Institutional activities
October 2022 – today: Full Professor, Fermentation Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
May 2022 – today: member of the UNIBO thematic board (GTA) in Bioeconomy, Cluster 6.
May 2018 – today: Vice-coordinator of the international PhD program “Innovative technologies and sustainable use of Mediterranean Sea fishery and biological resources”, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
May 2018 – today: academic board member of the international PhD program “Innovative technologies and sustainable use of Mediterranean Sea fishery and biological resources”, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
Jenuary 2018 – today: member of the Interdipartimental Centre for the Indistrial Agrofood Research (CRI), University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
Jenuary 2018 – Jenuary 2020: academic board member of the Interdipartimental Centre for the Indistrial Agrofood Research (CRI), University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
May 2017 – October 2022: Associate Professor, Fermentation Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
2016 – today: member of the academic board for the coordination of the research activities (RAC), Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
2015 – today: member of the Italian Society of General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (SIMGBM)
May 2014 – May 2017: Assistant Professor, Fermentation Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
August 2009 – May 2014: Project leader laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
August 2004 – August 2009: Post-Doc, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
Academic qualifications
Aprile 2004: PhD in Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy).
October 1999: Degree in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy. 110/110 cum laude.
Scientific Qualifications
March 2017: he obtained the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in the following sectors: (i) medicinal, toxicological and nutritional chemistry and applied technologies 03/D1; (ii) microbiology 05/I2 Duration 31/03/17-31/03/23, Bando BANDO D.D. 1532/2016.
January 2014: he obtained the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in the following sectors: (i) medicinal, toxicological and nutritional chemistry and applied technologies 03D1; (ii) genetics and microbiology 05I1; (iii) agricultural microbiology 07F2. Duration 2014-2018, Bando 2012 (DD n. 222/2012).
Research Activities
Coordinator of International Research Groups
01/11/2018 – 31/10/2024: Coordinator of the EU Collaborative project CIRCLES, “Controlling mIcRobiomes CircuLations for bEtter food Systems”, H2020-SFS-2018-1, Innovation action, LC-SFS-03-2018 – Microbiome applications for sustainable food systems, proposal nr. 818290 (https://circlesproject.eu).
Giugno 2009 – Maggio 2011: Coordinator of the research project “Role of human plasminogen in the interaction between Bifidobacterium, a health promoting member of the intestinal microbiota, and the human host”. Vigoni grant (CRUI-DAAD) for Italy-Germany cooperation nel 2009.
Giugno 2001 – Maggio 2003: Coordinator of the research project “Identification and characterization of bifidobacterial proteins involved in the interaction process with the intestinal mucosa”. Vigoni grant (CRUI-DAAD) for Italy-Germany cooperation nel 2001.
Member of International Research Groups
01/01/2022 – 2027: Partner and WP leader di TRIBIOME, “Advanced tools for integration and synergistic inTeRconnectIon of microBIOMEs in resilient food systems”, HORIZON-CL6-2022-FARM2FORK-01-09, Innovation action.
01/01/2022 – 2027: Partner of NYMPHE, “New sYsteM-driven bioremediation of Polluted Habitats and Environment”, CL6-2021- ZEROPOLLUTION-01-10, Innovation action
01/01/2022 – 2027: Partner of SYMBIOREM, “Symbiotic, circular bioremediation systems and biotechnology solutions for improved environmental, economic and social sustainability in pollution control”, CL6-2021- ZEROPOLLUTION-01-10, Innovation action
01/01/2020 – 31/12/2023: Partner of NewTechAqua, “New Technologies, Tools and Strategies for a Sustainable, Resilient and Innovative European Aquaculture”, DT-BG-04-2018-2019, Innovation action.
01/10/2019 – 30/09/2023: Partner of NextGenProteins, “Bioconversion of Underutilized Resources into Next Generation Proteins for Food and Feed”, H2020-LC-SFS17, Innovation action.
Novembre 2018 – Ottobre 2022: Partner of Coordination and Support Action (CSA) Microbiome Support (GA nr. 696300).
2017 – today: Partner of ESA Topical Team on Nutrition (European Space Agency).
2015 – 2020: Collaborator of HARVEST, “Plant foods in human evolution: Factors affecting the harvest of nutrients from the floral environment”, ERC Starting Grant 2015.
2015 – 2019: Responsible for the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy)of the project “The effect of Zespri Green Kiwifruit on digestive comfort; a randomized, controlled cross-over human clinical intervention trial in New Zealand, Japan and Italy”, granted by Zespri (New Zealand) (project number HN1525).
15/12/2014 – 14/12/2016: Partner of ENPADASI, “European Nutritional Phenotype Assessment and Data Sharing Initiative”, JPI HDHL.
01/12/2013 – 30/11/2018: Partner of MyNewGut, “Microbiome Influence on Energy balance and Brain Development-Function Put into Action to Tackle Diet-related Diseases and Behavior”, FP7 large collaborative EU project, KBBE-2013-2-2-02.
01/11/2013 – 31/10/2015: Partner of BAKE4FUN, “Innovative biotechnological solutions for the production of new bakery functional food”, European Grant FP7-SME.
October 2012 – September 2015: Member of the European Science Foundation (ESF) Exploratory group su Bacterial Infection as a Cause of Cancer.
01/05/2011 – 30/04/2016: Partner of NUAGE, “New dietary strategies addressing the specific needs of the elderly population for healthy ageing in Europe”, FP7 large collaborative EU project, KBBE-2010-2-2-02.
2010 - 2016: Partner of MARS500, “MIcrobial ecology of Confined Habitats and humAn health, modified” (MICHAm), finanziato da European Programme for Life and Physical Sciences in Space (ELIPS), the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Division of Nutritional Sciences of the University of Illinois (IL, USA). Il progetto ha coinvolto anche il German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Radiation Biology Dept., Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany), the Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois (Dept. Animal Sciences – Dept. Pathobiology, USA), and University of Arkansas (Dept. Food Science, Fayetteville, AR, USA).
Editorial Boards
2015 – today: Editorial Board Member in ISRN Microbiology.
2015 – today: Editorial Board Member in Word Journal of Gastroenterology.
2015 – today: Editorial Board Member in BMC Microbiology.
2019 – 2020: Guest Editor in Microorganisms, Special Issue “Microbiomes for the Sustainable Production of Safe and Secure Foods”.
Patents
24/02/2022: Patent nr. 102022000003479. Trapianto trans-specie di microbiota intestinale. Inventors: Marcop Candela, Silvia Turroni, Simone Rampelli, Rossella Terragni
13/07/2017: Patent nr. WO2017118924A1 (WIPO PCT), Method for evaluating the state of health of an individual. Inventors: Biagi Elena, Rampelli Simone, Turroni Silvia, Castagnetti Andrea, Candela Marco.
05/01/2016: Patent nr. 102016000000558, Metodo per valutare lo stato di salute di un individuo. Inventors: Biagi Elena, Rampelli Simone, Turroni Silvia, Castagnetti Andrea, Candela Marco.
Publications
The research activity of Marco Candela is documented by 148 publications on peer-reviewed journals (June 2021, H index 47, citations > 8000), > than 150 oral communications in national and international congresses.
