Ricercatrice a tempo determinato (RTD-A) in Microbiologia Agraria (AGR/16), presso il Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari e Ambientali dell'Università degli Studi di Teramo. Laureata, nel 2014, in Scienze Biomolecolari Applicate (LM6) presso l’Università degli Studi di Perugia con una tesi in Microbiologia Applicata, ha conseguito nel 2018 il titolo di Doctor Europaeus, svolgendo un dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze degli Alimenti nell’ambito della Microbiologia applicata al settore alimentare, presso l’università di Teramo durante il quale ha svolto un periodo come Visiting PhD Student presso L’APC Microbiome Institute – University College Cork in Irlanda, all’ interno del gruppo di ricerca Microbe-Host Dialogue Research Group. Il progetto di ricerca ha riguardato la selezione e la caratterizzazione di ceppi appartenenti alla specie Lactiplantibacillus. plantarum, isolati da alimenti fermentati, per valutare potenziali attività funzionali e/o probiotiche come strategia per lo sviluppo e la produzione di nuovi alimenti funzionali.

Le attività di ricerca fanno riferimento a 5 tematiche principali: 1. la microbiologia degli alimenti fermentati per lo sviluppo di colture starter multifunzionali; 2. la caratterizzazione genotipica, fenotipica e funzionale di batteri lattici associati ad alimenti fermentati; 3. lo studio delle interazioni microrganismi-ospite in modelli intestinali modello e in vivo in modelli animali; 4. il rapporto dieta-microbiota intestinale dell’uomo; 5. L’impatto del microbiota e di probiotici nell’asse-intestino cervello, con particolare riferimento a patologie del neurosviluppo. In particolare, nella prospettiva di valutare l’interazione tra microrganismo e soggetto ospite e il conseguente impatto sul sistema metabolico e immunitario dell’ospite dell’assunzione di microrganismi associati agli alimenti e/o di alimenti fermentati, le attività di ricerca sono caratterizzate da un approccio multidisciplinare in diversi ambiti scientifici a supporto della microbiologia.

ATTIVITÀ DIDATTICA

Titolare dell’Insegnamento di “Biotecnologie microbiche per la produzione di molecole di interesse biomedico/farmaceutico”(CFU 3) nel CdS in Biotecnologie (L2).

Supporto alla didattica nel CdS in Biotecnologie (L2) per l’insegnamento in “Microbiologia Generale”.

Supporto alla didattica nel CdS in Biotecnologie Avanzate (LM9) per l’Insegnamento in “Meccanismi di Comunicazione Cellulare”.

Correlatrice/relatrice di oltre 25 tesi di laurea triennali in Biotecnologie (L2) e 8 tesi sperimentali di laurea magistrale in Biotecnologie Avanzate (LM9) nel settore AGR/16.

INCARICHI ISTITUZIONALI

• Da Febbraio 2023 Incarico di Gestione della Comunicazione Social (Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin) del CdS in Biotecnologie – Nomina del 20 febbraio 2023.
• Dal 2021 Nomina di Cultore della Materia nelle cattedre di Microbiologia generale del CdS in Biotecnologie (Classe L-2) e Selezione di Microrganismi Benefici del CdS in Biotecnologie Avanzate (Classe LM-9) – Approvazione del C.d.F. del 15/12/2021.
• Dal 2020 al 2022 Rappresentante del Personale Non Strutturato (Dottorandi, Assegnisti e Borsisti) della Facoltà di Bioscienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università di Teramo, su mandato del Preside di Facoltà – Nomina del 14 ottobre 2020.
• Membro della Segreteria Scientifica ed Organizzativa del Convegno tecnico-scientifico “Qualità, salute, sicurezza, sostenibilità e benessere: ricerca e strategie innovative per valorizzare i prodotti alimentari del territorio” e dei 5 Workshop Satellite legati alle filiere agro-alimentari organizzati dalla Facoltà di Bioscienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari ed Ambientali dell’Università di Teramo - nell'ambito della settimana “Cibo, benessere e sviluppo sostenibile del territorio con una visione globale”- #insiemepergliSDGs, sviluppata nella serie di eventi "Giornata dell'Alimentazione-Insieme per gli SDGs", 23-27 settembre 2021, Teramo.
• Membro della Segreteria Scientifica del III FORUM INTERNAZIONALE DEL GRAN SASSO 1-3 Ottobre 2020, Università di Teramo – SESSIONE N.11 “Agri-Food: “Investing in research to build and spread a new scientific approach for a healthy and sustainable diet”.

PREMI E RICONOSCIMENTI

1. Vincitore del premio MD2021 - FEMS MEETING ATTENDANCE GRANT FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, per la partecipazione al Convegno internazionale Advances in Microbial Diversity, 6th International Conference on Microbial Diversity (MD21), 14-15 Dicembre 2021, con il contributo dal titolo: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum associated to fermented foods: in vitro evidences for its beneficial role in ameliorating intestinal inflammation. Premio della Federation of European Microbiology Societies (FEMS), ricevuto dalla Commissione Scientifica MD2021.
2. Vincitore del premio FEMS MEETING ATTENDANCE GRANT, per la presentazione del poster dal titolo: TARGETED METABOLOMICS ANALYSIS OF BILE SALT HYDROLASE ACTIVITY FROM FOOD-BORNE Lactobacillus plantarum al convegno internazionale: 4th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2017, 24-26 ottobre, 2017 Università di Bari, Bari, Italia, ricevuto dalla Federation of European Microbiology Societies (FEMS).
3. Vincitore del premio SIMTREA MEETING ATTENDANCE AWARD per giovani ricercatori scientifici della Società Italiana di Microbiologia Agro-Alimentare ed Ambientale (SIMTREA), per la partecipazione al 4th International Conference on Microbial Diversity, 24 -26 Ottobre 2017, Bari, Italia.
4. BEST POSTER AWARD nella poster competition con la presentazione intitolata “Traditional fermented foods are a source of microorganisms showing antigenotoxic activity” al Convegno Internazionale The 3rd International Symposium on "Traditional Foods from Adriatic to Caucasus", 1-4 Ottobre 2015, Sarajevo, (Bosnia-Herzegovina).
5. VINCITORE DEL PROGETTO WORK EXPERIENCE - P.O. FSE Abruzzo 2007-2013 Work experience finalizzata allo sviluppo di progetti di ricerca industriale, trasferimento tecnologico e sviluppo precompetitivo Struttura ospitante: Università degli Studi di Perugia- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Unità di Ricerca Tecnologie e Biotecnologie Alimentari Tutor: Prof. M. Servili Attività: Valutazione dell’attività antiossidante di un sottoprodotto dell’industria olearia (pasta di olive) tal quale e dopo fermentazione con selezionati ceppi microbici attraverso la valutazione della frazione fenolica.

AFFILIAZIONI SCIENTIFICHE ED INCARICHI EDITORIALI

• Dal 2021 è membro del Reviewer Board della rivista internazionale Microorganisms (MDPI)
• Dal 2020 svolge attività di referaggio per numerose riviste scientifiche internazionali su articoli aventi per oggetto la microbiologia degli alimenti (es. Microorganisms, Foods, Fermentation, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Heliyon, Applied Sciences, Processes, The FASEB Journal, etc.)
• Dal 2016 al 2017 è stata membro della Microbiology Society
• Dal 2016 è membro della Società Italiana di Microbiologia Agro-Alimentare ed Ambientale (SIMTREA)

PRODUZIONE SCIENTIFICA

L’attività scientifica, a partire dal 2014, è documentata da un totale di 54 prodotti della ricerca, di cui 20 pubblicazioni in riviste nazionali ed internazionali, 33 contributi (poster e presentazioni orali) a convegni nazionali ed internazionali e un capitolo di un libro a diffusione nazionale.

Co-autore della review dal titolo “Table olives: more than a fermented food” che ha ottenuto il riconoscimento da parte della rivista “Foods” come HIGH CITED EDITOR’S CHOICE REVIEW nel 2021 e della review "Health-Promoting Role of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Isolated from Fermented Foods" che ha ottenuto il riconoscimento da parte della rivista “Microorganisms” come Highly Cited Papers of “Microorganisms” nel 2021.

Link alle pubblicazioni:

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193510702;

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_l2AdIkAAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao

Fixed-term researcher (RTD-A) in Agricultural Microbiology (AGR/16), at the Department of Biosciences and Agro-Food and Environmental Technologies of the University of Teramo. Graduated in 2014 in Applied Biomolecular Sciences (LM6) at the University of Perugia with a thesis in Applied Microbiology. In 2018 she obtained the title of Doctor Europaeus, carrying out a PhD in Food Sciences in the field of Microbiology applied to the food sector, at the University of Teramo during which she carried out part of her research as a Visiting PhD Student at the APC Microbiome Institute – University College Cork in Ireland, within the Microbe-Host Dialogue Research Group. The PhD research project involved the selection and characterization of strains belonging to the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum species, isolated from fermented foods, to evaluate potential functional and/or probiotic activities as a strategy for the development and production of new functional foods.

The research activities refer to 5 main themes: 1. the microbiology of fermented foods for the development of multifunctional starter cultures; 2. the genotypic, phenotypic and functional characterization of lactic acid bacteria associated with fermented foods; 3. the study of microorganism-host interactions in intestinal models and in vivo in animal models; 4. the human diet-intestinal microbiota relationship; 5. The impact of the microbiota and probiotics in the brain-gut axis, with particular reference to neurodevelopmental pathologies. In particular, in the perspective of evaluating the host-microbes interaction and the consequent impact of the intake of microorganisms associated with food and/or fermented foods on the metabolic and immune system of the host, the research activities are characterized by a multidisciplinary approach in different scientific fields related to the microbiology.

TEACHING ACTIVITY

Professor of "Microbial biotechnology for the production of molecules of biomedical/pharmaceutical interest" (CFU 3) in the Course in Biotechnology (L2).

Teaching support in the Course in Biotechnology (L2) in the chair of "General Microbiology".

Teaching support in the Course in Advanced Biotechnology (LM9) for teaching in "Cellular Communication Mechanisms".

Co-supervisor/supervisor of over 25 three-year degree theses in Biotechnology (L2) and 8 experimental master's degree theses in Advanced Biotechnology (LM9) in the AGR/16 sector.

INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS

- From February 2023 Social Communication Management (Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin) of the Course in Biotechnology - Appointment of 20 February 2023.

- From 2021 Appointment of Subject Expert in the chairs of General Microbiology of the Course in Biotechnology (Class L-2) and Selection of Beneficial Microorganisms of the Course in Advanced Biotechnologies (Class LM-9) – Approval of the Board of Directors. dated 12/15/2021.

- From 2020 to 2022 Representative of the Unstructured Staff (PhD students, Research Fellows and Fellows) of the Faculty of Biosciences and Agro-Food and Environmental Technologies, University of Teramo, on mandate of the Dean of the Faculty - Appointment of 14 October 2020.

- Member of the Scientific and Organizational Secretariat of the technical-scientific conference "Quality, health, safety, sustainability and well-being: research and innovative strategies to enhance local food products" and of the 5 Satellite Workshops linked to the agri-food supply chains organized by the Faculty of Biosciences and Agro-Food and Environmental Technologies of the University of Teramo - as part of the week "Food, well-being and sustainable development of the territory with a global vision" - #insiemepergliSDGs, developed in the series of events "Food Day - Together for the SDGs", 23-27 September 2021, Teramo.

- Member of the Scientific Secretariat of the III INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF GRAN SASSO 1-3 October 2020, University of Teramo – SESSION N.11 “Agri-Food: “Investing in research to build and spread a new scientific approach for a healthy and sustainable diet” .

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

1. Winner of the MD2021 - FEMS MEETING ATTENDANCE GRANT FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, for the participation in the International Conference Advances in Microbial Diversity, 6th International Conference on Microbial Diversity (MD21), 14-15 December 2021, with the contribution entitled: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum associated to fermented foods: in vitro evidence for its beneficial role in ameliorating intestinal inflammation. Award from the Federation of European Microbiology Societies (FEMS), received from the MD2021 Scientific Commission.
2. Winner of the FEMS MEETING ATTENDANCE GRANT, for the presentation of the poster entitled: TARGETED METABOLOMICS ANALYSIS OF BILE SALT HYDROLASE ACTIVITY FROM FOOD-BORNE Lactobacillus plantarum at the international conference: 4th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2017, 24-26 October, 2017 University of Bari, Bari, Italy, received from the Federation of European Microbiology Societies (FEMS).
3. Winner of the SIMTREA MEETING ATTENDANCE AWARD for young scientific researchers of the Italian Society of Agro-Food and Environmental Microbiology (SIMTREA), for participation in the 4th International Conference on Microbial Diversity, 24 -26 October 2017, Bari, Italy.
4. BEST POSTER AWARD in the poster competition with the presentation entitled “Traditional fermented foods are a source of microorganisms showing antigenotoxic activity” at the International Conference The 3rd International Symposium on "Traditional Foods from Adriatic to Caucasus", 1-4 October 2015, Sarajevo, (Bosnia-Herzegovina).
5. WINNER OF THE WORK EXPERIENCE PROJECT - P.O. FSE Abruzzo 2007-2013 Work experience aimed at the development of industrial research projects, technology transfer and pre-competitive development. Host structure: University of Perugia - Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Food Technologies and Biotechnology Research Unit Tutor: Prof. M. Servili Activity: Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of a by-product of the olive oil industry (olive paste) as is and after fermentation with selected microbial strains through the evaluation of the phenolic fraction.

SCIENTIFIC AFFILIATIONS AND EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS

- Since 2021 she is a member of the Reviewer Board of the international journal Microorganisms (MDPI)

- Since 2020 she has been refereeing for numerous international scientific journals on articles relating to food microbiology (e.g. Microorganisms, Foods, Fermentation, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Heliyon , Applied Sciences, Processes, The FASEB Journal, etc.)

- From 2016 to 2017 she was a member of the Microbiology Society

- Since 2016 she has been a member of the Italian Society of Agro-Food and Environmental Microbiology (SIMTREA)

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

The scientific activity, starting from 2014, is documented by a total of 54 research products, of which 20 publications in national and international journals, 33 contributions (posters and oral presentations) at national and international conferences and a chapter of a book nationally distributed.

Co-author of the review entitled “Table olives: more than a fermented food” which obtained recognition by the magazine “Foods” as HIGH CITED EDITOR'S CHOICE REVIEW in 2021 and of the review "Health-Promoting Role of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Isolated from Fermented Foods" which was recognized by the journal “Microorganisms” as Highly Cited Papers of “Microorganisms” in 2021.

Links to publications:

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193510702;

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_l2AdIkAAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao

Articoli su riviste internazionali con referee

• D'Antonio V, Battista N, Di Mattia CD, Sacchetti G, Ramal-Sanchez M, Prete R, Angelino D, Serafini M. Edible insects and legumes exert an antioxidant effect on human colon mucosal cells stressed with 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane)-dihydrochloride. Frontiers in Nutrition.10:1219837, 2023.
• D’Alessio, F. Flamminii, M. Faieta, R. Prete, A. Di Michele, P. Pittia, C. D. Di Mattia. High pressure homogenization to boost the technological functionality of native pea proteins. Current Research in Food Science 6: 100499, 2023.
• Diamanti, T., Prete, R., Battista, N., A. Corsetti, De Jaco, A. Exposure to Antibiotics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Could Probiotics Modulate the Gut–Brain Axis? Antibiotics, 11,1767. 2022.
• Vetuschi, N. Battista, S. Pompili, A. Cappariello, R. Prete, A. Taticchi, R. Selvaggini, G. Latella, A. Corsetti, R. Sferra. The antiinflammatory and antifibrotic effect of olive phenols and Lactioplantibacillus plantarum IMC513 in dextran sodium sulfate-induced chronic colitis. Nutrition, 94, 111511, 2022.
• Prete, M. Khairul Alam, G. Perpetuini, C. Perla, P. Pittia, A. Corsetti. Lactic Acid Bacteria Exopolysaccharides Producers: A Sustainable Tool for Functional Foods. Foods 10 (7), 1653, pp. 1-27, 2021.
• Garcia-Gonzalez, N. Battista, R. Prete*, A. Corsetti. Health-promoting role of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolated from fermented foods. Microorganisms 9 (2), 349, pp. 1-30, 2021.
• Prete, N. Garcia-Gonzalez, C.D. Di Mattia, N. Battista, A. Corsetti. Food-borne Lactiplantibacillus plantarum protect normal intestinal cells against inflammation by modulating reactive oxygen species and IL-23/IL-17 axis. Scientific Reports 10, 16340, 2020.
• Prete, S.L. Long, S.A. Joyce, A. Corsetti. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of food-associated Lactobacillus plantarum isolates for potential probiotic activities. FEMS Microbiology Letters 367 (10), 2020.
• Garcia-Gonzalez, R. Prete*, M. Perugini, C. Merola, N. Battista, A. Corsetti. Probiotic antigenotoxic activity as a DNA bioprotective tool: a minireview with focus on endocrine disruptors. FEMS Microbiology Letters 367 (3), 2020.
• Perpetuini, R. Prete, N. Garcia-Gonzalez, M. Khairul Alam, A. Corsetti. Table olives more than a fermented food. Foods, 9, 178, 2020.
• Prete, S.L. Long, A.L. Gallardo, C.G. Gahan, A. Corsetti, S.A. Joyce. Beneficial bile acid metabolism from Lactobacillus plantarum of food origin. Scientific Reports 10:1165, 2020.
• Garcia-Gonzalez, R. Prete, N. Battista, A. Corsetti. Adhesion properties of food-associated Lactobacillus plantarum strains on human intestinal ephitelial cells and modulation of IL-8 release. Frontiers in Microbiology, Article 2392, 9 (OCTOBER) 2018.
• Perpetuini, G. Caruso, S. Urbani, M. Schirone, S. Esposto, A. Ciarrocchi, R. Prete, N. Garcia-Gonzalez, N. Battistelli, R. Gucci, M. Servili, R. Tofalo, A. Corsetti - Changes in Polyphenolic Concentrations of Table Olives (cv. Itrana) Produced Under Different Irrigation Regimes During Spontaneous or Inoculated Fermentation. Frontiers in Microbiology, Article 1287, 9 (JUNE) 2018.
• Prete, R. Tofalo, E. Federici, A. Ciarrocchi, G. Cenci, A. Corsetti. Food-associated Lactobacillus plantarumand yeasts inhibit the genotoxic effect of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide. Frontiers in Microbiology 8 (NOV), 2017.
• Federici, R. Prete, C. Lazzi, N. Pellegrini, M. Moretti, A. Corsetti, G. Genci. Bacterial composition, genotoxicity, and cytotoxicity of fecal samples from individuals consuming omnivorous or vegetarian diets. Frontiers in Microbiology 8 (FEB), 2017.

Articoli su riviste italiane

• Prete, N. Garcia-Gonzalez, A. Corsetti. Nuove tecnologie di trasformazione delle olive da mensa. Frutticoltura, 2, 68-72, 2019.
• Perpetuini, R. Prete, N. Garcia Gonzalez, N. Battistelli, R. Tofalo, A. Corsetti. Fermentazioni più rapide con le colture starter. Olive e Olio, 34-38, 3/2018, Speciale OLIVE DA MENSA – Edizioni Edagricole Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media s.r.l., 2018.

Capitoli in libri a diffusione nazionale

• Aldo Corsetti, Giorgia Perpetuini, Roberta Prete. Innovazione nel settore degli starter e delle colture protettive. In: A. Paparella, M. Schirone, P. Visciano (a cura di). Igiene nei processi di produzione degli alimenti. Cap. 11.2, Casa Editrice HOEPLI, Milano.

Articoli in enciclopedie a diffusione internazionale

• Roberta Prete, Giorgia Perpetuini, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Mohammad Kahairul Alam, Aldo Corsetti. (2020) Table olives microbiota. Encyclopedia MDPI 2020 doi: 10.32545/encyclopedia202006.0018.v8
• Aldo Corsetti, Roberta Prete, Natalia Gracia-Gonzalez (2018)​ Lactic Acid Bacteria: Lactobacillus: Lactobacillus plantarum. Reference Module in Food Sciences, Elsevier, pp. 1-9
• Aldo Corsetti, Aurora Ciarrocchi, Roberta Prete (2015)​ Lactic Acid Bacteria: Lactobacillus: Lactobacillus plantarum. Reference Module in Food Sciences, Elsevier, pp. 1–8.​

Atti di convegni internazionali

• Roberta Prete, Francesca Dell’Orco, Federica Montagano, Giusi Sabatini, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Food-associated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum for the development of innovative non-dairy fermented foods with a beneficial role in ameliorating intestinal inflammation. 7th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2023 (MD23), 26-29 Settembre 2023, Parma, Italia.
• Francesca Dell’Orco, Roberta Prete, Giusi Sabatini, Federica Montagano, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. EPS-producing Lactiplantibacillus plantarum as a tool to improve antioxidant activity of fermented milks. 7th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2023 (MD23), 26-29 Settembre 2023, Parma, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Maria Concetta Cufaro, Federica Di Marco, Aldo Corsetti, Natalia Garcia Gonzalez, Piero Del Boccio, Natalia Battista. A proteomic insight of crosstalk between food-associated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C9O4 and inflamed intestinal epithelial cells in an in vitro inflammation model. 12^TH Probiotics, Prebiotics, new foods, nutraceutical, botanicals & phytochemicals for nutrition & human, animal and microbiota health. 17-19 Settembre 2023, Roma, Italia.
• Giusi Sabatini, Tamara Diamanti, Roberta Prete, Federica Serafini, Tommaso Seri, Arianna Rinaldi, Laura Ricceri, Antonella De Jaco, Aldo Corsetti, Natalia Battista. Cross-talk between food-borne Lactiplantibacillus () plantarum and the endocannabinoid system towards Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Society for Autism Research, INSAR 2023 Annual Meeting, 03-06 Maggio 2023, Stoccolma, Svezia.
• Roberta Prete, Francesca Dell’Orco, Federica Montagano, Giusi Sabatini, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Selection of food-associated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum for the development of innovative non-dairy fermented foods with potential against intestinal inflammation. 4th Euro Global Conference on Food Science & Technology 2022, 11- 12 Novembre 2022, Roma, Italia (Invited Speaker)
• Andrea Gianotti, Lorenzo Nissen, Flavia Casciano, Roberta Prete, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. In vitro digestion/fermentation of olive oil by-products debittered with lactobacilli and functionalized with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum. 36th EFFoST International Conference 2022 Shaping the Production of Sustainable, Healthy Foods for the Future, 7-9 Novembre 2022, Dublino, Irlanda.
• Mohammad Khairul Alam, Cécile Rannou, Cecile Marzin, Roberta Prete, Carlo Perla, Aldo Corsetti, Paola Pittia, Carole Prost, Laurent Lethuaut. Impact of Exopolysaccharide Producing Starter Culture on the Volatolomic Profile of Fermented Milk Products. Analytics Conference 2022 Nantes, 5 - 8 Settembre 2022, Nantes, Francia.
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Carla D. Di Mattia, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum associated to fermented foods: in vitro evidences for its beneficial role in ameliorating intestinal inflammation. Book of Abstracts, Advances in Microbial Diversity, 6th International Conference on Microbial Diversity (MD21), 14-15 Dicembre 2021, Virtual Event.
• Mohammad Khairul Alam, Roberta Prete, Giorgia Perpetuini, Federica Flamminii, Carlo Perla, Paola Pittia and Aldo Corsetti. Biotechnological Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Enhance Quality of Fermented Milk Products, Online ISEKI E-conference on Food Texture, Quality, Safety and Biosecurity in the Global Bioeconomy, 10-12 Novembre 2021.
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Federico Fanti, Carmine Merola, Monia Perugini, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Modulation of the endocannabinoid system by probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum IMC513 in zebrafish exposed to endocrine disruptors. Book of Abstracts, 11th Probiotics, Prebiotics, & New Foods, Nutraceuticals and Botanicals for Nutrition & Human and Microbiota Health, 12-14 Settembre 2021, Università Urbaniana, Roma, Italia
• Garcia-Gonzalez N, Maria A. Nunez-Sanchez, Roberta Prete, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti, Cormac G. Gahan. Immunomodulation of murine macrophages J774.1 by Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract and fermented foods. . pp. 97-98 Book of Abstracts, 5th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2019, 25-27 Settembre, 2019, Catania, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Monia Perugini, Giovanni Angelozzi, Stefania Silvi, Giovanni Cenci, Aldo Corsetti. In vitro antigenotoxic activity of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum IMC510 and IMC513 against two different endocrine disruptors: bisphenol A and di-n-hexyl phthalate. pp. 342-343 Book of Abstracts, 5th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2019, 25-27 Settembre, 2019, Catania, Italia.
• Giorgia Perpetuini, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Roberta Prete, Rosanna Tofalo, Cormac G Gahan, Aldo Corsetti. Determination of bile salt hydrolase activity as a potential biomarker for putative probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum pp. 340-341. Book of Abstracts, 5th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2019, 25-27 Settembre, 2019, Catania, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Alvaro Lopez Gallardo, Sarah Louise Long, Cormac Gahan, Susan A. Joyce, Aldo Corsetti. Food-Associated Lactobacillus plantarum Characterization by the Means of Targeted Metabolomics Analysis of Bile Salts Hydrolase Activity. O036 pp.48 Proceedings of the 13^th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota And Health - IPC2019, 17-20 Giugno 2019, Praga, Repubblica Ceca
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Interaction of food-associated Lactobacillus plantarum with human derived intestinal epithelial cells. pp 47-48 Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota And Health - IPC2018, 18-21 Giugno 2018, Budapest, Ungheria
• Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Roberta Prete, Giorgia Perpetuini, Rosanna Tofalo, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti FERMENTED FOODS, FROM MICROBE TO FUNCTIONALITY, European Journal Of Histochemistry - A Journal Of Functional Cytology ISSN 1121-760X volume 62/supplement 1 – 2018 pp. 34 - 64° CONVEGNO GEI SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI BIOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO E DELLA CELLULA Rettorato GSSI Gran Sasso Science Institute, 11-14 Giugno 2018, L’Aquila, Italia
• Roberta Prete, Susan A. Joyce, Alvaro Lopez Gallardo, Sarah Louise Long, Cormac G. Gahan, Aldo Corsetti. Targeted metabolomics analysis of Bile Salts Hydrolase activity from food-borne Lactobacillus plantarum. pp. 328-329 Book of Abstracts, 4th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2017, 24-26 Ottobre, 2017, Università di Bari, Italia.
• Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Roberta Prete, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Host-microbe dialogue: evaluation of food associated Lactobacillus plantarum adhesion property to human intestinal epithelium. pp. 303-304 Book of Abstracts, 4th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2017, 24-26 Ottobre, 2017, Università di Bari, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Aurora Ciarrocchi, Rosanna Tofalo, Giovanan Suzzi, Maria Schirone, Giovanni Cenci, Manuel Sergi, Aldo Corsetti. Selection of food-associated Lactobacillus plantarum active strains as DNA-bioprotective agents able to inhibit genotoxic effect of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide. pp. 261 Book of Abstracts, 25th International ICFMH Conference – FOODMICRO: One health meets food microbiology, 19-22 Luglio 2016, University College Dublin, Dublino, Irlanda
• Aurora Ciarrocchi, Roberta Prete, Rosanna Tofalo, Giovanna Suzzi, Maria Schirone, Giorgia Perpetuini, Giovanni Cenci, Dario Compagnone, A. Corsetti. Functional properties of food-borne yeasts: antigenotoxic activity using SOS-chromotest. pp. 300 Book of Abstracts, 25th International ICFMH Conference – FOODMICRO: One health meets food microbiology, 19-22 Luglio 2016, University College Dublin, Dublino, Irlanda
• Roberta Prete, Sarah Louise Long, Susan A. Joyce, Cormac G Gahan, Aldo Corsetti. Genetic and phenotypic characterization of food-borne Lactobacillus plantarum strains for potential probiotic activities. pp. 20 Poster Abstract Book, The Irish Division Focused meeting: Exploring the Microbe-Immune system Interface, 1-2 Settembre, 2016 Rochestown Park Hotel, Rochestown, Cork, Irlanda
• Roberta Prete, Sarah Louise Long, Susan A. Joyce, Cormac G. Gahan, Aldo Corsetti. Genetic and phenotypyc characterization of food-borne Lactobacillus plantarum strains for potential probiotic activities. Book of Abstracts, APC Microbiome Institute Symposium, 6 Settembre 2016, Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Cork, Irlanda
• Roberta Prete, Aurora Ciarrocchi, Maria Schirone, Giorgia Perpetuini, Rosanna Tofalo, Giovanna Suzzi, Aldo Corsetti. Antigenotoxic potential of food-borne yeasts. pp. 317 Book of Abstracts, 14th International Congress on Yeasts – ICY2016, 11-15 Settembre 2016, Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center, Hyogo, Giappone.
• Aurora Ciarrocchi, Roberta Prete, Rosanna Tofalo, Maria Schirone, Giovanni Cenci, Aldo Corsetti. Bile resistance and antigenotoxic activity of food-associated microbes. pp. 306 Book of Abstracts, Microbial Diversity 2015: The Challenge of Complexity, 27–29 Ottobre 2015, Perugia, Italia.
• Ermanno Federici, Roberta Prete, Camilla Lazzi, Nicoletta Pellegrini, Massimo Moretti, Aldo Corsetti, Giovani Cenci. Impact of dietary habits on human gut microbiota and faecal water genotoxicity. pp. 74 Book of Abstracts, 38th SOMED Congress, Human Microbiome: from the bench to health benefits, 11-13 Ottobre 2015, Verona, Italia.
• Aurora Ciarrocchi, Roberta Prete, Rosanna Tofalo, Maria Schirone, Giovanni Cenci, Aldo Corsetti. Traditional fermented foods are a source of microorganisms showing antigenotoxic activity. pp. 51 Book of Abstracts, The 3rd International Symposium on "Traditional Foods from Adriatic to Caucasus", 01-04 Ottobre 2015, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BEST POSTER AWARD).

Atti di convegni nazionali

• Roberta Prete, Federica Montagano, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Fermented foods: a reservoir of health-promoting lactic acid bacteria. III Convegno AISSA #under40, 14-15 Luglio 2022, Libera Università di Bolzano, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Mohammad Khairul Alam, Giorgia Perpetuini, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Health promoting role of Lactic Acid Bacteria isolated from fermented foods. Convegno “Qualità, salute, sicurezza, sostenibilità e benessere: ricercare strategie innovative per valorizzare i prodotti alimentari” - settimana “Cibo, benessere e sviluppo sostenibile del territorio con una visione globale”- #insiemepergliSDGs, 24 Settembre 2021, Facoltà di Bioscienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università di Teramo, Teramo, Italia.
• Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Roberta Prete, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Preliminary in vitro characterization of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from fermented foods. XXIII Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD Research on Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology, 19-21 Settembre 2018, Oristano, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Aldo Corsetti. Biodiversità Funzionale di Lactobacillus plantarum: caratterizzazione probiotica interspecifica. pp. 196 Proceedings Book of the XII Convegno Nazionale Biodiversità 2018, Biodiversità, Ambienti, Salute, 13-15 Giugno 2018, Università di Teramo, Teramo, Italia.
• Roberta Prete Selection of food-associated Lactobacillus plantarum for functional activities. pp 309-313 Proceedings Book of the XXI Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD Research on Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology, 19-22 Settembre 2017, Libera Università di Bolzano, Bolzano, Italia
• Roberta Prete. Selection of food-associated Lactic Acid Bacteria for functional activities. pp. 80-81 Proceedings Book, XX Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD Research on Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology, 23-25 Settembre 2015, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italia.
• IGAN (Italian Green Agri-Net) ECO-POT project Soluzioni eco-innovative per i rifiuti e i reflui Mediterranei a cura della International Association of Mediterranean Agro-industrial Wastes (IAMAW) organizzato nell'ambito della manifestazione ECOMONDO 2014, 8 novembre 2014, Rimini (Italy) Authors & affiliations: Renzo Spagnesi, Martina Lotti, Vivaio Sandro Bruschi – Pistoia Maurizia Seggiani, Monica Puccini, Sandra Vitolo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale (DICI) - Università di Pisa Roberto Altieri, Alessandro Esposito, Francesco Castellani, Vitale Stanzione, Istituto per i Sistemi Agricoli e Forestali del Mediterraneo (ISAFOM) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Perugia: Ermanno Federici, Laura Fidati, Elena Montalbani, Roberta Prete, Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie (DCBB) Università degli Studi di Perugia; Masetti Gianna, Vivai Piante Masetti Sabino s.s.a, Pistoia; Vincenzo Tropiano, Michele Bellandi, Impresa Verde Pistoia, Pistoia Mario Romiti, Romiti F.lli Mario & Marco soc.agr., Pistoia

Relatore in convegni nazionali ed internazionali

• Roberta Prete, Francesca Dell’Orco, Federica Montagano, Giusi Sabatini, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Food-associated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum for the development of innovative non-dairy fermented foods with a beneficial role in ameliorating intestinal inflammation. 7th International Conference on Microbial Diversity 2023 (MD23), 26-29 Settembre 2023, Parma, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Francesca Dell’Orco, Federica Montagano, Giusi Sabatini, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Selection of food-associated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum for the development of innovative non-dairy fermented foods with potential against intestinal inflammation. 4th Euro Global Conference on Food Science & Technology 2022, 11- 12 Novembre 2022, Roma, Italia (Invited Speaker)
• Roberta Prete, Federica Montagano, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Fermented foods: a reservoir of health-promoting lactic acid bacteria. III Convegno AISSA #under40, 14-15 Luglio 2022, Libera Università di Bolzano, Italia.
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Carla D. Di Mattia, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum associated to fermented foods: in vitro evidences for its beneficial role in ameliorating intestinal inflammation. Book of Abstracts, Advances in Microbial Diversity, 6th International Conference on Microbial Diversity (MD21), 14-15 Dicembre 2021, Virtual Event.
• Roberta Prete, Alvaro Lopez Gallardo, Sarah Louise Long, Cormac Gahan, Susan A. Joyce, Aldo Corsetti. Food-Associated Lactobacillus plantarum Characterization by the Means of Targeted Metabolomics Analysis of Bile Salts Hydrolase Activity. O036 13th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota And Health - IPC2019, 17-20 Giugno 2019, Praga, Repubblica Ceca
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Natalia Battista, Aldo Corsetti. Interaction of food-associated Lactobacillus plantarum with human derived intestinal epithelial cells. 12th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota And Health - IPC2018, 18-21 Giugno 2018, Budapest, Ungheria
• Roberta Prete, Natalia Garcia-Gonzalez, Aldo Corsetti. Biodiversità Funzionale di Lactobacillus plantarum: caratterizzazione probiotica interspecifica. XII Convegno Nazionale Biodiversità 2018, Biodiversità, Ambienti, Salute, 13-15 Giugno 2018, Università di Teramo, Teramo, Italia.
• Roberta Prete. Selection of food-associated Lactobacillus plantarum for functional activities. XXI Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD Research on Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology, 19-22 Settembre 2017, Libera Università di Bolzano, Italia