Promoting new-to-industry bacteria to the level of cell
factories. I combine metabolic engineering with synthetic
biology for designing new CO2-based biorefineries.
Trivia
As a sort of Samson, when he had hair, he used to be a
decent swimmer and compete at regional level. Now that
he is bald, speed and resistance are decreased. Yet,
swimming remains his favorite sport.
Despite being terrified by heights, he once jumped out
of a plane at the border between USA and Mexico. Luckily
this was in a tandem jump, as he fainted shortly before
touching the ground. Luckily, the trainer was skilled
enough to wake him up, and both safely landed with no
injuries.
He used two own to goldfishes, which he named after
René Descartes and Gottfried Leibniz. In early 2010s, a
period of high earthquake intensity in Italy, René
became an accurate sensor of seismic activity. He used
to expel a tail of organic material (poop) after each
shake, whose length was proportional to the intensity of
the shake.
As history freak, he enjoys being the cicerone
of Bologna to his friends, showing around the beauties
of his birthplace. History, arts, good food and cold pignoletto.