Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Ph.D. Workshop 2019-2020

9.00 – 9.10 Apertura dei lavori – Opening

      Prof. Alessandro ULRICI (Coordinatore del Dottorato STEBA – Coordinator, STEBA Doctorate)

      Prof. Daniela QUAGLINO (Direttore del Dip. Scienze della Vita – Director, Dept. Life Sciences)

Chairpersons

      Prof. Luisa A. VOLPELLI (Segretario del Dottorato STEBA – Secretary, STEBA Doctorate)

      Prof. Giorgia FOCA (Docente del Dottorato STEBA – Teacher, STEBA Doctorate)

      Prof. Davide TAGLIAZUCCHI (Docente del Dottorato STEBA – Teacher, STEBA Doctorate)

9.10 – 12.10 Relazioni orali dei dottorandi del terzo anno (XXXII Ciclo)

      Oral presentations of 3^rd year (XXXII Cycle) Ph.D students

• Dott. Andrea BEZZECCHI: Innovative acetification processes and products developed at Acetaia San Giacomo company (Prof. Maria Gullo)
• Dott. Antonio BISCOTTI: Study on the shelf-life of ice-cream mixes for a centralized production laboratory (Prof. Maddalena Rossi; Dr. Roberto Lazzarini)
• Dott. Umberto CANCELLI: Circular economy strategies for management and valorisation of some by-products of the wine industry (Prof. Andrea Antonelli; Dr. Giuseppe Montevecchi)
• Dott.ssa Federica CARADONIA: Innovative and environment-friendly strategies for processing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production (Prof. Enrico Francia; Dr. Domenico Ronga)
• Dott. Roberto DE GIORGIO: The opportunities for quality and sustainability in the agri-food sector (Prof. Andrea Pulvirenti)*
• Dott. Hossein HAGHIGHI: Development of Active Chitosan-based Films for Sustainable Food Packaging Applications (Prof. Andrea Pulvirenti; Prof. Fabio Licciardello)
• Dott. Ivano PECORELLA: Development of a high throughput plant phenotyping system for innovating durum wheat breeding in the Mediterranean (Prof. Nicola Pecchioni; Dr. Pasquale De Vita)
• Dott.ssa Lucia RIGHINI: Isolation and molecular typization of E. coli and Enterobacteriaceae from healthy volunteers (Prof. Maddalena Rossi; Dr. Stefano Raimondi)
• Dott.ssa Corina SCUTARU: N-3 and antioxidants in pigs diets (Prof. Domenico P. Lo Fiego; Prof. Luisa A. Volpelli);
• Dott.ssa Silvia VOLPATO: Quality control of microbials (Prof. Emilio Stefani)
• Dott. Sai Shivakrishnaprasad VURUKONDA: Symbiotic Agriculture: increasing knowledge on the mode of action of beneficial microorganisms (Prof. Emilio Stefani)*

      * absent due to other commitments

12.10 – 12.40 Visione poster dei dottorandi del primo e del secondo anno (XXXIII e XXXIV Ciclo)

      Poster session, 1^st and 2^nd year Ph.D students (XXXIII and XXXIV Cycle)

12.40 – 13.15 Flash presentation dei dottorandi del secondo anno (XXXIII Ciclo)

      Flash presentations of 2^nd year Ph.D students (XXXIII Cycle)

• Dott.ssa Irem ALTIN: Isolation and characterisation of the bacteriophages infecting Xanthomonas arboricola pv.juglandis (Prof. Emilio Stefani; with University Namik Kemal, Turkey)
• Dott. Giacomo BULGARINI: Investigations on biology and behavior of Halyomorpha halys (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) aimed at its sustainable management in agro-ecosystems (Prof. Lara Maistrello)*
• Dott. Gaetano CAMMILLERI: Could Anisakis be a valuable risk for Mediterranean consumers? Optimization of prevention procedures (Prof. Andrea Pulvirenti)
• Dott.ssa Lara CAMPANI: A study on new organic preservatives to improve the shelf life of foods (Prof. Andrea Pulvirenti)*
• Dott. Francesco CANDELIERE: Comparative genomics of 16 strains of Leuconostoc spp. isolated from cooked ham and fresh sausages (Prof.ssa Maddalena Rossi; Dr. Stefano Raimondi)
• Dott. Salvatore LA CHINA: Genome sequencing of a new Komagataeibacter strain producing bacterial cellulose and comparison with other already sequenced strains (Prof. Maria Gullo)
• Dott. Leonardo SETTI: Characterization and winemaking of ancient grape cultivars (Prof. Andrea Antonelli)
• Dott.ssa Anna SIMONETTO: Quantitative models for the assessment of functional diversity in agroecosystems (Prof. Gianni Gilioli; Prof. Lara Maistrello)*
• Dott. Giorgio SPERANDIO: Development of mathematical models supporting sustainable agriculture in Europe (Prof. Gianni Gilioli; Prof. Lara Maistrello)

      * absent due to other commitments

13.15 Pranzo - Lunch
 

Elenco dei Poster del primo anno (XXXIV Ciclo) - List of Posters, 1^st year (XXXIV Cycle)

• Dott.ssa Anna Maria BELMONTE: Effect of two sous vide cooking methods on physicochemical characteristics and on fatty acid composition of Longissimus thoracis muscle from pigs fed with or without extruded linseed (Prof. Domenico P. Lo Fiego; Prof. Giovanna Minelli)
• Dott. Francesco BIGI: Development and testing of innovative protocols and technologies to enhance the safety of food and to reduce the food loss (Prof. Andrea Pulvirenti)
• Dott.ssa Stefania CAMELLINI: Combined antimicrobial effect of Essential Oils and bacteriocin against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat seafood (Prof. Patrizia Messi; Dr. Carla Sabia)
• Dott. Mohamed Aymen CHAOUCH: Development of extraction techniques and phytochemical investigations for the production of high profile nutraceutical food supplements (Prof. Stefania Benvenuti)
• Dott. Gianmarco CONTI NIBALI: Improvement of seed quality and control of seed transmitted pathogens (Prof. Emilio Stefani; Dr. Davide Giovanardi)
• Dott. Ferdinando DI MAGGIO: Circular Economy models, policy impacts in Agrifood value chains (Prof. Andrea Antonelli; Dr. Giuseppe Montevecchi)
• Dott. Roberto GATTI: Search for new agronomic techniques for improving seed yield and quality of field crops (Prof. Enrico Francia; Dr. Righetti)
• Dott.ssa Vita GIACCONE: Development of new analytical methods for determination of known and unknown toxic agents in food chain (Prof. Andrea Pulvirenti)
• Dott. Andrea MACALUSO: Development and validation of methods, alternative to the biological method, for the rapid determination of Marine biotoxin, with particular regard to the PSP biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) in bivalve molluscs (Prof. Andrea Pulvirenti)
• Dott.ssa Eliana MUSMECI: Gut Microbiota and health: from the omic approach to the role of single strains (Prof. Maddalena Rossi; Dr. Stefano Raimondi)
• Dott. Niccolò PATELLI: Traceability systems for animal and plant food supply chains based on blockchain technologies (Prof. Mauro Mandrioli; Prof. Colajanni)
• Dott.ssa Gloria SPAMPINATO: Omics and molecular technologies for the analysis of complex microbial communities (Prof. Maddalena Rossi; Prof. Lara Maistrello)
• Dott.ssa Giulia Elena TRENTINI: Therapeutical effects of healing gardens on children and adolescens with special educational needs (Prof. Laura Arru; Dr. Vanessa Artoni)