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1 Influential passengers: monitoring invasive species through High Throughput DNA Sequencing during EXPO2015 Maurizio Casiraghi ZooPlantLab,

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3 The research topics in the scientific area are committed to the study of the processes affecting and threatening the biodiversity in natural and agricultural ecosystems. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life and health of living beings. The most recent genomic techniques and tools for the molecular identification are integrated with traditional approaches in the study of biodiversity, marine sciences and food safety. The researches move from a modern view of biodiversity, that is a common universal good but also a source of useful resources to be managed to preserve natural ecosystems and human activities. The XXI century biodiversity implements research, management and applied science to face the current huge global challenges.

4 Biodiversity, phase 1

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6 Biodiversity, phase 1

7 Biodiversity, phase 1

8 Biodiversity, phase 1

9 Biodiversity, phase 2

10 Biodiversity, phase 3

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13 Biodiversity, phase 4

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16 0. Research Biodiversity, phase 4

17 0. Research Biodiversity, phase 4

18 1. Education Biodiversity, phase 4

19 2. Technology Transfer Biodiversity, phase 4

20 3. Stakeholders engagement Biodiversity, phase 4

21 Casiraghi and Labra s ZooPlantLab

22 1. Bacteria belonging to Pseudomonas and Rhodococcus genera for the degradation of xenobiotic compounds 2. Study of microbial communities in water and soil 3. Probiotic bacteria and their role in the gut microbiota Di Gennaro s Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group LAB

23 Using a layer-by-layer technique we realized microcapsules for the encapsulation of new strands of probiotic bacteria alone and in combination with prebiotics in order to confer stability. In particular we gained: Improved stability towards acidic and basic ph (gastro-intestinal tract conditions) Improved stability at moderate temperatures La Ferla s Chemical Lab

24 Ecology & Biodiversity Study of new coral symbiosis Monitoring of the coral diseases in the Republic of Maldives Climate Change & Ecosystem Health Analysis of different molecular and cellular parameters to assess the physiological state of coral communities Galli s Marine Biology LAB

25 1. Integrated Systematics of reef-dwelling scleractinian corals in the Indo-Pacific. Two new species described, 5 full genera revisions, 4 family phylogenies, 1 complete mitochondrial genome 2. Biogeography of scleractinian corals First accounts of the coral fauna composition and biogeography of the Marquisas (French Polynesia) and Ascension Island (Atlantic) 3. International Scientific expeditions Papua New Guinea (MNHN), New Caledonia (IRD), Yemen (UNIMIB), Saudi Arabia (KAUST) 4. Maldives Biodiversity workshop Benzoni s Coral Integrated Systematics and Biogeography Lab

26 1. Migration is a fundamental stage of annual life cycle of several taxa. We are studying bird migration with two different approaches: Analysis of ringing data Application of miniaturized tracking instruments on birds 2. Glaciers and ice sheets are the largest terrestrial freshwater biome, and the less studied. We are investigating bacterial communities in peculiar supraglacial environments by Next Generation Sequencing. Ambrosini s Bird Migration and Ecology of Glacial Environments Lab

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31 HTS Researches at ZPL Influential Passengers

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35 ZooPlantLab Società EXPO S.p.a. ERSAF Regione Lombardia Osservatorio Ambientale EXPO Influential Passengers

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37 La ricerca fa SISTEMA