Paola Venier (paola.venier@unipd.it) Present position: full-time associate professor at the University of Padova GSD and SSD: 05/BIOS-15 (Microbiologia) and BIOS-15/A (Microbiologia) Affiliated to: Department of Biology (http://dept.bio.unipd.it/main) Research Unit: Human Genetics and Functional Genomics ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9634-3662 Scopus:https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004589203 Formation and professional roles: Laurea in Scienze Biologiche (1981, 110/100 cum laude, University of Padua) Specialization in Alimentation Sciences (3-year post-degree school, University of Padua Co-founder of Bioprogramm (1985, www.bioprogramm.it) PhD in Genetic Sciences (1987, one of six national positions) Declared eligible in a natl. competitive call for teaching and permanent role of teacher in Natural sciences, Chemistry and Geography in the public Italian High Secondary School (1987-1991) Researcher in Genetics (BIO/18) at the Department of Biology, University of Padua (since 11.01.1991) Declared eligible in a natl. selection call for Associate professorship in 05/C1 Ecology e 05/I1 Genetics and Microbiology in 2012 (ASN-MIUR) Associate professor in Microbiology (since 01.03.2017) Main activities at Aug 2025: Founder member acting for the initial development of biological services in Bioprogramm (www.bioprogramm.it) Teaching role in the Italian public high secondary school and at the University of Padova (in UniPD: Genetics, Applied genetics, Genetic and environmental toxicology and similar courses, Bioremediation, Marine Microbiology). Tutor/Co-tutor of at least 71 university degree thesis in biological disciplines and of 9 PhD thesis; hosting-laboratory for the training of foreign students: graduated (from Egypt) and PhD students (from Spain, France, Portugal, Iran), and PostDoc (1 India) (short or medium term visits); proposal evaluator in the EU FP5; committee member for PhD exams in Italy and abroad and for national comparative evaluations for the position of university researcher; member of the Italian Society of Environmental Mutagenesis, also serving in the Scientific Committee (1998-2001), member of the Italian Genetics Society and other national and international scientific societies. Author/co-author of about 100 peer-reviewed papers, 10 contributes in volume, and at least 197 posters or communications at national and international scientific meetings. Reviewer of manuscripts for scientific ISI journals, national and international research projects, and PhD thesis. Direct responsibility (partner or P.I.) in regional and national research projects; subcontractor in an EU FP5 project, partner in EU projects FP6, FP7, H2020 and in one transborder cooperation project (IT-SLO 2007-2013). Currently working in the PNRR projects NBFC and iNEST. Past or present external collaborations: UniTS (Trieste), UniVe Ca’Foscari e ISMAR (Venezia), IFREMER (Nantes, La Tremblade, Brest), Université de Bordeaux I, Université de Montpellier II (France); Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, CSIC-Vigo (Spain); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK); Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná (Brasil); Jagellonian University, Kraków (Polonia). Etc.

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Microbiomes in marine context and from threatened environments Viromes and virus-host associations in the marine environment Micro-organisms associated with bivalve molluscs and host-pathogen interactions Molecular and cytological approach to the innate immunity of Mytilus spp. and other bivalves Functional genomics in marine bivalve molluscs and other organisms

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