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Download the ranking tables and the list of candidates admitted to the oral exam for the 38th cycle of the PhD in Biotechnology (pdf_file)


The call for PhD scholarships funded under PNRR Projects for the admission to the 38th cycle was issued with DR / 2022/3971 of 13/10/2022 and was published in the University Albo and web site at the address:

 

http://www.unina.it/documents/11958/30110610/DOTT_CICLO_38_2022-10-13_bando_borse_PNRR.pdf

  

Topics of the 3 available PhD scholarships

 

PhD scholarship 1

 

Innovative technologies for the biorefinery of biomasses

The activity is part of a project of exploitation of biomasses for the production of high added values, aiming at the recovery of residues and by-products of industrial/urban wastes. The biorefinery of the biomasses with innovative technologies (e.g. switchable solvents, cascade extraction) allows to deconstruct the biomass, separate the individual components and preserving the bioactivity of the (macro)molecules. The focus is also to exploit non-bioactive (macro)molecules present in the biomass – by fermentation included - to improve the sustainability of the process via fermentation. The activity requires a multidisciplinary-biotechnological approach to develop/apply innovative extractive/separation technologies to biological systems.

 

PhD scholarship 2

 

Development of electrochemical biosensors for the detection of environmental DNA with high sensitivity.

 

This project aims at developing an electrochemical biosensor in which the screen printed electrode is functionalized to carry out impedance spectroscopy. The interdisciplinary team will provide the PhD candidate with the expertise to coat the electrode with 2D materials flakes. The latter will be functionalized with a single chain DNA probe against the specific target. The DNA quantification will be achieved through the measurements of the impedance of the electrolytic cell.

 

 PhD scholarship 3

 

Development of optical biosensors for the detection of environmental DNA.

 

This project aims at realizing two biosensors: colorimetric biosensor – which will be made of a kit for qualitative measurements even on-sit –, and fluorescence biosensor in which the fluorescence is enhanced by the so-called Plasmon Enhanced Fluorescence (PEF). The latter aims at achieving a device that provide a quantitative and quick assessment of the environmental DNA concentration with a portable equipment.

The former approach will exploit a patented protocol based on the specific aggregation of gold nanoparticles that will be functionalized to recognize well-defined DNA bases. In particular, it will we possible to assess the presence of DNA by the change of the colour of a colloidal solution. The latter method will exploit the PEF occurring when a fluorophore is placed nearby a nanostructured surface. The DNA concentration will be assessed through the measurement of the fluorescence emitted by a fluorophore linked to the terminal part of the DNA target.

 


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

 

Eugenio Notomista
Identification, production and characterization of Host Defence Peptides (HDP)

Viola Calabrò
Natural metabolites from plants and fungi: characterization of their biological activities for nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical industry

 

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)

Rosanna Capparelli
Chronic inflammation and infections: role of Formyl peptide receptors and identification of novel natural compounds of pharmaceutical interest

 

Ermenegilda Parrilli
Biofilm of Antarctic marine Bacteria as a tool for biotechnologies

Gabriella Fiorentino
(Hyper)Thermophiles-inspired molecular strategies to address environmental pollution with biotechnological approaches

 

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 wastes and designing of microbial cell-factories for their conversion in bio-based products

Rachele Isticato
Biotechnological applications of halophilic microbes and their functionalization for sustainable agriculture

 

Alessandra Piscitelli
Isolation, characterization and engineering of fungal self-assembling protein biosurfactants, exploitable in (nano)materials functionalization

Loredana Mariniello
Biopolimers from wastes as components of edible films to be applied in the food industry for a sustainable development

 

Rosa Rao
Plant- insect interactions: understanding the molecular events underpinning plant defense responses to insect attacks to develop specific biotechnologies suitable for crop protection

Antonio Marzocchella
Development of bioprocesses - see webpage (link) for details

 

Piero Salatino
Development of advanced bioconversion units - see webpage (link) for details

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

 

 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

Lars Rehmann




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