University
Faculty/school/department
Department of Science and Technology
Composition of Joint Unit of Research, if relevant
Paola Di Donato, Elena Chianese, Mattia Esposito, Andrea Cattaneo
PI name
Paola Di Donato
PI email
Contact person
Paola Di Donato
Contact person e-mail
Short description of research profile
Research topics:
- study of bacteria and archaea resistance to space simulated conditions
- study of microbial species from extreme environments
- air and soil chemical analyses
Research area
Scientific Themes (keywords)
Representative publications
Semprucci, F.; Appolloni, L.; Grassi, E.; Donnarumma, L.; Cesaroni, L.; Tirimberio, G.; Chianese, E.; Di Donato, P.; Russo, G.F.; Balsamo, M.; et al. Antarctic Special Protected Area 161 as a Reference to Assess the Effects of Anthropogenic and Natural Impacts on Meiobenthic Assemblages. Diversity 2021, 13, 626. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13120626
Mastascusa, V., Romano, I., Di Donato, P. et al. Extremophiles Survival to Simulated Space Conditions: An Astrobiology Model Study. Orig Life Evol Biosph 44, 231–237 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11084-014-9397-y
Romano, I., De Angelis, A., Poli, A. et al. Resistance and Raman spectroscopy analysis of Parageobacillus thermantarcticus spores after γ-ray exposure. Extremophiles 22, 931–941 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-018-1049-0
Di Donato, P., Romano, I., Mastascusa, V. et al. Survival and Adaptation of the Thermophilic Species Geobacillus thermantarcticus in Simulated Spatial Conditions. Orig Life Evol Biosph 48, 141–158 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11084-017-9540-7
Romano, I.; Camerlingo, C.; Vaccari, L.; Birarda, G.; Poli, A.; Fujimori, A.; Lepore, M.; Moeller, R.; Di Donato, P. Effects of Ionizing Radiation and Long-Term Storage on Hydrated vs. Dried Cell Samples of Extremophilic Microorganisms. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010190
Partnerships and Cooperation
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry of the National Research Council of Italy
- University of Naples "Federico II"
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
- Aerospace Microbiology Research Group of The DLR, Cologne, Germany
- University of Venezia Cà Foscari, PhD in Polar Sciences
Events and oportunieties
Event title
Astrobiology
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