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Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences (DBSV)

General Information

Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences (DBSV)
Via J.H. Dunant 3 - 21100 Varese (VA)
Web site: http://www.uninsubria.it
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Contacts
Prof. Luigi VALDATTA
+39 0332421392

Detailed information

Staff
17 Full Professors
33 Associate Professors
20 Researchers
17 Structured Technicians
11 Administrative Technicians
Registered students
1,144 (Academic year 2022/2023)
Post Lauream Training
28 enrolled in Doctorate in Life Sciences and Biotechnology
28 Research fellows
18 Fellows
Patents
1

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Protein engineering

Plastic degradation (PET) by enzymatic treatment using engineered enzymes: bioplastics from proteins recovered from insect larvae grown on wastes
Gianluca Molla (+39 0332412414)
gianluca.molla@uninsubria.it
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Lignin

Lignin degradation by enzymatic treatment; system biocatalysis of molecules from lignin depolymerization
Elena Rosini (+39 0332421518)
elena.rosini@uninsubria.it
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Recombinant proteins

Production of recombinant proteins for biocatalysis and other applications (vaccines)
Luciano Piubelli (+39 0332421308)
luciano.piubelli@uninsubria.it
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Chitin

Identification, production, and characterisation of chitinases and chitin deacetylases for chitin transformation/valorisation and as biopesticides
Francesca Berini (+39 0332421332)
f.berini@uninsubria.it
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Microbial fermentations

Production of antibiotics and other bioactive molecules from fermentation of microbial strains
Flavia Marinelli (+39 0332421546)
flavia.marinelli@uninsubria.it
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Biocatalysis

Chemoenzimatic processes for the valorization of lignin: toolbox of ligninolitic enzymes
Loredano Pollegioni (+39 0332421506)
loredano.pollegioni@uninsubria.it
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Sustainable polymers

Identification and catalytic transformation of bio-based building-blocks, industrial wastes and carbon dioxide for the synthesis of polymers and high added-value products
Francesco Della Monica (+39 0332421310)
f.dellamonica@uninsubria.it
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Metabolic engineering

Plastic degradation (PET) by enzymatic treatment using engineered enzymes: Production of recombinant engineered microbial strains (by metabolic engineering) to produce biomolecules (e.g., amino acids)
Loredano Pollegioni (+39 0332421506)
loredano.pollegioni@uninsubria.it
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Collaborations with companies

  • BioC-CheM Solutions S.r.l.
  • Gnosis by Lesaffre
  • Hyperion Pharms S.r.l.
  • Isagro S.p.A. 
  • IWT S.r.l.
  • Prometeon Tire GroupS.r.l.
  • Techniplast S.p.A.
  • Vibram S.p.a.
 

Pubblicazioni

  • Yushchuk O., Vior N.M., Andreo-Vidal A., Berini F., Rückert C., Busche T., Binda E., Kalinowski J., Truman AW, Marinelli F.,  "Genomic-led discovery of a novel glycopeptide antibiotic by Nonomuraea coxensis", DSM 45129, ACS Chem Biol. 2021.16(5):915-928
  • Berini F., Casartelli M., Montali A., Reguzzoni M., Tettamanti G., Marinelli F., "Metagenome-sourced microbial chitinases as potential insecticide proteins", Front Microbiol. 2019. 10:1358
  • Santoro O., Malacarne M.C., Sarcone F., Scapinello L., Pragliola S., Caruso E., Orlandi V.T., Izzo L., "Inherently antimicrobial P(MMA-ran-DMAEMA) copolymers sensitive to photodynamic therapy: a double bactericidal effect", Int J Mol Sci. 2023. 24:4340
  • Maquilón C., Brandolese A., Alter C., Hövelmann C.H., Della Monica F., Kleij A.W., "Renewable beta-elemen eBased cyclic carbonates for the preparation of oligo(hydroxyurethane)s", ChemSusChem 2022. 15:e2022011
  • Pirillo V., Orlando M., Battaglia C., Pollegioni L.,  Molla G., "Efficient polyethylene terephthalate degradation at moderate temperature: a protein engineering study of LC-cutinase highlights the key role of residue 243", FEBS Journal, 2023.  290(12):3185–3202
  • Molinari F., Pollegioni L., Rosini E., "Whole-cell bioconversion of renewable biomasses-related aromatics to cis,cis-muconic acid", ACS Sustain Chem Eng. 2023. 11(6):2476–2485
  • Ballestri M., Marras E., Caruso E., Bolognese F., Malacarne M.C., Martella E., Tubertini E., Gariboldi M.B., Varchi G., "Free and poly-methyl-methacrylate-bounded BODIPYs: Photodynamic and antimigratory effects in 2D and 3D cancer models", Cancers, 2023. 15 (92):1-21