Staff
Daniela Cattivelli
Curriculum Vitae
July 2005-present, permanent position in AAT Srl staff as Administrator.
March 2003-June 2005 AAT Srl fellowship at Microbiology Institute of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.
November 1999 - February 2003 Ph.D full-time student with the Elective Focus: Molecular Biotechnologies and Microbiology Research. Research project: "Molecular studies for the biotechnological improvement of Streptococcus thermophilus starter strains". Microbiology Institute of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.
April 1998-October 1999 Employment at the Microbiology Institute of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.
September 1992 - March 1998 Laurea Course in Food Science and Technologies - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza - Italy - final mark: 110/110 cum laude.
Research Thesis: "Molecular characterization of enterococci isolated from fermented food".
Company Position
Managing Director. Marketing and Analytical Services Unit.
- P.S. Cocconcelli, D. Cattivelli and S. Gazzola "Gene transfer of vancomycin and tetracycline resistances among Enterococcus faecalis during cheese and sausages fermentations". (2003). International Journal of Food Microbiology. 88(2-3): 315-323.
- F. Cappa, D. Cattivelli, P. S. Cocconcelli "Uvra gene is involved in oxidative and acid stress response in Lactobacillus helveticus CNBL1156". (2005). Res. Microbiol. Dec; 156(10):1039-47.
- M. Elli, E. Bessi, D. Cattivelli, S. Soldi and L. Morelli (2005) Evidence-based impact of prebiotics and probiotics on gut microflora. The role of molecular biology. Nutrafoods 4(2-3): 37.
- Marina Elli, Maria Luisa Callegari, Susanna Ferrari, Elena Bessi, Daniela Cattivelli, Sara Soldi, Lorenzo Morelli, Nathalie Goupil Feuillerat, and Jean-Michel Antoine. (2006) Survival of yoghurt bacteria in the human gut. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(7):5113-5117.
- Elli M, Cattivelli D, Soldi S, Bonatti M, Morelli L. Evaluation of prebiotic potential of refined psyllium (Plantago ovata) fiber in healthy women. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2008 Sep;42 Suppl 3 Pt 2:S174-6.
Sara Soldi
Curriculum Vitae
November 2005 permanent position in AAT Srl staff as Administrator
July 2005 AAT Srl establishment in Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
March 2005 - November 2005 Research grant at Università Cattolica
November 2002 - March 2005 Ph.D with the Elective Focus: Molecular Biotechnologies and Microbiology Research "Prebiotic effects of different molecules on Bifidobacterium population. Biomolecular approach".
Sept. 1995 - July 2000 Laurea Course in Food Science and Technologies - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza - Italy - final mark: 110/110 cum Laude
Research Thesis: Factors influencing Lactobacillus crispatus aggregation.
Company Position
Managing Director. Marketing and Analytical Services Unit-International Division.
- "The first prebiotic in humans. Human milk oligosaccharides". (2004) Coppa GV., Bruni S., Morelli L., Soldi S., Gabrielli O. J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 38: S80-83.
- "Evaluation of prebiotic potential of refined psyllium (Plantago ovata) fiber in healthy women". Elli M, Cattivelli D, Soldi S, Bonatti M, Morelli L. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2008 Sep;42 Suppl 3 Pt 2:S174-6.
- "Survival of yogurt bacteria in the human gut". Elli M, Callegari ML, Ferrari S, Bessi E, Cattivelli D, Soldi S, Morelli L,Goupil Feuillerat N, Antoine JM. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Jul;72(7):5113-7
- "Studio in vitro delle potenzialitá prebiotiche del formaggio PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO in diversi stadi di maturazione" Soldi S. and Morelli L.
Marina Elli
Curriculum Vitae
From 2005 permanent position in AAT Srl staff Administrator at AAT Srl
2001-2004 Researcher, Microbiology Institute, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
2002 Professor of Chemistry and Teacher of training lab in Microbiology, FSE Course: "Food for health: evaluation and technologies of development", Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza, Italy.
2001 Professor of Microbiological Techniques, University Diploma in Food Technologies at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza, Italy.
1998-2001 PhD in Molecular Biotechnology
1997-1998 Collaboration contract, Microbiology Institute, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza, Italy
1996-1997 Microbiologist position, Bioscience Department, Microbiology Group, Nestlè Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland.
1996 Stagiste, Nestlè Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
1996 Stagiste, Guardamiglio Carni S.p.A., Piacenza, Italy
1993-1996 Collaboration contract, Microbiology Institute, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza, Italy
1993-1994 Collaboration contract, Food and Nutrition Institute, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza, Italy
Company Position
President of the Board of Directors, Research & Development
- M. Gobbetti, A. Corsetti, L. Morelli, M. Elli (1996) Expression of alfa-amilase gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus in Lactobacillus sanfrancisco. Biotechnology Letters 18(8): 969-974.
- P.S. Cocconcelli, M. Elli, B. Riboli, & L. Morelli, (1996) Genetic analysis of the replication region of the Lactobacillus plasmid vector pPSC22. Research in Microbiology 147: 619-624.
- F. Dionisi, P.-A. Golay, M. Elli & L. Fay (1999) Stability of cyclopropane and conjugated linoleic acid during fatty acid quantification in lactic acid bacteria. Lipids, 34(10): 1107-1115.
- M. Elli, R. Zink, R. Reniero & L. Morelli (1999) Growth requirements of Lactobacillus johnsonii in skim and UHT milk. International Dairy Journal 9: 507-513.
- R. Zink., C. Walker, G. Schmidt, M. Elli, D. Pridmore, & R. Reniero (2000) Impact of multiple stress factors on the survival of dairy lactobacilli. Sciences des Aliments 20: 119-126.
- M. Elli, R. Zink, A. Rytz, R. Reniero & L. Morelli (2000) Iron requirements of Lactobacillus spp. in completely chemically defined growth media. Journal of Applied Microbiology 88: 695-703.
- M. Ventura, M. Elli, R. Reniero & R. Zink (2001) Molecular microbial analysis of Bifidobacterium isolates from different environments by the species-specific amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA). FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 36(2-3): 113-121.
- I. Jankovic, M. Ventura, V. Meylan, M. Rouvet, M. Elli, D. Pridmore & R. Zink (2003) Contribution of aggregation promoting factor (APF) to maintenance of cell shape in Lactobacillus gasseri 4B2. J Bacteriol. 185(11):3288-96.
- Ignazio Castagliuolo, Francesca Galeazzi, Susanna Ferrari, Marina Elli, Deborah Tormen, Paola Brun, Giacomo C. Sturniolo, Andrea Cavaggioni, Lorenzo Morelli, Giorgio Palù (2005). Beneficial effect of Lactobacillus crispatus on experimentally induced colitis in mice: effect of different phenotypes. Accettato per la pubblicazione in FEMS Immunol and Med Microbiol 43 (2): 197-204.
- M. Elli, E. Bessi, D. Cattivelli, S. Soldi and L. Morelli (2005) Evidence-based impact of prebiotics and probiotics on gut microflora. The role of molecular biology. Nutrafoods 4(2-3): 37.
- Marina Elli, Maria Luisa Callegari, Susanna Ferrari, Elena Bessi, Daniela Cattivelli, Sara Soldi, Lorenzo Morelli, Nathalie Goupil Feuillerat, and Jean-Michel Antoine (2006) Survival of yoghurt bacteria in the human gut. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(7): 5113-5117.
- Editorial in Reference Probiotique - Yoghurts & Fermented Milk. Produced by the scientific commettee of Syndifrais. The fate of probiotics in the digestive tract. Letter n. 30, December 2006.
- Sandra Voltan, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Marina Elli, Stefano Longo, Paola Brun, Renata D’Incà, Andrea Porzionato, Veronica Macchi, Giorgio Palù, Giacomo C. Sturniolo, Lorenzo Morelli, Diego Martines (2007) Aggregating phenotype in Lactobacillus crispatus determines intestinal colonization and TLR2 and TLR4 modulation in murine colonic mucosa. Clin Vacc Immunol 14(9):1138-1148.
- Siciliano RA, Cacace G, Mazzeo MF, Morelli L, Elli M, Rossi M, Malorni A. Proteomic investigation of the aggregation phenomenon in Lactobacillus crispatus. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Feb;1784(2):335-42.
- Marina Elli, Lorenzo Morelli (2008) Bulk-forming agent psyllium fibre. Influence on faecal microbiota of healthy women determined by molecular monitoring. Nutrafoods 7(1) 27-32.
- Marina Elli, Daniela Cattivelli, Sara Soldi, Marzia Bonatti, Lorenzo Morelli (2008) In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the bifidogenic potential of refined psyllium (Plantago ovata) seed husk. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 42(3): S174-S176.
- Sandra Voltan, Diego Martines, Marina Elli, Paola Brun, Stefano Longo, Andrea Porzionato, Raffaele DeCaro, Giorgio Palù, Giacomo C. Sturniolo, Lorenzo Morelli, Ignazio Castagliuolo (2008) H2O2 as a signal transducing molecule in Lactobacillus crispatus M247 induced PPARγ activation in the intestinal mucosa. Gastroenterology 135(4):1216-27.