PhD 2021-2024 - 37th Cycle | Industrial Biotechnologies

The 37^thPhD cycle in Biotechnology has started on Nov 1, 2021 and will end on Oct 31, 2024.

Board of teachers:

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

Angela Arciello Characterization of antimicrobial peptides to be applied in food and cosmeceutical fields		Daria Maria Monti Use of microalgae as a source of high added value molecules. A biorefinery approach will be used and the isolated molecules biologically characterized
Viola Calabrò Natural metabolites from plants and fungi: characterization of their biological activities for nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical industry		Eugenio Notomista Identification, production and characterization of Host Defence Peptides (HDP)
Rosanna Capparelli Chronic inflammation and infections: role of Formyl peptide receptors and identification of novel natural compounds of pharmaceutical interest		Giorgia Oliviero Design and synthesis of oligonucleotides and analogues to be used for the obtainment of new biomaterials and the development of bioprobes for theranostics applications (read more)
Gabriella Fiorentino (Hyper)Thermophiles-inspired molecular strategies to address environmental pollution with biotechnological approaches		Ermenegilda Parrilli Biofilm of Antarctic marine Bacteria as a tool for biotechnologies
Paola Giardina Protein biosurfactant isolated from fungi: their characterization and applications		Francesco Pennacchio Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the impact of environmental stress factors on honey bee immunocompetence, to set the ground for developing targeted biotechnologies to reduce colony losses
C. Valeria L. Giosafatto Production and characterization of environmentally friendly bioplastiscs from renewable sources		Cinzia Pezzella Integrated biorefineries for the valorization of agro-industrial wastes and designing of microbial cell-factories for the conversion of waste materials into bio-based products
Rachele Isticato Biotechnological applications of halophilic microbes and their functionalization for sustainable agriculture		Rosa Rao Plant- insect interactions: understanding the molecular events underpinning plant defense responses to insect attacks to develop specific biotechnologies suitable for crop protection
Loredana Mariniello Biopolimers from wastes as components of edible films to be applied in the food industry for a sustainable development		Piero Salatino Development of advanced bioconversion units - see webpage (link) for details
Antonio Marzocchella Development of bioprocesses - see webpage (link) for details		Maria Luisa Tutino Exploiting the industrial use of unconventional Antarctic bacteria as host for recombinant production of difficult proteins

Membri di istituti esteri
Cesar De La Fuente Nunez		Adam Macierzanka
Carlos Fontes		Reynaldo Villalonga Santana
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse		Thierry Tron
Peter Gotz

Educational Offer reserved to PhD students of the 37th cycle.

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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
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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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