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Bioinformatics (NGS) | Computational & Microbial Genomics | Fungal biotech

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Bioinformatics researcher with 7+ years of experience and dozens of studies in Next-Generation Sequencing data analysis, computational and microbial genomics. My professional interest lies in translating biological insights into applications relevant to environmental sustainability, biotechnology, and public well-being.

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Career: 3

Doctoral Researcher

Helmholtz Munich

Munich

Dec 2018 - Mar 2025

Achievements: - Transcriptomic of plant-associated bacteria (Lead) https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycaf235 - Phylogenomics of flagellar genes in host-associated Pseudomonadota (Lead) https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.22.689265 - Pangenomic and metagenomic of C/S cycles in marine sediments w/ L Wöhlbrand https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads5631 - In situ transcriptomic of P-cycling bacteria w/ SK Thaqi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109565 - In vitro transcriptomic of novel P-cycling strain w/ SK Thaqi https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycaf208 - Pangenomic and phylogenomics of PGP strain w/ FM Mahmoud https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00422-24 - Environmental metagenomic of drought stress tolerance w/ YPA de Souza https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiae096 - Comparative genomics of phenolic degraders w/ S Benning https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03783-23 - Environmental metagenomic of biocrust w/ JA Ohan https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad081 - Plant metagenomics of drought stress tolerance w/ BR Martins https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-03120-4 - Whole-genome sequencing of PGP strain w/ FM Mahmoud https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01172-22 - Plant metagenomics of xenobiotics resistance Khalaf, D. M., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164260 - Pangenomics of plant associated and/or pathogenic Acidovorax https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000666 - Whole-genome sequencing of plant-associated strains w/ S Benning https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00159-21

Student Intern

Aalborg University

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

Erasmus Traineeship in Sustainable Biotechnology

Trainee

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

Student Internship - International Center of Biosciences and Bioresources

Education: 4

Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich)

Doctor's Degree

May 2022 - May 2026

Thesis: "Genetic basis of plant interaction in the genus Acidovorax and the role of flagellar regulators"

Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health

Doctor of Science

Dec 2018 - May 2026

Università di Pisa

Master's Degree

2016 - 2018

Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment - Pr. Dr. Ranieri, Pr. Dr. Vannacci Thesis: "Nutritional profile variations in fermented biomass"

Università degli Studi di Salerno

Bachelor's Degree

2013 - 2016

Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli” - Pr. Dr. Leone

Credentials: 1

Python

freeCodeCamp

May 2026

Publications: 14

Acidovorax pan-genome reveals specific functional traits for plant beneficial and pathogenic plant-associations

Microbial Genomics

FlhC loss alters Acidovorax delafieldii transcription in response to metabolites from Rhizophagus irregularis-colonized Lotus japonicus roots

Isme Communications

Deciphering the influence of arbuscular mycorrhiza on the root exudate and microbiome of Lotus japonicus

IS-MPMI

Draft Genome Sequence of the Bacterial Endophyte Priestia megaterium B1, Isolated from Roots of Apple

Microbiology Resource Announcements

Microbiome convergence and deterministic community assembly along successional biocrust gradients on potash salt heaps.

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Resilience of barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants upon exposure to tramadol: Implication for the root-associated bacterial community and the antioxidative plant defence system.

Science of the total environment

(Pan) genomic analysis of two Rhodococcus isolates and their role in phenolic compound degradation

Microbiology Spectrum

Cultivar-specific dynamics: unravelling rhizosphere microbiome responses to water deficit stress in potato cultivars.

BMC Microbiology

Complete genome sequences of two Rhodococcus sp. strains with large and linear chromosomes, isolated from apple rhizosphere.

Microbiology resource announcements

The effect of successive summer drought periods on bacterial diversity along a plant species richness gradient.

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Effects of novel P fertilizers on microbial abundance related to N and P cycling in two on-farm systems.

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

Key role of Desulfobacteraceae in C/S cycles of marine sediments is based on congeneric catabolic-regulatory networks.

Science advances

Comparative genomic analysis of strain Priestia megaterium B1 reveals conserved potential for adaptation to endophytism and plant growth promotion.

Microbiology Spectrum

Strain-specific strategies underlie convergent phosphate solubilization in Bacillus

ISME Communications

Volunteering: 3

Volontario

Legambiente Campania

Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

Volunteer

Abbaye de Maredret

2015

Volunteer

Raufarhöfn

2014

Awards: 1

Short Talk Award

Feb 2022

Award for the presentation of the following Short Talk Lecture (ID: ST176): “A multi-scale genomic approach to explore Acidovorax interaction with a model plant host, Lotus japonicus”

Skills: 30

Technical

BashMachine LearningPython (Programming Language)R (Programming Language)

Interpersonal

Research Skills

Other

BioinformaticsBiologyBioscienceBiostatisticsComputational BiologyComputational GenomicsDNA ExtractionEnvironmental Biotechnology
Environmental ScienceFermentation TechnologyFood MicrobiologyGenomicsIndustrial MicrobiologyLife SciencesMicrobial EcologyMicrobiologyMolecular BiologyMolecular MicrobiologyNext-Generation Sequencing (NGS)OptimizationPipelinesPlant PhysiologyStatistical Data AnalysisStatisticsSustainable Biotechnology

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