PITTINO FRANCESCA
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Biography
Francesca Pittino received the MSc in Biology and the PhD in Environmental Sciences at the University of Milano-Bicocca in 2016 and 2021, respectively. She was Post-Doc for a year and half until 2023 at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) where she was involved in the study of lithic bacterial communities on the Swiss Alps. In 2023 she started as research fellow at the University of Milano-Bicocca at the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Her scientific interests are the investigation of microorganisms in extreme environments, especially in cold areas.
Publications
Pittino, F., Azzoni, R., Rossi, M., Diolaiuti, G., Franzetti, A., Ambrosini, R. (In corso di stampa). Bacterial community diversity in sparse debris and cryoconite holes on nearby glaciers. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY. Detail
Cazzulani, E., Ghiara, G., Pittino, F., Franzetti, A., Balordi, M., Fedeli, P., et al. (2026). Selective microbial enrichment by thermal treatments controls brass corrosion in methanation environments. CORROSION SCIENCE, 264(15 May 2026) [10.1016/j.corsci.2026.113731]. Detail
Federico, L., Tatangelo, V., Pittino, F., Russo, C., Vegini, E., Citterio, S., et al. (2026). The potential use of behavioural bioassays as a first-tier approach for screening urban soil biodiversity: a pilot study. URBAN ECOSYSTEMS, 29(1), 1-13 [10.1007/s11252-026-01908-6]. Detail
Crosta, A., De Felice, B., Minolfi, V., Azzoni, R., Pittino, F., Franzetti, A., et al. (2025). Latitudinal patterns of microplastic contamination in remote areas. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 277(15 July 2025) [10.1016/j.envres.2025.121553]. Detail
Oliveira, J., Pittino, F., Scheidegger, C., Fink, S., Janssen, E. (2025). Genetic and Metabolic Diversity of Cyanobacteria on the Rock–Water Interface in Mountainous Ecosystems. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 59(38), 20595-20607 [10.1021/acs.est.5c05763]. Detail
Awards
Research and teaching assignments
- Ricercatore universitario a t.d. - Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA, 2024 - 2026
- Ricercatore universitario a t.d. - Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA, 2023 - 2024