Bioinformatics (NGS) | Computational & Microbial Genomics | Fungal biotech
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Career: 3
Doctoral Researcher
Helmholtz Munich
Munich
Dec 2018 - Mar 2025
Doctoral Researcher
Helmholtz Munich
Munich
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
Student Intern
Aalborg University
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Erasmus Traineeship in Sustainable Biotechnology
Trainee
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
Trainee
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Student Internship - International Center of Biosciences and Bioresources
Education: 4
Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich)
Doctor's Degree
May 2022 - May 2026
Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich)
Doctor's Degree
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
Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health
Doctor of Science
Università di Pisa
Master's Degree
2016 - 2018
Università di Pisa
Master's Degree
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
Università degli Studi di Salerno
Bachelor's Degree
Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli” - Pr. Dr. Leone
Credentials: 1
freeCodeCamp
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
Volunteer
Abbaye de Maredret
Volunteer
Raufarhöfn
Awards: 1
Short Talk Award
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”