C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E F O R M A T O E U R O P E O/E U R O P E A N F O R M A T INFORMAZIONI PERSONALI/ PERSONAL INFORMATION Nome, Cognome/Name,
Surname ELISABETTA MORELLI Indirizzo/Address
Via, numero civico, c.a.p., città, nazione/ House number, street name, postcode, city, country
Istituto di Biofisica, Area della Ricerca di Pisa, via Moruzzi, 1
56124 Pisa, ITALY Telefono/Telephone +39 050 3152757
Fax +39 050 3152760
E-mail elisabetta.morelli@pi.ibf.cnr.it
Sito web/Website http://www.ibf.cnr.it/
Nazionalità/Nationality Italian
Luogo e data di nascita/ Place
and Date of birth Pisa, 28/10/1956
ESPERIENZA PROFESSIONALE /WORK EXPERIENCE Se dipendente CNR indicare: N. MATRICOLA: 39432 QUALIFICA: RICERCATORE
LIVELLO: III FASCIA: 5
In ordine di data /Dates (from – to) Iniziare con le più recenti ed elencare separatamente ciascun incarico ricoperto/ Add separate entries for each relevant post occupied, starting with the most recent. ]
From July 2010 → Scientific Coordinator of the Research Group “Biophysics and
Molecular Biology in the study of Environmental Processes” of IBF.
From August 2006 to July 2010 Scientific Coordinator of the Module IBF:
"Mechanisms of cellular response to environmental contaminants-TA.P03.009.002”
From 15/07/2003 to 10/02/2009 Elected member of the Committee’s Institute of IBF.
From 01/09/1990 → Researcher at the Institute of Biophysics, CNR in Pisa
Nome e indirizzo del datore di lavoro / Name and address of employer
CNR
Tipo o settore di attività / Type of
business or sector Scientific Research Funzione o posto occupato /
Occupation or position held Researcher Principali mansion e
Page 2 - Curriculum vitae di [cognome] / of [surname] and responsibilities In ordine di data /Dates (from – to) [Iniziare con le più recenti ed elencare separatamente ciascun incarico ricoperto/ Add separate entries for each relevant post occupied, starting with the most recent. ]
From 14 to 28 /06/1997 - Visit of study at the “Center for Advanced Analytical
Chemistry” (CSIRO, Australia) - Joint Research Project: "Metal bioavailability in polluted marine sediments”
Nome e indirizzo del datore di lavoro / Name and address of employer
CNR
Tipo o settore di attività / Type of
business or sector Scientific Research Funzione o posto occupato /
Occupation or position held Researcher Principali mansion e
responsabilità / Main activities and responsibilities
Individuation of biomarkers for heavy metal stress in plants and algae
ISTRUZIONE E FORMAZIONE /
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
In ordine di data /Dates (from – to) [Iniziare con le più recenti ed elencare separatamente ciascun corso frequentato con successo/ Add separate entries for each relevant course you have completed, starting with the most recent. ]
1/12/1983 - 31/8/1990: Fellowship Training (CNR)
Nome e tipo d’istituto di istruzione o formazione / Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Institute of Biophysics, CNR in Pisa
Principali materie e competenze professionali apprese / Principal subjects occupational skills covered
Study of chemical speciation of trace metals in seawater, with particular reference to the role of natural organic matter in the complexation of trace metals.
Certificato o diploma ottenuto
/Title of qualification awarded Specialization in "Biophysics, engineering and medical informatics” Livello nella classificazione
nazionale o internazionale / Level in National classification
Post-Doctoral
In ordine di data /Dates (from – to) [Iniziare con le più recenti ed elencare separatamente ciascun corso frequentato con successo/ Add separate entries for each relevant course you have completed, starting with the most recent. ]
19/03/1980 Degree in Biological Science
Nome e tipo d’istituto di istruzione o formazione / Name and type of organisation providing education and training
University of Pisa
ATTIVITA’ DI RICERCA /RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES
Attuali campi di ricerca /
Research sectors Study of cellular mechanisms acting in marine microalgae to regulate the processes of absorption, accumulation and toxicity of heavy metals. Development of algal bioassays for the assessment of metal pollution in seawater and sediments, based on the use of detoxification mechanisms, such as the synthesis of glutathione-related peptides (phytochelatins) in marine microalgae.
Detoxification mechanisms based on the variation of non-protein thiols and antioxidant enzymatic systems in higher plants, as part of a multidisciplinary research aimed at phytoremediation of soils polluted by heavy metals.
Recenti attività scientifiche/
Recent Scientific Activities. Beginning of a study regarding the response of microalgae to metal-based nanoparticles as a tool for ecotoxicological risk assessment.
Study of detoxification mechanisms in a marine diatom to cope with mercury toxicity. Development of a new bioassay involving the presence of phytochelatins in microalgae as a response to metal bioavailability.
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Pubblicazioni/ Books and Articles (list of recent selected publications)
E. Morelli and G. Scarano, 2001. Synthesis and stability of phytochelatins induced by cadmium and lead in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Mar. Environ. Res. 52, 383-395.
G. Scarano, E. Morelli, 2002. Characterization of cadmium- and lead-phytochelatin complexes formed in a marine microalga in response to metal exposure. BioMetals
15, 145-151.
E. Morelli, B. H. Cruz, S. Somovigo, G. Scarano, 2002. Speciation of cadmium- γ-glutamyl peptides complexes in cells of the marine microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Plant Sci. 163, 807-813.
G. Scarano, E. Morelli, 2003. Properties of phytochelatin-coated CdS nanocrystallites formed in a marine phytoplanktonic alga (Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Bohlin) in response to Cd. Plant Sci. 165, 803-810.
E. Morelli and G.Scarano, 2004. Copper-induced changes of non-protein thiols and antioxidant enzymes in the marine microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Plant Sci.
167, 289–296.
E. Morelli, M.C. Mascherpa and G.Scarano, 2005. Biosynthesis of phytochelatins and arsenic accumulation in the marine microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum in response to arsenate exposure. BioMetals, 18, 587-593.
E. Morelli and L. Fantozzi, 2008. Phytochelatins in the Diatom Phaeodactylum
tricornutum Bohlin: an Evaluation of their Use as Biomarkers of Metal Exposure in
Marine Waters. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 81: 236-241.
E. Morelli, M.L. Marangi and L. Fantozzi, 2009. A phytochelatin-based bioassay in marine diatoms useful for the assessment of bioavailability of heavy metals released by polluted sediments. Environ. Int., 35: 532-538.
E. Morelli, R. Ferrara, B. Bellini, F. Dini, G. Di Giuseppe and L. Fantozzi, 2009. Changes in the non-protein thiol pool and production of dissolved gaseous mercury in the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii under mercury exposure. Sci. Total
Environ., 408: 286-293.
L. Cassina, E. Tassi, E. Morelli, L. Giorgetti, D. Remorini, R. Massai, R.L. Chaney, M. Barbafieri, 2011. Exogenous cytokinin treatments of a Ni hyper-accumulator, Alyssum
murale, grown in a serpentine soil: Implications for phytoextraction. Int. J.
Phytoremediation, 13 (S1): 90-101.
E. Gabellieri, P. Cioni, E. Balestreri and E. Morelli, 2011. Protein structural changes induced by glutathione-coated CdS quantum dots, as revealed by Trp phosphorescence. Eur. Bioph. J., (DOI: 10.1007/s00249-011-0736-x)
Frassinetti S, Pitzalis E, Mascherpa MC, Caltavuturo L, Morelli E, 2012. A multi-disciplinary approach for assessing the toxicity of marine sediments: analysis of metal content and elutriate bioassays using metal-bioavailability and genotoxicity biomarkers.
Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 62: 13-21.
Giansoldati V, Tassi E, Morelli E, Gabellieri E, Pedron F, Barbafieri M, 2012. Nitrogen fertilizer improves boron phytoextraction by Brassica juncea grown in contaminated sediments and alleviates plant stress. Chemosphere 87: 1119-1125.
E. Morelli, P. Cioni, M. Posarelli, E. Gabellieri, 2012. Chemical stability of CdSe quantum dots in seawater and their effects on a marine microalga. Aquat. Toxicol.,
accepted.
ULTERIORI INFORMAZIONI /
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Co-tutor of 1 PhD Thesis in Marine Biology. Tutor of 6 Master Thesis in Biology.
TRATTAMENTO DEI DATI
PERSONALI, INFORMATIVA E
CONSENSO
Il D.Lgs. 30/6/2003, n. 196 “Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali” regola il trattamento dei dati personali, con particolare riferimento alla riservatezza, all’identità personale e al diritto di protezione dei dati personali; l’interessato deve essere previamente informato del trattamento .
La norma in considerazione intende come “trattamento” qualunque operazione o complesso di operazioni concernenti la raccolta, la registrazione, l’organizzazione, la conservazione, la consultazione, l’elaborazione, la modifica, la selezione, l’estrazione, il raffronto, l’utilizzo, l’interconnessione, il blocco, la comunicazione, la diffusione, la cancellazione e la distruzione di dati, anche se non registrati in una banca dati.
In relazione a quanto riportato, autorizzo il CNR al trattamento dei dati contenuti nel presente curriculum vitae e nella documentazione della quale fa parte integrante ( barrare la casella) X Si, acconsento
