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Natascia BIONDI

Ruolo attuale:: Professore Associato
SSD:: AGRI-08/A - Microbiologia agraria, alimentare e ambientale
Afferenza organizzativa:: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI)

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Natascia BIONDI

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Laureata in Scienze Biologiche nel 1994 presso l’Università degli Studi di Firenze, con una tesi sull’ecologia del fitoplancton nel Mare Adriatico.

Ha collaborato con il Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze sull’ecologia del fitoplancton fino al 1998.

Dal 2000 ha collaborato con il Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie (DiBA) dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze per lo studio della bioattività dei cianobatteri e usufruisce di un contratto di collaborazione coordinata e continuativa con la Scuola di Specializzazione in Scienza e Tecnologia Cosmetiche dell’Università degli Studi di Siena per lo svolgimento di ricerche sulla bioattività delle comunità cianobatteriche delle Terme di Saturnia.

Nel 2004 ha conseguito il titolo di Dottore di Ricerca in Biotecnologie Microbiche Agrarie presso l’Università degli Studi di Firenze con una ricerca dal titolo “Cianobatteri bioattivi: fisiologia, coltura massiva e impieghi”.

Dal 2004 ha collaborato con il DiBA, poi con il DISPAA con assegno di ricerca (5 anni) sull’argomento “Fotosintesi microbica come fonte di molecole naturali di interesse industriale e di processi eco-compatibili da energie rinnovabili”, borsa di studio su “Coltura massiva di microalghe come fonte di nutraceutici e mangimi”, contratti di collaborazione coordinata e continuativa nell’ambito del progetto WATERGY (from WAste To EneRGY through algae) per la coltura di microalghe in acque reflue, e del progetto europeo FP7 “AquaFUELs: Algae and aquatic biomass for a sustainable production of 2^nd generation biofuels”.

Dal 2011 al 2016 ha usufruito di un assegno di ricerca (Legge 240/10) su “Colture di microalghe come fonte di biofuels e green chemicals” nell’ambito del progetto europeo FP7 BIOFAT (BIOfuels From Algae Technologies).

Dal 01/06/2016 al 31/05/2019 è stata ricercatore a tempo determinato di tipo a) per ricerche sui progetti europei H2020 Photofuel (Biocatalytic solar fuels for sustainable mobility in Europe) e NOMORFILM (Novel marine biomolecules against biofilm. Application to medical devices). Dal 01/03/2021 al 29/02/2024 è stata ricercatore a tempo determinato di tipo b). Dal 01/03/2024 è Professore Associato.

Da marzo 2019 è segretario dell'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e le Applicazioni delle Microalghe (AISAM). E’ stata membro del Board of Arbitrators (2014-2016, 2016-2018) e del Working Group on Novel Foods della European Algae Biomass Association (EABA). E’ iscritta alla International Society for Applied Phycology (ISAP) e alla SIMTREA. Dal 2015 al 2016 è stata membro del Comitato Scientifico della conferenza AlgaEurope, organizzata da EABA, DLG e Direttorato Generale per l’Energia della Commissione Europea (fino al 2017).

Attività didattica

E' attualmente docente di Microbiologia per lo Sviluppo delgi Alimenti Funzionali nel Corso di laurea Magistrale in Biologia Molecolare e Applicata e di Microbial Biotechnlogies for Environment and Soil Protection del Corso di Laurea Magistrale Biotecnologie per la Gestione Ambientale e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile.

Co-docente di Microbiologia per il corso di laurea in Scienze Agrarie (3 anni); tutor (2 anni) e docente (1 anno) di Laboratorio di Microbiologia nel corso di laurea triennale in Biotecnologie; docente del modulo di Microbiologia Applicata e Ambientale del corso di Microbiologia per il corso di studi triennale in Biotecnologie (3 anni); docente di Criteri di stesura di un progetto di ricerca per il Dottorato in Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali (3 anni).

Argomenti di ricerca

Principali argomenti di ricerca sono lo studio e la coltura di microalghe per la produzione di biocombustibili, biomateriali, alimenti e mangimi, molecole bioattive per uso farmaceutico e medico e altre molecole ad alto valore aggiunto.

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Mario D'Ambrosio, Elisabetta Bigagli, Lorenzo Cinci, Gianluca Cipriani, Alberto Niccolai, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Francesca Zambelli, Manuela Gencarelli, Annunziatina Laurino, Laura Raimondi, Mario R. Tredici, Cristina Luceri (2024). Arthrospira platensis F&M-C265 reduces cardiometabolic risk factors in rats fed a high fat diet. JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS, vol. 116, pp. 1-8, ISSN:1756-4646 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Reali L., Sampietro G., Tredici F., Diani M., Celli T., Cantini F., Marseglia M., Biondi N. (2024). Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation in cyanobacteria as a tool to produce biomaterials from marble extraction leftovers. In: YAS Young Algaeneers Symposium, Vannes, 27-30/05/2024, EABA, pp. 80-81.

Natascia Biondi, Maria Raffaella Martina, Marisanna Centini, Cecilia Anselmi, Mario R. Tredici (2023). Hot springs cyanobacteria endowed with biological activities for cosmetic applications: Evaluation of on-site collected communities and isolated strains. COSMETICS, vol. 10, pp. 1-22, ISSN:2079-9284 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Caterina Pagnini, Giacomo Sampietro, Gaia Santini, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi (2023). Tisochrysis lutea as a substrate for lactic acid fermentation: Biochemical composition, digestibility, and functional properties. FOODS, vol. 12, pp. 1-22, ISSN:2304-8158 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

D'Ambrosio, Mario; Bigagli, Elisabetta; Cinci, Lorenzo; Gencarelli, Manuela; Chioccioli, Sofia; Biondi, Natascia; Rodolfi, Liliana; Niccolai, Alberto; Zambelli, Francesca; Laurino, Annunziatina; Raimondi, Laura; Tredici, Mario R; Luceri, Cristina (2023). Tisochrysis lutea F&M-M36 Mitigates Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome and Promotes Visceral Fat Browning through β3-Adrenergic Receptor/UCP1 Signaling. MARINE DRUGS, vol. 21, pp. 1-15, ISSN:1660-3397 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bigagli E.; D'Ambrosio M.; Cinci L.; Pieraccini G.; Romoli R.; Biondi N.; Niccolai A.; Rodolfi L.; Tredici M.R.; Luceri C. (2023). A comparative study of metabolites profiles, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from three Arthrospira strains in RAW 264.7 macrophages. ALGAL RESEARCH, vol. 73, pp. 1-10, ISSN:2211-9264 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

María José Iglesias, Raquel Soengas, Fernando López-Ortiz, Natascia Biondi, Mario R. Tredici, Ignacio Gutiérrez-del-Río, Sara López-Ibáñez, Claudio J. Villar, Felipe Lombó, Yuly López, Yaiza Gabasa, Sara Soto (2023). Effect of culture conditions at lab- scale on metabolite composition and antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of Dunaliella tertiolecta. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, vol. 59, pp. 356-369, ISSN:0022-3646 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Gaia Santini, Natascia Biondi, Giacomo Sampietro, Folco Tredici, Filippo Bacci, Mario Tredici, Liliana Rodolfi (2022). Comparison of the effects of Arthrospira and Nostoc-based formulations as biostimulants for different plant species. In: Convegno AISAM 2022 Prof. Mario Tredici, Napoli, 16-18/10/2022, AISAM, pp. 0-0.

Gaber, K., Rösch, C., Biondi, N. (2022). Life Cycle Assessment of Total Fatty Acid (TFA) Production from Microalgae Nannochloropsis oceanica at Different Sites and Under Different Sustainability Scenarios. BIOENERGY RESEARCH, vol. 15, pp. 1595-1615, ISSN:1939-1234 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Santini G., Biondi N., Sampietro G., Tredici F., Bacci F., Tredici M.R., Rodolfi L. (2022). Variations in biostimulant response according to plant species: the case of Arthrospira and Nostoc-based formulations. In: AlgaEurope 2022, Roma, 13-15/12/2022, DLG Benelux/EABA, pp. 373-374.

Lorenzo Reali, Giacomo Sampietro, Francesco Cantini, Marco Marseglia, Natascia Biondi (2022). Microalgae biomineralization to valorize stone extraction leftovers. In: Convegno AISAM 2022 Professor Mario Tredici, Napoli, 16-18/10/2022, AISAM, pp. 0-0.

Zanolla V.; Biondi N.; Niccolai A.; Abiusi F.; Adessi A.; Rodolfi L.; Tredici M.R. (2022). Protein, phycocyanin, and polysaccharide production by Arthrospira platensis grown with LED light in annular photobioreactors. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0921-8971 DOI

Reali L., Sampietro G., Cantini F., Marseglia M., Biondi N. (2022). Biomineralization by microalgae as a tool to valorize stone extraction leftovers. In: AlgaEurope 2022, Roma, 13-15/12/2022, DLG Benelux /EABA, pp. 384-385.

Gaia Santini, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Giacomo Sampietro, Mario R. Tredici (2022). Effects of cyanobacterial-based biostimulants on plant growth and development: a case study on basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, vol. 34, pp. 2063-2073, ISSN:1573-5176 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Pagnini C., Sampietro G., Santini G., Rodolfi L., Biondi N. (2022). Tisochrysis lutea biomass as a substrate for lactic acid fermentation. In: AlgaEurope 2022, Roma, 13-15/12/2022, DLG Benelux/EABA, pp. 235-236.

Mario D’Ambrosio, Elisabetta Bigagli, Lorenzo Cinci, Alberto Niccolai, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario R. Tredici, Cristina Luceri (2021). Effects of Arthrospira platensis biomass on risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome. In: 40° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Farmacologia (SIF), -, pp. 1-1. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Santini G.; Biondi N.; Rodolfi L.; Tredici M.R. (2021). Plant biostimulants from cyanobacteria: An emerging strategy to improve yields and sustainability in agriculture. PLANTS, vol. 10, pp. 643-643, ISSN:2223-7747 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

R. Cerri, A. Niccolai, G. Cardinaletti, F. Tulli, F. Mina, E. Daniso, T. Bongiorno, G. Chini Zittelli, N. Biondi, M.R. Tredici, E. Tibaldi (2021). Chemical composition and apparent digestibility of a panel of dried microalgae and cyanobacteria biomasses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). AQUACULTURE, vol. 544, pp. 737075-737075, ISSN:0044-8486 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bigagli, E; D'Ambrosio, M; Cinci, L; Niccolai, A; Biondi, N; Rodolfi, L; Nascimiento, LBD; Tredici, MR; Luceri, C (2021). A Comparative In Vitro Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of a Tisochrysis lutea Extract and Fucoxanthin. MARINE DRUGS, vol. 19, pp. 334-348, ISSN:1660-3397 DOI

Santini G., Rodolfi L., Biondi N., Sampietro G., Mattii G.,Tredici M.R. (2021). Arthrospira-based biostimulants and their effects on different plants. In: AlgaEurope 2021, online, 07-10/12/2021, EABA, pp. 175-176.

Gaia Santini, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario R. Tredici (2021). Biostimolanti da microalghe e cianobatteri. In: Vincenzo Michele Sellitto. Microalghe (e cianobatteri). I microrganismi fotosintetici in agricoltura, pp. 45-61, Bologna: Edagricole, ISBN:978-88-506-5614-1.

Niccolai, Alberto; Venturi, Manuel; Galli, Viola; Pini, Niccolò; Rodolfi, Liliana; Biondi, Natascia; Granchi, Lisa; Tredici, Mario R. (2021). Vegetable oils protect phycocyanin from thermal degradation during cooking of spirulina-based “crostini”. LEBENSMITTEL-WISSENSCHAFT + TECHNOLOGIE, vol. 138, pp. 110776-110776, ISSN:0023-6438 DOI

Wichmann J.; Lauersen K.J.; Biondi N.; Christensen M.; Guerra T.; Hellgardt K.; Kuhner S.; Kuronen M.; Lindberg P.; Rosch C.; Yunus I.S.; Jones P.; Lindblad P.; Kruse O. (2021). Engineering Biocatalytic Solar Fuel Production: The PHOTOFUEL Consortium. TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 39, pp. 323-327, ISSN:0167-7799 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Piampiano, Elisa; Pini, Francesco; Biondi, Natascia; Garcia, Carlos J.; Decorosi, Francesca; Tomàs-Barberàn, Francisco A.; Giovannetti, Luciana; Viti, Carlo (2021). Tetraselmis suecica F&M-M33 phycosphere: associated bacteria and exo-metabolome characterisation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, vol. 56, pp. 61-71, ISSN:0967-0262 DOI

Niccolai A., Biondi N., Beatriz Dos Santos Nascimento L., Brunetti C., Rodolfi L., Tredici M.R (2021). Antioxidant capacity of microalgae and cyanobacteria of interest as food source. In: 15th Algae Biomass Summit, Online event, 28 Settembre - 27 Ottobre 2021, -, pp. 1-1.

Alberto Niccolai, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Manuel Venturi, Viola Galli, Ana Paula Batista, Anabela Raymundo, Isabel Sousa, Polona Jamnik, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam, Mario R. Tredici (2020). Microalgae as functional ingredients for bakery products, pasta, and fermented beverages. In: AlgaEurope 2020, Online event, 01-04 Dicembre 2020, -, pp. 115-116. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Giulia Atzori, Werther Guidi Nissim, Liliana Rodolfi, Alberto Niccolai, Natascia Biondi, Stefano Mancuso, Mario R. Tredici (2020). Algae and Bioguano as promising source of organic fertilizers. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, pp. 1-11, ISSN:1573-5176 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marisanna Centini, Mario R. Tredici, Natascia Biondi, Anna Buonocore, Roberto Maﬀei Facino, Cecilia Anselmi (2020). Bioglea as a source of bioactive ingredients: Chemical and biological evaluation. COSMETICS, vol. 7, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2079-9284 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Gaia Santini, Massimo D’Ottavio, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario R. Tredici (2020). Cyanobacteria as plant biostimulants: a promising strategy to improve yields and sustainability in agriculture. In: AISAM 2020, Padova, 07/09/2020, AISAM, pp. 1-1.

Alberto Niccolai, Manuel Venturi, Viola Galli, Niccolò Pini, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Lisa Granchi, Mario R. Tredici (2020). Vegetable oils protect phycocyanin from thermal degradation during cooking in spirulina-based “crostini”. In: AISAM 2020, Padova, Italia, 07 Settembre 2020, -, pp. 1-1. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Mario D’Ambrosio, Elisabetta Bigagli, Lorenzo Cinci, Alberto Niccolai, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario R. Tredici, Cristina Luceri (2020). Effetti di una dieta ad alto grasso arricchita con biomassa di Arthrospira platensis sui fattori di rischio associati a sindrome metabolica. In: AISAM 2020, Padova, Italia, 07 Settembre 2020, -, pp. 1-1. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto Niccolai, Kaja Bažec, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Emil Zlatić, Polona Jamnik, Mario Tredici (2020). Lactic Acid Fermentation of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) in a Vegetal Soybean Drink for Developing New Functional Lactose-Free Beverages. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 11, pp. 1-18, ISSN:1664-302X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Santini G., Biondi N., Rodolfi L., Tredici M.R. (2020). Microalgae as a promising source of plant biostimulants. In: AlgaEurope, online, 01-04/12/2020, EABA, pp. 129-130.

Patrícia Fradinho, Alberto Niccolai, Rita Soares, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario R.Tredici, Isabel Sousa, Anabela Raymundo (2020). Effect of Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) incorporation on the rheological and bioactive properties of gluten-free fresh pasta. ALGAL RESEARCH, vol. 45, pp. 1-22, ISSN:2211-9264 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Maiolo, Silvia; Parisi, Giuliana; Biondi, Natascia; Lunelli, Fernando; Tibaldi, Emilio; Pastres, Roberto (2020). Fishmeal partial substitution within aquafeed formulations: life cycle assessment of four alternative protein sources. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, pp. 1-17, ISSN:0948-3349 DOI

Alberto Niccolai, Kaja Bažec, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario R. Tredici, Polona Jamnik (2019). Lactic acid fermentation of Arthrospira platensis for the production of a new lactose-free beverage rich in probiotics. In: AlgaEurope 2019, Parigi, Francia, 03-05 Dicembre 2019, -, pp. 89-90. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Valentina Zanolla, Fabian Abiusi, Alberto Niccolai, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario R. Tredici (2019). Arthrospira platensis: cultivation under artificial light for protein, phycocyanin and polysaccharide production. In: AlgaEurope 2019 Conference, Parigi, Francia, 03-05 Dicembre 2019, -, pp. 358-359. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ana Paula Batista, Alberto Niccolai, Ivana Bursic, Isabel Sousa, Anabela Raymundo, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario R. Tredici (2019). Microalgae as Functional Ingredients in Savory Food Products: Application to Wheat Crackers. FOODS, vol. 8, pp. 1-22, ISSN:2304-8158 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cerri R., Cardinaletti G., Capoccioni F., Contò M., Parisi G., Biondi N., Tulli F., Tibaldi E. (2019). Nutritive value of novel feed protein sources to rainbow trout (O. mykiss) and European sea bass (D. labrax).. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, vol. 18, pp. 21-21, ISSN:1828-051X

Alberto Niccolai, Manuel Venturi, Viola Galli, Niccolò Pini, Liliana Rodolfi,Natascia Biondi, Massimo D’Ottavio, Ana Paula Batista, Anabela Raymundo, Lisa Granchi, Mario Tredici (2019). Development of new microalgaebased sourdough “crostini”: functional effects of Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) addition. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, pp. 1-12, ISSN:2045-2322 DOI

Natascia Biondi, Giacomo Sampietro, Gimena Arganaraz, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario R. Tredici (2019). Cultivation of Botryococcus braunii Showa in Annular Columns and Green Wall Panel reactors up to 1400 L. In: AlgaEurope 2019, Paris, 03-05/12/2019, EABA, pp. 80-81.

Gaia Santini, Massimo D'Ottavio, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario R. Tredici (2019). Cyanobacterial extracts as biostimulants for hydroponically-grown basil. In: AlgaEurope 2019, Paris, 03-05/12/2019, EABA, pp. 134-135.

Alberto Niccolai, Emer Shannon, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario Tredici (2019). Lactic acid fermentation of Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) biomass for probiotic-based products. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, vol. 31, pp. 1077-1083, ISSN:0921-8971 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Piampiano E.; Pini F.; Biondi N.; Pastorelli R.; Giovannetti L.; Viti C. (2019). Analysis of microbiota in cultures of the green microalga Tetraselmis suecica. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, vol. 54, pp. 497-508, ISSN:0967-0262 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto Niccolai, Elisabetta Bigagli, Lorenzo Cinci, Mario R. Tredici, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario D’Ambrosio, Cristina Luceri (2019). Possible applications of Tisochrysis lutea F&M-M36 & Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256 extracts as antinflammatory agents. In: Final Conference - European Recent Advances in the Microalgae Field, Madrid, Spain, -, pp. 1-1.

Alberto Niccolai, Graziella Chini Zittelli, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario Tredici (2019). Microalgae of interest as food source: Biochemical composition and digestibility. ALGAL RESEARCH, vol. 42, pp. 1-9, ISSN:2211-9264 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bigagli E., Cinci L., Niccolai A., Tredici M.R., Biondi N., Rodolfi L., D’Ambrosio M., Luceri C (2018). Antinflammatory effects of Tisochrysis lutea F&M-M36 and Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256 extracts. In: 5th EABA and EC Contractors' Conference and the 12th International Algae Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 04/12/2018 - 06/12/2018, -, pp. 270-271. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Santini, Gaia; Guidi Nissim, Werther; Palm, Emily Rose; Biondi, Natascia; Tredici, Mario; Rodolfi, Liliana (2018). EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF AN ARTHROSPIRA SP. BASED EXTRACT ON HYDROPONICALLY GROWN LETTUCE (LACTUCA SATIVA L. VAR. CAPITATA). In: 5th AlgaEurope Conference, Amsterdam, 04-06/12/2018, DLG, pp. 312-313.

Alberto Niccolai, Emer Shannon, Manuel Venturi, Viola Galli, Niccolò Pini, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Ana Paula Batista, Anabela Raymundo, Isabel Sousa, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam, Mario R. Tredici (2018). Microalgae and cyanobacteria as promising ingredients for the development of functional beverages and foods. In: 3rd EuAlgae Training School Microalgal bioeconomy in modern society, Florence, Italy, 24/09/2018 - 25/09/2018, -, pp. 2-3.

Arganaraz, Gimena; Biondi, Natascia; Sampietro, Giacomo; Tredici, Folco; Rodolfi, Liliana; Tredici, Mario (2018). OUTDOOR GROWTH OF THE CYANOBACTERIA SYNECHOCOCCUS PCC 7002 AND SYNECHOCYSTIS PCC 6803 IN GREEN WALL PANEL (GWP®) PHOTOBIOREACTORS. In: 5th AlgaEurope Conference, Amsterdam, 04-06/12/2018, DLG, pp. 154-155.

Alberto Niccolai, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario Tredici (2018). Microalgae biomasses: new ingredients for the formulation of high-quality diet in aquaculture. In: 49° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina, Cesenatico, 04/06/2018 - 08/06/2018, -, pp. 68-71. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto Niccolai, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Mario R. Tredici (2018). Fermentation of Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256 (spirulina) biomass by Lactobacillus plantarum for the production of probiotics. In: International Conference on Industrial Biotechnology (IBIC 2018), Venice, Italy, 15-18 April 2018, -, pp. 13-13. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Sampietro, Giacomo; Bassi, Niccolò; Tredici, Folco; Bacci, Filippo; Biondi, Natascia; Rodolfi, Liliana; Tredici, Mario (2018). MICROALGAE CULTIVATION IN GREEN WALL PANEL (GWP®) PHOTOBIOREACTORS FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF BIOACTIVE MOLECULES. In: 5th AlgaEurope Conference, Amsterdam, 04-06/12/2018, DLG, pp. 144-145.

Bassi, Niccolò; Tredici, Folco; Paci, M; Bardi, A; Torsello, L; Bonciani, D; Vichi, M; Cenerini, M; Biondi, Natascia; Rodolfi, Liliana; Tredici, Mario (2018). ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS CULTIVATION USING GEOTHERMAL CO2 AND HEAT. In: 5th AlgaEurope Conference, Amsterdam, 04-06/12/2018, DLG, pp. 123-124.

Alberto Niccolai, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario Tredici (2018). Microalgae: an unexplored source to develop functional gluten-free pasta. In: 2nd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, Lisbon, Portugal, 26/09/2018 - 28/09/2018, -, pp. 260-260. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto Niccolai, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario R. Tredici (2018). EFEITO DA COMPOSIÇÃO NUTRICIONAL DE ARTHOSPIRA PLATENSIS NA QUALIDADE DE MASSAS ISENTAS DE GLÚTEN. In: 14º Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Lisbon, Portugal, 06/11/2018 - 09/11/2018, -, pp. 68-68. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Biondi, Natascia; Cheloni, Giulia; Rodolfi, Liliana; Viti, Carlo; Giovannetti, Luciana; Tredici, Mario R. (2018). Tetraselmis suecica F&M-M33 growth is influenced by its associated bacteria. MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 11, pp. 211-223, ISSN:1751-7915 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto Niccolai, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Elisabetta Bigagli, Lorenzo Cinci, Cristina Luceri, Mario R. Tredici (2018). Anticancer effect and nutraceutical properties of microalgae and cyanobacteria from Fotosintetica & Microbiologica S.r.l. culture collection. In: European Academy for Biomedical Science (ENABLE). The 2nd European PhD and Postdoc symposium. The Promise of Future Medicine: From Research to Therapy, Copenhagen, Denmark, 07/11/2018 - 09/11/2018, -, pp. 182-182. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Elisabetta Bigagli, Lorenzo Cinci, Alberto Niccolai, Natascia Biondi, Liliana Rodolfi, Massimo D'Ottavio, Mario D'Ambrosio, Maura Lodovici, Mario R. Tredici, Cristina Luceri (2018). Preliminary data on the dietary safety, tolerability and effects on lipid metabolism of the marine microalga Tisochrysis lutea. ALGAL RESEARCH, vol. 34, pp. 244-249, ISSN:2211-9264 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Niccolai A., Fradinho P., Soares R., Sousa I., Rodolfi L., Biondi N., Tredici M.R., Raymundo A. (2018). A new microalgae-based gluten-free pasta. In: 5th EABA and EC Contractors' Conference and the 12th International Algae Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 04/12/2018 - 08/12/2018, -, pp. 272-273. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto Niccolai, Liliana Rodolfi, Natascia Biondi, Mario R. Tredici (2018). Anticancer effect of microalgal and cyanobacterial extracts on colorectal cancer cells. In: Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS2018), Oban, Scotland, 18/05/2018, -, pp. 54-54. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Liliana, Rodolfi; Natascia, Biondi; Giacomo, Sampietro; Marco De Vito, ; Niccolò, Bassi; Alberto, Niccolai; Gimena, Arganaraz; João, Morais; Vitor, Vasconcelos; Mario R., Tredici (2017). Outdoor cultivation of a bioactive Tolypothrix sp. in Green Wall Panel (GWP®) photobioreactors. In: AlgaEurope 2017 Conference, Berlino, Germania, 05-07/12/2017, -, pp. 193-193. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Luceri, Cristina; Bigagli, Elisabetta; Cinci, Lorenzo; D'ambrosio, Mario; Lodovici, Maura; Niccolai, Alberto; Biondi, Natascia; Rodolfi, Liliana; Tredici, Mario (2017). Nutraceutical properties of Arthrospira platensis and Isochrysis T. lutea rich diets in rats. In: 38° Congresso Nazionale. Farmaci, Salute, e Qualità della Vita, -, pp. 0-0.

Gimena, Arganaraz; Natascia, Biondi; Liliana, Rodolfi; Mario R., Tredici (2017). Outdoor cultivation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on different nitrogen sources. In: AlgaEurope 2017, Berlin, 05-07/12/2017, DLG Benelux, EABA, European Commission, pp. 192-192.

Niccolai, Alberto; Bigagli, Elisabetta; Biondi, Natascia; Rodolfi, Liliana; Cinci, Lorenzo; Luceri, Cristina; Tredici, Mario (2017). In vitro toxicity of microalgal and cyanobacterial strains of interest as food source. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, vol. 29, pp. 199-209, ISSN:0921-8971 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Elisabetta, Bigagli; Lorenzo, Cinci; Alberto, Niccolai; Mario R., Tredici; Liliana, Rodolfi; Natascia, Biondi; Maura, Lodovici; Mario, D’Ambrosio; Giulia, Mori; Cristina, Luceri (2017). Nutraceutical properties of a Tisochrysis lutea enriched diet: a 1-month study in rats. In: AlgaEurope 2017 Conference, Berlino, Germania, 05-07/12/2017, -, pp. 160-160. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Alberto, Niccolai; Manuel, Venturi; Viola, Galli; Niccolò, Pini; Liliana, Rodolfi; Natascia, Biondi; Massimo, D’Ottavio; Ana Paula Batista, ; Anabela, Raymundo; Isabel, Sousa; Mario, Tredici (2017). Spirulina crostini: a new sourdough bakery product. In: AlgaEurope 2017 Conference, Berlino, Germania, 05-07/12/2017, -, pp. 120-121. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bigagli, Elisabetta; Cinci, Lorenzo; Niccolai, Alberto; Tredici, Mario; Biondi, Natascia; Rodolfi, Liliana; Lodovici, Maura; D'Ambrosio, Mario; Mori, Giulia; Luceri, Cristina (2017). Safety evaluations and lipid-lowering activity of an Arthrospira platensis enriched diet: A 1-month study in rats. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, vol. 102, pp. 380-386, ISSN:0963-9969 DOI

Niccolai, Alberto; Chini Zittelli Graziella; Biondi Natascia; Rodolfi Liliana; Mario Tredici (2017). Biochemical characterization and in vitro digestibility of microalgal and cyanobacterial biomasses as novel ingredients for food products. In: 6th Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology, Nantes, 18/06/2017 - 23/006/2017, ISAP, pp. 69-69.

Batista, Ana Paula; Niccolai, Alberto; Fradinho, Patrãcia; Fragoso, Solange; Bursic, Ivana; Rodolfi, Liliana; Biondi, Natascia; Tredici, Mario; Sousa, Isabel; Raymundo, Anabela (2017). Microalgae biomass as an alternative ingredient in cookies: Sensory, physical and chemical properties, antioxidant activity and in vitro digestibility. ALGAL RESEARCH, vol. 26, pp. 161-171, ISSN:2211-9264 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ana Paula Batista, ; Alberto, Niccolai; Ivana, Bursic; Liliana, Rodolfi; Natascia, Biondi; Mario, Tredici; Isabel, Sousa; Anabela, Raymundo (2017). Microalgae biomass incorporation in salted cookies (“crackers”) increases their functional properties. In: AlgaEurope 2017 Conference, Berlino, Germania, 05-07/12/2017, -, pp. 159-159.

Rodolfi, Liliana; Biondi, Natascia; Guccione, Alessia; Bassi, Niccolò; D'Ottavio, Massimo; Arganaraz, Gimena; Tredici, Mario R (2017). Oil and eicosapentaenoic acid production by the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultivated outdoors in Green Wall Panel (GWP®) reactors. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, vol. 114, pp. 2204-2210, ISSN:0006-3592 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Biondi, Natascia; Cheloni, Giulia; Tatti, Enrico; Decorosi, Francesca; Rodolfi, Liliana; Giovannetti, Luciana; Viti, Carlo; Tredici, Mario (2017). The bacterial community associated with Tetraselmis suecica outdoor mass cultures. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, vol. 29, pp. 67-78, ISSN:0921-8971 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

E. Piampiano, F. Pini, F. Decorosi, R. Pastorelli, M.R. Tredici, N. Biondi, L. Giovannetti, C. Viti (2017). Microbial interactions in Tetraselmis suecica phycosphere. In: Microbiology 2017, SIMGBM, pp. 87-87.

Rodolfi, L.; Guccione, A.; Bassi, N.; Biondi, N.; Sampietro, G.; Prussi, M.; Chiaramonti, D.; D’Ottavio, M.; Mangini, S.; Piana, A.; Carlini, D.; Tredici, M.R. (2016). Lipid production by Nannochloropsis oceanica at large scale: energy balance and techno-economic analysis. In: AlgaEurope, Madrid, Spain, 13-15/12/2016, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 87-88.

Mario, Tredici; Liliana, Rodolfi; Natascia, Biondi; Niccolò, Bassi; Giacomo, Sampietro (2016). Techno-economic analysis of microalgal biomass production in a 1-ha Green Wall Panel (GWP®) plant. ALGAL RESEARCH, vol. 19, pp. 253-263, ISSN:2211-9264 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Rodolfi, Liliana; Guccione, Alessia; Bassi, Niccolò; D’Ottavio, Massimo; Sampietro, Giacomo; Biondi, Natascia; Tredici, Mario (2016). One-step vs two-step oil production from Nannochloropsis oceanica and Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultivated outdoors in Green Wall Panels (GWP®-III). In: European Roadmap for an algae-based industry, Olhao (Portugal), 6-8 April 2016, Splash, Miracles, Fuel4Me, Algae Cluster, pp. 33-33.

Tredici, M.R.; Bassi, N.; Sampietro, G.; Rodolfi, L.; Biondi, N. (2016). Techno-economic analysis of microalgal biomass production in 1-ha Green Wall Panel (GWP) plant. In: European Roadmap per an algae-based industry, Olhao (Portugal), 6-8 April 2016, Splash, Miracles, Algae Cluster, Fuel4Me, pp. 38-38.

Rodolfi, Liliana; Guccione, Alessia; Bassi, Niccolò; Biondi, Natascia; Sampietro, Giacomo; D’Ottavio, Massimo; Mangini, Silvio; Piana, Alessandro; Carlini, Daniele; Tredici, Mario (2016). Energy balance and techno-economic analysis of lipid production by Nannochloropsis oceanica cultivated in Green Wall Panels (GWP®) and raceway ponds at large scale. In: The 4th Asia-Oceania Algae Innovation Summit - Accelerate Research and Commercialization of Algae, Wuhan (china), 18-21 September 2016, Chinese Academy of Sciences, pp. 0-0.

Bigagli, E.; Cinci, L.; Niccolai, A.; Tredici, M.R.; Biondi, N.; Rodolfi, L.; Lodovici, M.; Mori, G.; Luceri, C (2016). Safety evaluation and hypolipidemic effects of an Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256 enriched diet in rats. In: AlgaEurope, Madrid, Spain, 13-15/12/2016, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 145-145.

Niccolai, A.; Shannon, E.; Abu-Ghannam, N.; Biondi, N.; Rodolfi, L.; Tredici, M.R (2016). Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation of Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256 and Tetraselmis suecica F&M-M33 biomasses for the production of functional foods. In: AlgaEurope, Madrid, Spain, 13-15/12/2016, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 179-179.

Batista, A.P.; Niccolai, A.; Fradinho, P.; Fragoso, S.; Sousa, I.; Raymundo, A.; Rodolfi, L.; Biondi, N.; Tredici, M.R. (2016). Microalgae biscuits – Sensory, physical and chemical properties, antioxidant capacity and in-vitro digestibility. In: AlgaEurope, Madrid, Spain, 13-15/12/2016, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 117-118.

Parreira, C.; Duarte, M.; Guerra, T.; Fonseca, D.; Verdelho, V.; Lindberg, P.; Lindblad, P.; Lauersen, K.; Kruse, O.; Arganaraz, G.; Biondi, N.; Tredici, M. (2016). Engine-ready fuel excretion from phototrophic algae cultures. In: AlgaEurope, Madrid, Spain, 13-15/12/2016, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 159-159.

Biondi, N.; Fonseca, D.; Sampietro, G.; Santos, E.; Costa, L.; Verdelho, V.; Piana, A.; Carlini, D.; Mangini, S.; Bassi, N.; Rodolfi, L.; Prussi, M.; D’Ottavio, M.; Khozin-Goldberg, I.; Boussiba, S.; Tredici, M.R. (2016). Cultivation of Nannochloropsis oceanica F&M-M24 and Tetraselmis suecica F&M-M33 in the two 0.5-ha BIOFAT pilot plants for biofuel production. In: AlgaEurope, Madrid, Spain, 13-15/12/2016, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 71-72.

Fonseca, D.; Costa, L.; Gil Antunes, M.; Coelho, N.; Vieira, V.; Tredici, M.; Biondi, N. (2016). Business plan for a 10 ha production plant. In: European Roadmap for an Algae-based Industry, Olhao, Portugal, 6-8/04/2016, Wageningen University, pp. 33-33.

Prussi, M.; Casini, D.; Chiaramonti, D.; Bassi, N.; Biondi, N.; Rodolfi, L.; Tredici, M.R (2015). Energy balance of 1-ha algae plant for the production of high quality algae biomass.. In: AlgaEurope 2015, Lisbon (Portugal), 1-3 December 2015, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 229-229.

Biondi, N.; Sampietro, G.; Piana, A.; Carlini, D.; Mangini, S.; Bassi, N.; Rodolfi, L.; Tredici, M.R. (2015). Cultivation of Nannochloropsis oceanica F&M-M24 and Tetraselmis suecica F&M-M33 in a combined Green Wall Panel®-raceway pond pilot plant. In: 2nd EABA and EC Algae Contractors' Conference and the 9th International Algae Congress- AlgaeEurope 2015, Lisbon, 1-3/12/2015, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 192-192.

Niccolai, A.; Biondi, N.; Bigagli, E.; Luceri, C.; Cinci, L.; Rodolfi, L.; Tredici, M.R (2015). In vitro safety assessment of microalgal and cyanobacterial strains of interest as food ingredients. In: AlgaEurope 2015, Lisbon (Portugal), 1-3 December 2015, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 225-225.

Centini, M; Tredici, M.R.; Biondi, N.; Buonocore, A.; Maffei Facino, R.; Anselmi, C. (2015). Thermal mud maturation: Organic matter and biological activity. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COSMETIC SCIENCE, vol. 37, pp. 339-347, ISSN:0142-5463 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Rodolfi L.; Guccione A.; Bassi N.; D’Ottavio M.; Sampietro G.; Biondi N.; Tredici M.R. (2015). Strategies for oil and EPA production from Phaeodactylum tricornutum. In: AlgaEurope 2015, Lisbon (Portugal), 1-3 December 2015, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 234-234.

Fonseca D. Costa L., Silva J.; Vieira, V. V.; Tredici, M.; Biondi, N.; Prussi, M.; Rodolfi, L.; Bassi, N.; Mangini, S.; Wrubl, F.; Leu, S.; Boussiba, S.; de Pooter, M.; Rios, S.; Lépine, O.; Anton, S.; Martinelli, L. (2015). BIOFAT: large-scale optimisation through a step-by-step scale-up and low risk approach. In: AlgaEurope 2015, Lisbon (Portugal), 1-3 December 2015, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 77-78.

Tredici, M.R; Bassi, N.; Prussi, M.; Biondi, N.; Rodolfi, L.; Chini Zittelli, G.; Sampietro, G. (2015). Energy balance of algal biomass production in a 1-ha "Green Wall Panel" plant: How to produce algal biomass in a closed reactor achieving a high Net Energy Ratio. APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 154, pp. 1103-1111, ISSN:0306-2619 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fonseca D. Costa L., Silva J.; Vieira, V. V.; Tredici, M.; Biondi, N.; Prussi, M.; Rodolfi, L.; Bassi, N.; Mangini, S.; Wrubl, F.; Leu, S.; Boussiba, S.; de Pooter, M.; Rios, S.; Lépine, O.; Anton, S.; Martinelli, L. (2015). BIOFAT: 1 year of cultivation ot a 0.5 ha scale. In: AlgaEurope 2015, Lisbon, 2015, 1-3 December 2015, EABA, EC, DLG, pp. 205-205.

Chiaramonti David; Tredici Mario; Prussi Matteo; Biondi Natascia (2015). Algae biofuels. In: Jinyue Yan. Handbook of clean energy systems, vol. 1: renewable energy, pp. 85-100, New York: John Wiley & sons, Ltd., ISBN:978-1-118-38858-7. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fabian Abiusi; Giacomo Sampietro; Giovanni Marturano; Natascia Biondi; Liliana Rodolfi; Massimo D'Ottavio; Mario Tredici (2014). Growth, photosynthetic efficiency, and biochemical composition of Tetraselmis suecica F&M-M33 grown with LEDs of different colors. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, vol. 111, pp. 956-964, ISSN:0006-3592 DOI

Alessia Guccione; Natascia Biondi; Giacomo Sampietro; Liliana Rodolfi; Niccolò Bassi; Mario Tredici (2014). Chlorella for protein and biofuels: from strain selection to outdoor cultivation in a Green Wall Panel photobioreactor. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS, vol. 7, pp. 1-12, ISSN:1754-6834 DOI

Chini Zittelli, Graziella; Tredici, Mario; Tibaldi, Emilio; Poli, Bianca Maria; Rodolfi Liliana; Biondi, Natascia; Niccolai, Alberto (2014). Production and use of microalgae biomass for aquaculture feeds. In: 1st EABA and EC Contractors' Conference and the 8th International Algae Congress, Firenze, 01/12/2014 - 03/12/2014, Vitor Verdelho, pp. 41-42. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

N. Biondi; N. Bassi; G. Chini Zittelli; D. De Faveri; A. Giovannini; L. Rodolfi; C. Allevi; C. Macrì; M. R. Tredici (2013). Nannochloropsis sp. F&M-M24: Oil production, effect of mixing on productivity and growth in an industrial wastewater.. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, vol. 32, pp. 846-853, ISSN:1944-7442 DOI

G. Chini Zittelli; L. Rodolfi; N. Bassi; N. Biondi; M. R. Tredici (2013). Photobioreactors for microalgae biofuel production. In: M. A. Borowitzka & N. R. Moheimani. Microalgae for biofuels and energy, pp. 115-285, 0: Springer, ISBN:9789400754782. DOI

Zittelli, G.C.; Biondi, N.; Rodolfi, L.; Tredici, M.R. (2013). Photobioreactors for Mass Production of Microalgae. In: A. Richmond, H Qiang. Handbook of Microalgae Cultures, pp. 225-266, Oxford (UK): Wiley Blackwell Publishing, ISBN:9780470673898. DOI

Padovani G.; Rodolfi L.; Cheloni G.; Viti C.; Biondi N.; Giovannetti L.; Rosso M.; Tredici M.R. (2011). Characterization of the bacterial community associated with Nannochloropsis cultures: influence on growth and productivity.. In: 4th Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology, Halifax (Canada),, 19-24 June 2011, Michael Borowitzka, pp. 46-46.

G. Chini Zittelli; S. Venturini; L. Rodolfi; N. Biondi; A. Guccione; B.M. Poli; M.R. Tredici (2011). Production of Tetraselmis biomass for aquaculture feeds.. In: 4th Congress of the international Society for Applied Phycology, Halifax, Canada, June 19-24 2011, ISAP, pp. 70-70.

N. Biondi; G. Benvenuti; G. Sampietro; N. Bassi; L. Rodolfi; M.R. Tredici (2011). Swine and domestic wastewaters as low cost sources of nutrients for microalgal cultivation. In: 4th congress of the Internation Society for Applied Phycology, Halifax (Canada), June 19-24, pp. 62-62.

Cheloni G.; Biondi N.; Chini Zittelli G.; Padovani G.; Viti C.; Decorosi F.; Giovannetti L.; Rodolfi L.; Tredici M.R. (2011). Community structure and phylogenetic variability of bacteria associated to a Tetraselmis suecica outdoor mass culture. In: Program and Abstracts of the 4th Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology, Halifax (Canada), 19-24 June 2011, Michael Borowitzka, pp. 108-108.

R. Gori; G. Munz; C. Lubello; D. Daddi; N. Biondi; M. Tredici (2010). Energy demand and economic evaluation of solid-liquid separation systems used for harvesting and concentration of cultivated microalgae. In: Venice 2010, Third International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, Venezia (Italia), 8-11 Novembre 2010, CISA Publisher, pp. 0-0, ISBN:9788862650083

G. Cheloni; N. Biondi; G. Chini Zittelli; G. Padovani; C. Viti; F. Decorosi; E. Tatti; L. Rodolfi; M. Tredici (2010). Bacterial communities associated to outdoor cultures of the marine microalga Tetraselmis suecica. In: Second Florence Conference on Phenotype Microarray Analysis of Microorganisms, Firenze, 13-15 settembre, Decorosi F., Santopolo L., Tatti C., pp. 50-50.

M.R.Tredici; N.Biondi; E. Ponis; L.Rodolfi; G. Chini Zittelli (2009). Advances in microalgal culture for aquaculture feed and other uses. In: G. Burnell, G. Allan. New Technologies in Aquaculture: Improving production efficiency, quality and environmental management, pp. 610-659, Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK, ISBN:978-1-84569-384-8. DOI

L.Rodolfi; G.Chini Zittelli; N.Bassi; G.Padovani; N.Biondi; G.Bonini; M.R.Tredici (2009). Microalgae for oil: strain selection, induction of lipid synthesis and outdoor mass cultivation in a low-cost photobioreactor. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, vol. 102, pp. 100-112, ISSN:0006-3592 DOI

N.Biondi; L. Rodolfi; M.R.Tredici (2008). Bioattività dei microrganismi fotosintetici. In: B. Biavati, C. Sorlini. Microbiologia ambientale, pp. 635-656, Milano: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.

N. Biondi; M.R. Tredici; A. Taton; A. Wilmotte; D.A. Hodgson; D. Losi; F. Marinelli (2008). Cyanobacteria from benthic mats of Antarctic lakes as a source of new bioactivities. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 105, pp. 105-115, ISSN:1364-5072 DOI

G. Chini Zittelli; L. Rodolfi; N. Biondi; M.R. Tredici (2006). Productivity and photosynthetic efficiency of outdoor cultures of Tetraselmis suecica in annular columns. AQUACULTURE, vol. 261, pp. 932-943, ISSN:0044-8486, Elsevier BV:PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam Netherlands:011 31 20 4853757, 011 31 20 4853642, 011 31 20 4853641, EMAIL: nlinfo-f@elsevier.nl, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.nl, Fax: 011 31 20 4853598: DOI

A. Taton; S. Grubisic; D. Ertz; D. Hodgson; R. Piccardi; N. Biondi; M.R. Tredici; M. Mainini; D. Losi; F. Marinelli; A. Wilmotte (2006). Polyphasic study of Antarctic cyanobacterial strains. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, vol. 42, pp. 1257-1270, ISSN:0022-3646, Allen Press Incorporated:PO Box 1897:Lawrence, KS 66044:(800)627-0629, (785)843-1221, EMAIL: orders@allenpress.com, INTERNET: http://www.allenpress.com, Fax: (785)843-1274: DOI

G. Stipa; R. Taiuti; G. de Scisciolo; G. Arnetoli; M. R. Tredici; N. Biondi; L. Barsanti; F. Lolli (2006). Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as an infectious disease: a possible role of cyanobacteria?. MEDICAL HYPOTHESES, vol. 67, pp. 1363-1371, ISSN:0306-9877 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

L. Rodolfi; N. Biondi; T. Bacchetti De Gregoris; G. Chini Zittelli; S. Somigli; M.R. Tredici (2004). Control of bacterial growth by microalgae and microalgal extracts for aquacultural purposes.. In: 1st Latin American Conference on Algal Biotechnology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 25-29 October 2004, Proycto editorial, vol. Biotecnologia Algal, nuevas perspectivas para Latinoamerica, pp. 168-169, ISBN:9789871130320

N. Biondi; R. Piccardi; M.C. Margheri; L. Rodolfi; G.D. Smith; M.R. Tredici (2004). Evaluation of Nostoc strain ATCC 53789 as a potential source of natural pesticides. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 70, pp. 3313-3320, ISSN:0099-2240, American Society for Microbiology:PO Box 11127:Birmingham, AL 35201:(800)633-4931, (205)995-1567, EMAIL: asm.nonmembers.subs@ebsco.com, INTERNET: http://www.asm.org, Fax: (205)995-1588: DOI

L. Rodolfi; N. Biondi; R. Piccardi; P. Ferroni; M.R. Tredici (2002). Effect of temperature on growth and bioactivity of two Nostoc strains in mass culture.. In: 1st Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology, Roquetas de Mar, Almeria, Spain, 26-30 May 2002, Universidad de Almeria, pp. 21-21, ISBN:9788482405629

Lazzara L.; Massi L.; Nuccio C.; Biondi N.; Innamorati M. (1997). Phytoplankton ecology: irradiance, particles, gilvin, pigments, absorption, fluorescence, production and species density in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea. In: Faranda F.M., Guglielmo L., Povero P.. ROSSMIZE, pp. 229-279, Genova, Italy: Tipografia G. Lang - Arti Grafiche.

MASSI L.; BIONDI N.; INNAMORATI M.; LAZZARA L. (1997). L'assorbimento della luce da parte del fitoplancton e del detrito.. BIOLOGIA MARINA MEDITERRANEA, vol. 4 (1), pp. 66-73, ISSN:1123-4245

Innamorati M.; Lazzara L.; Massi L.; Biondi N.; Nuccio C. (1996). Fitoplancton, luce e produzione primaria nell'Arcipelago delle isole Eolie, in estate.. In: Faranda F.M., Povero P.. Caratterizzazione ambientale del sistema Eolie e dei bacini limitrofi di Cefalù e Gioia (EOCUMM95), pp. 161-196, Genova: MURST.

INNAMORATI M.; NUCCIO C.; MASSI L.; BIONDI N.; LAZZARA L. (1996). La diversità fitoplanctonica dell'Adriatico e del Tirreno.. BIOLOGIA MARINA MEDITERRANEA, vol. 3 (1), pp. 21-25, ISSN:1123-4245

Innamorati M.; Massi L.; Nuccio C.; Biondi N. (1995). Phytoplankton and irradiance in the photic zone of the Eolian Archipelago waters. In: Faranda F.M. (editor). Caratterizzazione ambientale marina del sistema Eolie e dei bacini limitrofi di Cefalù e Gioia (EOCUMM94), pp. 129-157, Napoli: X-PRESS.

Natascia BIONDI

Curriculum

Natascia Biondi obtained a Master degree in Biological Sciences in 1994 from the University of Florence with a dissertation on phytoplankton ecology in the Adriatic Sea.

She collaborated with the Department of Plant Biology of the University of Florence for phytoplankton ecology studies until 1998.

In 2000 she started collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology (DiBA) of the University of Florence to study bioactive cyanobacteria and she had a research contract with the School of Specialisation in Cosmetic Science and Technology of the University of Siena to study the bioactivity of the cyanobacterial communities from Saturnia spas.

In 2004, she attained a Ph.D in Agricultural Microbial Biotechnology from the University of Florence after discussion of a thesis on the topic “Bioactive cyanobacteria: physiology, mass culture and uses”.

After PhD, she collaborated with DiBA with a 5-year post-doctoral research contract on the topic “Microbial photosynthesis as source of natural molecules of industrial interest and of eco-friendly processes for renewable energies”, a para-subordinate contract in the frame of the project WATERGY (from WAste To EneRGY through algae) for microalgae cultivation in wastewaters, a grant on the topic “Microalgae mass cultures as a source of nutraceuticals and feed”, and a para-subordinate contract in the frame of the EU FP7 Project “AquaFUELs: Algae and aquatic biomass for a sustainable production of 2^nd generation biofuels”.

From 2011 to 2016 she had a post-doctoral research contract on the topic “Culture of microalgae as a source of biofuels and green chemicals” in the frame of the EU FP7 Project BIOFAT (BIOfuels From Algae Technologies).

From 01/06/2016 to 31/05/2019 she had a temporary researcher contract in the frame of the EU H2020 projects Photofuel (Biocatalytic solar fuels for sustainable mobility in Europe) and NOMORFILM (Novel marine biomolecules against biofilm. Application to medical devices). From March 1, 2021 to February 29, 2024 she had a tenure track research contract. From March 1, 2024 she is Associate Professor.

Since March 2019 she is secretary of the Italian Association for the Study and the Applications of Microalgae (AISAM). She has been member of the Board of Arbitrators (2014-2016, 2016-2018) and of the Working Group on Novel Foods of the European Algae Biomass Association (EABA). She is member of the International Society for Applied Phycology (ISAP). From 2015 to 2018 she has been member of the Scientific Committee of the AlgaeEurope conference, organized by EABA, DLG and the DG Energy of the European Commission (until 2017).

Didactic activity

She is currently teaching Microbiology for the Development of Functional Foods in the Master degree course in Molecular and Applied Biology and Microbial Biotechnlogies for Environment and Soil Protection in the Master degree course in Biotechnologies for Environmental Management and Sustainable Agriculture.

Co-teacher of Microbiology in the Agricultural Sciences course (3 years); tutor (2 years) and teacher (1 year) of Laboratory of Microbiology in the Biotechnology course; teacher of the Applied and Environmental Microbiology module in the Biotechnology course (3 years), teacher of Criteria for drafting a research project for the PhD course in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (3 years).

Research interests

Main research topics are the study and cultivation of microalgae for the production of biofuels, biomaterials, food/feed, bioactive molecules for pharmaceutical and medical applications, and other high-value compounds.