Enrica Pessione
Prof. Enrica Pessione, PhD
Scientific career:
2005–present: Associate professor at University of Torino
1990-2005: Assistant Professor at University of Torino
1980-1990 : Laboratory technician at University of Torino
1979-1982: PhD student at University of Torino
Qualifications:
2002, 2003 and 2005. Visiting researcher at Département de Génie Biochimique et Alimentaire (INSA-Toulouse) for evaluating correlations Proteomics-Transcriptomics.
1989 Visiting researcher at Max Planck Institute fur Molekulare Genetik (Freie Universitat Berlin)
1983-1987: Stages in “Bactériologie Systématique” and “Immunologie microbienne” (Institut Pasteur Paris) and “Aspects of biotechnology” (Oxford Polytechnique).
1982: Ph.D. in Microbiology, 70/70 summa cum laude. University of Torino
1978: Lauream Degree in Biological Sciences, 110/110 summa cum laude, Faculty of Sciences, University of Torino.
Membership to learned societies:
Member of the Italian Proteomic Association (ItPA) from 2006 and of the Italian Proteomic Society ( IPSo) from 2004.
Member of the S.I.B. , Italian Biochemical Society, and SIMGBM, Italian Society for General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnologies, from 1987
Member of the Italian College of Biologists from 1980
Scientific track record:
Author of 81 scientific papers on international journals, 1 interantional and 1 national patents.
Invited speaker or chair to 10 international congresses. Coordinator of the conferences in the PhD school in Bio-Chemical Sciences. Organizer of the periodical meetings “Proteomicro”and “Proteomix” focussed on microbial proteomics techniques. Referee for Amino Acid, Molecular Biosystems, Proteomics, Journal of Proteomics, International Journal of Food Microbiology. Erasmus referent for DTU Copenhagen.
Teaching:
Biological Chemistry, Applied and Environmental Biochemistry, Microbial Biochemistry ( Faculty of Sciences), Industrial and Food Biochemistry ( Interfaculty Sciences-Medicine), Proteomics ( Master School in Food Sciences).
Annual School of Microbial Proteomics ( Practical Course- Biotechnology Foundation))
Tutor of 10 PhD thesis.
Collaborations:
Kathrin Riedel, University of Braunschweig ( Microbial proteomics)
Pascal Loubière, INSA Toulouse ( Lactic Acid Bacteria transcriptomics)
Susanne Jacobsen, DTU Copenhagen ( Probiotics and Prebiotics)
Timo Korhonen, University of Helsinki ( Surface proteins and probiotic safety)
Ed Bayer, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot ( Cellulolytic bacteria)
Ellen Neidle , University of Athens ,Georgia-USA ( Acinetobacter molecular biology)
Gabriella Giuffrida, ISPA.CNR ( Mass Spectrometry)
Emilia Garcia Moruno, CRA-ENO ( Proteomics of enological bacteria)
Stefano Bruno, University of Parma ( Enzymology of Acinetobacter)
Martin Borchert, Novozyme, Copenhagen ( LAB Enzymology)
Prof. Pessione has authored and co-authored more than 90 publications.