Phd in CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

email: daniela.uccelletti@uniroma1.it
phone: 0649912258
building: Fisiologia Generale (CU026)
room: Piano rialzato, st.22

Since December 2012 she is appointed as Associate Professor (SSD CHIM/11) at the Department of Biology and Biotechnology of the Sapienza University of Rome
Her interest concerns the different fields of microbial biotechnology and the use of the nematode C.elegans as a model for toxicological studies and in relation to host-pathogen interaction processes and as a screening for the isolation of probiotic bacteria. In recent years her research has also focused on the field of nanotechnology to analyze the antimicrobial properties of nanomaterials in the biotechnology and cultural heritage fields.
The scientific activity is documented by 94 publications in international refereed journals and by participation in various national and international conferences.
She is the co-owner of three patents which concern the antimicrobial aspect of nanomaterials in formulations used for various applications.
She partecipates at the Sapienza nanotechnology center and is member of the steering committee of the Sapienza NMLab platform. She was coordinator of several ATENEO projects, she was responsible for the microbiological part of the project PON03PE_00214_1 "Tecla - Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for cultural heritage" (2015-2018); she was also unit manager of the INAIL Sens-Risc (2019-20121) and Nanobiosan (2020-2023) projects. She participates in the European project SAFOOD4MED within the PRIMA program (2024-2027).