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Research Scientist, biologist expert in molecular biology, genetics and biological image analysis

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Experienced biologist with a PhD and postdoctoral training in gene expression analysis, transcriptomics, genetic engineering, advanced imaging and quantitative data interpretation. Skilled in reviewing complex biological data, evaluating scientific hypotheses, and ensuring accuracy in experimental results. Adept at translating complex biological concepts into clear explanations, integrating large datasets, and assessing scientific content for precision and clarity.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Transcriptomics
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Genetic Engineering
• ☆ R
• ☆ Medical Imaging/Radiology
• ☆ Computed Tomography (CT)

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research User Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Associate

University of Rhode Island

November 2024 - December 2025

Postdoctoral Associate

University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience

March 2023 - November 2024

Education

PhD (Marine Biology)

University of Haifa

October 2019 - January 2023

M.Sc. (Marine Biology)

University of Bologna

October 2016 - March 2019

Overseas Study Program (Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology)

University of California, Santa Barbara

September 2017 - June 2018

B.Sc. (Biological Sciences)

University of Bologna

October 2013 - October 2016

Certifications

• Master Diver

  SSI

  September 2018 - Present

• Scientific Diver

  AAUS

  April 2018 - Present

Publications

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Federica Scucchia, Pierrick Harnay, Hollie M Putnam (2025). Contrasting temperature-induced gene network rewiring and isoform switching underlie relative thermal tolerance of coral species .

Federica Scucchia, Jill Ashey, Ariana S. Huffmyer, Hollie M. Putnam, Tali Mass (2025). Exposure to a gradient of warming and acidification highlights physiological, molecular, and skeletal tolerance thresholds in Pocillopora acuta recruits .

Federica Scucchia, Brent Foster, Fredrik Hugosson, Camille Enjolras, Leslie Babonis, Will Hoaen, Mark Q. Martindale (2023). A novelin vivosystem to study coral biomineralization in the starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) .

Federica Scucchia, Assaf Malik, Paul Zaslansky, Hollie M. Putnam, Tali Mass (2021). Combined responses of primary coral polyps and their algal endosymbionts to decreasing seawater pH .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Federica Scucchia, Katrein Sauer, Shah Fara, Tali Mass, Paul Zaslansky (2025). 4D Insights into Coral Biomineralization: Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Early Skeleton Development of a Stony Coral . Advanced Science.

Federica Scucchia, Jill Ashey, Ariana S. Huffmyer, Hollie M. Putnam, Tali Mass (2025). Thermal and Acidification Gradients Reveal Tolerance Thresholds in Pocillopora acuta Recruits . Molecular Ecology.

Federica Scucchia, Jessica Bellworthy, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Tali Mass (2024). Genomic, morphological, and physiological insights into coral acclimation along the depth gradient following an in situ reciprocal transplantation of planulae . Science of The Total Environment.

Federica Scucchia, Brent Foster, Fredrik Hugosson, Camille Enjolras, Leslie S. Babonis, William Hoaen, Mark Q. Martindale (2024). A novel in vivo system to study coral biomineralization in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis . iScience.

Federica Scucchia, Paul Zaslansky, Chloë Boote, Annabelle Doheny, Tali Mass, Emma F. Camp (2024). Author Correction: The role and risks of selective adaptation in extreme coral habitats . Nature Communications.

Federica Scucchia, Kevin Wong, Paul Zaslansky, Hollie M. Putnam, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Tali Mass (2023). Morphological and genetic mechanisms underlying the plasticity of the coral Porites astreoides across depths in Bermuda . Journal of Structural Biology.

Federica Scucchia, Paul Zaslansky, Chloë Boote, Annabelle Doheny, Tali Mass, Emma F. Camp (2023). The role and risks of selective adaptation in extreme coral habitats . Nature Communications.

Federica Scucchia, Jessica Bellworthy, Rachel Pardo, Paul Zaslansky, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Tali Mass(2023). Physiological and morphological plasticity in Stylophora pistillata larvae from Eilat, Israel, to shallow and mesophotic light conditions . iScience. p. 106969. Elsevier {BV}

Energetics, but not development, is impacted in coral embryos exposed to ocean acidification <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Journal of Experimental Biology.

Federica Scucchia(2022). Energetics, but not development, is impacted in coral embryos exposed to ocean acidification . Journal of Experimental Biology. The Company of Biologists

Federica Scucchia and Katrein Sauer and Paul Zaslansky and Tali Mass(2022). Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to Study the 3D Skeletal Architecture in Newly Settled Coral Recruits: Insights into the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Biomineralization . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10. (3). p. 391. {MDPI} {AG}

Federica Scucchia, Katrein Sauer, Paul Zaslansky, Tali Mass(2022). Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to Study the 3D Skeletal Architecture in Newly Settled Coral Recruits: Insights into the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Biomineralization . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10. (3). p. 391. {MDPI} {AG}

Federica Scucchia, Katrein Sauer, Paul Zaslansky, Tali Mass (2022). Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to Study the 3D Skeletal Architecture in Newly Settled Coral Recruits: Insights into the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Biomineralization . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.

Federica Scucchia, Assaf Malik, Hollie M. Putnam, Tali Mass (2021). Genetic and physiological traits conferring tolerance to ocean acidification in mesophotic corals . Global Change Biology.

(2021). Plasticity of Porites astreoides Early Life History Stages Suggests Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Act as Refugia in Bermuda . Frontiers in Marine Science.

Hagai Nativ and Federica Scucchia and Stephane Martinez and Shai Einbinder and Alex Chequer and Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley and Tali Mass(2021). In situ Estimation of Coral Recruitment Patterns From Shallow to Mesophotic Reefs Using an Optimized Fluorescence Imaging System . Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. Frontiers Media {SA}

Federica Scucchia, Assaf Malik, Paul Zaslansky, Hollie M. Putnam, Tali Mass (2021). Combined responses of primary coral polyps and their algal endosymbionts to decreasing seawater pH . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Stephane Martinez and Yuval Kolodny and Eli Shemesh and Federica Scucchia and Reinat Nevo and Smadar Levin-Zaidman and Yossi Paltiel and Nir Keren and Dan Tchernov and Tali Mass(2020). Energy Sources of the Depth-Generalist Mixotrophic Coral Stylophora pistillata . Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. Frontiers Media {SA}

Federica Scucchia, Hagai Nativ, Maayan Neder, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Tali Mass(2020). Physiological Characteristics of Stylophora pistillata Larvae Across a Depth Gradient . Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. Frontiers Media {SA}

OTHER

EE Chille, EL Strand, F Scucchia, M Neder, V Schmidt, MO Sherman, T Mass, HM Putnam(2021). Energetics but not development is impacted in coral embryos exposed to ocean acidification . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory