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PhD 2021-2024 - 37th Cycle

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The 37th PhD cycle in Biotechnology ended on Oct 31, 2024.

PhD students with a Federico II scholarship discussed their PhD thesis on 01/15/2025.

PhD students with a PON Research and Innovation scholarship discussed their PhD thesis on 04/10/2025.

 


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

Notices and communications from teachers will be published on the dedicated page (Notices)


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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 biotransformationsM. 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 productsA. Arciello
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Angelica
Severino
Industrial implementation of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125 as a non-conventional host for recombinant production of difficult proteinsM. 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 interactionsF. Pennacchio,
D. Giron 
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Giulia
Lentini
Development of hydrogel-based micro-reactors for the formulation of functional foodsR. 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 formationS. 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

 

 


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