BtBsDay2025 Poster session (P61-P70)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2025

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Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter – Giulia Stucchi

Giulia Stucchi1, Laura Marongiu1, Giuseppe Rocca1, Marco Galli1, Anna Celant1, Stefano Cozzi1, Martina Molgora1, Alessandra Polissi2, Alessandra Maria Martorana2, Marina Vai1, Ivan Orlandi1, Metello Enzo Innocenti1, Francesca Granucci1,
E-mail: giulia.stucchi@unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 University of Milan, Italy

Keywords: Innate immunity, microbial sensing, tissue mechanosensing

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Poster presenter – Gabriele Taverna

Gabriele Taverna1, Marina La Chimia2, Cristina Fontana2, B. Zerbato1, Cristian Scatena3, Ferdinando Chiaradonna1, Domenica Scumaci2
E-mail: g.taverna5@campus.unimib.it
1Dpt. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, Italy
2Dpt. of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Viale S. Venuta, Catanzaro, Italy
3Dpt. of Laboratory Medicine, Pisa University Hospital, Anatomia Patologica 1 Universitaria, Pisa, Italy.

Keywords: Glycolysis, MGO, Histone glycation, DJ-1, DNA damage, DNA repair, O-Glycosylation, chemoresistance

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Poster presenter – Elisa Toini

Elisa Toini1,2, Giovanni Zecca1,2, Maria Totaro1,3, Massimo Labra1,2, Fabrizio Grassi1,2
E-mail: e.toini@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
3 Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Brixen-Bressanone, Italy

Keywords: phylogenetic methods, medicinal plant, drug discovery

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Poster presenter – Giulia Tomaino

Giulia Tomaino1, Elena Guerrini1, Lucia Salvioni1, Stefania Garbujo1, Luisa Fiandra1, Metello Innocenti1, Davide Prosperi1
E-mail: giulia.tomaino@unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italia

Keywords: PDAC, Tumor microenvironment, Semaphorin, LNPs, mRNA delivery, Endothelium on-a-chip

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Poster presenter – Maria Totaro

Maria Totaro1,2, Elisa Toini1,3, Jacopo Vertemara1, Giuseppe Silvestri1, Giovanni Zecca1,3, Robert Wagensommer2, Massimo Labra1,3, Fabrizio Grassi1,3
E-mail: maria.totaro@unibz.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Brixen-Bressanone, Italy
3 NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133 Palermo, Italy

Keywords: BBIs, proteins, binding affinity

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Poster presenter – Matteo Turati

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

Keywords: Generalized Lotka-Volterra (gLV) model, Ecological stability, Microbial communities

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Poster presenter – Valentina Vincenti

Zampolli J.1, Vincenti V.1, Veronelli G.1, Mangiagalli M.1, Lotti M.1, Ami D1, Natalello A.1, Bertini L.1, Arrigoni F.1, Di Gennaro P.1
E-mail: v.vincenti1@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: Rhodococcus genus, polyethylene, plastic-degrading enzymes, multicopper oxidases, laccases, oxygenases, lipases

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Poster presenter – Edvige Vulcano

Vulcano Edvige1, Perciballi Elisa 4, Lombardi Ivan1, Carletti Rose Mary6, Bovio Federica1, Matilde Forcella1, Rosati Jessica6, Gelati Maurizio4, Profico Daniela4, Fusi Paola1, Vescovi Angelo Luigi 6,7, Ferrari Daniela1
E-mail: e.vulcano@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy;
4 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Institute for Stem-Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine and Innovative Therapies (ISBReMIT), San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;
6 Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;
7 Link Campus University, Rome, Italy.

Keywords:

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Poster presenter – Lihao Lin

Lihao Lin1, Fabiola Maria Andrea Saputo1 , Francesco Lapi1, Isabella Cecilia Rizzo1, Bruno Giovanni Galuzzi2, Marco Ercole Vanoni1, Chiara Damiani1
E-mail: l.lin6@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 CNR Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche, Segrate (Milan), Italy

Keywords: Metabolic Modeling; Non-canonical Krebs cycle; ENGRO2 computational model

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Poster presenter – Hind Moukham

Hind Moukham1, Farida Tripodi1, Giorgia Spandri1, Alessia Lambiase1, Marco Caligaris2, Raffaele Nicastro2, Claudio De Virgilio2, Paola Coccetti1
E-mail: hind.moukham@unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
2Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Keywords: Snf1/AMPK, budding yeast, metabolic stress, subcellular localization

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BtBsDay2025 Poster session (P46-P60)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2025

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Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter – Roberta Pensotti

Roberta Pensotti1, Barbara Sciandrone1, Federica Bovio1, Laura Schröter2, Silvia Maglioni2, Leonie Thewes5, Matilde Emma Forcella1, Paola Alessandra Fusi1, Andrea Rossi2, Carsten Berndt5, Natascia Ventura2, Maria Elena Regonesi1
E-mail: r.pensotti1@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences BtBs, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine IUF, Düsseldorf, Germany
5 Department of Neurology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

Keywords: aging, ferroptosis, redox homeostasis, frataxin, oxidative stress, antioxidant systems, lipid peroxidation, Caenorhabditis elegans

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Poster presenter – Susanna Perotti

Susanna Perotti1, Francesca Sabatini2, Immacolata Serra1, Heiko Lange2, Federica Facciotti1, Paola Branduardi1 and Valeria Mapelli1
E-mail: s.perotti7@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, P.zza della Scienza 2, 20126Milan, Italy
2 University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, P.zza della Scienza 1,20126 Milan, Italy

Keywords: Kombucha, SCOBY, yeast, biodiversity, health benefits

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Poster presenter – Alex Pessina

Alex Pessina 1, Isabella Cecilia Rizzo1, Caren Battaglia3, Davide Miani3, Chiara Damiani 1,2, Luca Brambilla 1,2, Gianluca Molla 3, Elena Rosini 3, Loredano Pollegioni 3, Marco Vanoni 1,2
E-mail: alex.pessina@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca
2 SYSBIO – Centre of Systems Biology, Italy
3 “The Protein Factory 2.0” Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria

Keywords: PET; E. coli; CRISPR/Cas9; Bioreactor; constraint-based techniques

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Poster presenter – Elena Pierallini

Elena Pierallini1, Giacomo Mantegazza1,2, Beatrice Pizzelli1, Simone Guglielmetti1
E-mail: e.pierallini@campus.unimib.it
1 bEat Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences (BtBs), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza 4, 20126 Milan, Italy
2 Division of Food Microbiology and Bioprocesses, Department of Food, Environment, and Nutritional Science, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy

Keywords: Probiotics, Paraprobiotics, Postbiotics, Caco-2, NF- HEK, Non-Communicable Diseases

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Poster presenter – Beatrice Pizzelli

Giacomo Mantegazza1,2, Beatrice Pizzelli1, 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: lactic acid bacteria, plant-based food, fermented foods, dairy milk alternatives

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Poster presenter – Simone Ponzetto

Simone Ponzetto1, Gloria Campioni1,2, Giacomo Ducci1,2, Valentina Pasquale1,2, Bruno Galuzzi1,2, Deborah D'Aliberti3, Giuseppe Rocca1, Francesca Granucci1, Chiara Damiani1,2, Rocco Piazza3, Elena Sacco1,2, Marco Vanoni1,2
E-mail: s.ponzetto@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 SYSBIO-ISBE-IT, Europe, Milan, Italy
3 School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Spheroids, Cancer, Transition, Metabolism, Immunofluorescence, Bioinformatics

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Poster presenter – Giuseppe Rocca

Giuseppe Rocca1, Anna Celant1, Maria Sonechkina2,3, Giulia Stucchi1, Marco Galli1, Stefano Cozzi1, Laura Marongiu1, Erica Marcandalli1, Francesco Lapi1, Alessia Donato1, Giulia Protti1, Chiara Damiani1, Metello Innocenti1, Francesca Granucci1
E-mail: giuseppe.rocca@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 University of Milan, Milan, Italy
3 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs), Dendritic cell type 3 (DC3), Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), CITE-seq, scRNA-seq, Trajectory inference, Immune regulation

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Poster presenters – Guido Rovelli and Sarah Placida

Guido Rovelli1, Sarah Placida1, Ilaria Fontana1, Mario Rizzuto1, David Volgarino1, Alessandra Gambacurta1, Giulio Pavesi2, Claudio Cantù3, Silvia K. Nicolis1, Sara Mercurio1
E-mail: g.rovelli@campus.unimib.it; sarah.placida@unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan Italy
2Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan Italy
3Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping Sweden

Keywords: Sox2, mouse, visual system, CUT&RUN, neuron

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Poster presenters – Chiara Sartirana and Alessia Nettis

Chiara Sartirana1, Alessia Nettis1, Barbara Sciandrone1, Maria Elena Regonesi1, Matilde Forcella1, Paola Fusi1 and Lorenzo Guzzetti1
E-mail: chiara.sartirana@unimib.it, a.nettis@campus.unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2,20126 (Milano)

Keywords: protein extraction, digestive process, lipid accumulation, HepG2 cells, C.elegans

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Poster presenter – Elisa Scaglioni

Scaglioni E. 1, Ramazzotti F. 1,2, Galimberti A. 1,2, Caprio E. 3, Rubolini D. 4, Tommasi N. 1,2, Ficetola F. 4, Biella P. 1
E-mail: e.scaglioni1@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italia
2 National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italia
3 Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italia
4 Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Milano, Italia

Keywords: vertebrate diet, DNA metabarcoding, ecosystem services, species interactions, urbanization, sustainability

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Poster presenter – Barbara Sciandrone

Barbara Sciandrone1, Diletta F. Squarzanti2, Patrizia Malfa2, Maria E. Regonesi1
E-mail: barbara.sciandrone@unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano
2 SynBalance S.r.l., Origgio (VA)

Keywords: Caenorhabditis elegans, probiotics, LAB, aging

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Poster presenter – Beatrice Serati

Beatrice Serati1, Mirko Frigerio Verga1, Daniela Bucchieri1, Immacolata Serra1, Valeria Mapelli1, Paola Branduardi1
E-mail: b.serati@campus.unimib.it
1 Univerisity of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: synthetic biology, cell factories, microbiology, enantioselective enzyme, secretion, Escherichia coli

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Poster presenter – Roman Shaposhnikov

Shaposhnikov Roman1,5, Marc-David Ruepp2, Tatjana Zoller2, Alex Graudenzi3,4, Silvia Barabino1, Raphaelle Luisier5,6
E-mail: roman.shaposhnikov@unimib.it
1.Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milan, Italy.
2.United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 5 Cutcombe Rd, London SE5 9RT, UK.
3.Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
4.B4-Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging Centre, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
5.Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, 1920, Switzerland.
6.SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland.

Keywords: FET proteins, ISMARAmotif analysis, gene regulation, transcription factor activity

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Poster presenter – Maria Sonechkina

Maria Sonechkina1,2, Giuseppe Rocca3, Francesco Lapi3, Anna Celant3, Erica Marcandalli3, Marco Galli3, Stefano Cozzi3, Giulia Stucchi3, Laura Marongiu3, Alessia Donato3, Giulia Protti3, Metello Innocenti3, Chiara Damiani3, Francesca Granucci3
E-mail: maria.sonechkina@unimib.it
1 University of Milan, Milan, Italy
2 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
3 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs), Dendritic cell type 3 (DC3), Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), CITE-seq, scRNA-seq, Trajectory inference, Immune regulation

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Poster presenter – Giorgia Spandri

Giorgia Spandri1, Alessia Lambiase1,2, Hind Moukham1, Elisa Toini1,2, Fabrizio Grassi1,2, Giovanni Zecca1,2, Massimo Labra1,2, Farida Tripodi1,2 and Paola Coccetti1,2
g.spandri@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Milano, Italy
2 National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy

Keywords: S. cerevisiae, human neuroblastoma cells, Parkinson’s disease, bioactive molecules, vegetal biodiversity, age-related diseases, protein aggregation, α-synuclein

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BtBsDay2025 Poster session (P31-P45)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2025

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Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter – Andrea Galassini

Andrea Galassini1, Paolo Biella1, Leon Marshall2
E-mail: a.galassini@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Netherlands

Keywords: Ecology, Bees, Flowers, Species Distribution Models, Pollination, Biogeography

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Poster presenter – Michela Galli

Michela Galli1, Aurora Da Prada1, Chiara Frigerio1, Michela Clerici1
E-mail: m.galli50@campus.unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, Italy

Keywords: DNA double stand breaks, homologous recombination, DNA end resection, Dna2, Exo1, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Poster presenter – Marco Galli

Marco Galli1, Laura Bocchini2, Stefano Cozzi1, Giuseppe Rocca1, Giulia Stucchi1, Anna Celant1, Laura Marongiu1 and Francesca Granucci1
E-mail: marco.galli@unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 University of Turin, Italy

Keywords: NFAT, Dendritic Cells, Haematopoietic Stem Cells, Tolerance

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Poster presenter – Elvira Zakirova

Elvira Zakirova1, Giorgia Pozzolini1, Roberta Baldi1, Cristian Barillari1, Carolina Marenco1, Elena Maestrini2, Elena Bacchelli2 and Silvia Nicolis1.
E-mail: elvira.zakirova1@unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), long-range interactions (LRI), CRISPR interference (CRISPRi)

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Poster presenter – Alessandro Leta

Alessandro Leta a, Diletta Ami a, Federica Bovio a, Matilde Forcella a, Paolo Mereghetti b, Paola Fusi a, Antonino Natalello a
E-mail: a.leta1@campus.unimib.it
a Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza, 2,20126, Milano, Italy
b Bioinformatics Consultant, 15061, Arquata Scrivia, Italy

Keywords: cadmium, SH-SY5Y, neurotoxicity, FTIR, micro-spectroscopy

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Poster presenter – Mirko Frigerio

Mirko Frigerio1, Benedetta Squeo2, Maria Cecilia pasini2, Valeria Mapelli1
E-mail: valeria.mapelli@unimib.it1 Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
2 Institute of Chemical Sciences and Technologies “G. Natta”-SCITEC, National Research Council, CNR-SCITEC, Italy

Keywords: Yarrowia lipolytica, Carbon Dots, citric acid, crude glycerol

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Poster presenter – Alessandro Marchetti

A. Marchetti1, M. Orlando1, L. Bombardi2, C. Christakis4, V. Tsopanakis3, P. Sarris4, I. V. Pavlidis3,S.Fusco2, M. Mangiagalli1, M. Lotti1
E-mail: a.marchetti20@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
3Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, GR
4Department of Biology, University of Crete, GR

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Poster presenter – Carolina Marenco

Marenco Carolina1, Pozzolini Giorgia1, Baldi Roberta1, Antoniazzi Gabriele1, Morciano Delia1, Zakirova Elvira1, D’Aurizio Romina2, Nicolis Silvia Kirsten1
E-mail: carolina.marenco@unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT), National Research Council (CNR), 56124 Pisa, Italy

Keywords: Non-coding DNA, Gene expression, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Human Accelerated Regions (HARs), Human Gained Enhancers (HGEs), Epigenetic regulation

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Poster presenter – Martina Mariani

Martina Mariani1, Angela Allegretto1, Alessia Metallo1, Mariani Chiara1, Marcella Rocchetti1, Maddalena Collini2, Marzia Lecchi1
E-mail: martina.mariani@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano – Bicocca
2 Department of Physics “G. Occhialini”, University of Milano – Bicocca

Keywords. Neuronal differentiation, neuroblastoma, thermal stimulation, bulk heating, functional analysis, patch-clamp technique, TRPV1 channel silencing, calcium signals

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Poster presenter – Fiorella Masotti

Masotti, F. 1, Senatore V.G.1, Milanesi, R. 1, Baksi, S.1, Serra, I.1, Nikel, P.I.2, Branduardi P.1
E-mail: fiorella.masotti@unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

Keywords. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pseudomonas putida, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), terephthalic acid (TPA), synthetic biology, metabolic engineering

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Poster presenter – Riccardo Milanesi

Riccardo Milanesi1, Pietro Butti1, Camilla Magnani1, Valeria Mapelli1,Michela Clerici1, Paola Branduadi1
E-mail: riccardo.milanesi@unimib.it
1 Department of Biosciences and Biotechnologies - University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Non-Saccharomyces yeasts, Sustainable bioprocesses, Organic Acids Resistance, Synthetic Biology, Precision DNA editing, Metabolic Engineering

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Poster presenter – Elisa Milani

Milani E.1, Ranalli R.1, Biella P.1
E-mail: e.milani13@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italia

Keywords: pollination, wild bees, biodiversity, urban ecology, ecosystem services, One Health

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Poster presenters – Delia  Morciano and Gabriele Antoniazzi

Morciano Delia1, Antoniazzi Gabriele1, Marenco Carolina1, Pozzolini Giorgia1, Baldi Roberta1, Zakirova Elvira1, Mosconi Filippo1, D’Aurizio Romina2, Ceroni Fabiola3, Tabanera Noemi4, Beccari Leonardo4, Holt Richard3, Bovolenta Paola4, Ragge Nicky3 and Nicolis Silvia Kirsten1.
E-mail: d.morciano@campus.unimib.it
1 Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2 Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT), National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy
3 School of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
4 Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain

Keywords: (Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia, Coloboma, Enhancers, SOX2, Copy number variants)

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Poster presenter – Luca Moretti

Luca Moretti1, Alessandro Palmioli1, Maura Brioschi1, Antonino Natalello1, Cristina Airoldi1
E-mail: l.moretti12@campus.unimib.it
1 BioOrgNMR Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazzadella Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy

Keywords: Natural extracts, myrtle, anti-amyloidogenic compounds, Amyloid-β, flavonoids, NMR, LC-HRMS

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Poster presenter – Stefania Pagliari

Pagliari S.1, Cascella A.1, Labra M. 1,2, Diassy H. 3, Bellagamba L. 1,Campone L.1,2
E-mail: stefania.pagliari@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
3Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique des Matériaux, UFR Sciences et Technologies, Université AssaneSECK de Ziguinchor, Sénégal

Keywords: Allium sativum L., antioxidant, ultrasound-assisted extraction, mass spectrometry, multivariate analysis

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BtBsDay2025 Poster session (P16-P30)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2025

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Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter – Anna Celant

Anna Celant1, Giulia Protti1, Giuseppe Rocca1, Giulia Stucchi1, Marco Galli1, Stefano Cozzi1, Laura Marongiu1, Ilaria Fontana1, Alessia Donato1, Metello Innocenti1, Francesca Granucci1
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
E-mail: anna.celant@unimib.it

Keywords: Tumor Microenvironment, conventional dendritic cells (cDCs), scRNA-seq, Tissue Imprinting, Immune regulation

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Poster presenter – Marta Cerina

Marta Cerina1, A. B. Zeynali2, F. Gullo1, A. Amadeo2, A. Becchetti1
E-mail: m.cerina2@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
2 Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy

Keywords: neurophysiology - epilepsy - nicotinic receptors

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Poster presenter – Barbara Zerbato

Linlin Yang1,2, Barbara Zerbato3, Alex Pessina3, Luca Brambilla3, Virginia Andreani1, Stefanie Frey-Jakobs1, Manfred Fliegauf1, Mohamed-Ridha Barbouche4,5, Qiaoxia Zhang2, Ferdinando Chiaradonna3*, Michele Proietti1,6*, Xin Du2*, and Bodo Grimbacher1,7,8*
E-mail: barbara.zerbato@unimib.it, ferdinando.chiaradonna@unimib.it
1. Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2. Department of Hematology, First affiliated hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University Medical school, Shenzhen, China
3. Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Piazza della Scienza 2, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
4. Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
5. Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infection, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
6. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg- Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
7. CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany
8. RESIST – Cluster of Excellence 2155 to Hanover Medical School, Satellite Center Freiburg, Germany

Keywords: PGM3 insufficiency, infections, CD4+ T cells, UDP-GlcNAc, Hexosamine Pathway

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Poster presenter – Barbara Zerbato

Barbara Zerbato1, Virginia Brancato1, Marco Giampà1, Gabriele Taverna1, Giulia Aurora Monterosso1, Lorenzo Taglietti1, Silvia Lombardi1, Cristina Fontana2, Marina La Chimia2, Silvia Barabino1, Barbara La Ferla1, Domenica Scumaci2, Ferdinando Chiaradonna1
E-mail: ferdinando.chiaradonna@unimib.it
1Dpt. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milano, Italy
2Dpt. of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Viale S. Venuta, Catanzaro, Italy

Keywords: Hexosamine Pathway, DNA damage, DNA repair, O-Glycosylation, chemoresistance

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP19

Poster presenter – Matilde Ciprandi

Ciprandi M.1, Bricalli F.1, Frascotti G.1, Tortora P.1, Tomaino G.1
E-mail: matilde.ciprandi@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy

Keywords: vault, drug delivery, recombinant protein, siRNA

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP20

Poster presenter – Laura Colombo

Colombo Laura1, Ghisleni G.1, Bruno A.1, Garcia Perez I.2
E-mail: l.colombo130@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Imperial College of London, UK

Keywords: food, microbiome, cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolites, bacteria, gut-heart axis

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP21

Poster presenter – Flavio Corallo

Flavio Corallo1, Erika Casari1 and Maria Pia Longhese1
E-mail: f.corallo2@campus.unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: yeast, genome stability, DNA damage, DNA replication, CST complex

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Poster presenter – Stefano Cozzi

Stefano Cozzi1, Laura Marongiu1, Marco Galli1, Francesca Colnaghi1, Giuseppe Rocca1, Anna Celant1, Giulia Stucchi1, Metello Innocenti1, Francesca Granucci1
E-mail: s.cozzi28@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Calcineurin, NFAT, stem cells, tissue resistance, differentiation, immune modulation

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Poster presenter – Alessia D’aloia

Alessia D’aloia1, Martina Maffezzini2, Simona Smedile1, Giorgio Lunghi1, Barbara Costa1,3, Francesca Re1,3,6, Marzia Lecchi1,3,5,, Elena Sacco1,3,4,5, Renata Tisi1,3, Serena Pellegatta2, Michela Ceriani1,3
E-mail: alessia.daloia@unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy;
2Unit of Immunotherapy of Brain Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy
3 Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1,20126 Milano, Italy
4 ISBE.IT, SYSBIO Centre of Systems Biology, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
5Inter-University Center for the Promotion of the 3Rs Principles in Teaching & Research
6 BioNanoMedicine Center NANOMIB, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20854 Monza, Italy.

Keywords: RalGPS2, Glioblastoma, senescence, tunneling nanotubes, proliferation

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP24

Poster presenter – Martina Dramis

Martina Dramis1, Francesca Alessandrini1, Silvia Guerra2, Luciano Tadiello2, Luca Giannini2, Immacolata Serra1, Paola Branduardi1
E-mail: m.dramis@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milano Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Piazza della Scienza, 220126 Milan (Italy)
2 Pirelli Tyre SpA, 20126 Milan (Italy)

Keywords: Bacterial cellulose, tyre, polymers functionalization

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP25

Poster presenter – Giacomo Ducci

Giacomo Ducci 1,2, Giorgia Ciufolini 3, Giulia Gigliotti 1,2, Daniele Benedetti1,2, Alessia Ruggiero 1, Valentina Pasquale 1,2, Gloria Campioni 1,2, Simone Ponzetto 1,2, Bruno Galuzzi 4, Daniel Cicero 3, Greta Petrella 3, Marco Vanoni 1,2, and Elena Sacco 1,2
E-mail: giacomo.ducci@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan
2 SYSBIO-ISBE-IT-Candidate National Node of Italy for ISBE, Research Infrastructure for Systems Biology Europe, 20126 Milan, Italy
3 Department of Chemical Science and Technology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
4 Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Segrate, Milan, Italy

Keywords: bladder cancer, metabolism, high-content analysis, omic data, computational analysis

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP26

Poster presenter – Martina Fabiano

Martina Fabiano1, Agata Labedz2 Valentina Pastori1, Sajeela Ahmed1, Carlotta Frigo1, Ludovica Proietti2, Maria Simanovich3, Elisabetta Citterio1, Florian Grebien2, Sjaak Philipsen3, Antonella Ellena Ronchi1
E-mail: martina.fabiano@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
2 Institute for medical Biochemistry University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna
3 Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam

Keywords: (COUP-TFII, γ-globin, orphan nuclear receptor)

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP27

Poster presenter – Margherita Finazzi

Margherita Finazzi1, Iacopo Balsamo1, Vanessa Piva1, Patrizia Di Gennaro1
E-mail: m.finazzi7@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Probiotics, Maitake extract, Human gut microbiota, In vitro model, β-glucans

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP28

Poster presenter – Chiara Frigerio

Chiara Frigerio1, Sara Castelli1, Michela Galli1, Diego Bonetti1, 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: replication stress, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mec1/ATR, dNTPs, Fe-S clusters

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP29

Poster presenter – Carlotta Frigo

Carlotta Frigo1, Valentina Pastori1, Gianluca Zambanini2,3, Martina Fabiano1, Sajeela Ahmed1, Elisabetta Citterio1, Claudio Cantù2 and Antonella Ellena Ronchi1
E-mail: c.frigo1@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
3Max-Plank-Institut für molekulare Genetik, Berlin, Germany

Keywords: COUP-TFII, CUT&RUN; Transcriptional Factors, erythropoiesis

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP30

BtBsDay2025 Poster session (P01-P15)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2025

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Poster session - Galleria della Scienza (U3-U4)

Poster presenter – Fabio Angelini

Robin Duncan1, Giacomo Mantegazza1,2, Fabio Angelini2, Claudio Gardara1, Rosario Russo3, Simone Guglielmetti2
E-mail: f.angelini7@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Food, Environment, and Nutritional Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2,20133, Milan, Italy
2 μbEat lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences (BtBs), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazzadella Scienza 4, 20133, Milan, Italy
3 Giellepi S.p.A., Via G. Verdi, 41/Q, 20831 Seregno (MB), Italy

Keywords: fungal enzymes, amylase, cellulase, protease, β-galactosidase, lipase.

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP01

Poster presenter – Martina Arici

Martina Arici1 et al.
E-mail: martina.arici@unimib.it
1University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
2 University of Milan, Italy

Keywords: HCN4, differentiation, Pacemaker channel, mESC

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP02

Poster presenter – Andrea Banfi

Andrea Banfi1, Lucia Salvioni1, Biancamaria Petrucci1, Davide Prosperi1
E-mail: a.banfi17@campus.unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca

Keywords: nanoparticles, nucleic acid, D-peptides, cancer

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP03

Poster presenter – Sara Elisabetta Barilà

Sara Elisabetta Barilà1,2, Chiara Riccardi1, Veronica Krenn1,3
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 Human Technopole Early Career Fellow, Italy

Keywords: Neurodevelopmental Genetics, Brain Organoids, CRISPR-Cas9 Editing

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP04

Poster presenter – Denise Battaglia

Denise Battaglia1, Diletta Ami1, Paolo Mereghetti2, Federico Cazzaniga3, Giuseppe Bufano3, Fabio Moda3, Erika Ponzini4, Silvia Tavazzi4, Antonino Natalello 1
E-mail: d.battaglia9@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Bioinformatics Consultant, Arquata Scrivia, Italy
3 IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
4 Department of Materials Science, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Parkinson’s, FTIR-microspectroscopy,tears

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP05

Poster presenter –  Angela Belcastro

Angela Belcastro1, Sehar Tasneem1, Gabriel Tiago Galdino2, Rafael Josef Najmanovich2, Cintia Roodveldt3, Alessio Romerio1, Francesco Peri1
E-mail: a.belcastro1@campus.unimib.it
1 University of Milan-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Italy
2 University of Montreal, Canada
3 University of Seville, Spain

Keywords: MOK kinase, Neuroinflammation, Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP06

Poster presenter – Giovanni Maria Bernardini

Giovanni Maria Bernardini1, Stefano Bertacchi1,2, Francesca Sabatini2,3, Matilde Dameri1, Veronica Termopoli2,3, Heiko Lange2,3, Paola Branduardi1,2.
E-mail: g.bernardini5@campus.unimib.it
1 IndBioTech Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences (BtBs), University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126, Milano, Italy
2 National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina, 6190133, Palermo, Italy
3 VaLiCell Lab, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DISAT), University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy

Keywords: Biorefinery, biomass, microbial cell factory, carotenoids, biodiversity, nanocapsules

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP07

Poster presenter – Federica Bovio

Federica Bovio1, Matilde Forcella1, Pasquale Melchioretto2, Antonia Franceschi3, Melissa Ferrian3, Stefano Porru3,4, Chiara Urani2,4, Paola Fusi1,4
E-mail: federica.bovio@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
3 Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Italy
4 MISTRAL, Interuniversity Research Centre 'Integrated Models of Study for Health Protection andPrevention in Living and Working Environments', University of Brescia, Milano Bicocca and Verona, Italy.

Keywords: cadmium, neurotoxicity, metal ions, ZnT, DMT1, HMOX1

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP08

Poster presenter – Giulia Brambilla

Brambilla Giulia1, Ramazzotti F.1,2, Biella P.1
E-mail: giulia.brambilla@unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italia
2 National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italia

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

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP09

Poster presenter – Pietro Butti

Pietro Butti1,2, Lorena Donzella2, Paola Branduardi1, John P. Morrissey2
E-mail: p.butti@campus.unimib.it
1IndBioTech Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Keywords: natural dyes, tryptophan, Kluyveromyces marxianus, metabolic engineering, chassis strains

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP10

Poster presenter – Anna Cascio

Anna Cascio 1,2, Stefania Giussani 5, Paolo Vaccari 1, Giulia Protti 1,2, Janja Kopić 6, Željka Krsnik 6, Oliver Harschnitz 5, Veronica Krenn 1,3,4
E-mail: a.cascio6@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 DIMET PhD School, Dept. of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan – Bicocca, Milan, Italy
3 Early Career Fellow, Human Technopole, Milan, Italy
4 Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), Italy
5 Neurogenomics Research Centre, Human Technopole, Milan, Italy
6 Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Keywords: human brain organoids, hPSCs, microglia, neurodevelopment, neurodevelopmental disorders

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Poster presenter – Donata Cassamagnaghi

Donata Cassamagnaghi, Stefania Citterio, Enzo Martegani, Sonia Colombo
d.cassamagnaghi@campus.unimib.it
Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126Milan, Italy

Keywords: phycocyanin, Spirulina, aging, cell death, ROS, yeast, S. cerevisiae

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP12

Poster presenter – Sara Castelli

Sara Castelli1, Chiara Frigerio1, Michela Galli1, 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)

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, telomeres, genome integrity, Iron-sulfur clusters, CIA complex

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP13

Poster presenter – Morena Cau

Cau M.1, Ghisleni G.1, Fumagalli S.1, Casiraghi M.1, Bruno A.1, Federica F.1, Zampolli J.1, Di Gennaro P.1
E-mail: morena.cau@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: Urban Microbiome, Skin and Gut Microbiomes, Citizen Science, Built Environment, Urban Health

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP14

Poster presenter – Sofia Ceccarossi

Vittorio Giorgio Senatore1, Sofia Ceccarossi1,2, Mirko Zago1,3, 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, Marnate, Italy

Keywords: yeast fermentation, agro-waste, lipid production, green solvents, green chemistry

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayP15

BtBsDay2025 Graphical Abstracts (GA01-GA08)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2025

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Graphical Abstracts - Galleria delle Scienze

Graphical abstract presenter - Sofia Bregani

Sofia Bregani1, Beatrice Colombo1, Nicola Tommasi1,2, Davide Maggioni1,2, Lorenzo Guzzetti1,2, Andrea Galimberti1,2
E-mail: s.bregani@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 National Biodiversity Future Centre, NBFC, Palermo, Italy

Keywords: metabolome, wild bees, urban environment, anthropic stressors

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA01

Graphical abstract presenter - Aurora Da Prada

Aurora Da Prada1, Michela Galli1, 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: DNA Double strand break, Homologous recombination, Dna2, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA02

Graphical abstract presenter - Francesco Galli

Francesco Galli1, Alessia Lambiase1, Hind Moukham1, Giorgia Spandri1, Farida Tripodi1, Paola Coccetti1
E-mail: f.galli@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: bioactive molecules, Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease, lipid metabolism, AMPK, lipophagy

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA03

Graphical abstract presenter - Giulia Gigliotti

Giulia Gigliotti1,2, Francesco Cavallotto1, Giacomo Ducci1,2, Gloria Campioni1,2, Valentina Pasquale1,2, Simone Ponzetto1,2, Alessia Ruggiero1, Marco Barreca1, Daniele M. Papetti3, Chiara Damiani1,2, Rocco Piazza4, Daniela Besozzi3, Marco Vanoni1,2, Elena Sacco1,2
Email: giulia.gigliotti@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan
2 SYSBIO-ISBE-IT-Candidate National Node of Italy for ISBE, Research Infrastructure for Systems Biology Europe, Milan
3Department of Informatics, Systems, and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan
4Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza

Keywords: bladder cancer, heterotypic cancer model, advanced multi-cellular in vitro models, co-cultures, metabolic rewiring

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA04

Graphical abstract presenter - Maria Giovanna Impieri

Maria Giovanna Impieri 1, Francesca Misitano 1, Claudia Maniezzi 1, Corrado Poggesi 2, Gabriella Malfatto 3, Cecilia Ferrantini 2, Antonio Zaza 1, Francesco Lodola1
E-mail: m.impieri@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
3 Division of Cardiology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy

Keywords: SERCA2a activators, Ca2+ sensitizers, HF, Ca2+ handling

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA05

Graphical abstract presenter - Eleonora Pirovano

Eleonora Pirovano1, Gloria Campioni1,2, Francesco Lapi1, Stefano Busti1,2, Valentina Pasquale1,2, Elena Sacco1,2, Chiara Damiani1,2 and Marco Vanoni1,2.
Email: e.pirovano9@campus.unimib.it
1: Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan 20126, Italy.
2: SYSBIO Centre of Systems Biology, Milan 20126, Italy.

Keywords: breast cancer, nutrient gradient, microfluidic, spheroids, computational models.

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA06

Graphical abstract presenter - Francesca Letizia Scola

Scola F.
E-mail: f.scola1@campus.unimib.it
Dept BtBs, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Keywords: smooth muscle cells, istaroxime, SERCA, angiotensin II, NFAT

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA07

Graphical abstract presenter - Valentina Verduci

Verduci Valentina1,2,3, Frigerio J.1,2, Galimberti A.1,2, Maggioni D.1, Sarà G.2,3, Labra M. 1,2
E-mail: valentina.verduci@community.unipa.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, Italy
2 National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
3 University of Palermo, Department of Earth and Sea Sciences, Italy

Keywords: biodiversity, DNA barcoding, Oxford-Nanopore

#BtBsDay -  #BtBsDayGA08

AREE DI RICERCA

La ricerca del Dipartimento è spiccatamente interdisciplinare e intersettoriale e copre svariati aspetti di ricerca di base e applicata nel campo delle Scienze della Vita e delle Biotecnologie. 

Per semplificare la consultazione, le varie aree di ricerca sono nel seguito raggruppate in 5 grandi gruppi.

BIODIVERSITÀ ED ECOLOGIA

L’area di ricerca in Biodiversità ed Ecologia è impegnata nello studio della diversità biologica e delle interazioni ecologiche, con un approccio che coinvolge ecosistemi sia naturali sia alterati dalle attività antropiche. La ricerca si concentra sull’analisi della biodiversità animale, vegetale e microbica, studiando la variabilità genetica e le funzioni ecosistemiche di animali, piante e microrganismi, in particolare  ....

BIOINFORMATICA, CHIMICA COMPUTAZIONALE E BIOLOGIA DEI SISTEMI

L'area Bioinformatica, Chimica Computazionale E Biologia Dei Sistemi si occupa dell'analisi e interpretazione di dati e modelli inerenti a sistemi biologici e chimici attraverso lo sviluppo e impiego di tecniche computazionali avanzate e di intelligenza artificiale.  Le attività coprono un ampio spettro di temi ed approcci che operano su scale differenti: dall’analisi e integrazione di  ...

BIOMEDICINA

L’area di ricerca in Biomedicina si concentra sullo studio dei meccanismi cellulari e molecolari alla base di diverse patologie umane, con un approccio orientato alla comprensione delle dinamiche biologiche in condizioni di malattia. Le linee di ricerca includono l’oncologia, le malattie neurodegenerative, cardiovascolari, genetiche, infiammatorie e la disbiosi, per comprendere come i circuiti molecolari e ....

BIOTECNOLOGIE INDUSTRIALI E PRODUZIONE SOSTENIBILE

L'area di Biotecnologie Industriali e Produzione Sostenibile si concentra sullo sviluppo di processi biotecnologici innovativi, con un forte orientamento alla sostenibilità, all’utilizzo efficiente delle risorse ed alla chiusura dei cicli biogeochimici. La ricerca è particolarmente attiva nell'ingegneria metabolica e proteica, nella biologia sintetica e nella biocatalisi, ottimizzando enzimi e microrganismi (come lieviti, batteri e funghi) per la produzione di composti chimici, biocarburanti, biomateriali, proteine ricombinanti e nutraceutici  ...

SCIENZE BIOMOLECOLARI

L’area delle Scienze Biomolecolari si occupa dello studio delle biomolecole e delle loro interazioni, della loro (bio)sintesi e delle loro applicazioni, con l’obiettivo di comprendere i meccanismi molecolari alla base di processi biologici fondamentali.
La ricerca in quest’area include lo studio della struttura e della funzione delle biomolecole, dalle macromolecole, quali proteine, acidi nucleici, lipidi, carboidrati e ...

Al fine di gestire delle attività di ricerca, ottimizzare l'uso delle piattaforme e delle strumentazioni e favorire le collaborazione anche con altri gruppi e realtà di ricerca sono state nominate commissioni e responsabili dedicati:

 

Assicuratore di Qualità per la Ricerca
Prof.ssa Silvia Barabino

Commissione Assegni di Ricerca:
Prof. Andrea Galimberti
Dr.ssa Federica Arrigoni
Prof. Marco Vanoni

Giunta di dipartimento - Gestione degli spazi e delle strumentazioni
Prof.ssa Francesca Granucci (Direttore)
Prof. Simone Guglielmetti (Vicedirettore)
Prof.ssa Maria Pia Longhese
Prof. Barbara Costa
Prof. Antonino Natalello
Prof.ssa Paola Coccettti
Prof.ssa Luisa Fiandra
Prof. Luca Campone
Dott.ssa Federica Arrigoni
Dr. Reinaldo Alvarez
Dr. Roberto Comi

Commissione strumenti
Prof.ssa Cristina Airoldi
Prof.ssa Marcella Rocchetti
Prof. Luca Campone
Dr.ssa Stefania Citterio
Prof. Antonino Natalello
Dr.ssa Elena Sacco
Dr.ssa Antonella Farinaccio
Dr.ssa Maura Brioschi
Dr. Jacopo Vertemara

Commissione VQR
Prof. Massimo Labra
Prof.ssa Chiara Damiani
Prof. Pasquale Palumbo
Prof. Mattia Pelizzola
Prof.ssa Paola Coccetti
Dr. Marco Mangiagalli

 

BtBsDay2025 Short Talks (ST01-ST13)

Giornata del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze 2025

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Short Talks - Aula Sironi

Speaker - Ludovica Cestariolo

Ludovica Cestariolo1,2, Chiara Florindi1,3, Chiara Bertarelli2,3, Antonio Zaza1, Guglielmo Lanzani3,4, Francesco Lodola*1,3, Jose F. Rodriguez Matas*2
E-mail: ludovica.cestariolo@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
3 Center for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
4 Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

Keywords: In silico modeling, optical excitation, membrane potential modulation, intramembrane phototransducer, stretch-activated channels, capacitance.

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Speaker - Beatrice Colombo

Beatrice Colombo1, Nicola Tommasi1, Davide Maggioni1, Lorenzo Guzzetti1, Andrea Galimberti1
E-mail: b.colombo15@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano
2 National Biodiversity Future Centre, NBFC, Palermo, Italy

Keywords: Pollinators, Urbanization, Genomic, Metabolomic, Transcriptomic

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Speaker - Sara Ferri

Sara Ferri1, Federica Perillo2, Alberto Baeri1, Francesco Strati1, Federica Facciotti1
E-mail: sara.ferri1@unimib.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 IEO European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

Keywords: immunofluorescence; imaging; multiplexing; FFPE; IBD; colon cancer; iNKT; IL22

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Speaker - Laura Clara Grandi

Laura Clara Grandi1, Francesca Gullo1, Anne Vassalli2, Andrea Becchetti1
E-mail: laura.grandi@unimib.it
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.

Keywords: narcolepsy; cataplexy; ventral tegmental area; orexins; dopamine; electrophysiology; neuronal activity.

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Speaker - Francesco Lapi

Francesco Lapi1, Federica Bertelli2, Graziano Martello2, Chiara Damiani1
E-mail: f.lapi@campus.unimib.it
1 Bioinformatics and computational systems biology, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Martello Lab, Department of biology (DiBio), University of Padua, Italy

Keywords: Dynamic metabolic maps, Steady-state models, Multi-omics data integration, Embryonic stem cells, State-specific metabolic disparities

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Speaker - Claudia Maniezzi

Claudia Maniezzi1, Lara Lengo2, Sofia Milasi2, Giulio Pompilio2,3, Elena Sommariva2, Angela Serena Maione2, Francesco Lodola1, Antonio Zaza1
E-mail: claudia.maniezzi@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Unit of Vascular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
3 Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dentist Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, Italy

Keywords: Empaglifozin (EMPA), arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), plakophilin-2 (PKP2), late sodium current (INaL)

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Speaker - Francesca Misitano

Francesca Misitano1, Claudia Maniezzi1, Corrado Poggesi2, Gabriella Malfatto3, Cecilia Ferrantini2, Antonio Zaza1, Francesco Lodola1
E-mail: f.misitano@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
3 Division of Cardiology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy

Keywords: SERCA2a activators, Ca2+ sensitizers, HF, Ca2+ handling

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Speaker - Linda Molteni

Linda Molteni1, Alessandro Palmioli1, Carlotta Ciaramelli1, Maura Brioschi1, Luca Moretti1, Cristina Airoldi1
E-mail: l.molteni@campus.unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano

Keywords: HR-MAS-NMR, HR-MS, metabolic profiling, solid matrices, food, flour

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Speaker - Francesca Persico

Francesca Persico1, Bruno Giovanni Galuzzi1, Chiara Damiani1, Federica Arrigoni1
E-mail: francesca.persico@unimib.it
1 Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca

Keywords: Machine Learning, Fe-S proteins, Redox Potential, Prediction Model

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Speaker - Paola Pinco

Paola Pinco1, Federica Perillo1,2, Alberto Baeri1, Paola Maragno3, Bruna Caridi1, Francesco Strati1, Federica Facciotti1,2
E-mail: paola.pinco@unimib.it
1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
3 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico,Milan, Italy

Keywords: Colorectal cancer; Microbiome; Cytotoxic T cells; Immunotherapy

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Speaker - Alessio Romerio

Alessio Romerio1, Mohammed M. Shaik1, Alice Italia1, Federico Lami1, Francesco Peri1
E-mail: alessio.romerio@unimib.it
1 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Milano

Keywords: TLR4; Inflammation; Vaccine Adjuvants; Glycolipids; Medicinal Chemistry

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Speaker - Mohammed Monsoor Shaik

Mohammed Monsoor Shaik1, Calogero Gagliano1, Diletta Ami1, Antonino Natallello1, Alessio Romerio1, Alice Italia1, Federico Lami1, Grisha Pirianov2, Francesco Peri1
E-mail: mohammed.shaik@unimin.it
1 University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2 Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom

Keywords: PET, Microplastics, Nanoplastics, MNPs, BHET, TPA, Plastic, Pollution

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Speaker - Vittorio Giorgio Senatore

Vittorio Giorgio Senatore1, Alīna Reķēna2, Valeria Mapelli1, Petri-Jaan Lahtvee2, Paola Branduardi1
E-mail: vittorio.senatore@unimib.it
1 University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
2 Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Keywords: Rhodotorula toruloides; Glycolic acid; Ethylene glycol; Xylose; Glucose; Polyethylene terephthalate

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