BRANDUARDI PAOLA

Role
Full Professor  
Academic disciplines
Chemistry and Biotechnology of Fermentation (CHEM-07/C)
Scientific-Disciplinary Group:
MEDICINAL, TOXICOLOGICAL, NUTRACEUTICAL-FOOD, FERMENTATION AND HEALTH AND WELLBEING PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY (03/CHEM-07)
Office phone
Room:
  • U04, Floor: 4, Room: 4067

Publications

  • Perpelea, A., Bahia, F., Xiberras, J., Devanthi, P., Branduardi, P., Klein, M., et al. (2025). The physiology of an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain that carries both an improved glycerol-3-phosphate and the synthetic dihydroxyacetone pathway for glycerol utilization. FEMS YEAST RESEARCH, 25 [10.1093/femsyr/foaf015]. Detail

  • Perotti, S., Sabatini, F., Serra, I., Lange, H., Facciotti, F., Branduardi, P., et al. (2025). Comparative microbial and functional characterization of kombucha from different starter SCOBYs. Intervento presentato a: 2nd Forum of Fermented Foods, Malaga, Spain. Detail

  • Milanesi, R., Porro, D., Branduardi, P., Serra, I. (2025). Production of Industrially Relevant Organic Acids by Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi. In A.A. Sibirny (a cura di), Biotechnology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (pp. 123-140). Springer Nature [10.1007/978-3-031-74726-7_5]. Detail

  • Senatore, V., Masotti, F., Milanesi, R., Ceccarossi, S., Maestroni, L., Serra, I., et al. (2025). Challenges in elucidating ethylene glycol metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS YEAST RESEARCH, 25, 1-12 [10.1093/femsyr/foaf006]. Detail

  • Perotti, S., Serra, I., Mapelli, V., Branduardi, P. (2024). Enhancement of microbial biodiversity to promote environmental and human health. Intervento presentato a: Forum Nazionale della Biodiversità, Palermo, Italy. Detail

Research projects

AGRO2CIRCULAR - Territorial Circular Systemic Solution for the upcycling of residues from the agrifood sector
Year: 2021
Call: Demonstration of systemic solutions for the territorial deployment of the circular economy
Grantors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
REPLAY: REconnecting PLAstics life cycle to biogeochemical cycles by sustainable hydrolysis and Yeasts fermentation
Year: 2021
Call: Decreto Direttoriale n.1628 del 16-10-2020 - Bando PRIN 2020
Grantors: M.I.U.R. - MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE, DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA
KIC - ADMA2 -Practical training between Academia and Industry during doctoral studies
Year: 2019
Call: 2017-083 - Call 5 for KAva Education Projects
Grantors: EIT RAW MATERIALS GMBH
CARDoon valorisation by InteGrAted biorefiNery (CARDIGAN)
Year: 2017
Call: PRIN 2017
Grantors: M.I.U.R. - MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE, DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA
YEASTDOC - Yeast Biotechnology Doctoral Training Programme
Year: 2017
Call: 2016-049 - H2020 - MSCA -ITN-2017, H2020- MSCA-ITN-2017, H2020- MSCA_ITN-2017, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017, H2020-MSCA_ITN-2017
Grantors: UNIONE EUROPEA

Awards

Awards

  • Top Cited Article Award, Elsevier Science, 2013
  • Best Poster Award, ADM, INGEGRAF, PRIMECA, 2004

Scientific fellowships

  • Altra carica sociale - Microbial Biotechnology Division, EFB, 2024
  • Componente del Comitato Scientifico - CLUSTER SPRING, 2024
  • Componente dell'Executive Commitee - European Federation of Biotechnology, 2023
  • Componente dell'Executive Commitee - European Federation of Biotechnology, 2020
  • Segretario - Microbial Physiology Section - European Federation of Biotechnology, 2019
  • Componente del Consiglio/Comitato Direttivo - SIMGBM, Società Italiana di Microbiologia Generale e Biotecnologie Microbiche, 2016
  • Fellow - EFB (European Federation of Biotechnology), 2009

Editorial boards

  • Direttore di rivista, collana editoriale, enciclopedia - FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 2016 - 2017
  • Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - YEAST, 2015 - 2035
  • Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - FEMS YEAST RESEARCH, 2013 - 2035
  • Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES, 2005 - 2030

Congresses/Conferences

  • Program committee - Applied Synthetic Biology Europe(Repubblica Ceca), 2024
  • Program committee - European Congress on Biotechnology(Paesi Bassi), 2024
  • Program committee - 31st International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, ICYGMB31(Italia), 2023
  • Program chair - 8th Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (PYFF8)(Irlanda), 2023
  • Program committee - MICROBIAL STRESS from Molecules to Systems 5th edition(Italia), 2020
  • Program committee - Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe V Edition(Paesi Bassi), 2020
  • Program chair - 7ma Conferenza: “Physiology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi - PYFF” Italia, 2019(Italia), 2019
  • Program committee - Microbial Stress: from systems to molecules and back(Irlanda), 2018
  • Program committee - ISSY33 - Exploring and Engineering Yeasts for Industrial Application(Irlanda), 2017
  • Program chair - Microbial Stress: From Molecules To Systems (3rd edition)(Spagna), 2015
  • Program chair - "MICROBIAL STRESS from Molecules to Systems” Belgirate, Italy (2nd Conference), 2012
  • Program chair - “MICROBIAL STRESS from Molecules to Systems” Semmering, Austria (1st Conference), 2009