The Benthos and Nekton Ecology Functional Area is equipped with instruments useful for different types of analyses (biological, molecular, chemical and biochemical) and for the maintenance, in vivo, of animals, plant and algae.

The Benthos and Nekton Ecology FA is located in:

• Ischia (MEDAS Centre)
• Naples (Villa Comunale)

At the moment, the Area of Naples is located in two rooms, waiting for the end of the renovation works of west wing:

• First floor room #346
• Ground floor room #16

Functional Area Manager Alice Mirasole This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Internal phone number #520

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The Microbial Ecology area is dedicated to study and analyses of microorganisms with attention to the interactions between them and the environment.

The area is temporarily distributed, pending the completion of the renovation works of the west wing, in the following rooms:

Ground floor: room #42-43
First floor east wing: room #138
Third floor east wing: room #MORGAN HALL

Functional Area Manager Anna Chira Trano This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The Plankton Ecology Area is located at Naples centre. The Area allows users to analyze and study phytoplankton and zooplankton, from receiving sea samples, to isolating and culturing the species of interest, to allow their physiological study, population and genetics.

The area is temporarily distributed, pending the completion of the renovation works of the west wing, in 7 rooms and 2 common areas distributed on 4 of the 5 floors of the East wing, as listed below according to the activities carried out:

Wet Lab - Ground floor room #T35
Maintenance of phytoplankton and zooplankton cultures: First floor room #148 and third floor WALK IN cell #365ter
Live zooplankton manipulations - First floor room #138
Live phytoplankton manipulations – First floor rooms #138 and #148 and Third floor room #364
Fixed Phyto- and ZooPlankton manipulations - Third floor rooms #325 and #326
GROWTH CHAMBERS for EXPERIMENTS: floor -1 (along the wall in front of the stairs) and third floor (hall #365)

Functional Area Manager: Dott.ssa Carmen Minucci This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Internal Phone Number #272

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The Molecular Ecology Area is devoted to investigated molecular aspects related to taxonomic identification, population genetics studies, gene expression studies and functional genetics.

The area is temporarily distributed, pending the completion of the renovation works of the west wing in the following rooms:

• East wing, first floor rooms #140 and #150
• East wing, first floor room #146 
• East wing, third floor room #340
• East wing, third floor room #346

Functional Area Manager Camilla Borgonuovo This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Room #140 Internal Phone Number #236

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The Biochemistry and Cell Biology area is equipped with various instruments useful for the biochemical and functional characterization of proteins and small molecules, including the study of signal transduction in marine organisms. The available equipment includes homogenizers for cell destruction, chromatographic systems for the purification and characterization of proteins, spectrophotometers for enzymatic assays.

Manager: Imma Castellano

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Extension #293

Third floor EST Wing, #356

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The area of Functional Genomics is devoted to the localization and perturbation of gene expression during embryonic development in marine organisms. This area is organized into dedicated two platforms:

• Gene perturbation
• Microscopic observations

Manager: Mara Francone
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Extension #353

Second floor EAST Wing

The Gene Perturbation platform is equipped with the necessary equipment for the transformation and culture of embryos of marine organisms.
The area is equipped with: a puller to prepare microinjection needles, an electroporator and three microinjection setups necessary for the transformation of zygotes.
Refrigerated incubators and a thermostatic chamber (walk-in) are also available, for the growth of embryos at the required temperature (typically 15, 18 and 20°C).  

Managere: Mara Francone
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Extension #353

Second floor EAST Wing, #244,  #246 

The Microscopic Observations platform is equipped with four systems: 
2 microscopes, both with visible light and fluorescence; 
2 stereomicroscopes (brightfield and fluorescence).

Manager: Mara Francone
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Extension #353

Second floor EAST Wing, #245

The Physiology and Behavior area is devoted to research in fields including physiology, neuroscience and behavior of marine organisms, with a focus on the evaluation of neural and behavioral plasticity. This is organized into three dedicated platforms:

• Histology
• Behavioral and morphological analysis
• Electrophysiology

Manager: Pamela Imperadore 

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Extension #232

First Floor EAST Wing

The Developmental Molecular Biology area is dedicated to the analysis and study of the regulatory mechanisms that govern development of marine organisms. This includes the following dedicated platforms:

• Electrophoresis and PCR
• Centrifugation and Ultracentrifugation
• Nucleic Acid Extraction and Purification

Manager: Alessandro Amoroso

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Extension #345

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