Abstracts 2024
Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2024

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Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze BtBs
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L. Corneo1, S. Fumagalli1, G. Ghisleni1, A. Armanni1, B. Colombo1, M. Zenaro1, G. Citerio2, M. Colombo1, M. Labra1, M. Casiraghi1, A. Bruno1
E-mail: l.corneo@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Italy
Keywords: microbiome, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), metagenomics, hospital
Daniela Bucchieri 1,2, $, Marco Mangiagalli 1, $, Francesca Martani 1, Pietro Butti 1, Marina Lotti 1, Immacolata Serra 1, Paola Branduardi 1
presenting author: d.bucchieri@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
2 Department of Material Science and Nanotechnology, CORIMAV program, University of Milano-Bicocca Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy
$ Daniela Bucchieri and Marco Mangiagalli contributed equally to this work.
Keywords: Trametes polyzona, laccase, laccase mediator system, acetosyringone, white-rot fungi, textile dyes
Matilde Dameri1, Paola Branduardi1, Stefano Bertacchi1,2
E-mail: m.dameri@campus.unimib.com
1IndBiotech lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy,
2National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina, 6190133, Palermo, Italia
Keywords:Biorefinery, Carotenoids, Residual biomass, Spent Coffee Ground, Mulberry tree bark, Enzymatic hydrolysis, Cascading principles, Bioeconomy
Giustra C.M.1, Bonomi C.1, Pagliari S. 1, Campone L.1, 2.
E-mail: chiara.giustra@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
2 NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Keywords: Phytocomplex, secondary metabolites, malnutrition, Green extraction, waste, PLE, SFE
Stefania Pagliari1, Chiara Maria Giustra1, Nicola Cicero2, Giuseppe Montalbano2, Massimo Labra1,3, Luca Campone1,3
E-mail: stefania.pagliari@unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
2Zebrafish Neuromorphology Lab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
3NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Keywords: Citrus limon, polyphenols, by-products, multivariate analysis
Pertesana L.1, Nicsanu R.1, Giglio C.1, Campana A.1, Lombardi S.1, Zilocchi M.1, Barabino S.M.L1.
E-mail: l.pertesana@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Keywords: DNA damage response, FUS, MDC1-RNF8-RNF168, micro irradiation
Campana A.1, Giglio C.1, Pertesana L.1, Nicsanu R. 1, Zilocchi M. 1, Lombardi S. 1, Barabino S.M.L. 1
E-mail: alice.campana1@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Keywords: DNA damage, Mitochondrial activity, cellular models
hashtag: #BtBsDay #BtBsUNIMIB #BtBsDay2024
Bianchi G.1, Pessina A.1, Ami D.1, de Divitiis M.1, Signorelli S.1, Natalello A.1, Lotti M.1, Brambilla L.1, Mangiagalli M.1 & Brocca S.1
Email: greta.bianchi@unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
Keywords: Cheese whey permeate, recombinant production, β-galactosidase
Martina Capriotti1, Antonino Natalello1, Marco Vanoni1, Barbara Motta2, Francesca Castano2
E-mail: m.capriotti1@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Study of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 VMLY&R Health, Italy
Keywords: Medical writer, Regulatory, Guidelines, Resources, Targeted project, Health
Digiovanni S.1, Beverina L.2, Branduardi P.1, Clerici M.1, Frigerio C.1, Lotti M.1, Mangiagalli M.1, Mapelli V.1, Mauri M.2, Mecca S.2, Milanesi R.1, Simonutti R.2, Tarricone G.2
E-mail: stefania.digiovanni@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Department of Materials Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Keywords: biowaste; bio-based materials; yeasts; enzymes; circular economy
Tommaso Sassi1, Luca Giuseppe Brambilla1, Luca Bertini1, Federica Arrigoni1, Marco Vanoni1,2
E-mail: t.sassi@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Italy
2 ISBE-SYSBIO Centre of Systems Biology, Italy
Keywords: metabolic engineering, green economy
Zampolli J.1, Mangiagalli M.1, Lotti M.1, Ami D1, Natalello A.1, Bertini L.1, Arrigoni F.1, Di Gennaro P.1
E-mail: jessica.zampolli@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Keywords: Rhodococcus genus, polyethylene, polyesters, plastic-degrading enzymes, multicopper oxidase, laccase, lipases
Marchetti A.1, Orlando M.1, Bombardi L.2, Fusco S. 2, Mangiagalli M.1, Lotti M.1
E-mail: a.marchetti20@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, 20126 Italy
2 Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Keywords: Glycoside hydrolases, polysaccharides, cold adaptation mechanisms, evolutionary history
Moretti L.1, Palmioli A.1, Rispoli F.2, Vezzoni C. A.2, Baldini L.2, Sansone F.2, Casnati A.2, Airoldi C.1
E-mail: l.moretti12@campus.unimib.it
1 BioOrgNMR Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
2 Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
Keywords: solution NMR, on-cell NMR, small molecules, biomolecules
Banfi A.1, Barbieri L.1, Salvioni L.1, Crotti B.1, Fiandra L.1, Colombo M.1, Prosperi D.1
E-mail: a.banfi17@campus.unimib.it
1 NanoBioLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 1 Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Keywords: nanomedicine, cancer, immunotherapy, ferritin, monoclonal antibodies, biodistribution
Brambilla G.1, Ranalli R.1.2, Ramazzotti F.1.2, Galimberti A.1.2, Biella P.1
E-mail: g.brambilla48@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italia
2 National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italia
Keywords: biodiversity, pollination, bees, ecosystem services, islands, urban sustainability, landscape regeneration
Favaretto, L.1, Guidi Nissim, W.1,2, Labra, M.1,2
E-mail: l.favaretto@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
2 NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Keywords: brownfields, Nature-Based Solutions, impact assessment, sustainable remediation
Lambiase A. 1, Moukham H. 1, Spandri G. 1, Pagliari S. 1, Campone L. 1, Tripodi F. 1 and Coccetti P. 1
E-mail: a.lambiase1@campus.unimib.it
1University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Keywords: bioactive molecules, Parkinson’s disease, neurodegeneration, protein aggregation, senescence, anti-aging, antioxidant effect
Riccardo Rossi1, Guido R. Gallo2, Giulio Formenti3 Luca Gianfranceschi2
E-mail: r.rossi44@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milan – Bicocca (Milan, Italy)
2 University of Milan (Milan, Italy)
3 The Rockefeller University (New York, NY, USA)
Keywords: genomic, structural variants, birds, bioinformatics, population genomics, barn swallow, bird migration
Verduci V.1, Ranalli R.1,2, Ramazzotti F.1,2, Biella P.1, Galimberti A.1,2
E-mail: v.verduci1@campus.unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italia
2 National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italia
Keywords: bees, ecosystem services, hoverflies, interaction networks, urbanization
Zenaro M.1, Ghisleni G.1,Fumagalli S. 1,Bruno A. 1 ,Corneo L.1 , Armanni A.1 Bulla N.1, Di Gennaro P.1, Facciotti F.1, Labra M.1, Casiraghi M.1
E-mail: m.zenaro@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan (Italy)
Keywords: biodiversity, urban environment, microbiome, urban regeneration, sequencing techniques, bioinformatics, biological risks
Beatrice De Santes1,2, Francesca Spena1,2, Chiara Maria Giustra1, Federico Cerri2, Marco Giustra1, Lucia Salvioni1, Miriam Colombo1, Davide Prosperi1, Paolo Galli2,3
E-mail: b.desantes@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Earth and Environmental Science (DISAT), University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
3 MaRHE Center (Marine Research and High Education Centre), Magoodhoo Island, Faafu Atoll, Republic of Maldives
Keywords: Sustainability, Avicennia marina, Mangrove, Cosmetics, Anti-age, Bioactive molecules
hashtag: #BtBsDay #BtBsUNIMIB #BtBsDay2024
Baldi R.1*, Pozzolini G.1*, Marenco C.1, Mercurio S.1, Krenn V.2, Testa G.3, Pavesi G.4, Esk C.P.5, Nicolis S.K.1
*Co-first authors
Email: r.baldi2@campus.unimib.it, g.pozzolini@campus.unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Human Technopole Early Career Fellow, Dip. Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano
3 Neurogenomics Research Centre, Human Technopole, Milano, Italy
4 Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
5 Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Keywords: Sox2, T-dark genes, neurodevelopment, neurodevelopmental disease, brain organoids
Vulcano E. 1, Lombardi I. 1, Rasà DM. 2,3, Ferrero C. 2,3, De la Morena S. 2,3 Perciballi E. 1, Carletti RM. 4, Gelati M. 5, Profico D. 5, Mazzini L. 6, Vercelli A. 2,3, Vescovi AL. 1,4, Boido M. 2,3,
Ferrari D. 1
E-mail: e.vulcano@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biothecnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy;
2 N.I.C.O., University of Turin, Italy;
3 Department of Neuroscience ‘’Rita Levi Montalcini’’, University of Turin, Italy;
4 Fondazione IRCSS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza;
5 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Production Unit of Advanced Therapies (UPTA), Institute for Stem-Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine and Innovative Therapies (ISBReMIT), San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;
6 Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria “Maggiore della Carità”, Novara, Italy.
Ducci G.1,2, Pasquale V.1,2, Campioni G.1,2, Servidio F.1, Gigliotti G.1, Bonanomi M.1,3, Ciufolini G.4, Petrella G.4, Galuzzi B.1,2, Piazza R.1, Cicero D.4, Gaglio D.1,3, Damiani C.1,2, Elena S.1,2, Vanoni M.1,2
Email: g.ducci@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Sysbio-ISBE-it, Europe, Milan, Italy
3 Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Vouncil, Segrate, Milan, Italy
4 Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
Keyword: bladder cancer, spheroid, metabolism, high-content analysis, omics integration
Anzaldi I1, Maniezzi C1, Bastaroli F2, Florindi C1, Eskandr M1, Ostini A1, Lodola F1, Gnecchi M2,3, Zaza A1,4.
Email: i.anzaldi@campus.unimib.it
1. Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2. Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
3. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences Sciences-Translational Cardiology Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
4. Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias of Genetic Origin and Laboratory of Cardiovascular Genetics, Milan, Italy
Keywords: cardiac arrhythmias; LQT2; PCOS; estrogen sensitive.
P. Benzoni1*, M. Arici2*, F. Giannetti1,3, A. Cospito1, R. Prevostini1,4, C. Volani1,5, L. Fassina6, M.D. Rosato-Siri5, A. Metallo2, L. Gennaccaro5,7, S. Suffredini5, L. Foco5, S. Mazzetti1, A. Calogero1, G. Cappelletti1, A. Leibbrandt6, U. Elling8, F. Broso5,9, J.M. Penninger8,10, P.P. Pramstaller5, C. Piubelli5,11, A. Bucchi1, M. Baruscotti1, A. Rossini5, M. Rocchetti2, A. Barbuti1
E-mail: martina.arici@unimib.it
1 Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
2 University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
3 Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy
4 MTC–Institute of Molecular and Translational Cardiology, Milan
5 Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
6 University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
7 Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy.
8 Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
9 University of Trento, Trento, Italy
10 British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
11 IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy
Keywords: Striatin, sodium current, arrhythmias, microtubules, Ca2+ handling
M. Arici1, C. Aspetti1, F. Testa1, A. Metallo1, L. Fiandra1, M.E. Regonesi1, C. Airoldi1, M. Rocchetti1
E-mail: c.aspetti@campus.unimib.it
1 Dept of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
Keywords: SERCA2a, Phospholamban, Istaroxime, NMR, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Casari E.1, Pizzul P.1, Rinaldi C.1, Gnugnoli M.1, Clerici M. 1, Longhese MP.1
E-mail: erika.casari@unimib.it
1Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
Keywords: 9-1-1, checkpoint, DNA damage, PP2A, Cdc55
Anna Cascio1,2,4, Chiara Riccardi1,4, Sara Elisabetta Barilà1,2,4, Giulia Protti1,2, Veronica Krenn1,3,4
E-mail: a.cascio6@campus.unimib.it, c.riccardi3@campus.unimib.it, 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 Human Technopole Early Career Fellow, Italy
4 Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMi), Italy
Keywords: human neuroimmune organoids, microglia, genome editing, CRISPR-Cas9
Cerina M.1, Gullo F.1, Becchetti A.1
E-mail: m.cerina2@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
Keywords: epilepsy; nicotinic receptors; synaptogenesis
Perciballi E.1, Bovio F.1, Ferro S.1, Fuzio L. 1, Vescovi A. L.1,2, Fusi P.1, and Ferrari D.1
E-mail: s.ferro15@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Italy
Keywords: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, TARDBP gene, fibroblasts, metabolism, p.G376D mutation
Finazzi M.1, De Giani A.1, Perrillo F.2, Baeri A.1, Facciotti F.1, Di Gennaro P. 1
E-mail: m.finazzi7@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Department of experimental oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Keywords: in vitro gut microbiota, prebiotic, probiotic, Maitake
Galli M.1, Frigerio C.1, Colombo C.V.1, Casari E.1, Longhese M.P.1 and Clerici M.1
E-mail: m.galli50@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Keywords: DNA damage, Exo1, Tel1/ATM, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, replication stress
Gioia C.1,2, Sala G.5, Goglia I.1,Bertolazzi P. 3,4, Ferrarese C.5, Colangelo A.M. 1,4
E-mail: c.gioia6@campus.unimib.it
1 Laboratory of Neuroscience “R. Levi-Montalcini”, Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 PhD program in Translational and Molecular Medicine (DIMET), University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
3 Institute of Systems Analysis and Computer Science A. Ruberti (IASI), National Research Council (CNR), Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
4 ISBE.IT/Centre of Systems Biology, Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy;
5 School of Medicine and Surgery - University of Milano-Bicocca – Monza Dept. of Neurology - San Gerardo Hospital - Monza
Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, PBMC, LPS, MCAO, GSEA, biomarkers
Alessia Metallo1, V. D’Angeli1, M. Arici1, M. Rocchetti1
E-mail: a.metallo1@campus.unimib.it
1Dip. di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Keywords: rPASMCs, istaroxime, PST3093, Ca2+ handling, SERCA, SOCE
Guido Rovelli1, Mario Rizzuto1, Linda Serra1, Anna Nordin2, Mattias Pernebrink2, Carolina Marenco1, Federico Zambelli3, Michèle Studer4, Giulio Pavesi3, Claudio Cantù2, Silvia K. Nicolis1 and Sara Mercurio1.
Email: g.rovelli7@campus.unimib.it, m.rizzuto6@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
2Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
3Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.
4Institute of Biology Valrose (IBV), University Côte d'Azur, 06108 Nice, France
hashtag: #BtBsDay #BtBsUNIMIB #BtBsDay2024
Abbiati F.1, Valsecchi M.1, Orlandi I.1, Vai I.1
E-mail: f.abbiati1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan 20126, Italy
Keywords: Quercetin, chronological aging, Sir2, glycerol, catabolism, antioxidant properties, yeast
Bianchini S.1, Cristani F.1, Guzzo F.2, Forcella M.1, Fusi P. 1
E-mail: s.bianchini6@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie, Verona, Italy
Keywords: Colorectal carcinoma, natural compounds, Gratiola officinalis, cell proliferation, cell survival, Warburg effect.
Bulla N.1, Fumagalli S.1, Fontana S.2, Ghisleni G.1, Bruno A.1, Casiraghi M.1, Labra M.1
E-mail: n.bulla@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan (Italy)
2 School of Law, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan (Italy)
Keywords: skin microbiome, metadata, datasets, collection, ENA, NCBI
Gloria Campioni1,2, Valentina Pasquale1,2, Giacomo Ducci1,2, Giuseppe Rocca1, Francesca Granucci1, Elena Sacco1,2, and Marco Vanoni1,2
E-mail: g.campioni@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
2 SYSBIO-ISBE-IT, Europe, 20126 Milan, Italy
Keywords: 3D-models, spheroids, Breast cancer, metabolism
Cassamagnaghi D., Citterio S., Martegani E., Colombo S.
d.cassamagnaghi@campus.unimib.it
Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
Keywords: starvation, phycocyanin, Spirulina, aging, cell death, yeast
Anna Celant1, Giuseppe Rocca1, Giulia Protti1, Alessia Donato1, Carla Scalia2, Francesca Bono2, Laura Marongiu1, Francesca Granucci1
E-mail: anna.celant2@gmail.com
1 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italia
2 IRCCS Fondazione San Gerardo, Monza, Italia
Keywords: Dendritic cells, lung, adenocarcinoma, IBEX, MILAN
D’Aloia A.1, Sacco E.1, 2, 3,4, Tisi R.1,2, Lecchi M. 1,2,4, Costa B 1,2, Re F.1,2,5, Pellegatta S.6 and Ceriani M. 1,2
E-mail: alessia.daloia@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
2 Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1,20126 Milano, Italy
3 ISBE.IT, SYSBIO Centre of Systems Biology, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
4 Inter-University Center for the Promotion of the 3Rs Principles in Teaching & Research
5 BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20854 Monza, Italy.
6 Laboratory of Immunotherapy of Brain Tumors, Unit of Neuro-Oncology Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta.
Keywords: RalGPS2, Glioblastoma, senescence, tunneling nanotubes, proliferation
Danielli D.1, Prosperi D.1, Colombo M.1, Innocenti M.1, Fiandra L. 1
E-mail: d.danielli@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Italy
Keywords: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, 3D models, spheroids, transwell, cancer-associated fibroblasts, TGF-β
Elisabetta De Gasperi1, Agustina Ranieri1, Veronica Krenn1,2,3
E-mail: e.degasperi1@campus.unimib.it, agustina.ranieri@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
2 Early Career Fellow, Human Technopole, Italy
3 Milan Center for Neuroscience, NeuroMI, Italy
Keywords: Neurodevelopment, Type I interferons (IFNs), Human brain organoids, Neurodevelopmental defects
Marco Galli1, Laura Marongiu1, Stefano Cozzi1 and Francesca Granucci1
E-mail: marco.galli@unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italia
Keywords: NFAT, dendritic cells, immunosuppression, Warburg effect
Alice Italia1, Ana Rita Franco1, Alessio Romerio1, Federico Lami1, Mohamed Monsoor Shaik 1, Barbara Costa 1, Francesco Peri1, Sara Lovisa2
E-mail: a.italia@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy 2 Humanitas University Campus, Italy
Keywords: TLR4, Fibrosis, Inflammatory pathway, IPF
Alessio Romerio1, Ana R. Franco1, Alice Italia1, Federico Lami1, Mohammed Monsoor Shaik1, Francesco Peri1
E-mail: f.lami@campus.unimib.it
1 Università di Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, Milano
Keywords: TLR4, Innate immunity, Inflammation, Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Marenco C.1, Baldi R.1, Pozzolini G.1, Mercurio S.1, D’Aurizio R.2, Russo S.3, Nicolis S.1
E-mail: carolina.marenco@unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Laboratorio Biologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
3 Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT), National Research Council (CNR), 56124 Pisa, Italy
Keywords: SOX2, Anophthalmia, Microphthalmia, Coloboma, Human Accelerated Regions, Human–mouse syntenic long-range interaction regions, BTG1, human-specific substitutions
Hind Moukham1, Farida Tripodi1, Paola Coccetti1
E-mail: hind.moukham@unimib.it
1University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
Keywords: SNF1 regulation, nutrient depletion, phosphorylation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, single cell imaging.
Novati B.1, Giustra M.D.1, Salvioni L. 1, Campopiano S.2, Schena E.3, Prosperi D.1
E-mail: b.novati2@campus.unimib.it
1 Milano Bicocca University, Italy
2 Naples Parthenope University, Italy
3 Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Italy
Keywords: Nanoparticles, Multi-branched-Polymers, Hyperthermia, TATs, Photothermal-conversion
hashtag: #BtBsDay #BtBsUNIMIB #BtBsDay2024
Colombo B.1, Tommasi N.1,2, Maggioni D. 1,2, Guzzetti L.1,2, Galimberti A.1, 2
E-mail: b.colombo15@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 National Biodiversity Future Centre, NBFC, Palermo, Italy
Keywords: urbanization, landscape ecology, transcriptomics, genomics, metabolomics, pathogens
Malika O.L.1, Emiliano P.1, Lorenzo G.1, Paolo B.1, Massimo L.1 Andrea G.1
E-mail: malika.ouledlarbi@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, Univ. of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy.
Keywords: Plant-pollinator interactions; Pollinator diet; One Health; Nutritional Ecology.
Giorgia Spandri, Alessia Lambiase, Elisa Toini, Fabrizio Grassi, Giovanni Zecca, Farida Tripodi and Paola Coccetti
g.spandri@campus.unimib.it
University of Milano Bicocca, Milano
Keywords: S. cerevisiae, Parkinson’s disease, bioactive molecules, vegetal biodiversity, age-related disease, aggregation, α-synuclein
A. Armanni1, S. Fumagalli1, G. Ghisleni1, B. Colombo1, N. Bulla1, L. Corneo1, M. Zenaro1, G. Citerio1,2, M. Colombo1, M. Labra1, M. Casiraghi1, A. Bruno1
E-mail: a.armanni1@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Italy
Keywords: microbiota, hospital, nosocomial infections, metadata, microbiome
Allegretto Angela1, Stefania Blasa1, Alessia Metallo1, Marzia Lecchi 1
E-mail: a.allegretto@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano - Bicocca
Keywords: neuroblastoma cell line, thermal stimulation, neuronal differentiation functional analysis, intracellular Ca2+ signals, Transient Potential Receptor Vanilloid (TRPV) 1, capsaicin, capsazepine
Arici M.1, D’Elia N.2, Metallo A. 1, Barile L3, Rocchetti M.1
E-mail: nicole.delia01@universitadipavia.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
3 Cardiocentro Ticino Institute-EOC Regional Hospital, Bellinzona, Switzerland
Keywords: hiPSC-CMs; SERCA2a; VDAC; heart failure; istaroxime
Metallo A.1, Volonterio L.1, Arici M.1, Rocchetti M.1
E-mail: l.volonterio@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Keywords: istaroxime, proliferation, sodium-potassium pump, SERCA, SOCE
Chiara Brescia, Alessia D’Aloia1, Gloria Campioni1, Giacomo Ducci1, Valentina, Pasquale1, Jacopo Vertemara1, Greta Bianchi1, Stefania Brocca1, Annalisa D’Urzo1, Marco Vanoni1, Lorenzo Guzzetti1, Massimo Labra1, Alessandro Palmioli1, Cristina Airoldi1, Renata Tisi1 and Elena Sacco1
E-mail: c.brescia2@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan 20126, Italy.
Keywords: Cancer, Ras onco-proteins, Ras inhibitors, natural extracts.
hashtag: #BtBsDay #BtBsUNIMIB #BtBsDay2024
January 18 - 19, 2024
organized by Silvia Nicolis and Silvia Brunelli
Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca
Venue: University of Milano-Bicocca,
Building U18 - Ygeia, Room 6, via Podgora, 20854 Vedano al Lambro (MB)
The seminar is OPEN to everyone.
Attendance certificates are also valid for the acquisition of CFUs, only for participants in classrooms U18-06 (Jan. 18-19) and U3-01 (Jan. 18 only, 4:15 to 6 p.m.).