Dr.AndreaGermini

Andrea Germini
Born in Parma (Italy) 24/08/1974
Nationality: Italian
Address: 49, via Zambonini
42100 Reggio Emilia
Italy
Tel. +39 349 7178117
Fax +39 0522 0131169
e-mail andrea.germini@nemo.unipr.it

Studies

2000: first-class degree (110/110 cum laude) in Food Sciences and Technology (5 years) at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Parma (Italy) with the thesis subject "Qualitative and semi-quantitative determination of genetically modified soy through PCR techniques and PNA technologies".
2005: PhD in Food Science and Technology - Biotechnology at the University of Hamburg (Germany) and University of Parma (Italy) with the thesis subject “New methodological approaches for the detection of GMOs and allergens in food”.

Award and Scholarship

2000: Best Italian thesis in Food Science and Technology awarded from Associazione Italiana Tecnologie Alimentari (A.I.T.A);
2000: Research Scholarship from Consorzio Interuniversitario Biotecnologie (C.I.B.) for research training abroad (University College Dublin, Ireland);
2002: Best poster award at the “Metodiche analitiche avanzate applicate all’autenticazione e alla sicurezza alimentare" conference (Novara, Italy, 17-18 October 2002);
2003: Best poster award at the EUROFOODCHEM XII conference in (Bruges, Belgium, 24-26 September 2003);
2004: Research scholarship from Consorzio Interuniversitario Biotecnologie (C.I.B.) for research training abroad (University of Hamburg, Germany);
2005: Biovsion.nxt 2005 invited Fellow at the World Life Sciences Forum (Lyon, France, 10-15 April 2005).

Experiences Abroad

08/2000-07/2001: researcher at Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;
02/2005-10/2005: training at the Department of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

Publications

Articles

“Recognition and strand displacement of DNA oligonucleotides by Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) high-performance ion-exchange chromatographic analysis” Lesignoli F., Germini A., Corradini R. et al., Journal of Chromatography A, 2001, 177-185;
“Determinazione qualitativa e semiquantitativa di soia geneticamente modificata mediante tecniche PCR e tecnologia PNA” Germini A., Rivista delle Tecnologie Alimentari, Ottobre 2001, 112-114;
“Ligation detection reaction and universal array for detectionand identification of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)” A. Mezzelani, R. Bordoni, C. Consolandi, L. Rossi Bernardi, A. Frosini, B. Castiglioni, E. Rizzi, R. Marchelli, N. Marmiroli, R. Corradini, A. Germini, C. Battaglia, G. De Bellis, Minerva Biotec 2002;14:269-71;
"Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) for the detection of GMOs in food", R. Corradini, F. Lesignoli, A. Germini, S. Rossi, S. Sforza, G. Galaverna, A. Dossena, R. Marchelli, EUROFOODCHEM XII: strategies for safe food, vol. 1, 193-197 (ISBN 90-804957-2-7);
"The combined use of multiplex PCR and PNA microarrays as a powerful tool for GMO analysis", A.Germini, S. Rossi, A. Zanetti, R. Corradini, C. Fogher, R. Marchelli, EUROFOODCHEM XII: strategies for safe food, vol 1, 259-262 (ISBN 90-804957-2-7);
"Development of a seven targets multiplex PCR for the simultaneous detection of transgenic soybean and maize in raw material and processed foods", Andrea Germini, Alessandro Zanetti, Claudia Salati, Stefano Rossi, Rosangela Marchelli, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2004, 52 (11), 3275-3280;
"Detection of genetically modified soybean using Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) and microarray technology", Andrea Germini, Alessandra Mezzelani, Francesca Lesignoli, Roberto Corradini, Rosangela Marchelli, Roberta Bordoni, Clarissa Consolandi, Gianluca De Bellis, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2004, 52 (14), 4535-4540;
"A microarray platform for parallel detection of five transgenic events in foods", Roberta Bordoni, Andrea Germini, Alessandra Mezzelani, Rosangela Marchelli, Gianluca De Bellis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2005 53(4), 912-918;
"PCR coupled with PNA-HPLC for the sensitive detection of traces of potentially allergenic hazelnut in foodstuff", Andrea Germini, Elena Scaravelli, Francesca Lesignoli, Roberto Corradini, Rosangela Marchelli, European Food Research and Technology, 2005, 220(5-6), 619-624;
“Development of a PNA array platform for the detection of GMOs in food”. Andrea Germini, Stefano Rossi, Alessandro Zanetti, Roberto Corradini, Corrado Fogher, Rosangela Marchelli. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2005, 53 (10), 3958-3962;
“Investigation on the occurrence of transgenic material on the italian food market by a new multiplex PCR method”. Andrea Germini, Claudia Salati, Galiano Quartaroli,Rosangela Marchelli. Italian Journal of Food Science, 2005 in press.
“PNA array platform for the detection of traces of potentially allergenic nuts in foodstuffs”. Stefano Rossi, Elena Scaravelli, Andrea Germini, Roberto Corradini, Rosangela Marchelli. European Food Research and Technology, 2005 in press.
“Preliminary studies on the effect of processing on the allergenicity of tomato products”. Andrea Germini, Angelika Paschke, Rosangela Marchelli. Sent for pubblication.

Oral Presentations

"Utilizzo di sonde ad acidi peptido nucleici (PNA) per la diagnostica alimentare: HPLC, CE, microarray", V Convegno Nazionale di Chimica degli alimenti, Parma, Italy, 9-12 June 2003;
"Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) for the detection of GMOs in food", "EUROFOODCHEM XII: strategies for safe food", Bruges, Belgio, 24-26 September 2003;
" Development of a Peptide Nucleic Acid/HPLC method for the detection of traces of potentially allergenic hazelnut in foodstuff", "9th International Symposium on Immunological, Chemical and Clinical Problems of Food Allergy", Budapest, 18 – 21 April 2004.

Poster presentations

"Sviluppo di nuovi metodi per il monitoraggio di living modified organisms attraverso la filiera alimentare” Germini A., Liviero L., Corradini R. et al. Proceeding of CNB4, Torino, 6-8 July 2000, pag 108;
“Application of new specific probes in ion-exchange hplc analysis of DNA for the detection of GMO in foods” Lesignoli F., Germini A., Corradini R., et al. Proceeding of CNB5, L’Aquila, 13-15 September 2001, pag 127;
“Valutazione dell’utilizzo di microarray con sonde molecolari a PNA (peptide nucleic acid) nella determinazione qualitativa degli OGM”, A.Zanetti, A.Germini, S.Rossi. Proceeding of “OGM (Organismi Geneticamente Modificati) Problematiche analitiche e nuove tecnologie di rivelazione”, Milano10 October 2002;
"Detection of adulteration and contamination of fruit juices and fruit purées" A. Germini, Research report 1999-2000, 7-8, Department of Agriculture and Food Engineering, UCD, Dublin, Ireland;
"Valutazione dell’utilizzo di microarray con sonde molecolari a PNA (Peptide Nucleic Acids) nella determinazione qualitativa degli OGM", A.Zanetti, A.Germini, S.Rossi. Proceeding of "OGM (Organismi Geneticamente Modificati) Problematiche analitiche e nuove tecnologie di rivelazione", Milano10 October 2002;
"Sviluppo di nuovi metodi basati su PNA per la determinazione di OGM", R.Corradini, A.Germini, F.Lesignoli, S.Sforza, A.Dossena, R.Marchelli. Proceding of "Attività di ricerca e controllo sugli alimenti derivanti da OGM: la situazione italiana nel periodo 1999-2002";
"Multiplex PCR and PNA microarrays: a powerful combination for GMO analysis", A. Germini, A. Zanetti, S.Rossi, Proceding of "Metodiche analitiche avanzate applicate all’autenticazione e alla sicurezza alimentare", Novara, 17-18 October 2002;
“Utilizzo di microarrays con sonde molecolari a PNA (Acidi Peptido Nucleici) nella determinazione qualitativa degli OGM in matrici alimentari” A. Germini, A. Zanett, S. Rossi, R..Corradini, S. Sforza, G. Galaverna, R. Marchelli, C. Fogher. V Convegno Nazionale di Chimica degli alimenti, Parma, Italy, 9-12 June 2003;
“Modello per la valutazione della degradazione termica del DNA durante i processi di trasformazione degli alimenti” S.Rossi, A.Germini, C.Salati, A.Zanetti, R.Corradini, R.Marchelli. V Convegno Nazionale di Chimica degli alimenti, Parma, Italy, 9-12 June 2003;
“Messa a punto di un sistema multiplex PCR per la determinazione di linee transgeniche di soia e di mais e applicazione alle filiere alimentari e mangimistiche” A.Germini, A. Zanetti, S. Rossi, C.Salati, R. Marchelli. V Convegno Nazionale di Chimica degli alimenti, Parma, Italy, 9-12 June 2003;
"Use of PNA microarrays in food diagnostic: application to GMOs detection", R. Corradini, A.Germini, S. Rossi, A. Zanetti, C. Fogher, R. Marchelli, Proceding of SCI2003, Torino, 22-27 June 2003;
"The combined use of multiplex PCR and PNA microarrays as a powerful tool for GMO analysis", A.Germini, S. Rossi, A. Zanetti, R. Corradini, C. Fogher, R. Marchelli, "EUROFOODCHEM XII: strategies for safe food", Bruges, Belgium, 24-26 September 2003;
" Development of a Peptide Nucleic Acid/HPLC method for the detection of traces of potentially allergenic hazelnut in foodstuff", A.Germini, E. Scaravelli, R. Marchelli, "9th International Symposium on Immunological, Chemical and Clinical Problems of Food Allergy", Budapest, 18 – 21 April 2004.