PhD 2020-2023 - 36th 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 36th cycle. (Courses provided to PhD students of the 36th 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
	Miriam Carbonaro	Extremophiles as microbial tools to face environmental problems associated to anthropogenic activities		G. Fiorentino
	This PhD scholarship is dedicated to the memory of Giulio Regeni.
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	Caterina D'Angelo	Biofilm of Polar marine bacteria as a biotechnological tool		E. Parrilli
	Giovanna De Leva	Stress, immunity and honeybee health: new strategies to limit colony losses		F. Pennacchio
	Carmen Ercolano	Discovery, characterization and engineering of enzymes involved in polymer modification for sustainable biocatalysis and biotransformation		M. Moracci
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	Michela Famiglietti	Matrix reinforcement of hydrocolloid-based bioplastics		L. Mariniello C. V. L. Giosafatto
	Sondos Hejazi	Poly-γ-glutamic acid-based bioplastics		R. Porta C. V. L. Giosafatto
	Graduated at the "An-Najah National University"
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	Rossana Pitocchi	Discovery and characterization of new fungal biosurfactant proteins for bioremediation and biomedical application		P. Giardina
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	Adriana Posilipo	Optimization of biochemical saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass		A. Marzocchella M. E. Russo
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Papers published by students of cycle XXXVI

Pitocchi R, Cicatiello P, Birolo L, Piscitelli A, Bovio E, Varese GC, Giardina P.

Cerato-Platanins from Marine Fungi as Effective Protein Biosurfactants and Bioemulsifiers.

2020, Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 21: 2913.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21082913

Gallo G, Puopolo R, Carbonaro M, Maresca E, Fiorentino G.

Extremophiles, a Nifty Tool to Face Environmental Pollution: From Exploitation of Metabolism to Genome Engineering.

2021, Int J Environ Res Public Health, Vol. 18: 5228.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105228

Pennacchio A, Pitocchi R, Varese GC, Giardina P, Piscitelli A.

Trichoderma harzianum cerato-platanin enhances hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials.

2021, Microb Biotechnol, Vol. 0: 1-8.

https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13836

Restaino OF, Hejazi S, Zannini D, Giosafatto CVL, Di Pierro P, Cassese E, D'ambrosio S, Santagata G, Schiraldi C, Porta R.

Exploiting Potential Biotechnological Applications of Poly-γ-glutamic Acid Low Molecular Weight Fractions Obtained by Membrane-Based Ultra-Filtration.

2022, Polymers (Basel), Vol. 14: 1190.

https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14061190

Pitocchi R, Piscitelli A, Giardina P.

Marine fungi as source of biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers.

2022, Fungal Biopolymers and Biocomposites. Ed. Springer. pp. 313 - 327.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1000-5_15

Stanzione I, Pitocchi R, Pennacchio A, Cicatiello P, Piscitelli A, Giardina P.

Innovative surface bio-functionalization by fungal hydrophobins and their engineered variants.

2022, Front in Mol Bios, Vol. 9: 1 - 9.

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2022.959166

Ntasi G, Sbriglia S, Pitocchi R, Vinciguerra R, Melchiorre R, Dello Ioio L, Fatigati G,Crisci E, Bonoduce I, Carpentieri A, Marino G, Birolo L.

Proteomic Characterization of Collagen-Based Animal Glues for Restoration.

2022, J  Proteome Res, Vol. 21: 2173 - 2184.

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00232

Gallo G, Mougiakos I, Bianco M, Carbonaro M, Carpentieri A, Illiano A, Pucci P, Bartolucci S, Van der Oost J, Fiorentino G.

A Hyperthermoactive-Cas9 Editing Tool Reveals the Role of a Unique Arsenite Methyltransferase in the Arsenic Resistance System of Thermus thermophilus HB27.

2021, mBio, Vol. 12: e02813-21.

https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02813-21

Yaseen D, Sabbah M, Al-Asmar A,  Altamimi M, Famiglietti M, Giosafatto CVL, Mariniello L.

Functionality of films from Nigella sativa Defatted Seed Cake Proteins Plasticized with Grape Juice and Their Use to Wrap Sweet Cherries.

2021, Coatings, Vol. 11: 1383-1399.

https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11111383

Mirpoor SF, Giosafatto CVL, Di Girolamo R, Famiglietti M, Porta R.

Hemp (Cannabis sativa) seed oilcake as a promising by-product for developing protein-based films. Effect of transglutaminase-induced crosslinking .

2021, Food Packag Shelf Life, Vol. 31: 100779.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2021.100779

Famiglietti M, Savastano A, Gaglione R,  Arciello A, Naviglio D, Mariniello L.

Edible Films Made of Dried Olive Leaf Extract and Chitosan: Characterization and Applications.

2022, Foods, Vol. 11: 2078-2090.

https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11142078

Posilipo A, Russo ME.

Initial Rate of Hydrolysis of Coffee Silverskin by a Commercial Cellulase Cocktail.

2022, Chem Eng Trans, Vol. 93: 25-30.

https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2293005

Giordani G, Cattabriga G, Becchimanzi A, Di Lelio I, De Leva G, Gigliotti S, Pennacchio F, Gargiulo G, Cavaliere V.

Role of neuronal and non-neuronal acetylcholine signaling in Drosophila humoral immunity.

2023, Insect Biochem Mol Biol, Vol. 153: 103899.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2022.103899

Hejazi S,  Restaino OF,  Sabbah M,  Zannini D, Di Girolamo R,  Marotta A,  D’Ambrosio S,  Krauss I, Giosafatto CVL,  Santagata G,  Schiraldi C, Porta R.

Physicochemical Characterization of Chitosan/Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid Glass-like Materials.

2023, Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 24: 12495-12511.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241512495

Restaino OF, Giosafatto CVL, Mirpoor S, Cammarota M, Hejazi S, Mariniello L, Schiraldi C, Porta R.

Sustainable Exploitation of Posidonia oceanica Sea Balls (Egagropili): A Review.

2023, Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 24: 7301-7319.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24087301

Carbonaro M, Aulitto M, Gallo G, Contursi P, Limauro D, Fiorentino G.

Insight into CAZymes of Alicyclobacillus mali FL18: Characterization of a New Multifunctional GH9 Enzyme.

2023, Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 24: 243.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010243

Ercolano C, Iacono R, Cafaro V, Pizzo E, Giovannelli D, Feuerriegel G, Streit WR, Strazzulli A, Moracci M.

Biochemical Characterisation of Sis: A Distinct Thermophilic PETase with Enhanced NanoPET Substrate Hydrolysis and Thermal Stability .

2024, Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 25: 8120.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158120