Influential passengers
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monitoring invasive species
through High Throughput DNA
Sequencing during EXPO2015
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Maurizio Casiraghi
ZooPlantLab,
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
The research topics in the scientific area are committed to the study of the processes affecting and threatening the biodiversity in natural and agricultural ecosystems. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life and health of living beings. The most recent genomic
techniques and tools for the molecular identification are integrated with traditional approaches in the study of
biodiversity, marine sciences and food safety. The
researches move from a modern view of biodiversity, that is a common universal good but also a source of useful resources to be managed to preserve natural ecosystems and human activities. The XXI century biodiversity
implements research, management and applied science to face the current huge global challenges.
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 1
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 2
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 3
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 4
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 4
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 4
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 4
0. Research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 4
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 4
2. Technology Transfer
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Biodiversity, phase 4
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Casiraghi and Labra’s ZooPlantLab
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Di Gennaro’s Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group LAB
1. Bacteria belonging to Pseudomonas and
Rhodococcus genera for the degradation of xenobiotic compounds
2. Study of microbial communities in water and soil
3. Probiotic bacteria and their role in the gut microbiota
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
La Ferla’s Chemical Lab
Using a layer-by-layer technique we realized microcapsules for the encapsulation of new strands of probiotic bacteria alone and in
combination with prebiotics in order to confer stability. In particular we gained:
• Improved stability towards acidic and basic pH (gastro-intestinal tract conditions)
• Improved stability at moderate temperatures
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Galli’s Marine Biology LAB
Ecology & Biodiversity
Study of new coral symbiosis
Monitoring of the coral diseases in the Republic of Maldives
Climate Change & Ecosystem Health
Analysis of different molecular and cellular parameters to assess the physiological
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Benzoni’s Coral Integrated Systematics and Biogeography Lab
1. Integrated Systematics of reef-dwelling scleractinian corals in the Indo-Pacific.
Two new species described, 5 full genera revisions, 4 family phylogenies, 1 complete mitochondrial genome
2. Biogeography of scleractinian corals
First accounts of the coral fauna composition and biogeography of the Marquisas (French Polynesia) and Ascension Island (Atlantic)
3. International Scientific expeditions
Papua New Guinea (MNHN), New Caledonia (IRD), Yemen (UNIMIB), Saudi Arabia (KAUST)
4. Maldives Biodiversity workshop
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Ambrosini’s Bird Migration and Ecology of Glacial Environments Lab
1. Migration is a fundamental stage of annual life cycle of several taxa. We are studying bird migration with two different approaches:
• Analysis of ringing data
• Application of miniaturized tracking instruments on birds
2. Glaciers and ice sheets are the largest terrestrial freshwater biome, and the less studied.
We are investigating bacterial communities in peculiar supraglacial environments by Next Generation Sequencing.
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Influential Passengers
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Influential Passengers
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Influential Passengers
HTS Researches at ZPL
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Influential Passengers
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Macroarea: Biodiversity, marine science, and food research
Influential Passengers
ZooPlantLab Società EXPO S.p.a.
ERSAF Osservatorio Ambientale EXPO Regione Lombardia martedì 2 dicembre 14