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Microbiome Bioinformatician | Metagenomics & Multi-omics | PhD in Computational Microbiology

Profile Summary

PhD in Computational Microbiology and Biotechnology with 5+ years of hands-on experience in microbiome research and bioinformatics. Core expertise: end-to-end metagenomic pipelines (QC, assembly, binning, MAG reconstruction, functional annotation), amplicon analysis (16S/18S, QIIME2, DADA2), multi-omic data integration, and statistical modeling in R/Python. Research background spans human, environmental, agricultural, and enological microbiomes, with experience on sampling praparation and datasets exceeding 10,000 samples across 16S, ITS, and shotgun sequencing workflows. Currently conducting in vivo validation of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) at Valgenetics S.L. (Valencia, Spain). Differentspeer-reviewed publications in Communications Biology, Frontiers in Microbiology, BMC Microbiology, One Health, and Environmental Research. Available for: metagenomic data analysis, custom bioinformatics pipelines, amplicon microbiome analysis, statistical consulting, and scientific writing support.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Microbiome Research
• ★ Biostatistics
• ★ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Industrial Microbiology
• ☆ Gene & Protein Expression Analysis
• ☆ Structural Bioinformatics
• ☆ Food Microbiology

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Visinting Scientist

Valgenetics S.L.

March 2026 - Present

PhD student in Environmental Microbiology

University of Bologna

June 2022 - Present

Education

PhD Microbiology and Immunology

University of Bologna, Italy

November 2023 - March 2026

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Giorgia Palladino, Enrico Nanetti, Daniel Scicchitano, Nicolò Cinti, Lucia Foresto, Alice Cozzi, Antonio Gonzalez Vara Rodriguez, Nicolò Interino, Jessica Fiori, Silvia Turroni, et al. (2024). Zonation of the Vitis vinifera microbiome in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano PDO production area . Communications Biology.

Daniel Scicchitano, Lucia Foresto, Cédric C. Laczny, Nicoló Cinti, Rosalba Vitagliano, Rashi Halder, Gaja Morri, Silvia Turroni, Federica D'Amico, Giorgia Palladino, et al. (2024). A 15-day pilot biodiversity intervention with horses in a farm system leads to gut microbiome rewilding in 10 urban Italian children . One Health.

Giulia Trapella, Nicolò Cinti, Luca Parma, Antonina De Marco, Andrea Nicolò Dell’Acqua, Silvia Turroni, Simone Rampelli, Daniel Scicchitano, Letizia Iuffrida, Alessio Bonaldo, et al. (2023). Microbiome variation at the clam-sediment interface may explain changes in local productivity of Chamelea gallina in the North Adriatic sea . BMC Microbiology.

Enrico Nanetti, Giorgia Palladino, Daniel Scicchitano, Giulia Trapella, Nicolò Cinti, Marco Fabbrini, Alice Cozzi, Giovanni Accetta, Carlo Tassini, Luigi Iannaccone, et al. (2023). Composition and biodiversity of soil and root-associated microbiome in Vitis vinifera cultivar Lambrusco distinguish the microbial terroir of the Lambrusco DOC protected designation of origin area on a local scale . Frontiers in Microbiology.

PREPRINT

Letizia Iuffrida, Rachele Spezzano, Giulia Trapella, Nicolò Cinti, Luca Parma, Antonina De Marco, Giorgia Palladino, Alessio Bonaldo, Marco Candela, Silvia Franzellitti (2024). Physiological Plasticity and Life History Traits Affect Chamelea Gallina Acclimatory Responses During a Marine Heatwave .