Chiara Suanno

Academic career

- 2023-present: Post-doc researcher at the department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (University of Bologna) on the project “Environmental and health impacts of air pollution: integrating the effects of aerosol exposure in a multiexposome study”, with dr. Iris Aloisi as supervisor. 

- 2022-2023: Post-doc researcher at the department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (University of Bologna) on the project: "Ecosystem services and disservices in urban parks", with prof. Stefania Biondi as supervisor.

Education and training

- 2022: PhD in Earth, Life, and Environmental Sciences, at the University of Bologna. Thesis: "Relationships between pollen airborne allergens and environmental factors". Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Del Duca; co-supervisor: dr. Iris Aloisi

- 2017: Master's degree in Biodiversity and Evolution at the University of Bologna, with honors. Thesis: "Vegetational diversity of a protected area in a urbanized context". Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Chiarucci

- 2014: Bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, with honors. Thesis: "Palaeo-ecological indicators of pastoralism: pollen and fungal spores from sheepfolds in Basilicata". Supervisor: Prof. Anna Maria Mercuri

Teaching

-2019/2023: Demonstrator in teaching labs

-2019/2023: Co-tutor for undergraduate students

• Suanno C., Tonoli E., Fornari E., Savoca M.P., Aloisi I., Parrotta L., Faleri C., Cai G., Coveney C., Boocock D. J., Verderio E. A. M., Del Duca S., “Small extracellular vesicles released from germinated kiwi pollen (pollensomes) present characteristics similar to mammalian exosomes and carry a plant homolog of ALIX”, Front Plant Sci, 2023, ISSN: 1664-462X, https://doi.org/10.3389/FPLS.2023.1090026

• Suanno C., Sandrini S., Aloisi I., De Nuntiis P., Facchini M.C., Del Duca S., Fernández-González D., “Airborne Pollen, Allergens, and Proteins: A Comparative Study of Three Sampling Methods”, Sustainability, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/su141911825

• Suanno C., Aloisi I., Parrotta L., Fernández-González D., Del Duca S., “Allergenic risk assessment of urban parks: Towards a standard index”, Environmental Research, 2021, ISSN: 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111436

• Suanno C., Aloisi I., Fernández-González D., Del Duca S., “Pollen forecasting and its relevance in pollen allergen avoidance”, Environmental Research, 2021, ISSN: 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111150

• Suanno C., Aloisi I., Fernández-González D., Del Duca S., “Monitoring techniques for pollen allergy risk assessment”, Environmental Research, 2021, ISSN: 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111109

• Capotorti G., Bonacquisti S., Abis L., Aloisi I., Attorre F., Bacaro G., Balletto G., Banfi E., Barni E., Bartoli F., Bazzato E., Beccaccioli M., Braglia R., Bretzel F., Brighetti M. A., Brundu G., Burnelli M., Calfapietra C., Cambria V. E., Caneva G., Canini A., Caronni S., Castello M., Catalano C., Celesti-Grapow L., Cicinelli E., Cipriani L., Citterio S., Concu G., Coppi A., Corona E., Del Duca S., Del V. E., Di Gristina E., Domina G., Faino L., Fano E. A., Fares S., Farris E., Farris S., Fornaciari M., Gaglio M., Galasso G., Galletti M., Gargano M. L., Gentili R., Giannotta A. P., Guarino C., Guarino R., Iaquinta G., Iiriti G., Lallai A., Lallai E., Lattanzi E., Manca S., Manes F., Marignani M., Marinangeli F., Mariotti M., Mascia F., Mazzola P., Meloni G., Michelozzi P., Miraglia A., Montagnani C., Mundula L., Muresan A. N., Musanti F., Nardini A., Nicosia E., Oddi L., Orlandi F., Pace R., Palumbo M. E., Palumbo S., Parrotta L., Pasta S., Perini K., Poldini L., Postiglione A., Prigioniero A., Proietti C., Raimondo F. M., Ranfa A., Redi E. L., Reverberi M., Roccotiello E., Ruga L., Savo V., Scarano P., Schirru F., Sciarrillo R., Scuderi F., Sebastiani A., Siniscalco C., Sordo A., Suanno C., Tartaglia M., Tilia A., Toffolo C., Toselli E., Travaglini A., Ventura F., Venturella G., Vincenzi F., Blasi C. , “More nature in the city”, PLANT BIOSYSTEMS, 2020, ISSN 1126-3504, https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1837285.

• Parrotta L., Aloisi I., Suanno C., Faleri C., Kiełbowicz-Matuk A., Bini L., Cai G., Del Duca S., “A low molecular-weight cyclophilin localizes in different cell compartments of Pyrus communis pollen and is released in vitro under Ca2+ depletion”, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2019, ISSN 0981-9428, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.09.045.

• Battistini R., Castrignanò M., Bergamaschi M., Daconto L., Del Duca S., Aloisi I., Suanno C., Parrotta L., Tositti L., Patuelli R., Pietrantoni L., Tria A., Rainieri G., “Benchmarking and definition of indicators for an impact analysis of the tramway", Alma Mater Studiorum report – University of Bologna, 2019.