Stazione Zoologica “Anton Dohrn” National Institute of Marine Biology, Ecology and Biotechnologies Activity Report 2019 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. 4 2 EXTENDED SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. 5 3 RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 THE RESEARCH @SZN WITHIN THE NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME 2015‐2020 ............................................. 10 3.2 SZN IN THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT ...................................................................... 11 3.3 SUMMARY OF THE 10 YEAR VISION DOCUMENT OF RESEARCH OF THE INSTITUTE .............................................. 14 3.4 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH STRUCTURES................................................................................. 16 3.4.1 Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms............................................................................. 18 3.4.2 Department of Integrative Marine Ecology ....................................................................................................... 21 3.4.3 Marine Biotechnology Department ................................................................................................................... 27 3.4.4 Research Infrastructures for marine biological resources Department ............................................................. 31 3.4.5 Third Mission Area ............................................................................................................................................. 39 3.5 THE SZN SEATS ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 3.5.1 Seat in Villa Comunale ....................................................................................................................................... 43 3.5.2 Villa Dohrn – Ischia ............................................................................................................................................ 43 3.5.3 Headquarter of the Marine Biotechnology Department (Naples) ..................................................................... 44 3.5.4 The Portici Centre .............................................................................................................................................. 45 4 SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................................. 46 4.1 RESEARCH RESULTS OF THE SZN IN 2019 ........................................................................................................... 47 4.2 HOT TOPICS AND RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 2019 ................................................................................................ 64 4.3 STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS ...................................................................................................................... 78 4.4 SZN STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE THREE YEAR PERIOD 2020-2022 ................................................................... 82 4.5 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING OF SZN FOR THE THREE YEARS 2020-2022 .............................................................. 83 4.5.1 Function, adaptation and evolution in marine organisms ................................................................................ 83 4.5.2 Multiscale approach to marine biodiversity ...................................................................................................... 89 4.5.3 Integrated approach to the study and management of the ecosystem ............................................................ 92 4.5.4 Sustainable Exploitation of Marine Biological Resources .................................................................................. 97 4.6 METRICS OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY ............................................................................................................... 103 5 INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES................................................................................................................... 109 5.1 STRATEGIES FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH OF THE SZN ........................................................................... 110 5.2 MANAGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE - EMBRC ..................................................... 111 5.3 NETWORKING AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES .......................................... 113 5.4 CHARACTERIZATION AND RESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES OF NATIONAL INTEREST ................................ 114 5.5 THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESS TO MARINE GENETIC RESOURCES ................................................... 115 5.6 SUPPORT TO CITES FOR MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES ....................................................................................... 117 5.7 RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION OF MARINE TURTLES .................................................................................... 118 5.8 DATABASE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................. 119 6 THIRD MISSION ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................................... 120 6.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................. 121 6.2 SERVICES FOR RESEARCH AND THIRD PARTIES ................................................................................................... 125 6.3 MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY .................................................................................................... 127 6.4 PRIVATE COMPANIES PARTICIPATED BY SZN ..................................................................................................... 130 6.5 PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES ..................................... 132 6.6 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ........................................................................................................................ 133 6.7 HIGHER EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................................... 134 7 RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES ............................................................................................................................... 139 7.1 DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ................................. 140 7.2 MAINTENANCE/BREEDING OF MODEL ORGANISMS ......................................................................................... 142 7.3 NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MARINE RESEARCH ................................................................................................... 143 7.4 NEW BIO-IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES ................................................................................................................... 144 7.5 DATA INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................................... 145 2 7.6 ADVANCED MARINE RESEARCH AND INFRASTRUCTURE CENTRE ...................................................................... 146 8 RESEARCH PROJECTS AND INNOVATION ............................................................................................................... 147 8.1 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ............................................................................................................... 148 8.2 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS ........................................................................................................................ 155 8.3 NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ......................................................................................................................... 159 8.4 FINANCING FOR INFRASTRUCTURES .................................................................................................................. 165 8.6 MINISTRY UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH FUNDED PROJECTS ............................................................................... 170 8.7 FLAGSHIP RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY SZN ............................................................................................... 173 8.8 REGIONAL PROJECTS ........................................................................................................................................... 174 8.9 PROJECTS FROM OTHER FINANCIAL SOURCES ................................................................................................... 178 8.10 RESEARCH PROJECTS IN NATIONAL CLUSTERS ................................................................................................... 180 8.11 PROJECT FINANCING FOR INFRASTRUCTURES ...................................................................................................... 182 8.12 PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ........................................................................................ 184 8.13 S.W.O.T. 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