Group Members

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The Giovannelli Lab team during a field excursion to the hot springs of Mondragone (Campania) in Summer 2021!

Staff

Donato Giovannelli

Full Professor
email: donato.giovannelli@unina.it

  • 2002-2005 - BSc, Biology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
  • 2005-2007 - MSc, Marine Biology and Ecology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
  • 2010-2013 - PhD, Applied Biology, Microbiology and Ecology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • 2013-2016 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vetriani laboratory, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
  • 2016-2018 - Research Fellow, Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Angelina Cordone

Research Scientist (RTI)
email: angelina.cordone@unina.it

  • 2003 - BSc, Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • 2003-2006 - PhD, Applied Biology, Microbiology and Ecology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • 2007-2008 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reyrat laboratory, Necker Institute, Paris, France

Luciano di Iorio

Lab Manager and First Class Master Brewer
email: luciano.diiorio@unina.it

  • Monte Sant'Angelo Beer Accademy

Postdocs

Davide Corso

Developping new bioinformatic tools for the study of microbial diversity
email: davide.corso@unina.it

  • Ph.D. student in Biosciences, University of Padova, Italy
  • MSc in Bioinformatics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
  • BSc in Computer Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Annarita Ricciardelli

Effects of biometal availability on the physiology of microorganisms
email: annarita.ricciardelli@unina.it

  • PhD in Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy
  • MSc in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy
  • BSc Biotechnology for Health, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy

Alessia Benedicta Bastianoni

Biometals availability and cycling in geothermal environments
email: alessiabenedicta.bastianoni@unina.it

  • PhD in Ecology, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Altos de Pipe, Venezuela
  • MSc Environmental Geotechnologies, Geotechnologies Center, Università di Siena, S. Giovanni Valdarno, Italy
  • BSc Geochemistry, Central University of Venezuela (UCV), Caracas, Venezuela

PhDs

Bernardo Barosa

ERC CoEvolve project
email: bernardo.barosa@unina.it

  • MSc Microbiology, University of Aveiro, Portugal
  • BSc Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Deborah Bastoni

ERC CoEvolve project
email: deborah.bastoni@unina.it

  • MSc Natural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • BSc Natural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Martina Cascone

PON funded project on the microbiology of Undeground Hydrogen Storage
email: martina.cascone@unina.it

  • MSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • BSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

Monica Correggia

Developing new analytical techniques to couple microbiological and geochemical data
email: monica.correggia@unina.it

  • MSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • BSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

Francesco Montemagno

Role of copper in controlling the diversity of copper-containing enzymes
email: francesco.montemagno@unina.it

  • MSc Natural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • BSc Natural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Flavia Migliaccio

Diversity of microbial communities in marine geothermal environments (PNRR BFNC)
email: flavia.migliaccio@unina.it

  • MSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • BSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

Nunzia Nappi

Diversity of microbial communities in the algal collection ACUF @UNINA (PNRR IR MIRRI)
email: nunzia.nappi@unina.it

  • MSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • BSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

Feliciana Oliva

Diversity of microbiomes in terrestrial geothermal ecosystems (PNRR IR MIRRI)
email: feliciana.oliva@unina.it

  • MSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • BSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

Marzia Licata

Genomic diversity of isolates in the algal collection ACUF @UNINA (PNRR IR MIRRI)
email: marzia.licata@unina.it

  • MSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • BSc Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

Ana Pelicciari Silva

Microbial diversity associated with shallow water hydrothermal vents and their biotechnological applications
email: ana.pelicciari@unina.it

Jacopo Brusca

Microbial diversity in polar region and biogeochemical cycling in a change climate
email: jacopo.brusca@unina.it

  • MSc Biology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona (Italy)
  • BSc Biology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona (Italy)

Antonio Longo

Developping a microbial-based health index for the oceans
email: antonio.longo@unina.it

  • MSc Biology of Extreme Environments, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
  • BSc Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

Guillermo Climent Gargallo

Microbiology of underground hydrogen storage
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  • BSc in Biotechnology, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
  • MSc in Bioinformatics, University of Valencia, Spain
  • MSc in Data Science, University of Valencia, Spain

Graduate Students

Margherita Plotti

Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
project: Microbiology of cryoconites and glaciers
Co-Advisor: Prof. Andrea Franzetti, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy

  • BSc in Biology, University of Trieste, Italy

Jake Lowe

Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
project:
Co-Advisor:

  • BSc in Biology, University of Utah, USA

Michela Barbetta

Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
project:
Co-Advisor:

  • BSc in Biology, University of Pavia, Italy

Sathesh Raj Periasamey

Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
project:
Co-Advisor:

  • BSc in Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Current Visitors

Valentina Marcheselli

Postdoc
visiting from: University of Trento (Italy)
Collaborating on: Sociology of science

Sara Diana

PhD Student
visiting from: University of Palermo (Italy)
Collaborating on: Geochemistry and microbiology of shallow-water hydrothermal vents

Luca Tonietti

PhD Student
visiting from: University of Naples “Parthenope” (Italy)
Collaborating on: In situ resource utilization in Astrobiology and microbial metal mining

Alumni

Luigi De Simone

In the lab from Septh 2022 - Dec 2023
as a: Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
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Marina Grilo

In the lab from Septh 2022 - Dec 2023
as a: Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
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Mattia Esposito

In the lab from Septh 2022 - Oct 2023
as a: Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
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Sharath Chandra

In the lab from Sept 2022 - Oct 2023
as a: Master student, Biology of Extreme Environments
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, Portugal

Gabriella Gallo

In the lab from June 2022 - July 2023
as a: Master student, Biological Sciences
Last we checked was a:

Matteo Selci

In the lab from Sept 2019 - April 2023
as a: PhD Student @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rutgers University (USA)

Nunzia Nnppi

In the lab from
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student @ Unina (Italy)

Luigi Gallucci

In the lab from
as a: Master student in Marine Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: Visiting Erasmus Student, Max Plank Institute, Bremen (Germany)

Elena Manariello

In the lab from
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
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Mariavittoria Brandi

In the lab from
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
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Marco Giardina

In the lab from
as a: Postdoctoral fellow @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: Technical Support Agent at Zebra Technologies

Alessandro Masi

In the lab from Jul 2021 - Oct 2022
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Naples Federico II

Feliciana Oliva

In the lab from Jun 2021 - Oct 2022
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student @ Unina (Italy)

Ottavia Iacovino

In the lab from Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
as a: Master student in Marine Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Candidate, Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norway

Emanuele Nappo

In the lab from Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
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Francesco Montemagno

In the lab from Jul 2020 - Dec 2021
as a: Master student in Natural Sciences @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student in our Lab!

Michela Piegari

In the lab from Apr 2021 - Feb 2022
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a:

Carmela Celentano

In the lab from May 2020 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Marine Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II

Giacomo Fabozzi

In the lab from Mar 2020 - Jul 2021
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
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Antonio Cascone

In the lab from Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
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Raffaella Postiglione

In the lab from Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
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Deborah Bastoni

In the lab from Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Natural Sciences @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student in our Lab!

Rosanna Bossa

In the lab from Oct 2019 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II

Angelica Severino

In the lab from Oct 2019 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Naples Federico II

Alessandro Coppola

In the lab from Oct 2019 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, Stazione Zoologica Anthon Dorn

Sonia De Rosa

In the lab from Oct 2019 - Apr 2021
as a: Master student in Biology @ Unina (Italy)
Last we checked was a:

Martina Cascone

In the lab from Apr 2019 - Dec 2020
as a: MSc student in Biology @ UNINA (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student in our Lab!

Michele Intoccia

In the lab from Apr 2019 - Dec 2020
as a: MSc student in Biology @ UNINA (Italy)
Last we checked was a: Graduate Assistant, Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II

Alessandra Ferrillo

In the lab from May 2019 - Nov 2020
as a: MSc student in Marine Biology @ UNINA (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

Rosaria Capuozzo

In the lab from May 2019 - Nov 2020
as a: MSc student in Biology @ UNINA (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, University of Bologna, Italy

Matteo Selci

In the lab from Jan 2018 - Feb 2019
as a: MSc student in Marine Biology @ UNIVPM (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student in our lab!

Marco Basili

In the lab from Feb 2018 - Feb 2019
as a: MSc student in Marine Biology @ UNIVPM (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD Student, CNR-IRBIM Ancona, Italy

Maria Magliulo

In the lab from Jun 2017 - Sept 2018
as a: MSc student in Marine Biology @ UNINA (Italy)
Last we checked was a: PhD student, Essex University, UK

Undergraduate Alumni

  • Francesca Satolli, UNINA, 2023
  • Natalia Russo, UNINA, 2020
  • Emanuela Mastromo, UNINA, 2020
  • Teresa Femiano, UNINA, 2020
  • Martina Tirelli, UNINA, 2020
  • Valentina Morgera, UNINA, 2020
  • Rosa Mesidoro, UNINA, 2020
  • Teresa Iovino, UNINA, 2020
  • Carmen Arpaia, UNINA, 2020
  • Emanuela Peluso, UNINA, 2020
  • Emanuele Galatola, UNINA, 2020
  • Benedetta Sasso, UNINA, 2020
  • Enza Canonico, UNINA, 2020
  • Vincenzo Abbagnale, UNINA, 2020
  • Ilaria di Biase, UNINA, 2020
  • Elena Panariello, UNINA, 2020
  • Alessandra Palazzi, UNINA, 2020
  • Mariacarmen Del Mondo, UNINA, 2020
  • Mattia Acunzo, UNINA, 2020
  • Simona Piccolo, UNINA, 2020
  • Mariavittoria Brandi, UNINA, 2020
  • Andrea Campanile, UNINA, 2020
  • Lucia Di peso, UNINA, 2020
  • Simone De Meo, UNINA, 2019
  • Raffaele Nocera, UNINA, 2019
  • Antonio Nappo, UNINA, 2019
  • Andrea Campanile, UNINA, 2019
  • Mariavittoria Brandi, UNINA, 2019
  • Nunzia Nappi, UNINA, 2019
  • Alessia Masella, UNINA, 2019
  • Angelica De Rosa, UNINA, 2019

High School Alumni

  • Francesca Cafiero, Liceo Statale "Fonseca", Napoli, Summer 2019
  • Domenico Mazza, Istituto Istruzione Superiore "Giancarlo Siani", Napoli, summer 2019

Past Visitors

  • Marina Viggiani, visiting graduate assistant, CNR ISMAR Venezia, Summer 2021
  • Costantino Vetriani, visiting professor, Rutgers University, Fall 2019
  • Matteo Selci, visiting student, Politechnic University of Marche, Spring 2019
  • Joy Buongiorno, visiting postdoc, Carnegie Institution of Washington (USA), Jan-Feb 2019