone P, Diretto G, Fiore A, Castaldi V, Romanelli A, Avitabile C, Guerrieri E, Woo SL, Rao R.

Combination of the Systemin peptide with the beneficial fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 improves plant defense responses against pests and diseases.

2022, J. Plant Interact., Vol. 17: 569-579.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2022.2072528

Natale R, Coppola M, D'Agostino N, Zhang Y, Fernie AR, Castaldi V, Rao R .

In silico and in vitro approaches allow the identification of the Prosystemin molecular network.

2023, CSBJ, Vol. 21: 212-223.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2022.12.006

Barry PH, De Moor JM, Chiodi AL, Chiodi, Aguilera F, Hudak MR, Bekaert D, Turner SJ, Curtice J, Seltzer A, Jessen GL, Osses E, Blamey J, Amenábar MJ, Selci M, Cascone M, Bastianoni A, Nakagawa M, Filipovich R, Bustos E, Buongiorno J, Ramírez CJ, Rogers T, Lloyd KG, Giovannelli D.

The Helium and Carbon Isotope Characteristics of the Andean Convergent Margin.

2022, Front Earth Sci, Vol. 10 - 2022: 897267.

https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.897267

Lentini G, Nigro F, Colucci Cante R, Passannanti F, Gallo M, Budelli A L, Nigro R.

Functional Properties of an Oat-Based Postbiotic Aimed at a Potential Cosmetic Formulation.

2022, Fermentation, Vol. 8: 632.

https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8110632

Marra L, Knuutila H, Russo ME.

A Novel CO2 Capture and Utilization Strategy by Enzyme Catalysis: Preliminary Assessment of Process Layout.

2022, Chem Eng Trans, Vol. 93: 31-36.

https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2293006

Culurciello R, Bosso A, Troisi R, Barrella V, Di Nardo I, Borriello M, Gaglione R, Pistorio V, Aceto S, Cafaro V, Notomista E, Sica F, Arciello A, Pizzo E.

Protective Effects of Recombinant Human Angiogenin in Keratinocytes: New Insights on Oxidative Stress Response Mediated by RNases.

2022, Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 23: 8781.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158781

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

Castaldi V, Bellino A, Baldantoni D.

The ecology of bladderworts: The unique hunting-gathering-farming strategy in plants.

2023, Food Webs, Vol. 35: e00273.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2023.e00273

Cafaro V, Bosso A, Di Nardo I, D'Amato A, Izzo I, De Riccardis F, Siepi M, Culurciello R, D'Urzo N, Chiarot E, Torre A, Pizzo E, Merola M, Notomista E.

The Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of P13#1, a Cathelicidin-like Achiral Peptoid.

2023, Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 16: 1386.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16101386

Culurciello R, Di Nardo I, Bosso A, Tortora F, Troisi R, Sica F, Arciello A, Notomista N, Pizzo E.

Tailoring the stress response of human skin cells by substantially limiting the nuclear localization of angiogenin.

2024, Heliyon, Vol. 10: e24556.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24556

Castaldi V, Langella E, Buonanno M, Di Lelio I, Aprile AM, Molisso D, Criscuolo MC, D'Andrea LD, Romanelli A, Amoresano A, Pinto G, Illiano A, Chiaiese P, Becchimanzi A, Pennacchio F, Rao R, Monti SM.

Intrinsically disordered Prosystemin discloses biologically active repeat motifs.

2024, Plant Science, Vol. 340: 111969.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111969