TETTAMANTI GIANLUCA

EDUCATION
- PhD in Evolutionary Developmental Biology (University of Insubria), 2003
- Degree in Biology (University of Milano), 1997

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Full Professor (Zoology) (University Insubria), 2020-ongoing
- Associate Professor (University of Insubria), 2011-2020
- Assistant Professor (Zoology) (University of Insubria), 2004-2011
- Research Associate (King’s College London, UK), 2004
- Research Associate (University of Insubria), 2003-2004
- PhD Student (University of Insubria), 2000-2002
- Research Associate (King’s College London, UK), 1998
- Research Assistant (University of Milano), 1997-1998

RESEARCH ACTIVITY
* Insect biotechnology (Insect-mediated bioconversion of organic wastes; Bioinsecticides)
* Cell death and regeneration in insect development
* Immune response
- Author of 160 papers in peer-reviewed journals (mean IF: 4.045 - total IF 647.290 - total citations: 16698 - h index: 41)

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
- Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, Animals, PeerJ, Frontiers in Physiology, Scientific Reports
- Peer review for 129 international journals

FUNDING
- HORIZON-MSCA-2024, “PLASTIFLY", 2025-2027
- FWO, “EntoBOOST", 2024-2028
- PRIN 2022 PNRR “EARN-INNOVATION", 2023-2025 (PI)
- Fondazione Cariplo, “ProPla”, 2023-2026
- PRIN 2020, “NICE-PET”, 2022-2025 (PI)
- Fondazione Cariplo, “RICH”, 2021-2024 (PI)
- MAECI, “ENDPOINT”, 2020-2022
- MAECI, “CHITOBIOCONTROL”, 2020-2022
- Fondazione Cariplo, “InBioProFeed”, 2015-2018 (PI)
- Fondazione CaRiPaRo - Progetti di Eccellenza 2011/2012, “Biosilk road: back to Italy”, 2012-2014
- Regione Lombardia-FESR, “SILKBioTECH”, 2012-2014

OTHER
- Member of national and international advisory and review panels
- Board of professors of the PhD program in “Life Sciences and Biotechnology”, University of Insubria