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Curriculum Vitae Dr. Vincenzo Aurilia
Last Name: Aurilia
First Name: Vincenzo
Position: C.N.R. (National Research Council) Researcher at the Institute for Mediterranean
Agriculture and Forest Systems (ISAFoM), Ercolano-Napoli-Italy
Phone: +390817717325
Fax: +390817718045
Email: [email protected]// [email protected]
Academic and Work Experiences
1986: Degree in Biological Sciences cum laude (equivalent to PhD) in Biological Sciences,
University of Naples.
1992: Trained in Microbiology at the Medical School, University of Naples “Federico II”.
1990-1992: C.N.R. (National Research Council) Fellowship for Bovine Genetics Training at the
I.A.B.B.A.M. (Institute of Adaptation of Bovine and Buffalo Environment to Southern
Italy).
1992-1993: Guest researcher at the laboratory of Prof. G. Marino, Department of Biochemistry,
University of Naples “Federico II”.
1994-1998. Contract of researcher (art. 23) in National Research Council–I.A.B.B.A.M. Institute.
1996-1998: Visiting scientist at The Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland - U.K.,
supported by two EC Training and Mobility Fellowships.
1998-2002: C.N.R. (National Research Council) researcher at the I.A.B.B.A.M Institute.
2002-2010: C.N.R. (National Research Council) researcher at the Institute of Protein Biochemistry
(I.B.P.)
2010-present: C.N.R. (National Research Council) researcher at the Institute for Mediterranean
Agriculture and Forest Systems (I.S.A.Fo.M.)
Scientific Activities:
1983-1986: Dr. V. Aurilia attended the Drosophila Genetics Laboratory headed by Prof. C. Polito,
at International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics (IIGB), National Research Council (CNR),
Naples, where he was involved in the study of the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression. He
graduated with honours in Biological Sciences discussing an experimental thesis on the "Molecular
aspects of the white locus expression in Drosophila melanogaster".
1986-1987 he occupied a post-graduate student post in Biology and was a guest in the Laboratory
of Prof. C. Polito at I.I.G.B.-C.N.R., Naples.
1990-1992 he was granted a C.N.R. fellowship. During this period he was a guest at the laboratory
headed by Prof. Marino at the Department of Organic and Biological Chemistry, University of
Naples, where he was involved in the cloning and sequence analysis of the cDNA encoding the
bovine cytosolic and mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase isoenzymes.
1992 he qualified Microbiologist discussing a thesis on the "Aspartate aminotransferase from
Sulfolobus solfataricus as model to study thermophyle archeobacterial enzymes", supervisor Prof.
M. De Felice.
1992-1994 guest in the laboratory headed by Prof. G. Marino, University of Naples, where he has
studied the polymorphism of buffalo α and β hemoglobin genes. In the same period he has also
cloned the laccase gene from the basidiomycete fungus Pleurotus ostreatus in the group headed by
Prof. G. Sannia, in the same laboratory.
From September 1994 his research was supported by a C.N.R. Contract of researcher (art.23) at the
I.A.B.B.A.M. Institute, where he started to study the enzymes involved in polysaccharides
degradation in the rumen.
1996-1998 he worked, as post doc, at The Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland–U.K., in
the Microbial Genetics group headed by Prof. Harry J. Flint supported by two EC Training and
Mobility Fellowships. His project concerned the investigation of genes from ruminal bacteria
involved in plant cell wall polysaccharides degradation. In particular the organisation and regulation
of a gene cluster coding for xylan utilisation enzymes, and the isolation of genes encoding xylandebranching activities from the rumen bacteria Ruminococcus flavefaciens. Furthermore, the results
obtained opened the way to characterise, at molecular level, the cellulosomal multienzyme complex
in Ruminococcus flavefaciens.
1998–2002: researcher at the C.N.R.-I.A.B.B.A.M. Institute, Napoli - Italy, where he continued
studies on the polysaccharolytic enzymes from the cellulolytic bacterium Ruminococcus flavefacies.
2002-2010: Cloning, expression and purification of protein and enzymes from microbial sources
able to recognise and bind analytes of social interests, and their application as nanosensors.
2010-present: Molecular genetics of soil bacteria. Soil microbial biodiversity and studies on
rhizosphere looking at bacteria quorum sensing activities.