FishMed-PhD students

Bargione Giada - Multidisciplinary approach for the clam digging management
Supervisor: Alessandro Lucchetti
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Chiarini Matteo - Assessing the state of the demersal species stock and of management measures in the Adriatic Sea
Supervisor: Alberto Santojanni
Co-Supervisors: Michela Martinelli, Stefano Goffredo

Di Maio Federico - Spatial approach to the fisheries management
Supervisor: Fabio Fiorentino
Co-Supervisors: Tommaso Russo, Stefano Goffredo

Meschini Marta - Involvement of both the associations of professionals operating in the sea and fisheries field and of the final users in scientific research: participation in scientific research for large-scale spatial and temporal monitoring of marine biodiversity
Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo
Co-Supervisors: Gianna Fabi, Mauro Marini

Musella Margherita - Innovative microbiome-based systems for the improvement of productivity, safety and sustainability of mussels and fish farming

Palazzo Quinzia - Multiscale comparative analysis of the process of bio-mineralization of small pelagic fishes’ otoliths
Supervisor: Giuseppe Falini
Co-Supervisors: Jaap Kaandorp, Fabio Fiorentino, Stefano Goffredo, Beatriz Morales Nin

Palladino Giorgia - Impact of aquaculture on the microbial communities and on marine holobiont
Supervisor: Marco Candela
Co-Supervisors: Gianmarco Luna, Giulio Zanaroli

Botti Alberto - Bioremediation of marine sediments
Supervisor: Giulio Zanaroli
Co-Supervisor: Marco Candela

Cheli Alessandro - Marine biomineralization and biomaterials: foundations and applications
Supervisor: Jaap Kaandorp
Co-Supervisors: Stefano Goffredo, Giuseppe Fallini, Daniele Scarponi, Frédéric Marin

De Giovanni Andrea - Diet based on fish products and human genetics and epigenetics
Supervisor: Donata Luiselli

Geraci Michele Luca - Catchability and survival of resources during fishing operations
Supervisor: Sergio Vitale
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Masnadi Francesco - Evaluation and management of demersal stocks in the Adriatic
Supervisor: Giuseppe Scarcella
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Palermino Antonio - Study of acoustic reflectivity of small pelagics in the Adriatic
Supervisor: Iole Leonori
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo, Andrea De Felice

Petetta Andrea - Development of technical solutions to reduce the impact of traditionally used fishing gear
Supervisor: Alessandro Lucchetti
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Scicchitano Daniel - Impact of tannins on microbiota in aquaculture: fish, humans and environment:
Supervisor: Nicola Panciroli
Co-Supervisor: Marco Candela

Vecchio Yari - Modelling innovations in the Italian aquaculture sector:
Supervisor: Felice Adinolfi
Co-Supervisor: Marcello De Rosa

Armelloni Enrico Nicola - Climate change and sustainable fisheries: interactions and challenges
Supervisor: Giuseppe Scarcella
Co-Supervisors: Stefano Goffredo, Somarakis Stylianos

Calì Federico - Adaptative life history strategies of exploited gadiformes in relation to fishery and climate change
Supervisor: Alberto Santojanni
Co-Supervisors: Michele Casini, Stefano Goffredo

Ceccacci Alberto - Valorization of fishery production systems
Supervisor: Giulio Marlorgio
Co-Supervisors: Gianna Fabi, Felice Adinolfi

De Marco Antonina - Development of innovative systems and indicators for mollusc farming
Supervisor: Alessio Bonaldo
Co-Supervisors: Marco Candela, Giuseppe Fallini, Stefano Goffredo, Alessandro Lucchetti

Maioli Federico - Biodiversity and population dynamics of demersal and benthic fishery resources
Supervisor: Michele Casini
Co-Supervisors: Jakov Dulcic, Stefano Goffredo

Scanu Martina - Bio-ecological aspects of the Crustacean fisheries
Supervisor: Luca Bolognini
Co-Supervisors: Michele Casini, Stefano Goffredo

Triunfo Carla - Biomineralization and applications for the circular economy
Supervisor: Giuseppe Falini
Co-Supervisors: Stefano Goffredo, Frederic Marin, Jaap Kaandorp, Zvy Dubinsky

Basili Marco - Exploring the fish microbiome in Mediterranean fish species: drivers, dynamics and relationships with host health, food safety and environmental sustainability
Supervisor: Gian Marco Luna
Co-Supervisors: Grazia Marina Quero, Stefano Goffredo

Iuffrida Letizia - A BioBank for mussels and clams of the Adriatic Sea: an integrated biological approach to support farming management
Supervisor: Silvia Franzellitti
Co-Supervisors: Marco Candela, Alessio Bonaldo, Giuseppe Falini, Giuseppe Prioli, Mauro Marini, Stefano Goffredo

Lutet-Toti Camille - Zero pollution: recycling sea by-products of shellfish farming - Search for bactericidal biomolecules in the shell of mollusks of economic interest
Supervisor: Frederic Marin
Co-Supervisors: Giuseppe Fallini, Stefano Goffredo

Machado Toffolo Mariana - Participatory Environmental Management: Uniting oceanography and fisheries stakeholders to find adaptive solutions for climate change
Supervisor: Mauro Marini
Co-Supervisors: Catia Prandi, Stefano Goffredo

Masi Margherita - Assessing the sustainability performance of the aquaculture sector in Italy in the context of the circular economy
Supervisor: Felice Adinolfi
Co-Supervisor: Andrea Serraino

Nicolini Filippo - Insights into bivalve reproduction-related and sex-related genes: a comparative genomic and cytogenetic approach
Supervisor: Andrea Lucchetti

Rusanova Polina - Moving towards a sustainable use of fisheries resources: Nutritional quality, contaminants, bioactive compounds, and new bycatch based food
Supervisor: Gioacchino Bono
Co-Supervisors: Michele Casini, Stefano Goffredo

Capuozzo Rosaria - Biodegradation of bioplastics and effects on microbial diversity in the marine environment
Supervisor: Giulio Zanaroli
Co-Supervisors: Elena Biagi, Stefano Goffredo

Caserta Valentina - Integrating key ecosystem components into stock assessment models for fishery management
Supervisor: Silvia Angelini
Co-Supervisors: Alberto Santojanni, Enrico Arneri, Stefano Goffredo

Chiappi Marina - Scientific support to the adaptive management of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean Sea
Supervisor: Ernesto Azzurro
Co-Supervisors: Giuseppe Scarcella, Pierluigi Strafella, Stefano Goffredo

Dell'Acqua Andrea Nicolò - Development of microbiome-based bioprocesses for sustainable production of bioresources for the textile industry
Supervisor: Marco Candela
Co-Supervisors: Marco Paolo Rossi, Elena Biagi

Ferra Vega Carmen - Study of the trawling activity from fishing vessels geolocation systems, as a tool for an ecosystem approach to fishery management
Supervisor: Giuseppe Scarcella
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Lattanzi Pamela - Fishing fleets in the information age: big data analytics for the sustainable management of fishing and marine biodiversity
Supervisor: Anna Nora Tassetti
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Leuzzi Daniela - Impact of open cages marine aquaculture on the surrounding ecosystems, the Lavagna aquaculture system model
Supervisor: Marco Candela
Co-Supervisor: Silvia Turroni

Li Wenkai - Reduction of antimicrobials utilizations in marine aquaculture by developing and testing innovative pro-health feeds
Supervisor: Alessio Bonaldo
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Massaccesi Naomi - Identify sources, sinks and pathways of microbial pathogens and antibiotic resistance in aquaculture environments and aquaculture settings
Supervisor: Grazia Marina Quero
Co-Supervisors: Gian Marco Luna, Stefano Goffredo

Menicucci Samuele - Analysis of zooplankton and micronekton in the Adriatic Sea through multifrequency acoustic techniques
Supervisor: Andrea De Felice
Co-Supervisors: Iole Leonori, Stefano Goffredo

Pacifico Andrea Mattia - Analysis of zooplankton and micronekton in the Adriatic Sea through multifrequency acoustic techniques
Supervisor: Giulio Malorgio
Co-Supervisor: Luca Mulazzani

Radaelli Elena - Impact of aquaculture pathbiome on the gut microbiome of Mediterranean whales
Supervisor: Silvia Turroni
Co-Supervisor: Marco Candella

Sani Teresa - Effect of the main rivers’ runoff in the Adriatic Sea on the growth of Chamelea gallina in relation to the interannual variability of physical and biogeochemical parameters
Supervisor: Federica Grilli
Co-Supervisors: Alessandra Campanelli, Mauro Marini, Stefano Goffredo

Santangelo Laura - Anthropogenic impact on fish species object of fishing in the Mediterranean Sea
Supervisor: Luca Bolognini
Co-Supervisors: Fabio Grati, Stefano Goffredo

Spiga Martina - Elasmobranch biodiversity in a changing marine realm: new data and technologies sustaining species and habitat conservation
Supervisor: Alessia Cariani
Co-Supervisors: Alice Ferrari, Alberto Pallavicini

Trapella Giulia - Microbiome-based technologies for the recovery of Chamelea gallina in the Flag area in Emilia-Romagna
Supervisor: Marco Candela
Co-Supervisors: Silvia Franzellitti, Stefano Goffredo

Bardone Francesca Giovanna - Strategies of resilience of calcifying marine organisms to different environmental conditions: fundamentals and technological applications
Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo
Co-Supervisor: Giuseppe Falini

Cinti Nicolò - Multiomics analysis of vitis vinifera-associated bacterial communities for the study of pgbs and biostimulants within wine production in a circular economy context
Supervisor: Simone Rampelli
Co-Supervisor: Marco Candela

d'Amore Antonella - Effects of global climate change on biological communities in Mediterranean lagoons and consequences on artisanal fishing
Supervisor: Tommaso Scirocco
Co-Supervisors: Antonietta Specchiulli, Stefano Goffredo

De Witt Francesca - Multiscale analysis of otolith structure and morphology in model fish species from fresh, transitional and marine waters
Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo
Co-Supervisors: Erik Caroselli, Giuseppe Falini, Devis Montroni

Di Martino Greta - Noise impact of tourist maritime traffic on the marine biophony of the coast of Mount Conero
Supervisor: Ilaria Biagiotti
Co-Supervisors: Ilaria Costantini, Iole Leonori, Stefano Goffredo

Foresto Lucia - Changes on environmental and host-associated microbiomes
Supervisor: Marco Candela
Co-Supervisor: Simone Rampelli

Georges Vincent - Towards an ecosystem-based fishing-restricted areas network in italian waters
Supervisor: Germana Garofalo
Co-Supervisors: Valentina Lauria, Stefano Goffredo

Mazzini Alexia - Tuna's tale through museomic: millennia of evolution and adaptation between mediterranean coastal population and atlantic bluefin tuna
Supervisor: Donata Luiselli
Co-Supervisors: Carles Lalueza Fox, Alessia Cariani

Spoto Marco - Exploring tools for the assessment of the two Mediterranenan seahorses species Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Hippocampus guttulatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Supervisor: Michele Gristina
Co-Supervisors: Simone Mirto, Stefano Goffredo

Veneziano Francesca Maria - Multidisciplinary approach for assessing the state of demersal species stocks in the southern tyrrhenian sea
Supervisor: Daniela Giordano
Co-Supervisors: Anna Perdichizzi, Michele Casini, Stefano Goffredo

Yeter Gizem - Circular consumption systems in aquaculture
Supervisor: Felice Adinolfi
Co-Supervisor: Piermichele La Sala

Zacchetti Lorenzo - Novel trophic ecology approaches to evaluate adriatic demersal ecosystem dynamics
Supervisor: Michela Martinelli
Co-Supervisors: Stefano Mariani, Stefano Goffredo

Basho Adele - Environmental factors affecting the fattening and calcification process of wild and farmed mussels
Supervisor: Alessandra Spagnolo
Co-Supervisors: Gianna Fabi, Alessandra Campanelli, Alessio Gomiero, Stefano Goffredo

Gatta Cristiano - Dynamic management of offshore disposal areas of harbor-dredged sediments: effects on the benthic environment
Supervisor: Alessandra Spagnolo
Co-Supervisors: Gianna Fabi, Claudio Vasapollo, Jonathan Erez, Stefano Goffredo

Genoni Erica - Flatfish dynamics in the Northern and Central Adriatic Sea: a quarter century of change
Supervisor: Michele Casini
Co-Supervisor: Federica Foglini

Lunetta Alessia - Biodiversity and biotechnological applications of bacteria associated with marine invertebrates
Supervisor: Maria Genovese
Co-Supervisors: Simone Cappello, Stefano Goffredo

Luzi Francesca - SoleMon survey data for the classification of anthropogenic disturbance/pollution in the northern Adriatic sea
Supervisor: Giuseppe Scarcella
Co-Supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Meola Martina - Sustainable development of aquaculture: valorisation of marine resources for carbon neutrality
Supervisor: Giulia Maricchiolo
Co-Supervisors: Simone Mirto, Alessandro Rinaldi, Valeria Montalto, Stefano Goffredo

Simone Giorgio - Status and conservation of deep-sea habitats in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitats distribution models and impacts of climate change and anthropogenic pressures
Supervisor: Federica Foglini
Co-Supervisors: Valentina Lauria, Paolo Montagna, Stefano Goffredo

Albonetti Linda - Track your solution: Monitor the by-catch in artisanal fisheries and develop new strategies to reduce it
Supervisor: Alessia Cariani
Co-Supervisors: Simone D'Acunto, Alice Ferrari, Alessandro Lucchetti

Rojas Martinez Ivonne Paola - Environmental effects on calcification and accumulation of pollutants in marine calcifiers
Supervisor: Miriam Ruocco
Co-Supervisors: Mauro Marini, Jaap Kaandorp, Stefano Goffredo

Avanzato Gaspare - The rising role of multibeam echosounder: integrative and comparative approaches to habitat mapping
Supervisor: Anna Nora Tassetti
Co-supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Cecapolli Enrico - Development of analytical approaches to improve the understanding of the combined effects of climate change and anthropogenic impacts on marine resources and ecosystems
Supervisor: Michela Martinelli
Co-supervisors: Jim Thorson, Stefano Goffredo

Dolfi Emanuele - AI and digital innovation for sustainable aquaculture, toward data-driven aquatic food systems in the blue economy
Supervisor: Felice Adinolfi
Co-supervisor: Piermichele La Sala

Ettorre Martina - Assessing the impact of recreational fisheries on marine resources and ecosystems
Supervisor: Luca Bolognini
Co-supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Lani Alice - Sedimentology and Biogeochemistry of the Central and Southern Adriatic Sea
Supervisor: Federico Spagnoli
Co-supervisors: Enrico Dinelli, Stefano Goffredo

Pardini Andrea - Impacts of Small-Scale Fisheries on marine fish communities
Supervisor: Luca Bolognini
Co-supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Piccini Chiara - Microbiome study of beached turtles (Caretta caretta) to explore Debilitated Turtle Syndrome
Supervisor: Marco Candela
Co-supervisor: Silvia Franzellitti

Sacchetti Claudia - Ecological evaluation of the structure and function of Posidonia oceanica meadows and their associated biodiversity
Supervisor: Antonietta Specchiulli
Co-supervisor: Stefano Goffredo

Vianson Giorgio - Reducing bycatch in commercial fisheries through tecnological innovations
Supervisor: Alessandro Lucchetti
Co-supervisors: Andrea Petetta, Stefano Goffredo