Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze BtBs
ISBE-SYSBIO seminar - Systems Biology of Yeast Metabolism
Workshop Narrare la Scienza
Secondo incontro del Workshop Narrare la Scienza, che vede la partecipazione di 20 membri del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, da studenti della laurea magistrale in Scienze Biologiche e in Biotecnologie a studenti di dottorato, assegnisti di ricerca e docenti, sotto la supervisione dello studioso, regista e attore della compagnia Arditodesio Andrea Brunello.
BtBs Seminar - Taking cancer to the third dimension: a roadmap of micro-physiological models
BtBs Seminar - Angelman syndrome: from clinical and genetic aspects to therapeutic approaches
BtBs Seminar - New insights about sustainable phytoremediation of brownfield sites
BtBsDay2022 Graphical abstracts (GA01-GA04)
Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2022

Graphical abstracts (12.30 - 14.30) - Galleria della scienza
Graphical abstract presenter - Roberta Baldi
Baldi R.1, Pozzolini G.1, Barilà S. 1, Mercurio S. 1, Esk P.-C. 2, Krenn V. 1 and Nicolis S.K1.
E-mail: R.Baldi2@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
2 Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Keywords: Sox2, CRISPR-cas9, T-Dark genes, Organoids
Graphical abstract presenter - Sara Elisabetta Barilà
1Sara E. Barilà, 1Veronica Krenn and 1Silvia K. Nicolis
Correspondence: s.barila1@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
Keywords: Sox2, human Pluripotent Stem Cells, CRISPR-Cas9
Graphical abstract presenter - Irene Buscemi
Irene Buscemi1, Annalisa D’Urzo1, Valentina Pasquale1, Alessia D’Aloia1, Stefano Rota1, Greta Bianchi1, Stefania Brocca1, Marco Vanoni1, Renata Tisi1 and Elena Sacco1
E-mail: i.buscemi@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan 20126, Italy
Keywords: Cancer, Ras proteins, Ras inhibitors
Graphical abstract presenter - Geremia Gerosa
Geremia Gerosa1, Laura Clara Grandi1, Francesca Gullo1, Andrea Becchetti1
E-mail: g.gerosa6@campus.unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milan, Italy
Keywords: Orexins; Hypocretins; Ventral tegmental area; Hypothalamus; Neuropeptides; Midbrain; Narcolepsy
BtBsDay2022 Poster session (P46-P54)
Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2022

Poster session (12.30 - 14.30) - Galleria della scienza
Poster presenter – Barbara Zerbato
Zerbato B.1, Lattuada C. 1, Gobbi M. 1, Brancato V.1,2, La Ferla B.1, Chiaradonna F. 1
E-mail: b.zerbato@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Keywords: Hexosamine biosynthetic pathways, glycosylation, unfolding protein response, ferropoptosis, DNA damage
Poster presenter – Anna Cascio
Anna Cascio 1,2 , Giulia Protti 1,2 and Veronica Krenn 1,3
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milan-Bicocca
2 DIMET Phd Student,School of Medicine and Surgery
3 Early Career Fellow, Human Technopole
Keywords: stem cells, human brain organoids, microglia, neurodevelopmental disorders
Poster presenter – Luca Caprotti
Luca Caprotti1, Fausto Ramazzotti1, Andrea Galimberti1, Valerio Mezzasalma 2, Fabrizio De Mattia2, Antonia Bruno1
E-mail: l.caprotti3@campus.unimib.it
1 ZooPlantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 FEM2-Ambiente s.r.l., Milan, Italy
eywords: eDNA, biodiversity, monitoring, conservation
Poster presenter – Stefania Pagliari
Pagliari S.1,Cannavacciulo C.1,Giustra CM.1,Forcella M.1, Fusi P.1,Labra M.1, Campone L.1
E-mail: stefania.pagliari@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Keywords: Camelina sativa L., ultrasound-assisted extraction (USAE), experimental design, human colorectal cancer cell line, glucosinolates, food by-products
Poster presenter – Sara Fumagalli
Fumagalli S.1, Bruno A.1, Soletta G.1, Armanni A.1, Labra M.1, Casiraghi M.1
E-mail: s.fumagalli66@campus.unimib.it
1 Biotechnology and Biosciences Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
Keywords: human microbiome, skin aging, data curation, machine learning
Poster presenter – Elisa Perciballi
Perciballi E.1, Bovio F.1, Rosati J.2, Arrigoni F. 1, Lattante S.3, Gelati M.4, De Marchi F.5, Lombardi I.1, Ruotolo G.2, Forcella M.1, Mazzini L.5, D’Alfonso S.6, Corrado L.6, Sabatelli M.7, Conte A.7, De Gioia L.1, Martino S.8, Vescovi A.L.1, Fusi P.1, Ferrari D.1
E-mail: e.perciballi@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca - Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences - Italy;
2 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - Cellular Reprogramming Unit – Italy;
3 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Section of Genomic Medicine - Italy;
4 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza – UPTA Unit – Italy;
5 University of Eastern Piedmont – ASL Centre Maggiore della Carità Hospital – Italy;
6 University of Eastern Piedmont – Department of Health Sciences – Italy;
7 Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS – Adult NEMO Clinical Center – Italy;
8 University of Perugia - Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology – Italy
Keywords: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; p.L144F; p.S134N; SOD1 mutations; seahorse; energetic metabolism; p.L145F; p.S135N; mitochondria
Poster presenter – Anna Giancontieri
Anna Giancontieri1, A. Pessina1, T. Sassi1, M. Vanoni1,2, L.G. Brambilla1,2
E-mail: a.giancontieri1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 SYSBIO – Centre of Systems Biology, Italy
Keywords: Ammonia, Yeast, Adaptive-Laboratory-Evolution, Fermentation
Poster presenter – Francesco Abbiati
Abbiati F.1, Garagnani S. A.1, Orlandi I.1, Vai M. 1
E-mail: f.abbiati1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan 20126, Italy
Keywords: NAD metabolism, mitochondrial respiration, ROS, antioxidant response, pentose phosphate pathway, aging, yeast
Poster presenter – Alessia Metallo
Alessia Metallo1, Virginia D’Angeli1, Martina Arici1, Mara Ferrandi2, Paolo Barassi2, Marcella Rocchetti1
E-mail: a.metallo1@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2Windtree Therapeutics Inc., Warrington, Pennsylvania, USA.
Keywords: PASMCs, istaroxime, Ca2+ handling, SERCA2a, IP3R, SOCE
BtBsDay2022 Poster session (P016-P30)
Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2022

Poster session (12.30 - 14.30) - Galleria della scienza
Poster presenter – Vittorio Senatore
Senatore V.G. 1, Maestroni L. 1, Serra I. 1, Branduardi P. 1
E-mail: v.senatore@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza, Milano, Italy
Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zygosaccharomyces parabailii, Polyethylene terephthalate, bioconversion, synthetic biology, bioprocess engineering
Poster presenter – Marco Giustra
Giustra M.D.1, Spena F.1, Barbieri L.1, Prosperi D1, Colombo M.1
E-mail: marco.giustra@unimib.it
1 NanoBioLab, Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Keywords: Nanoprecipitation, Monodispersion, Encapsulation, Paramagnetic
Poster presenter – Laura Legnani
Laura Legnani1, Giacomo Biagiotti2, Barbara Richichi2, Maria Assunta Chiacchio 3
E-mail: laura.legnani@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy.
2 Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” University of Firenze Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
3 Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Keywords: DFT calculations, ihDA reactions, Benzo[c][1,2]thiazine, glycomimetics
Poster presenter – Claudio Gioia
Gioia C.1,2, Sala G.4,5, Goglia I.1,3, Martorana F.1, Finazzi A.1, Ferrarese C.4,5, Colangelo A.M.1,5
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 PhD program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine and surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
4 School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Dept. of Neurology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza
5 NeuroMI Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, astrogliosis, neuroinflammation, biomarkers
Poster presenter – Luca Moretti
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: luca.moretti1@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, small molecules, biomolecules
Poster presenter – Roberta Pensotti
Pensotti R.1, Sciandrone B.1, Maiocchi J.1, Palmioli A.1, Airoldi C.1, Regonesi M.E. 1
E-mail: r.pensotti1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan (Italy)
Keywords: Aging, Caenorhabditis elegans, Nutrient, Healthspan
Poster presenter – Chiara Colombo
Colombo C.1, Salvioni L.1, Morelli L.A.1, Garbujo S.1, Prosperi D.1, Colombo M.1
E-mail:c.colombo136@campus.unimib.it
1 Nanobiolab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Keywords: nanotechnology, liposomes, respiratory infections, surfactant protein
Poster presenter – Giulia Parolo
Parolo G.1, Ramazzotti F.1, Brambilla M.2, Salvetti M.3, Biella P.1
E-mail: g.parolo@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italia
2 Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italia
3 Fondazione Fojanini di Studi Superiori, Sondrio, Italia
Keywords: biodiversity, pollinators, vineyards, ecosystem services, bees, bumblebees, agricultural landscapes
Poster presenter – Chiara Sartirana
Sartirana C.1, Guzzetti L.1, Pioltelli E.1, Copetta A.2 and Labra M.1
E-mail: c.sartirana1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milan (Italy)
2 Crea-Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Sanremo, Italy
Keywords: Vigna unguiculata leaves, experimental design, “green” extraction, secondary metabolites, antioxidant activity
Poster presenter – Ilaria Goglia
Ilaria Goglia1,4, Claudio Gioia1,5, Alessia Finazzi1, Francesca Martorana1, Marcella Bonanomi2, Noemi Salmistraro2, Daniela Gaglio2,3 and Anna Maria Colangelo1,2,6
i.goglia@campus.unimib.it
1 Laboratory of Neuroscience “R. Levi-Montalcini”, Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy;
2 ISBE.IT/Centre of Systems Biology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy;
3 ISBE.IT/Centre of Systems Biology, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), National Research Council (CNR), Segrate, MI, Italy;
4 PhD Program in Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy;
5 PhD Program in DIMET, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy;
6 NeuroMI Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
Keywords: NGF, differentiation, NAD+, energy, metabolism, mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy
Poster presenter – Mohammed Monsoor Shaik
Mohammed Monsoor Shaik 1, Alessio Romerio 1, Adelino Franco Ana Rita 1,
Alberto Fernández-Tejada 2, Francesco Peri 1
E-mail: mohammed.shaik@unimib.it
1 Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Chemical Immunology Lab, CIC bioGUNE, Bilbao, Spain
Keywords: Adjuvants, Vaccine, LNPs, Formulations, Liposomes
Poster presenter – Emiliano Sala
Sala E.1, Di Miceli N.1, Prosperi D.1, Fiandra L.1
E-mail: e.sala61@campus.unimib.it n.dimiceli@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Keywords: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, cancer-associated fibroblasts, 3D models, soluble mediators, Transforming Growth Factor-β.
Poster presenter – Beatrice Colombo
Colombo B.1, De Felice B.3, Galimberti A.1,2, Tommasi N.1,2
E-mail: b.colombo15@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 INFN Sezione Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
3 Department of Environmental Sciences and Policies, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Keywords: Urbanisation, bees, DNA damage, protein carbonylation, lipid oxidation, wing asymmetry, parasites
Poster presenter – Barbara Bonomelli
Barbara Bonomelli1,2, Enzo Martegani1, Sonia Colombo1
Email: barbara.bonomelli93@gmail.com
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università Milano Bicocca, Italy
2 Indena Spa, Milano, Italy
Keywords: Acetic acid; Mitochondria; ROS; Apoptosis; Regulated cell death; Ras/cAMP/PKA pathway; Yeast; S. cerevisiae
Poster presenter – Marco Catania
Catania M.1, Ramazzotti F.1, Galimberti A.1, Biella P.1
E-mail: m.catania6@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli studi Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Keywords: DNA barcoding, morphology, wild bees, biodiversity
BtBsDay2022 Poster session (P01-P15)
Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2022

Poster session (12.30 - 14.30) - Galleria della scienza
Poster presenter – Alessia D'Aloia
D’Aloia A.1, Blasa S.1, Lorenzin S.1, Pastori V.1, Ceriani M.1,2 and Lecchi M1. and Costa B1.
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
Keywords: SH-Sy5y, spontaneous electrical activity, neurons, neuronal marker
Poster presenter – Stefania Blasa
Blasa S.1, Borzenkov M.2, Pastori V.1, Doveri L.3, Pallavicini P.3, Chirico G.4, Collini M.4, Lecchi M.1
E-mail: stefania.blasa@unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
2Department of Medicine and Surgery, Nanomedicine Center, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Alfred Nobel, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, Italy
3Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Via Torquato Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
4Department of Physics “G. Occhialini”, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126 Milan, Italy
Keywords: nanoparticles, thermal stimulation, neuronal differentiation, neurite outgrowth, electrical activity, electrophysiology
Poster presenter – Beatrice Trovò
Trovò B.1, Daghetta M. 3, Piferi C. 3, Nicotra F.1, Riccardi C.3, Russo L.1,2
E-mail: b.trovo@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 CURAM center, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
3 Department of Physics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Keywords: collagen film, oxygen plasma, biopolymer, medical device, antibacterial properties
Poster presenter – Luca Rubino
Rubino L.1, Pellegrino L.3, Cardenas C.3, Nicotra F.1, Rusconi R.3, Russo L.1,2
E-mail: l.rubino5@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 CURAM center, National University of Ireland, Galway
3 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele–Milan, Italy
Keywords: biliary metal stent, antibacterial coating, surface functionalization, sol-gel
Poster presenter – Emiliano Pioltelli
Pioltelli E.1,Tonietti L.2,Guzzetti L.1,Copetta A.3,Biella P.1,Campone L.1,Galimberti A.1
E-mail: Emiliano.pioltelli@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 DIST, Science and technology department, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
3 Crea-Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Italy
Keywords: Insect pollinators, Nutritional Ecology, HRMS, Phytochemistry
Poster presenter – Letizia Maestroni
Maestroni L.1, Butti P.1, Milanesi R.1, Pagliari S.1, Campone L.1, Serra I.1, Branduardi P.1
E-mail: letizia.maestroni@unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli studi di Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milano
Keywords: Glucobrassicin, Pathway Engineering, Biochemical Biodiversity
Poster presenter – Beatrice Ienaro
Ienaro B.1, Guzzetti L.1, Pioltelli E.1, Copetta A.2, Mussano P.2, Biella P. 1, Campone L.1, Galimberti A.1 and Labra M.1
E-mail: b.ienaro@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, 20126, Italy
2 Crea-Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Sanremo, Italy
Keywords: Fragaria vesca, pollination, fruit quality, secondary metabolites, nutritional ecology
Poster presenter – Margherita Finazzi
Finazzi M.1, De Giani A.1, Forcella M.1, Fusi P.1, Di Gennaro P.1
E-mail: m.finazzi7@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
Keywords: Prebiotics, Mushroom, Maitake, Probiotics, Synbiotic, in vitro gut microbiota
Poster presenter – Davide Sala
Sala Davide1, Guzzetti L.1, Pioltelli E. 1, Copetta A2., Biella P.1, Grassi F1., Galimberti A.1, and Labra M.1
E-mail: d.sala42@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, 20126, Italy
2 Crea-Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Sanremo Italy
Keywords: Vigna unguiculata, plant extracts, bioactive compounds, food, pollination, phytochemistry
Poster presenter – Alberto Baeri
Baeri A.1, Truchi M.2, Vassaux G.2, Mari B.2
E-mail: albertobaeri@gmail.com
1 Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca , Italy
2 Institut de Pharmacologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), France
Keywords: transcriptomics, single-cell RNA sequencing, toxicology, carcinogenesis, cosmetics
Poster presenter – Malika Ouled Larbi
Ouled Larbi M.1, Pioltelli E1., Biella P.1, Guzzetti L.1, Labra M.1, Galimberti A.1
E-mail: m.ouledlarbi@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, 20126, Italy
Keywords: Pollination ecology, Bumblebees, Urbanization, Phytochemistry, Nutritional landscape
Poster presenter – Carlo Rinaldi
Rinaldi C.1, Pizzul P.1, Casari E.1, Tisi R.1, Longhese MP.1
E-mail: c.rinaldi4@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Keywords: Ku complex, Double-Strand Breaks, end-tethering, DNA damage response, S. cerevisiae
Poster presenter – Chiara Frigerio
Chiara Frigerio1, Michela Galli1, Diego Bonetti1 and Michela Clerici1
E-mail: c.frigerio32@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan (Italy)
Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, iron-sulfur cluster, genome stability
Poster presenter – Pietro Butti
Pietro Butti1, Letizia Maestroni1, Vittorio Senatore 1, and Paola Branduardi1
E-mail: p.butti@campus.unimib.it
1 IndBioTech Lab, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Keywords: CRISPR, Cas9, MAD7, genome editing, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Poster presenters – Federico Acciaretti, Marcella De Divitiis, Daniele Vezzini
Acciaretti F.1, De Divitiis M.1, Vezzini D.1, Pessina A.1, Pasquale A.1, Ami D.1, Brambilla L.1, Di Gennaro P.1, Lotti M.1, Natalello A.1, Mangiagalli M.1, Cipolla L.1, Brocca S.1
E-mail: federico.acciaretti@unimib.it; marcella.dedivitiis@unimib.it; daniele.vezzini@unimib.it.
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Italy