November 27th 2015 h. 10.30
Conference Room

PROGRAM

10.30 - 11.00 Raffaella Casotti (PhD Coordinator) Introduction and Welcome to new Ph.D students

11.00 - 11.15 Camilla Borgonuovo Dir. Studies Dr. M.I. Ferrante
Signal perception in diatoms: dissecting chemical communication with molecular approaches

11.15 - 11.30 Miriam Ruocco Dir. Studies Dr. G. Procaccini
Multiple stressors response in seagrasses

11.30 - 11.45 Greta Busseni Dir. Studies Dr. D. Iudicone
Investigating the interplay between abiotic forcing and life strategies in setting marine plankton diversity

11.45 - 12.00 Sara Fioretti Sup. Dr. F.P. Patti – Prof. A. Anastasio (Un. Federico II)
Marine organisms model species for the assessment of biological, environmental and economic impacts on marine aquaculture in Campania

12.00 - 12.15 Massimiliano Volpe Dir. Studies Dr. R. Sanges
Role of Transposable Elements, Long Noncoding RNAs and Zinc Fingers in the Evolution of Cellular Complexity

12.15 - 12.30 Celestina Mascolo Sup. Dr. P. Sordino - Prof. T. Pepe (Un. Federico II)
Genetic characterization of commercially valuable marine resources from the Gulf of Naples

12.30 - 12.45 Rachele Napolitano Sup. Dr. M.C. Gambi – Prof. E.P. Tomasini (Un. Politecnica delle Marche)
Development of non-contact measurement techniques for the study/observation and reconstruction of underwater benthic habitats and organisms

BREAK

14.30 - 14.45 Rosa Maria Sepe Sup. Dr. P. Sordino – Prof. Paolo De Girolamo (Un. Federico II)
Functional characterization of endocannabinoid system: role of 2-AG during zebrafish neural development.

14.45 - 15.00 Alfonsina Milito Dr. Studies Dr. A. Palumbo
Ovothiol, a marine antioxidant: discovery of its biological activities

15.15 - 15.30 Nadia Ruocco Sup. Dr. M. Costantini – Dr. A. Fontana (ICM-CNR)
Ecological role and biotechnological potential of marine organisms and their natural products

15.30 - 15.45 Mirko Mutalipassi Dir. Studies Dr. V. Zupo
Re-defining the concept of model species: an experimental approach on a range of marine animals

15.45 - 16.00 Angela Pelusi Dir. Studies Dr. M. Montresor
From plankton to benthos and back: cues triggering formation and germination of resting stages in marine diatoms

16.00 - 16.30 PhD Commitee Members and students - Feedback and general discussion