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PROGRAM & BOOK OF ABSTRACTS published with the contribution of 11th-14th DECEMBER 2019 PROGRAM & BOOK OF ABSTRACTS published with the contribution of 11th-14th DECEMBER, 2019 ORGANIZED BY Prof. Nelson Marmiroli Director CINSA, Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali Professor Emeritus, University of Parma Prof. Lanfranco Masotti President of Consorzio Italbiotec Prof. Maurizio Filippo Acciarri University of Milano Bicocca © 2019 Nelson Marmiroli, Maurizio Filippo Acciarri, Lanfranco Masotti Published by: Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali The abstract book is available at www.cinsa.unipr.it (Authors of the single abstracts here published are jointly-responsible for their submitted content) ISBN 978-88-943573-8-7 Institutional P artner With the patronage of Sponsored by Empowering Knowledge Special contribution Preface NANO-DAY IV, December 11-14, 2019 The NANO-DAY conference series was born in Parma (Italy) in 2014 from an idea of Prof. N. Marmiroli and some of his collegues, representing since its biginnig an important meeting point for anybody interested in nanotechnology and nanoscience: academic world, research institutions and industries. Arriving to its fourth edition, the conference was moved to Milano to reach for a vaster international audience. But, the object of the conference remained the same: a platform for young researchers, and for their work. To facilitate the participation, NANO- DAY IV is completely free. NANO-DAY IV is organized jointly by three Institutions: Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienze Ambientali (CINSA) – Consorzio Italbiotec – University of Milano Bicocca, hosting the event in its premises. The three components of the Organising Committee, Profs Nelson Marmiroli, Lanfranco Masotti and Maurizio Filippo Acciarri, have devised the programme of the conference with the aid of the Steering ans Scientific Committees. The event takes place from the 11th to the 14th of December 2019. In the morning of December 11th, a Round Table (in Italian) with title “Nanotechnology in Life Sciences and Technologies” will involve important representatives from institutions, academic world, industry. The scientific programme is organized in two parallel sessions: “Life Sciences” and “Physics, Chemistry and Technology”. Each session will include four sets of oral presentations. The program will see over 70 speakers alternating on the stage. A special mention is due to the session dedicated to the Horizon2020 project SIMBA on innovations in sustainable agriculture. Speakers from Finland, Sweden, USA, India, European Commission are involved in plenary talks. There will be over 80 poster presentations organised in three sessions for discussion. The best posters and oral presentations will be selected by the Scientific Committee and awarded in the morning of December 14th, during the closure ceremony. As a fixed feature in the NANO-DAY conferences, there will be a “job day” (December 13th) where industries, companies and spin-offs will introduce their new lines of research in the nanotechnology field. This event includes a setting where company representatives will meet young researchers. The Organizers acknowledge the contribution of sponsors and associations providing their patronage. Moreover a more detailed list of all the people and their contribute to organization is given at page 20. 6 Preface NANO-DAY IV, December 11-14, 2019 THE ORGANIZERS Prof. Nelson Marmiroli Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali (CINSA) University of Parma [email protected] / [email protected] Education and professional experience 1967-1971 degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Parma 1973-1977 Research Assistant at the University of Parma 1978 Associate Professor at the University of Chicago (IL, USA) 1979-1982 Adjunct Professor of Agricultural Genetics at the University of Udine 1980-1986 Associated Professor in Applied Genetics at the University of Parma 1986-1990 Full Professor of Genetics (Chair) at the University of Lecce 1990-1991 Chair of Genetics at the University of Bologna 1991-1995 Chair of Biology at the University of Parma Since 1995 Chair of Recombinant DNA Technologies at the University of Parma Since 2017 Professor Emeritus – University of Parma Recent titles and assignments Director of the CINSA (National Interuniversity Consortium for Environmental Sciences) Rector Delegate and President of the Committee for University Sport Activities He has authored over 300 scientific publications. Milton P. Gordon Award for excellence in the career related to environmental biotechnologies (International Phytotechnology Society, 2013). Editor of the book “Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment” - N. Marmiroli, J.C. White, J. Song (eds). 2019, Elsevier, pp. 307-314. ISBN 978-0-12-814835-8 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12- 814835-8.00012-1) Main research activities - Application of environmental biotechnologies for sustainability. Phytoremediation, bioremediation, emerging contaminants (nanomaterials and nanoparticles), interaction of plants with pollutants (outdoor and indoor). - Genomics and proteomics of the response to environmental stress; genes and gene products involved in the adaptive response and in response to stress. - Analysis of the effects of environmental stress and agricultural conditions on protein composition of cereal grains (durum wheat and rice), through proteomic, ionomic and ultrastructural analyses. Analysis of the effects of nanoparticles of different structure on plant, fungal and animal organisms subjected to environmental stress. - Development of molecular biosensors and nanosensors based on protein and DNA for analysis of food composition and quality; development of microsensors for on-line monitoring of food supply chains, development of Lab-on-chip systems. Molecular traceability in food and feed. - Development of systems for analysis of gene expression regulation mediated by microRNAs, concerning occurrence of infective immunological and inflammatory diseases in man. - Development of innovative tools for toxicological analyses, application to emerging contaminants and nanomaterials. - Innovative methodologies as countermeasure against deliberate threats towards environmental and food resources. - Production of selected plant species which can be used as natural resources to decrease the impact of conventional energy sources, using renewable resources in the production of biofuels. 7 Organizers NANO-DAY IV, December 11-14, 2019 Prof. Lanfranco Masotti President of the Italbiotec Consortium for the Development of Biotechnology. Full Professor of Biochemistry, now retired. Career 1968-75 Assistant Professor University of Bologna, School of Medicine 1969-70 Postdoctoral Fellow A.M.A. Institute for Biomedical Research, Chicago, IL, USA. 1970-71 Assistant Professor U.A.B. Medical School, Birmingham, Alabama 1975-76 Full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry University of Catania, School of Medicine 1976-89 Full Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Parma (UniPR), School of Medicine 1976-89 Chairman of the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Parma, School of Medicine 1976-83 Director of the School of Specialization on Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, UniPR 1980-86 Director of the "High Technology Instrumentation Interfaculty Center" (C.I.M.), UniPR 1983-87 Member of the Board of Directors, University of Parma, Member of the Scientific and Board of Directors of the Interuniversity Consortium for Biotechnology, Trieste 1983-89 Member of the Teaching Board of the PhD Course in Molecular Biology and Pathology, UniPR 1985-87 President of the Building Committee, Board of Directors, University of Parma From 198 Full Professor of Biochemistry, University of Bologna, Faculty of Pharmacy 1990-2001 Director, Interdepartmental Center for Biotechnology, University of Bologna 1991-94 Member, the Academic Senate, University of Bologna 1992-98 Director, Interuniversity Consortium for Biotechnology 1992 -2010 Coordinator of the PhD Course of Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Bologna Coordinator, School of Biotechnology, University of Bologna 1994-99 Coordinator of the Commettee for the Institution of the School of Biothecnology, UniBO 1999-2010 Dean, School of Biotechnology, University of Bologna 1995-2001 Director, Department of Biochemistry, University of Bologna 1995-96 Member, Committee for the feasibility study on Structural Biology, UE-DGXII, Bruxelles 1996-99 Expert, for Biotechnology in the Central Eastern European Countries, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1997-2010 Referee, Bilateral Agreement between University of Bologna and Belgrade 1998-2003 President of the Scientific Commettee and Member of the Board of Directors, Consortium for the Development of Biotechnology “Roberto Lepetit”, Gerenzano (VA), Italy 1998-2010 President, Board of Governors, TESLA Scientific Center, Belgrade, YU 2000-2010 Member, Board of Governors, “Marino Golinelli” Foundation, Bologna 2000-2010 Director, Life Learning Center, Bologna 2002-2010 Member, Board of Directors, Italian Society of Biochemistry 2003-2010 Vice-President, “Marino Golinelli” Foundation, Bologna 2003-2010 President, Life Learning Center Network, Bologna 2003-2010 Manager European Federation of Biotechnology - Regional Branch Office Bologna 2003-to date President of the Consortium Italbiotech, Milano 2004-2010 Dean Corso di Laurea Specialistica in Biotecnologie Farmaceutiche 2007 -2010 Coordinator of the PhD Course