Scientific Publications of the PhD Students This page contains an updated list of students' scientific publications (in indexed journals), grouped by year. 2025 Marsaglia, L., Parisi, A., Libralato, S., Miller, N. A., Davis, P., Paolo, F. S., et al. (2025). Shedding light on trawl fishing activity in the Mediterranean Sea with remote sensing data. ICES Journal of Marine Science 82, fsae153. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsae153 De Martino, M., De Cupere, B., Rovelli, V., Serventi, P., Mouraud, B., Baldoni, M., et al. (2025). The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago. Science 390, eadt2642. doi: 10.1126/science.adt2642 Paradiso, C., Gratton, P., Trucchi, E., López-Delgado, J., Gargano, M., Garizio, L., et al. (2025). Genomic insights into the biogeography and evolution of Galápagos iguanas. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 204, 108294. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108294 Bocci, V., De Vivo, M., Alfano, S., Rossetti, S., Di Pippo, F., Pietrelli, L., et al. (2025). Biodegradation in Freshwater: Comparison Between Compostable Plastics and Their Biopolymer Matrices. Polymers 17, 2236. doi: 10.3390/polym17162236 Frassine, D., Braglia, R., Scuderi, F., Redi, E. L., Valentini, F., Relucenti, M., et al. (2025). Smart foliar fertilizer based on Zn-Alg-CaCO₃ microparticles improves Aquaponic tomato cultivation. Sci Rep 15, 18092. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-03136-y Magdy, M., Grosso, L., Pensa, D., Ciriminna, L., Fianchini, A., Vizzini, S., et al. (2025). How sediment granulometry affects feeding behaviour in sea cucumbers: a case study on Holothuria sanctori. Sci Rep 15, 9837. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-94220-w Mandava, T. A., Michetti, E., Astolfi, M. L., Camoni, L., Battistoni, A., Visconti, S., et al. (2025). Flagellin recognition triggers zinc mobilization in Arabidopsis thaliana as a response to Salmonella Typhimurium invasion. Sci Rep. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-30356-z Ninni, A., Zaccaria, F., Verteramo, L., Sciarretta, F., Silveira, L. S., Rosa-Neto, J. C., et al. (2025). MACanalyzeR scRNAseq analysis tool reveals PPARγHIGH/GDF15HIGH lipid-associated macrophages facilitate thermogenic expansion in BAT. Nat Commun 16, 5063. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60295-2 Turchi, A., Pedrazzi, G., Mattiussi, A., Labriola, M. S., Petrone, D., Rinalduzzi, S., et al. (2025). Modeling Skin Mark Temporal Variations to Estimate the Sex of Delphinids with Low Sexual Dimorphism: Implications for Management and Conservation. Integr. Zool., 1749-4877.13030. doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.13030 Ortenzi, F., Montereali, F., Savio, S., Di Cave, A., Contaldo, A., Antonaroli, S., et al. (2025). Sono-photobioreactor: Design and application of characterized and modulable reactor to optimize microalgal production with ultrasounds. Bioresource Technology 434, 132810. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132810 Pace, D. S., Pedrazzi, G., D’amario, I., Troccoli, A., Giacomini, G., Labriola, M. S., et al. (2025). The Acoustic Ecology of Coastal Dolphins by Assessing the Structural Variability of Sounds and the Influence of Contextual Factors. Integr. Zool. 20, 686–699. doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12934 2024 Bocci, V., Galafassi, S., Levantesi, C., Crognale, S., Amalfitano, S., Congestri, R., et al. (2024). Freshwater plastisphere: a review on biodiversity, risks, and biodegradation potential with implications for the aquatic ecosystem health. Front. Microbiol. 15, 1395401. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1395401 Borromeo, I., De Luca, A., Domenici, F., Giordani, C., Rossi, L., and Forni, C. (2024a). Antioxidant Properties of Lippia alba Essential Oil: A Potential Treatment for Oxidative Stress-Related Conditions in Plants and Cancer Cells. IJMS 25, 8276. doi: 10.3390/ijms25158276 Borromeo, I., Domenici, F., Giordani, C., Del Gallo, M., and Forni, C. (2024b). Enhancing Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Resilience: Unveiling the Role of Halopriming against Saltwater Stress. Seeds 3, 228–250. doi: 10.3390/seeds3020018 D’Agostino, A., Di Marco, G., Rolfo, M. F., Alessandri, L., Marvelli, S., Braglia, R., et al. (2024). Microparticles from dental calculus disclose paleoenvironmental and palaeoecological records. Ecology and Evolution 14, e11053. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11053 Gargano, M., Colosimo, G., Garizio, L., Gratton, P., Lewbart, G. A., Gerber, G. P., et al. (2024). Locating Nesting Sites for Critically Endangered Galápagos Pink Land Iguanas (Conolophus marthae). Animals 14, 1835. doi: 10.3390/ani14121835 Maiello, G., Talarico, L., Brodie, C., Carpentieri, P., Sbrana, A., Shum, P., et al. (2024). Net gain: Low‐cost, trawl‐associated EDNA samplers upscale ecological assessment of marine demersal communities. Environmental DNA 6, e389. doi: 10.1002/edn3.389 Pagli, C., Chamizo, S., Migliore, G., Rugnini, L., De Giudici, G., Braglia, R., et al. (2024). Isolation of biocrust cyanobacteria and evaluation of Cu, Pb, and Zn immobilisation potential for soil restoration and sustainable agriculture. Science of The Total Environment 946, 174020. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174020 Alabiso, A., Frasca, S., Cantelmo, V., Braglia, R., Scuderi, F., Costa, F., et al. (2024). From kitchen to crop: The efficacy and safety of the microbial consortium treated dishwasher wastewater for the Zero Mile system. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 214, 108967. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108967 Bellardini, D., Russo, L., Tuccio, V. D., Luca, D. D., Gaizo, G. D., Zampicinini, G., et al. (2024). Spatiotemporal changes of pelagic food webs investigated by environmental DNA metabarcoding and connectivity analysis. Cau, A., Sbrana, A., Franceschini, S., Fiorentino, F., Follesa, M. C., Galgani, F., et al. (2024). What, where, and when: Spatial-temporal distribution of macro-litter on the seafloor of the western and central Mediterranean sea. Environmental Pollution 342, 123028. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123028 Costagliola, A., Montano, L., Langella, E., Lombardi, R., Squillacioti, C., Mirabella, N., et al. (2024). A Comparative Analysis of Orexins in the Physio-Pathological Processes of the Male Genital Tract: New Challenges? A Review. Veterinary Sciences 11, 131. doi: 10.3390/vetsci11030131 Ferrero, G., Festa, R., Follia, L., Lettieri, G., Tarallo, S., Notari, T., et al. (2024). Small noncoding RNAs and sperm nuclear basic proteins reflect the environmental impact on germ cells. Mol Med 30, 12. doi: 10.1186/s10020-023-00776-6 Frasca, S., Alabiso, A., D’Andrea, M. M., and Migliore, L. (2024). Uncovering the Fungal Community Composition of Alive and Dead Posidonia oceanica Matte. Microb Ecol 87, 170. doi: 10.1007/s00248-025-02492-6 Frassine, D., Braglia, R., Scuderi, F., Redi, E. L., Valentini, F., Relucenti, M., et al. (2024). Enhancing Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Productivity: Foliar Sprayed Fe-Alg-CaCO3 MPs as Fertilizers for Aquaponics Cultivation. Plants 13, 3416. doi: 10.3390/plants13233416 Sciarretta, F., Ninni, A., Zaccaria, F., Chiurchiù, V., Bertola, A., Karlinsey, K., et al. (2024a). Lipid-associated macrophages reshape BAT cell identity in obesity. Cell Reports 43, 114447. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114447 Sciarretta, F., Zaccaria, F., Ninni, A., Ceci, V., Turchi, R., Apolloni, S., et al. (2024b). Frataxin deficiency shifts metabolism to promote reactive microglia via glucose catabolism. Life Sci. Alliance 7, e202402609. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202402609 Raimondo, S., Chiusano, M. L., Gentile, M., Gentile, T., Cuomo, F., Gentile, R., et al. (2024). Comparative analysis of the bioaccumulation of bisphenol A in the blood serum and follicular fluid of women living in two areas with different environmental impacts. Front. Endocrinol. 15, 1392550. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1392550 Ponsecchi, G., Olimpieri, T., Poerio, N., Antonelli, A., Coppi, M., Di Lallo, G., et al. (2024). Characterization of four novel bacteriophages targeting multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains of sequence type 147 and 307. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 14, 1473668. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1473668 Papini, G., Petrella, G., Cicero, D. O., Boglione, C., and Rakaj, A. (2024). Identification and quantification of polystyrene microplastics in marine sediments facing a river mouth through NMR spectroscopy. Marine Pollution Bulletin 198, 115784. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115784 2023 Albonetti, L., Maiello, G., Cariani, A., Carpentieri, P., Ferrari, A., Sbrana, A., et al. (2023). DNA metabarcoding of trawling bycatch reveals diversity and distribution patterns of sharks and rays in the central Tyrrhenian Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science 80, 664–674. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsad022 D’Agostino, A., Baldoni, M., Di Marco, G., Scorrano, G., Icaro, I., Brilli, M., et al. (2023a). Dental calculus and isotopes reveal information about ancient diet of Boccone del Povero community (1st-2nd century CE, Latium, central Italy). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 48, 103845. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103845 D’Agostino, A., Di Marco, G., Rolfo, M. F., Canini, A., and Gismondi, A. (2023b). Exploring prehistoric plant use by molecular analyses of Neolithic grave goods. Veget Hist Archaeobot 32, 339–348. doi: 10.1007/s00334-023-00910-8 Di Menno Di Bucchianico, A., Gaddi, R., Brighetti, M. A., De Franco, D., Miraglia, A., and Travaglini, A. (2023). Status and Trend of the Main Allergenic Pollen Grains and Alternaria Spores in the City of Rome (2003–2019). Sustainability 15, 6150. doi: 10.3390/su15076150 Di Pippo, F., Bocci, V., Amalfitano, S., Crognale, S., Levantesi, C., Pietrelli, L., et al. (2023). Microbial colonization patterns and biodegradation of petrochemical and biodegradable plastics in lake waters: insights from a field experiment. Front. Microbiol. 14, 1290441. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1290441 Miraglia, A., Brighetti, M. A., Franco, D. D., Di Menno Di Bucchianico, A., Froio, F., and Travaglini, A. (2023). Multiple Monitoring Stations in Big Cities: First Example of Three Spore Traps in Rome. Sustainability 15, 4155. doi: 10.3390/su15054155 Perta, N., Torrieri Di Tullio, L., Cugini, E., Fattibene, P., Rapanotti, M. C., Borromeo, I., et al. (2023). Hydroxytyrosol Counteracts Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Dissemination via Its Copper Complexing Properties. Biology 12, 1437. doi: 10.3390/biology12111437 Russo, L., Bellardini, D., Zampicinini, G., Jordán, F., Congestri, R., and D’Alelio, D. (2023). From metabarcoding time series to plankton food webs: The hidden role of trophic hierarchy in providing ecological resilience. Marine Ecology 44, e12733. doi: 10.1111/maec.12733 Scacco, U., Di Crescenzo, S., and Sbrana, A. (2023). Exploring fishing threat at fleet segment and subregional scale: Least expert knowledge and a resilience versus disturbance‐based approach as conservation’s tools for cartilaginous fish. Ecology and Evolution 13, e9881. doi: 10.1002/ece3.9881 Sciarretta, F., Ceci, V., Tiberi, M., Zaccaria, F., Li, H., Zhou, Z.-Y., et al. (2023). Lipocalin-2 promotes adipose–macrophage interactions to shape peripheral and central inflammatory responses in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Molecular Metabolism 76, 101783. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101783 Turchi, R., Sciarretta, F., Ceci, V., Tiberi, M., Audano, M., Pedretti, S., et al. (2023). Butyrate prevents visceral adipose tissue inflammation and metabolic alterations in a Friedreich’s ataxia mouse model. iScience 26, 107713. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107713 Valente, T., Ventura, D., Matiddi, M., Sbrana, A., Silvestri, C., Piermarini, R., et al. (2023). Image processing tools in the study of environmental contamination by microplastics: reliability and perspectives. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 298–309. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-22128-3 Borromeo, I., Domenici, F., Del Gallo, M., and Forni, C. (2023). Role of Polyamines in the Response to Salt Stress of Tomato. Plants 12, 1855. doi: 10.3390/plants12091855 Conte, C., Apostolaki, E. T., Vizzini, S., and Migliore, L. (2023). A Tight Interaction between the Native Seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the Exotic Halophila stipulacea in the Aegean Sea Highlights Seagrass Holobiont Variations. Plants 12, 350. doi: 10.3390/plants12020350 Corsetti, V., Notari, T., and Montano, L. (2023). Effects of the low-carb organic Mediterranean diet on testosterone levels and sperm DNA fragmentation. Current Research in Food Science 7, 100636. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100636 Donato, F., Rota, M., Ceretti, E., Viola, G. C. V., Marullo, M., Zani, D., et al. (2023). Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Semen Quality in Healthy Young Men Living in a Contaminated Area. Toxics 12, 6. doi: 10.3390/toxics12010006 Frassine, D., Braglia, R., Scuderi, F., Redi, E. L., Gismondi, A., Di Marco, G., et al. (2023). Sustainability in Aquaponics: Industrial Spirulina Waste as a Biofertilizer for Lactuca sativa L. Plants. Plants 12, 4030. doi: 10.3390/plants12234030 Gabriele, F., Ranaldi, R., Bruno, L., Casieri, C., Rugnini, L., and Spreti, N. (2023a). Biodeterioration of stone monuments: Studies on the influence of bioreceptivity on cyanobacterial biofilm growth and on the biocidal efficacy of essential oils in natural hydrogel. Science of The Total Environment 870, 161901. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161901 Gabriele, F., Ranaldi, R., Bruno, L., Casieri, C., Rugnini, L., and Spreti, N. (2023b). Biodeterioration of stone monuments: Studies on the influence of bioreceptivity on cyanobacterial biofilm growth and on the biocidal efficacy of essential oils in natural hydrogel. Science of The Total Environment 870, 161901. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161901 Grosso, L., Rampacci, M., Pensa, D., Fianchini, A., Batır, E., Aydın, İ., et al. (2023). Evaluating sea cucumbers as extractive species for benthic bioremediation in mussel farms. Sci Rep 13, 1457. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28733-7 Martini, A., Sahd, L., Rücklin, M., Huysseune, A., Hall, B. K., Boglione, C., et al. (2023). Deformity or variation? Phenotypic diversity in the zebrafish vertebral column. Journal of Anatomy 243, 960–981. doi: 10.1111/joa.13926 Montano, L., Giorgini, E., Notarstefano, V., Notari, T., Ricciardi, M., Piscopo, M., et al. (2023). Raman Microspectroscopy evidence of microplastics in human semen. Science of The Total Environment 901, 165922. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165922 Tijani, M. K., Köster, P. C., Guadano-Procesi, I., George, I. S., Abodunrin, E., Adeola, A., et al. (2023). High Diversity of Giardia duodenalis Assemblages and Sub-Assemblages in Asymptomatic School Children in Ibadan, Nigeria. TropicalMed 8, 152. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed8030152 Puliatti, S., Toso, S., Ticonosco, M., Rabito, S., Sighinolfi, M. C., Ferrari, R., et al. (2023). Semen Analysis in “Urology-Naïve” Patients: A Chance of Uroandrological Screening in Young Males. JCM 12, 3803. doi: 10.3390/jcm12113803 2022 Carlucci, R., Cipriano, G., Cascione, D., Ingrosso, M., Russo, T., Sbrana, A., et al. (2022). Application of a multi-species bio-economic modelling approach to explore fishing traits within eligible cetacean conservation areas in the Northern Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea). Front. Mar. Sci. 9, 1005649. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1005649 Colosimo, G., Gargano, M., Loreti, P., Bracciale, L., De Luca, M., Catini, A., et al. (2022). Remote tracking of Galápagos pink land iguana reveals large elevational shifts in habitat use. Journal for Nature Conservation 68, 126210. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126210 D’Agostino, A., Di Marco, G., Marvelli, S., Marchesini, M., Martínez‐Labarga, J. M., Rolfo, M. F., et al. (2022a). Pollen record of the Late Pleistocene–Holocene stratigraphic sequence and current plant biodiversity from Grotta Mora Cavorso (Simbruini Mountains, Central Italy). Ecology and Evolution 12, e9486. doi: 10.1002/ece3.9486 D’Agostino, A., Di Marco, G., Marvelli, S., Marchesini, M., Rizzoli, E., Rolfo, M. F., et al. (2022b). Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines. Commun Biol 5, 1384. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04354-0 D’Alelio, D., Russo, L., Del Gaizo, G., and Caputi, L. (2022a). Plankton under Pressure: How Water Conditions Alter the Phytoplankton–Zooplankton Link in Coastal Lagoons. Water 14, 974. doi: 10.3390/w14060974 D’Alelio, D., Russo, L., Del Gaizo, G., and Caputi, L. (2022b). Plankton under Pressure: How Water Conditions Alter the Phytoplankton–Zooplankton Link in Coastal Lagoons. Water 14, 974. doi: 10.3390/w14060974 De Angelis, F., Romboni, M., Veltre, V., Catalano, P., Martínez-Labarga, C., Gazzaniga, V., et al. (2022). First Glimpse into the Genomic Characterization of People from the Imperial Roman Community of Casal Bertone (Rome, First–Third Centuries AD). Genes 13, 136. doi: 10.3390/genes13010136 Gargano, M., Colosimo, G., Gratton, P., Marta, S., Brilli, M., Giustini, F., et al. (2022). Nitrogen and carbon stable isotope analysis sheds light on trophic competition between two syntopic land iguana species from Galápagos. Sci Rep 12, 16897. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21134-2 Giuffra, V., Rubino, L., Buzic, I., and Milanese, M. (2022). Osteoma of the zygomatic bone from 16th century Sardinia (Italy) in the framework of a paleoepidemiological study. International Journal of Paleopathology 39, 70–74. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2022.10.003 Lotrecchiano, N., Montano, L., Bonapace, I. M., Giancarlo, T., Trucillo, P., and Sofia, D. (2022). Comparison Process of Blood Heavy Metals Absorption Linked to Measured Air Quality Data in Areas with High and Low Environmental Impact. Processes 10, 1409. doi: 10.3390/pr10071409 Montano, L., Ceretti, E., Donato, F., Bergamo, P., Zani, C., Viola, G. C. V., et al. (2022). Effects of a Lifestyle Change Intervention on Semen Quality in Healthy Young Men Living in Highly Polluted Areas in Italy: The FASt Randomized Controlled Trial. 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Single and Synergistic Effects of Fenbendazole and Metronidazole Against Subclinical Infection by Giardia duodenalis in Non-Human Primates in a Zoological Garden in Southern Italy. Front. Vet. Sci. 9, 929443. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.929443 Corsi, F., Capradossi, F., Pelliccia, A., Briganti, S., Bruni, E., Traversa, E., et al. (2022). Apoptosis as Driver of Therapy-Induced Cancer Repopulation and Acquired Cell-Resistance (CRAC): A Simple In Vitro Model of Phoenix Rising in Prostate Cancer. IJMS 23, 1152. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031152 Di Biagio, C., Dellacqua, Z., Martini, A., Huysseune, A., Scardi, M., Witten, P. E., et al. (2022). A Baseline for Skeletal Investigations in Medaka (Oryzias latipes): The Effects of Rearing Density on the Postcranial Phenotype. Front. Endocrinol. 13, 893699. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.893699 Giachetti, C., Baldoni, M., and Borrini, M. (2022). 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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment: Occupational and Exposure Events, Effects on Human Health and Fertility. Toxics 10, 365. doi: 10.3390/toxics10070365 Monteiro, R., Andrades, R., Noleto-Filho, E., Pegado, T., Morais, L., Gonçalves, M., et al. (2022). GLOVE: The Global Plastic Ingestion Initiative for a cleaner world. Marine Pollution Bulletin 185, 114244. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114244 Valente, T., Pelamatti, T., Avio, C. G., Camedda, A., Costantini, M. L., Lucia, G. A. de, et al. (2022). One is not enough: Monitoring microplastic ingestion by fish needs a multispecies approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin 184, 114133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114133 Sbrana, A., Valente, T., Bianchi, J., Franceschini, S., Piermarini, R., Saccomandi, F., et al. (2022). From inshore to offshore: distribution of microplastics in three Italian seawaters. 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