PhD student profile, Sara Basiglio

PhD Student: Sara Basiglio (ORCID n. 0009-0002-7132-2624)

Sara Basiglio

Supervisor: Prof. Elena Sara Crotti, DeFENS

Co-tutor: Prof. Francesca Mapelli, DeFENS

Dean: Prof. Diego Mora

Research area: Agri-Environment

Research topic: Environmental microbiomes: characterization and biotechnological exploitation.

 

Project Synopsis: Insects harbour a complex gut microbiota, which play essential roles for host biology and physiology. They can be exposed to different biotic and abiotic factors that can negatively affect the gut community and ultimately the host functioning. Moreover, some of these factors can enhance the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the most relevant health concerns of this century, involving the transfer of antibiotic resistant genes and bacteria between humans, animals, and the environment. Therefore, the aim of my PhD project is to characterize the impact of different factors on the insect gut microbiota, also considering AMR spread in the agri-food ecosystems through horizontal gene transfer (HGT), under the “One Health” approach. During the three years, different model insects will be considered.

Project keywords: Environmental microbiology, insect microbiome, agrochemicals, antibiotic resistance.

 

Contacts

Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Via Mangiagalli 25, 3rd floor, 20133 Milan

email: sara.basiglio@unimi.it

 

Collaborations:

Prof. Daniela Lupi, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

 

Sponsor

Fellowship sponsor: Università degli Studi di Milano

Publications

Oral communications:

Patriarca F., Holzer E., Crotti E., Mapelli F., Basiglio S., Ali R., Casini S., Sgolastra F., Lupi D. Assessing the impact of boscalid and copper-based compounds on pollinators. EurBee – 10th Congress of Apidology. Tallinn, Estonia, 16th – 19th September 2024.

Basiglio S., Patriarca F., Ali R., Holzer E., Casini S., Sgolastra F., Lupi D., Mapelli F., Crotti E. Assessing the impact of different chemical pollutants on the gut microbiome of different pollinator species. European PhD Network “Insect Science” – XV Annual Meeting. Firenze, Italy, November 13th – 15th 2024.

Patriarca F., Holzer E., Crotti E., Mapelli F., Basiglio S., Ali R., Casini S., Sgolastra F., Cabiddu L., Lupi D. Sublethal Effects of Agricultural Chemicals on Pollinators: Insights from the POLYPOLL Project. European PhD Network “Insect Science” – XV Annual Meeting. Firenze, Italy, November 13th – 15th 2024.

Posters:

Basiglio S., Consonni G., Chouaia B., Galeone A., Vaccari T., Crotti E. Exploring the diet influence on the gut microbiome of healthy and diseased Drosophila melanogaster. Cortona Procarioti 2024. Cortona, Italy, 27th – 29th June 2024.

Basiglio S. Exploring the influence of abiotic factors on the community structure and antimicrobial resistance spread in the insect gut microbiome. 28° Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD research on Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology. Catania, Italy, 18th – 20th September 2024.

Lupi D., Casini S., Mapelli F., Crotti E., Basiglio S., Holzer E., Patriarca F., Caliani I., Campani T., Di Noi A., Giovanetti L., Cabiddu L., Lenzi L., Paola Mazzei M.P., Lami F., Sgolastra F. POLYPOLL: an interdisciplinary approach to unravel the effects of combined exposure to chemical pollutants on insect pollinators. EurBee – 10th Congress of Apidology. Tallinn, Estonia, 16th – 19th September 2024.

Others

Education:

Master Degree in “Scienze della produzione e protezione delle piante”, Università degli Studi di Milano – 2023.

Bachelor Degree in “Scienze e tecnologie agrarie”, Università degli Studi di Milano – 2020.

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