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
Ghizzi, I., Gobbato, J., Gandolfi, I., Tatangelo, V., Pittino, F., Montano, S., et al. (2025). Novel insight into the microbiome composition of three species of scleractinian corals: comparison between Mediterranean and Maldivian regions. Intervento presentato a: Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, Alabama, USA. 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
Jaroměřská, T., Ambrosini, R., Richter, D., Pietryka, M., Niedzielski, P., Souza-Kasprzyk, J., et al. (2025). Insights Into Cryoconite Community Dynamics on the Alpine Glacier Throughout the Ablation Season. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 15(3) [10.1002/ece3.71064]. Detail
Crosta, A., Valle, B., Caccianiga, M., Gobbi, M., Ficetola, F., Pittino, F., et al. (2025). Ecological interactions in glacier environments: a review of studies on a model Alpine glacier. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS, 100(1 (February 2025)), 227-244 [10.1111/brv.13138]. Detail