Education

Ph. D in Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 2012

Current Position

Post-doctoral fellow in Biochemistry working on the mode of action of antimicrobial peptides, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy

Publications (since 2010)

1. Paulsen, V. S., Mardirossian, M., Blencke, H. M., Benincasa, M., Runti, G., Nepa, M., Haug, T., Stensvag, K. and Scocchi, M. (2016). Inner membrane proteins YgdD and SbmA are required for the complete susceptibility of E. coli to the proline-rich antimicrobial peptide arasin 1(1-25). Microbiology.
2. Scocchi, M., Mardirossian, M., Runti, G. and Benincasa, M. (2016). Non-Membrane Permeabilizing Modes of Action of Antimicrobial Peptides on Bacteria. Curr Top Med Chem 16(1): 76-88.
3. Runti, G., Pacor, S., Colomban, S., Gennaro, R., Navarini, L. and Scocchi, M. (2015). Arabica coffee extract shows antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Enterococcus faecalis and low toxicity towards a human cell line. LWT - Food Science and Technology 62(1): 108-114.
4. Mattiuzzo, M., De Gobba, C., Runti, G., Mardirossian, M., Bandiera, A., Gennaro, R. and Scocchi, M. (2014). Proteolytic activity of Escherichia coli oligopeptidase B against proline-rich antimicrobial peptides. J Microbiol Biotechnol 24(2): 160-167.
5. Arnold, M. F., Caro-Hernandez, P., Tan, K., Runti, G., Wehmeier, S., Scocchi, M., Doerrler, W. T., Walker, G. C. and Ferguson, G. P. (2014). Enteric YaiW is a surface-exposed outer membrane lipoprotein that affects sensitivity to an antimicrobial peptide. J Bacteriol 196(2): 436-444.
6. Runti, G., Lopez Ruiz Mdel, C., Stoilova, T., Hussain, R., Jennions, M., Choudhury, H. G., Benincasa, M., Gennaro, R., Beis, K. and Scocchi, M. (2013). Functional characterization of SbmA, a bacterial inner membrane transporter required for importing the antimicrobial peptide Bac7(1-35). J Bacteriol 195(23): 5343-5351.
7. Corbalan, N., Runti, G., Adler, C., Covaceuszach, S., Ford, R. C., Lamba, D., Beis, K., Scocchi, M. and Vincent, P. A. (2013). Functional and structural study of the dimeric inner membrane protein SbmA. J Bacteriol 195(23): 5352-5361.