{"id":3447,"date":"2025-01-12T17:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2025-01-12T17:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:59:31","slug":"phd-student-profile-rida-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/2025\/01\/12\/phd-student-profile-rida-ali\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD student profile, Rida Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p><strong>PhD Student<\/strong>: Rida Ali (ORCID n. <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-2936-4492\">0009-0002-2936-4492<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3451\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ms.-Rida-Ali.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ms.-Rida-Ali.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ms.-Rida-Ali-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supervisor<\/strong>: Daniela Lupi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Co-tutor<\/strong>: Elena Sara Crotti<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dean<\/strong>: Prof. Diego Mora<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research area<\/strong>: Agri-Environment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research topic: <\/strong>Insect sustainable management in agroecosystem: from pests to pollinators<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This project aims to explore the effects of anthropogenic pressures, with a particular focus on chemical exposure, on pollinator behavior, survival, and overall health. The research will delve mainly on sublethal and chronic impacts of agrochemicals, as well as other stressors, on pollinators. Special attention will be given to understanding how these factors alter feeding behavior and resilience both under laboratory conditions and, when feasible, in the field. An integral part of the project will consist in the characterization of the insect gut microbiome and its variation considering the different environmental pressures.<\/p>\n<p>The approach will be flexible, allowing to develop experiments and protocols to address key knowledge gaps. Potential areas of investigation include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The effects of chemical mixtures on pollinator feeding behavior, resilience, and mortality.<\/li>\n<li>The interplay between microbiome diversity and pollinator health under different environmental pressures.<\/li>\n<li>Comparative responses across pollinator species, with consideration of species-specific traits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the primary focus is on laboratory experiments, field studies may be incorporated to connect findings to real-world contexts, such as pollination services and crop productivity. The broader aim is to generate knowledge that supports sustainable agricultural practices, enhances pollinator conservation, and promotes biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Keywords<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pollinators, Environment, Survival, Microbiome<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano<\/p>\n<p>DeFENS \u2013 Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Edificio 21030<\/p>\n<p>Via Celoria, 2 \u2013 20133, Milano<\/p>\n<p><em>Phone<\/em>: +39 0250316736<\/p>\n<p><em>Email<\/em>: rida.ali@unimi.it<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Fellowship sponsor<\/em>: Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hussain, M., Shoaib, A., Nisa, A. U., Aftab, M., &amp; <strong>Ali, R.<\/strong> (2020). Aflatoxins levels in branded and non-branded corn from Lahore, Pakistan.\u00a0<em>Mycopath<\/em>,\u00a0<em>18<\/em>, 7-10.<\/p>\n<p><em>National and International Conferences Proceedings<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Patriarca, F., Holzer, E., Crotti, E., Mapelli, F., Basiglio, S., <strong>Ali,<\/strong> <strong>R., <\/strong>Casini, S., Sgolastra, F., Lupi D., (2024). Assessing the impact of boscalid and copper-based compounds on pollinators. EurBee 10th Congress of Apidology, Tallinn, Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>Patriarca, F., Holzer, E., Crotti, E., Mapelli, F., Basiglio, S., <strong>Ali,<\/strong> <strong>R., <\/strong>Casini, S., Sgolastra, F., Lupi D., Cabiddu, L., (2024). Sublethal effects of agricultural chemicals on pollinators: Insights from the POLYPOLL Project. Proceedings of\u00a0European PhD Network \u201cInsect Science\u201d XV Annual Meeting 13-15 November 2024, Firenze.<\/p>\n<p>Basiglio, F. Patriarca, <strong>R. Ali,<\/strong> E. Holzer, S. Casini, F. Sgolastra, D. Lupi, F. Mapelli, E. Crotti &#8211; Assessing the impact of different chemical pollutants on the gut microbiome of different pollinator species. Proceedings of\u00a0European PhD Network \u201cInsect Science\u201d XV Annual Meeting 13-15 November 2024, Firenze.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Others<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Master\u2019s Degree in \u201cPlant Health in Sustainable Agriculture\u201d from Dipartimento di Agronomia Animali Alimenti Risorse Naturali e Ambiente \u2013 DAFNAE, Universita degli studi di Padova, Italy \u2013 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Master\u2019s Degree in \u201cPlant Health in Sustainable Cropping Systems\u201d from Instituto Agroforestal Mediterr\u00e1neo \u2013 IAM, Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, Spain \u2013 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor of Science in \u201cAgriculture (Plant Pathology)\u201d from Institute of Agricultural Sciences \u2013 IAS, University of the Punjab, Pakistan \u2013 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhD Student: Rida Ali (ORCID n. 0009-0002-2936-4492) \u00a0 Supervisor: Daniela Lupi Co-tutor: Elena Sara Crotti Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Agri-Environment Research topic: Insect sustainable management in agroecosystem: from pests to pollinators \u00a0 Project Synopsis This project aims to explore the effects of anthropogenic pressures, with a particular focus on chemical exposure, on pollinator &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[93,59],"tags":[72,128,360,361],"class_list":{"0":"post-3447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-phd-student-profile","9":"tag-environment","10":"tag-microbiome","11":"tag-pollinators","12":"tag-survival","13":"anons"},"modified_by":"admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3447"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3471,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions\/3471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/foodsystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}