Two PhD Fellowships in Enzyme Design & Biotechnology

Two full PhD fellowships (3 years) are available to join the “Converging Technologies for Biomolecular Systems (TeCSBi)” PhD program within Dr. Marco Mangiagalli’s research group at the Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca.
These fellowships are funded by the “Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS2) Starting Grant” awarded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, with Dr. Mangiagalli as the principal investigator.

BtBsDay2026 Poster session (P41-P49)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2026

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BtBsDay 2026

Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter - Castelli Sara_RESERVED_Confidential Information

Sara Castelli1, Chiara Frigerio1, Elena Di Nisio2, Valerio Licursi3, Benedetta Caraba2, Rodolfo Negri2, Michela Clerici1
E-mail: s.castelli30@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2,20126 Milan (Italy)
2 Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy3 Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology (IBPM), National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, 00185Rome, Italy

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, histones post-translational modifications, DNA double strand breaks, genome stability, DNA repair

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Poster presenter - Metallo Alessia_RESERVED_Confidential Information

Alessia Metallo1, Martina Arici1, Roberta Pensotti1, Valentina Pastori1, Giacomo Ducci1, Marcella Rocchetti1
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: istaroxime, SERCA, pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell, angiotensin II, remodelling

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Poster presenter - Da Prada Aurora_RESERVED_Confidential Information

Aurora Da Prada1, Michela Galli1, Chiara Frigerio1, Diego Bonetti1, Michela Clerici1
E-mail: a.daprada@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2,Milano

Keywords: Dna2, DNA Double Strand Breaks, DNA end resection, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Poster presenter - Zaccaria Riccardo_RESERVED_Confidential Information

Arici M1, Zaccaria R1, Ducci G1, Lazzarini E2, Metallo A1, Sacco E1, Altomare C2, Barile L2, Rocchetti M1
E-mail: r.zaccaria2@campus.unimib.it
1Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona, Switzerland

Keywords: Heart failure, hiPSC, cardiomyocytes

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Poster presenter - Finazzi Margherita_RESERVED_Confidential Information

Margherita Finazzi1, Federica Bovio1, Matilde Forcella1, Paola Fusi1, Jessica Zampolli1, Patrizia Di Gennaro1
E-mail: m.finazzi7@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Probiotics, Human-gut-microbiota, MAFLD, FOS

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Poster presenter - Mercanti Samantha

Mercanti S.1, Brambilla G.1, Biella P.1
E-mail: s.mercanti@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italia

Keywords: pollination ecology, biodiversity, wild bees, biogeography, ecosystem services, DNA barcoding, haplotypes

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Poster presenter - Turati Matteo

Matteo Turati1, Margherita Finazzi1, Patrizia Di Gennaro1, Pasquale Palumbo1
E-mail: m.turati14@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: Generalized Lotka-Volterra (gLV) model, Microbial coexistence, Model identification

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Poster presenter - Eugeni Alessandra

Alessandra Eugeni¹, Nadia Buchendorfer¹², Silvia Lombardi¹, Roland Nicsanu¹, Silvia Maria Luisa Barabino¹
E-mail: alessandra.eugeni@unimib.it
¹ Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
² Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain

Keywords: FUS, ALS, aggregation, optogenetics, Cry2olig, phase separation

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Poster presenter - Fontana Ilaria

Ilaria Fontana1, Sarah Placida1, Alessandra Gambacurta1, Sara Truppello2, Matilde Pallini2, Anna Nordin3, Giulio Patruno2, Romana Fraja2, David Volgarino1, Sara Santambrogio1, Claudio Cantù3, Silvia K. Nicolis1, Monica Beltrame2, Sara Mercurio1
E-mail: i.fontana7@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
2 University of Milan, Italy
3 University of Linköping, Sweden

Keywords: SOX2, NR2F1, visual system, zebrafish, mouse

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP49

BtBsDay2026 Poster session (P31-P40)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2026

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Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter - Granata Balduzzi Marzia

Vulcano Edvige1, Granata Balduzzi Marzia1, Gargiulo Irene1, Perciballi Elisa2, Bovio Federica1, Lombardi Ivan1, Carletti Rose Mary3, Matilde Forcella1, Rosati Jessica3, Gelati Maurizio 2, Profico Daniela2, Alberto Visioli4, Fusi Paola1, Vescovi Angelo Luigi 5,6, Ferrari Daniela1
E-mail: marzia.granatabalduzzi@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy;
2 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Institute for Stem-Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine and Innovative Therapies (ISBReMIT), San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;
3 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;
4 StemGen SpA, Milan, Italy
5 Link Campus University, Rome, Italy,
6 Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Keywords: ALS, TDP-43, hiNSCs, Proliferation, Metabolism, Oxidative Stress

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Poster presenter - Piacentini Alice

Alice Piacentini1, Stefania Pagliari1, Hajar Lamkhanter1, Luca Campone1
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy

Keywords: NADES, Myrtus communis, ultrasound, polyphenols, antioxidant

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Poster presenter - Svanosio Alba

Alba Svanosio, Francesco Lapi, Stefania Del Prete, Chiara Damiani
E-mail: a.svanosio@campus.unimib.it
University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Regulatory Genomics and Cancer Evolution,Heidelberg, Germany

Keywords: Constraint-based modeling, Flux Balance Analysis, Pseudobulk Analysis, Aging, Sex differences, Single-cell Transcriptomics, Immunometabolism

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Poster presenter - Salvadori Mattia

Salvadori M.1, Zampolli J.1, Di Gennaro P.1
E-mail: mattia.salvadori@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: Rhodococcus genus, Pseudomonas genus, polyurethane, polyesters, polylactic acid, plastic-degrading enzymes, bacterial adhesion, FTIR, SEM

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Poster presenter - Romerio Alessio

Alessio Romerio1, Mohammed M. Shaik1, Federico Lami1, Mattia Galimberti1, Francesco Peri1
E-mail: alessio.romerio@unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Milano

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP35

Poster presenter - Capietti Matteo Emilio Federico

Matteo Emilio Federico Capietti1, Stefania Pagliari1, Gerardo Alvarez-Rivera2, Marta Lores2, Luca Campone1
E-mail: m.capietti@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
2Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Das Ciencias, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Keywords: by-products, NADES, phenolic compounds, antioxidant, red onion

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Poster presenters - Battilotti Lara & Giacoia Erika

Lara Battilotti1,4, Erika Giacoia1,4, Laura Buonafede2,3,4, Emiliano Pioltelli3,4, Pietro Tirozzi4, Daniela Gambino5, Maria Chiara Pastore3,5, Andrea Galimberti3,4
E-mail: lbattilotti@studenti.uninsubria.it, egiacoia@studenti.uninsubria.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
2Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 22, 90123 Palermo, Italy
3National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina, 61, 90133 Palermo, Italy
4ZooPlantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milan-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza, 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
5Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Via Bonardi 3, 20133 Milano, Italy

Keywords: Biodiversity, Monitoring, Forestation, Arthropods, Urban, Peri-urban, DNA metabarcoding, Computer Vision

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Poster presenter - Misitano Francesca

Francesca Misitano1, Claudia Maniezzi1, Ludovica Cestariolo1, Francesco Lodola1, Antonio Zaza1
E-mail: f.misitano@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy.

Keywords: SERCA2a, drug screening, high-throughput (HT) approach

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Poster presenter - Parmesani Francesca

Parmesani Francesca1, Fumagalli Sara1, Armanni Alice1, Ghisleni Giulia1, Bruno Antonia1 & Citerio Giuseppe2.
E-mail: f.parmesani1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: hospital, microbiome, amplicon-based sequencing, microbial exchange

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Poster presenters - Motto Martina & Rella Anastasia

Martina Motto1*, Anastasia Rella1*, Ameen-Ur Rashid2,3, Alessandro Galli1, Silvia Valtorta3,4, Sara Belloli3,4, Rosa Maria Moresco3,4,5, Anna Maria Colangelo1
E-mail: m.motto1@campus.unimib.it, anastasia.rella@unimib.it
1Dept of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca; 2PhD program in Neuroscience, Medicine andSurgery Department, University Milano-Bicocca, Monza; 3Nuclear Medicine Dept, San Raffaele Scientific Institute(IRCSS), Milano; 4CNR-IBSBC, Segrate; 5Dept of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza.
*These authors contributed equally

Keywords: Plastics, Intestine, Inflammation, Neurotoxicity, Microplastics, Nanoplastics

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP40

BtBsDay2026 Poster session (P21-P30)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2026

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Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter - Dicesare Alessia

Alessia Dicesare1,2, Daniela Bucchieri1,2, Marcella De Divitiis1,2, Immacolata Serra1, Luca Giannini3, Silvia Guerra3, Federica Magaletti3, Paola Branduardi1
E-mail: a.dicesare3@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Department of Material Science and Nanotechnology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
3 Pirelli Tyre S.p.a., Viale Piero e Alberto Pirelli, 25, Milano, Italy

Keywords: TRWPs, Metagenomics, Rubber Degradation, Microbial Consortia, Roadside Soil

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Poster presenter - Bucchieri Daniela

Daniela Bucchieri1,2, Alessia Dicesare1,2, Immacolata Serra1, Valeria Mapelli1, Cecilia Geijer 3, Paola Branduardi1
E-mail: daniela.bucchieri@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Department of Material Science and Nanotechnology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
3 Department of Life Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Vastra Gotaland County, Gothenburg,Sweden

Keywords: Isolates from soil, Natural rubber, Natural rubber degrading bacteria

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Poster presenter - Shaposhnikov Roman

Shaposhnikov, R. 1 , Zoller, T. 2 , Lombardi S. 1, Nicsanu, R. 1, Graudenzi, A. 3 , Ruepp M.-D. 2 , Luisier, R. 4,5 , Barabino S. 1
E-mail: roman.shaposhnikov@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 UK Dementia Research Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s CollegeLondon, London, UK
3 Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication of the University of Milan-Bicocca
4 Department for BioMedical Research, University Bern
5 SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland

Keywords: Bulk RNAseq, Differential expression, Alternative splicing

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Poster presenter - Iovino Teresa

Teresa Iovino1, Alice Armanni1, Roberta Adorni2, Patrizia Steca2, Massimo Labra1, Martino Pengo3, Antonia Bruno 1
E-mail: t.iovino@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
3 School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Urobiome, Microbiome, Metagenomics, Exposome, Biodiversity, Urban well-being

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Poster presenter - Angelini Fabio

1Fabio Angelini, 1Beatrice Pizzelli, 2Giacomo Mantegazza, 1Elena Pierallini, 3Robin Duncan, 1Simone Guglielmetti
E-mail: f.angelini7@campus.unimib.it
1 μBEAT Lab, Department of Biotechnology and biosciences (BtBs), University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy)
2 Laboratory of Food Systems Biotechnology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich,Zürich, Switzerland
3 Department of Food, Environmental and nutritional Science (DEFENS), University of Milan (Italy)

Keywords: Lactic Acid Bacteria, Indoles, Hypertension, Immunomodulation, Aminoacids, Nuts, Fermentation

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Poster presenter - Ceccarossi Sofia

Sofia Ceccarossi1,2, Mirko Zago3, Immacolata Serra1, Paola Branduardi1
E-mail: s.ceccarossi@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
3 Soft Chemicals S.r.l., Marnate, Italy

Keywords: biocatalysis, recombinant protein, green solvents, green chemistry

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Poster presenter - Pizzelli Beatrice

Beatrice Pizzelli1, Elena Pierallini1, Fabio Angelini1, Giacomo Mantegazza2, Robin Duncan2, Simone Guglielmetti1
E-mail: b.pizzelli@campus.unimib.it
1 μbEat lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences (BtBs), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 4, 20133, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Food, Environment, and Nutritional Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Collinsella aerofaciens, gut microbiota, non-communicable diseases, intestinal permeability, pro-inflammatory activity

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Poster presenter - Barilà Sara Elisabetta

Sara Elisabetta Barilà1,2, Tamina Weiss3, Dennis Del Forno1, Claudio Cantù3, Veronica Krenn1,4
E-mail: s.barila1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
2 DIMET PhD Student, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
3 Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping SE-58183, Sweden
4 Human Technopole Early Career Fellow, Italy

Keywords: Neurodevelopment, Human Brain Organoids, Chromatin Profiling

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Poster presenter - Zafferri Isabella

Isabella Zafferri1,2, Elisabetta De Gasperi1, Agustina Ranieri1, Chiara Riccardi1 and Veronica Krenn2
E-mail: Isabella.zafferri@unimib.it
1 University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
2 Experimental medicine PhD, University of Milano, Italy

Keywords: Neurodevelopmental disorders, Brain organoids, Maternal infection, Type I IFNs, ISGs

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP29

Poster presenter - Giubileo Chiara

Chiara Giubileo1, Francesco Peri2
E-mail: c.giubileo@campus.unimib.it
1,2 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: HDAC10, epigenetics, HDAC10 substrates, HDAC10 inhibitors

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP30