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I am a biologist keen on marine pollution caused by human activities and its impact on the reproductive success of marine organisms. My expertise is in marine ecology and ecotoxicology, particularly in assessing the effects of physico-chemical stressors on sperm quality of marine invertebrates. I recently completed a PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes (curriculum: Ecology and Functional Biodiversity) at the University of Aveiro, and I have also concluded my position as a contracted researcher at the Interuniversity consortium of Marine Biology and Applied Ecology Research Center (CIBM) in Livorno. My research centered on environmental risk assessment and the characterization of the (eco)toxicity profiles of chemical compounds, investigating their potential effects on marine organisms. I applied multi-biomarker approaches across different levels of ecological complexity (from sub-cellular to tissue levels) using various invertebrates as model species. My work combines field and laboratory studies, employing a broad range of scientific approaches and methodologies. Keywords: Marine pollution; Classic and emerging contaminants; Climate change; Reproductive fitness; Gamete quality; Multi-biomarker approaches; Bivalves and polychaetes; Developmental life stages.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alessia Cuccaro

Citation names

  • Cuccaro, Alessia
  • Cuccaro A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3D19-23F6-6D42
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8631-3822
Researcher Id
AAN-4418-2020
Scopus Author Id
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57209101737

Email addresses

  • alessia.cuccaro93@gmail.com (Professional)
  • alessia.cuccaro@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+39) 3497779183 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Via Scali degli Olandesi, 40, 57125, Livorno, Livorno, Italy (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Climatic Research
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Italian (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/03/01 - 2024/11/05
Concluded
 Biologia e Ecologia das Alterações Globais (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecology & Functional Biodiversity (EFB)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
"Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis to cosmetic chemicals, under climate change scenarios" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with distinction and merit
2024 - 2024
Concluded
 Nikon School on SML and super- resolution microscopy (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy
2022 - 2022
Concluded
 How to work with ecotox data: hands on course (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/07/12 - 2021/07/16
Concluded
 Global change in transitional environments (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/01/26 - 2021/01/30
Concluded
 Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data (EDAMD 2021) (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/06/03 - 2020/06/05
Concluded
 Introduction to R for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2018/06/14 - 2018/07/20
Concluded
 Abilitazione alla professione di Biologo (Qualification as a profession biologist) (Postgraduate Certificate)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
2015/09/16 - 2018/03/19
Concluded
 Scienze Biologiche (Biological Science) (Master)
Major in Curriculum Biosicurezza (Biosecurity)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Dipartimento di Biologia, Italy
" Impatto dell'acidificazione dell'acqua di mare sui meccanismi riproduttivi del Mytilus galloprovincialis (Molluschi)(Italian title); Impact of ocean acidification on the reproductive mechanisms of Mytilus galloprovincialis (mussels) (English title)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 110/110 cum laude/with honors (20/20 Portuguese mark)
2018/01/24 - 2018/01/24
Concluded
 Certificazione EIPASS 7 moduli user (EIPASS 7 modules user certificate) (Postgraduate Certificate)
Momento Formativo, Italy
2015/11/10 - 2015/11/13
Concluded
 Corso di formazione tecnico-pratico: Utilizzo dei saggi ecotossicologici nel monitoraggio ambientale (Technical-practical training course: Use of ecotoxicological tests in environmental monitoring) (Postgraduate Certificate)
Centro Italiano Studi di Biologia Ambientale (CISBA), Italy

Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
2011/09/01 - 2015/06/30
Concluded
 Scienze Biologiche (Biological Science) (Bachelor)
Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Italy
"Inquinamento da microplastiche in ecosistemi acquatici (Italian title); Microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems (English title)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 110/110 cum laude/with honors (Italian mark; 20/20 Portuguese mark)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/06/10 - 2024/11/10 Contracted Researcher (Research) Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy
Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/03/01 - 2024/04/30 PhD grant Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
(...)
2021/09/01 - 2022/03/31 Visiting PhD student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy
(...)
2019/03/01 - 2020/02/05 Fellow Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy
Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy
2018/09/10 - 2019/02/28 Post-graduate trainee Università degli studi di Pisa Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Italy
Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy
2018/11/01 - 2019/02/15 Aplysia tour guide Acquario di Livorno, Italy
2018/07/02 - 2018/08/03 Post-graduate trainee Università degli Studi di Pisa Dipartimento di Biologia, Italy
2016/11/02 - 2018/03/07 Curricular trainee Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy
2014/12/10 - 2015/01/10 Curricular trainee Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Italy
Unità di Ricerca per la Frutticoltura di Caserta (CRA-FRC), Italy
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/03/01 - 2024/04/30 Response to cosmetic chemical under climate change in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and in the ragworm Hediste diversicolor
PD/BD/150609/2020
10.54499/PD/BD/150609/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Cuccaro, Alessia. Corresponding author: Cuccaro, Alessia. "Interplay of UV-filter pollution and temperature rise scenarios on Mytilus galloprovincialis health: unveiling sperm quality and adult physiology, biochemistry, and histology insights". Paper presented in EUROMAL 2024, 2024.
  2. Cuccaro, Alessia. Corresponding author: Cuccaro, Alessia. "Histological alterations in Mytilus galloprovincialis as early-warning signals under environmental changes: effects of 4-methylbenzylidenecamphor and temperature variations". Paper presented in SISVET, 2024.
  3. Vellani, V., et al.. "Effects of long exposure to different heatwaves in 2 reef-forming species through a comparison of a multi-biomarker approach". Paper presented in SETAC, 2024.
  4. Vellani, V., et al.. "Combined effects of long-term exposure to copper and heatwaves on the reef-forming serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus through a biomarker approach". Paper presented in 2nd Workshop SETAC ITALIAN LANGUAGE BRANCH, Rome, 2023.
    Published
  5. Cuccaro A.. "Effects of 4-MBC environmental pollution on gametes and adults of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in a multiple stressor context". Paper presented in ESCPB 2022, Naples, 2022.
    Published
  6. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Sperm quality assessment in Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923): effects of selected organic and inorganic chemicals under salinity variations". Paper presented in WebRePRO-Reproductive Science & Fertility Virtual Summit, 2021.
    Published
  7. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis and Hediste diversicolor to cosmetic chemicals, under climate change scenarios". Paper presented in Research Summit 2021, Aveiro, 2021.
    Published
  8. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Saggio di sviluppo larvale nel serpulide Ficopomatus enigmaticus: effetto di nanotubi di carbonio ed elementi in traccia in popolazioni di provenienza atlantica e mediterranea". Paper presented in 9th Biannual ECOtoxicology MEeting (BECOME 2020), Livorno, 2020.
    Published
  9. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis and Hediste diversicolor to cosmetic chemicals, under climate change scenarios". Paper presented in Research Summit 2020, Aveiro, 2020.
    Published
  10. M. OLIVA, L. DE MARCHI, M. VIEIRA SANCHES, A. CUCCARO, C. MANZINI, A. PIRÉS, L. KOZINKOVA,..... C. PRETTI. "The serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) as a promising model species for ecotoxicological evaluation of marine and brackish matrices". Paper presented in SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology )'s Annual Meeting, Seville, 2019.
    Submitted
  11. M. Oliva, L. De Marchi, M. Vieira Sanches, A. Cuccaro, C. Manzini, A. Pirés, L. Kozinkova, G. Bontà-Pittaluga, R. Freita. "Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) come specie modello in valutazioni ecotossicologiche di matrici marine e salmastre (Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) as a model species in ecotoxicological evaluations of marine and brackish matrices)". Paper presented in 50° S.I.B.M. CONVENTION (Società Italiana di Biologia Marina/ Italian Society of Marine Biology), Livorno, 2019.
    Submitted
  12. M.C. Esposito , R. Boni , M.C. Buia , A. Cuccaro, E. Tosti , A. Gallo. "Impatto dell' ocean acidification sulla fisiologia e la qualità dei gameti maschili di Mytilus galloprovincialis (Impact of ocean acidification on the physiology and quality of the male gametes of Mytilus galloprovincialis)". Paper presented in 8° Edizione delle Giornate di studio - 8th Biennial ECOtoxicology MEeting (BECOME 2018), Livorno, 2018.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Cuccaro, Alessia. Corresponding author: Cuccaro, Alessia. "The silent toll of global change: combined impacts of UV-filters and low pH on male reproductive health and performance in mussels". Paper presented in XI Edizione delle Giornate di Studio “Ricerca e Applicazione di Metodologie Ecotossicologiche” Congress, Livorno, Italy (*), 2024.
  2. Fumagalli, Giorgia et al.. "Are natural deep eutectic solvents always a sustainable option? A bioassay-based study". Paper presented in XI Edizione delle Giornate di Studio “Ricerca e Applicazione di Metodologie Ecotossicologiche", 2024.
  3. Lazzarini, Giulia et al.. "Comparative analysis of the primary motor cortex in pigs and wild boars: potential possible effects of domestication". Paper presented in SISVET, 2024.
  4. Giannessi, Joanna et al.. "The effects of ocean warming on the biochemical and transcriptional responses of Mediterranean mussels exposed to the fluoroquinolone antibiotic enrofloxacin". Paper presented in PRIMO22, 2024.
  5. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Sperm Quality Assessment in Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923): Effects of Selected Organic and Inorganic Chemicals Across Salinity Levels". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  6. Cuccaro, Alessia. "The influence of salinity on the toxicity of chemical UV-filter 4-MBC to sperm and adults of the free-spawning mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamark, 1819)". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  7. Cuccaro, Alessia. "The hidden dangers: examining male reproductive consequences of 4-methylbenzylidene camphor pollution on mussels". Paper presented in Ciencia 2023, 2023.
  8. Cuccaro, Alessia. Corresponding author: Cuccaro, Alessia. "Histopathological alterations in the mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in response to thermal and pollutant stress". Paper presented in Game of Research (GoR), 2023.
  9. Cuccaro, Alessia. "The hidden effects: examining male reproductive consequences of 4-methylbenzylidene camphor pollution on mussels". Paper presented in Game of Research (GoR), 2023.
  10. Fumagalli, Giorgia et al.. "Ecotoxicological effects of the UV-filter 4-MBC on sperm and adults of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Paper presented in X Edizione delle Giornate di Studio “Ricerca e Applicazione di Metodologie Ecotossicologiche, 2022.
  11. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Ecotoxicity of copper to larval stages of the marbled crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Fabricius, 1787)". Paper presented in 50° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina (SIBM), 2019.
  12. Vieira Sanches, Matilde; Oliva, Matteo; Pires, Adília; de Marchi, Lucia; Cuccaro, Alessia; Freitas, Rosa; Baratti, Mariella; Pretti, Carlo. "Effects of trace metals exposure on larval development of two populations of Ficopomatus enigmaticus". Paper presented in SEB - Society for Experimental Biology, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Cuccaro, Alessia; Moreira, Anthony; De Marchi, Lucia; Meucci, Valentina; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pretti, Carlo; Freitas, Rosa. "Impacts of UV-filter pollution and low pH: Sperm and adult biomarkers in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in a multi-stressor context.". Journal of Hazardous Materials 481 (2025): 136405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136405.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136405
  2. Alessia Cuccaro; Lucia De Marchi; Andrea Pirone; Gianfranca Monni; Valentina Meucci; Giulia Lazzarini; Giorgia Fumagalli; et al. "Interplay of UV-filter pollution and temperature rise scenarios on Mytilus galloprovincialis health: Unveiling sperm quality and adult physiology, biochemistry, and histology insights". Environmental Pollution (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124930.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124930
  3. Leite, Carla; Russo, Tania; Cuccaro, Alessia; Pinto, João; Polese, Gianluca; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pretti, Carlo; Pereira, Eduarda; Freitas, Rosa. "Rare earth elements and warming: Implications for adult mussel health and sperm quality". Marine Environmental Research 201 (2024): 106666. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106666.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106666
  4. Vieira Sanches, Matilde; Pretti, Carlo; Mezzetta, Andrea; Guazzelli, Lorenzo; Cuccaro, Alessia; De Marchi, Lucia; Freitas, Rosa; Oliva, Matteo. "Subcellular effects of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with varying anions on the marine bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis". Heliyon 10 16 (2024): e36242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36242.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36242
  5. Leite, Carla; Russo, Tania; Cuccaro, Alessia; Pinto, João; Polese, Gianluca; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pretti, Carlo; Pereira, Eduarda; Freitas, Rosa. "Praseodymium and warming interactions in mussels: Comparison between observed and predicted results". Science of The Total Environment 934 (2024): 172893. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172893.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172893
  6. Carla Leite; Tania Russo; Alessia Cuccaro; João Pinto; Gianluca Polese; Amadeu MVM. Soares; Carlo Pretti; Eduarda Pereira; Rosa Freitas. "The role of warming in modulating neodymium effects on adults and sperm of Mytilus galloprovincialis". Journal of Environmental Management (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120854.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120854
  7. Valentina Vitiello; Matteo Oliva; Monia Renzi; Alessia Cuccaro; Giorgia Fumagalli; Serena Anselmi; Tecla Bentivoglio; et al. "Ecotoxicological Assays with the Calanoid Copepod Acartia tonsa: A Comparison between Mediterranean and Baltic Strains". Water (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081171.
    10.3390/w16081171
  8. Vellani, Verdiana; Cuccaro, Alessia; Oliva, Matteo; Pretti, Carlo; Renzi, Monia. "Assessing combined effects of long-term exposure to copper and marine heatwaves on the reef-forming serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus through a biomarker approach". Marine Pollution Bulletin 201 (2024): 116269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116269.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116269
  9. Leite, Carla; Russo, Tania; Cuccaro, Alessia; Pinto, João; Polese, Gianluca; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pretti, Carlo; Pereira, Eduarda; Freitas, Rosa. "Can temperature rise change the impacts induced by e-waste on adults and sperm of Mytilus galloprovincialis?". Science of The Total Environment 902 (2023): 166085. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166085.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166085
  10. Alessia Cuccaro; Rosa Freitas; Lucia De Marchi; Gianfranca Monni; Valentina Meucci; Matteo Oliva; Giorgia Fumagalli; Carlo Pretti. "Multi-biomarker approach for the (eco)toxicity of UV-filter environmental pollution on the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in a multiple stressor context. The case of 4-MBC under salinity shifts.". Environmental Pollution (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122490.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122490
  11. Cruz, Patrícia; Cuccaro, Alessia; Pretti, Carlo; He, Yide; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Freitas, Rosa. "Comparative subcellular responses to pharmaceutical exposures in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: An in vitro study". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 104 (2023): 104314.
    10.1016/j.etap.2023.104314
  12. Oliva, Matteo; De Marchi, Lucia; Cuccaro, Alessia; Fumagalli, Giorgia; Freitas, Rosa; Fontana, Nunzia; Raugi, Marco; Barmada, Sami; Pretti, Carlo. "Introducing energy into marine environments: A lab-scale static magnetic field submarine cable simulation and its effects on sperm and larval development on a reef forming serpulid". Environmental Pollution 328 (2023): 121625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121625.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121625
  13. Bordalo, Diana; Cuccaro, Alessia; Meucci, Valentina; De Marchi, Lucia; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pretti, Carlo; Freitas, Rosa. "Will warmer summers increase the impact of UV filters on marine bivalves?". Science of The Total Environment 872 (2023): 162108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162108.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162108
  14. Sanches, Matilde Vieira; Freitas, Rosa; Oliva, Matteo; Cuccaro, Alessia; Monni, Gianfranca; Mezzetta, Andrea; Guazzelli, Lorenzo; Pretti, Carlo. "Toxicity of ionic liquids in marine and freshwater microorganisms and invertebrates: state of the art". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30 14 (2023): 39288-39318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25562-z.
    10.1007/s11356-023-25562-z
  15. Pretti, Carlo; Aretini, Paolo; Lessi, Francesca; Freitas, Rosa; Barata, Carlos; De Marchi, Lucia; Cuccaro, Alessia; et al. "Gene expression and biochemical patterns in the digestive gland of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) exposed to 17a-ethinylestradiol". Aquatic Toxicology 254 (2023): 106376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106376.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106376
  16. Diana Bordalo; Alessia Cuccaro; Lucia De Marchi; Amadeu M.V.M. Soares; Valentina Meucci; Federica Battaglia; Carlo Pretti; Rosa Freitas. "In vitro spermiotoxicity and in vivo adults’ biochemical pattern after exposure of the Mediterranean mussel to the sunscreen avobenzone". Environmental Pollution (2022): 119987-119987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119987.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119987
  17. Pires, Adília; Cuccaro, Alessia; Sole, Montserrat; Freitas, Rosa. "Micro(nano)plastics and plastic additives effects in marine annelids: A literature review". Environmental Research 214 (2022): 113642. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113642.
    10.1016/j.envres.2022.113642
  18. Oliva, Matteo; Martinelli, Elisa; Guazzelli, Elisa; Cuccaro, Alessia; De Marchi, Lucia; Fumagalli, Giorgia; Monni, Gianfranca; et al. "Posidonia oceanica (L.) (Delile, 1813) extracts as a potential booster biocide in fouling-release coatings". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30 7 (2022): 18480-18490. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23460-4.
    10.1007/s11356-022-23460-4
  19. Alessia Cuccaro; Lucia De Marchi; Matteo Oliva; Federica Battaglia; Valentina Meucci; Giorgia Fumagalli; Rosa Freitas; Carlo Pretti. "Ecotoxicological effects of the UV-filter 4-MBC on sperms and adults of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Environmental Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113739.
    10.1016/j.envres.2022.113739
  20. Vieira Sanches, Matilde; Freitas, Rosa; Matteo Oliva; Angelica Mero; De Marchi Lucia ; Cuccaro, Alessia; Giorgia Fumaglli; et al. "Are natural deep eutectic solvents always a sustainable option? A bioassay-based study". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2022): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-23362-5.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-022-23362-5
  21. Cuccaro, Alessia; De Marchi, Lucia; Oliva, Matteo; Monni, Gianfranca; Miragliotta, Vincenzo; Fumagalli, Giorgia; Freitas, Rosa; Pretti, Carlo. "The influence of salinity on the toxicity of chemical UV-filters to sperms of the free-spawning mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamark, 1819)". Aquatic Toxicology 250 (2022): 106263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106263.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106263
  22. Lucia De Marchi; Monia Renzi; Serena Anselmi; Carlo Pretti; Elisa Guazzelli; Elisa Martinelli; Alessia Cuccaro; et al. "Polyethylene microplastics reduce filtration and respiration rates in the Mediterranean sponge Petrosia ficiformis". Environmental Research 211 (2022): 113094-113094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113094.
    10.1016/j.envres.2022.113094
  23. Alessia Cuccaro; Rosa Freitas; Lucia De Marchi; Matteo Oliva; Carlo Pretti. Corresponding author: Alessia Cuccaro. "UV-filters in marine environments: a review of research trends, meta-analysis, and ecotoxicological impacts of 4-methylbenzylidene-camphor and benzophenone-3 on marine invertebrate communities". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21913-4.
    10.1007/s11356-022-21913-4
  24. Cuccaro, Alessia; Oliva, Matteo; De Marchi, Lucia; Vieira Sanches, Matilde; Bontà Pittaluga, Gianluca; Meucci, Valentina; Battaglia, Federica; et al. "Biochemical response of Ficopomatus enigmaticus adults after exposure to organic and inorganic UV filters". Marine Pollution Bulletin 178 (2022): 113601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113601.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113601
  25. Matilde Vieira Sanches; Matteo Oliva; Lucia De Marchi; Alessia Cuccaro; Dario Puppi; Federica Chiellini; Rosa Freitas; Carlo Pretti. "Ecotoxicological screening of UV-filters using a battery of marine bioassays". Environmental Pollution 290 (2021): 118011-118011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118011.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118011
  26. Oliva, M.; De Marchi, L.; Cuccaro, A.; Pretti, C.. "Bioassay-based ecotoxicological investigation on marine and freshwater impact of cigarette butt littering". Environmental Pollution 288 (2021): 117787. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117787.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117787
  27. De Marchi, Lucia; Pretti, Carlo; Cuccaro, Alessia; Oliva, Matteo; Tardelli, Federica; Monni, Gianfranca; Magri, Michele; Bulleri, Fabio. "A multi-bioassay integrated approach to assess antifouling potential of extracts from the Mediterranean sponge Ircinia oros". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29 1 (2021): 1521-1531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15683-8.
    10.1007/s11356-021-15683-8
  28. Alessia Cuccaro; Lucia De Marchi; Matteo Oliva; Matilde Vieira Sanches; Rosa Freitas; Valentina Casu; Gianfranca Monni; Vincenzo Miragliotta; Carlo Pretti. "Sperm quality assessment in Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923): Effects of selected organic and inorganic chemicals across salinity levels". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111219.
    10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111219
  29. Matilde Vieira Sanches; Matteo Oliva; Adília Pires; Lucia De Marchi; Alessia Cuccaro; Rosa Freitas; Mariella Baratti; Carlo Pretti. "Relationship between wild-caught organisms for bioassays and sampling areas: Widespread serpulid early-development comparison between two distinct populations after trace element exposure". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 205 (2020): 111094-111094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111094.
    10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111094
  30. Gallo, Alessandra; Esposito, Maria Consiglia; Cuccaro, Alessia; Buia, Maria Cristina; Tarallo, Andrea; Monfrecola, Vincenzo; Tosti, Elisabetta; Boni, Raffaele. "Adult exposure to acidified seawater influences sperm physiology in Mytilus galloprovincialis: Laboratory and in situ transplant experiments". Environmental Pollution 265 (2020): 115063. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115063.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115063
  31. De Marchi, Lucia; Freitas, Rosa; Oliva, Matteo; Cuccaro, Alessia; Manzini, Chiara; Tardelli, Federica; Andrade, Madalena; et al. "Does salinity variation increase synergistic effects of triclosan and carbon nanotubes on Mytilus galloprovincialis? Responses on adult tissues and sperms". Science of The Total Environment 734 (2020): 138837. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138837.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138837
  32. Oliva, M.; De Marchi, L.; Vieira Sanches, M.; Pires, A.; Cuccaro, A.; Baratti, M.; Chiellini, F.; et al. "Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of the widespread serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus: Developmental responses to carbon nanotubes". Marine Pollution Bulletin 156 (2020): 111265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111265.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111265
  33. Esposito, Maria Consiglia; Boni, Raffaele; Cuccaro, Alessia; Tosti, Elisabetta; Gallo, Alessandra. "Sperm Motility Impairment in Free Spawning Invertebrates Under Near-Future Level of Ocean Acidification: Uncovering the Mechanism". Frontiers in Marine Science 6 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00794.
    Published • 10.3389/fmars.2019.00794
  34. Sanches, Matilde Vieira; Oliva, Matteo; Pires, Adília; De Marchi, Lucia; Cuccaro, Alessia; Freitas, Rosa; Baratti, Mariella; Pretti, Carlo. "Relationship between wild-catch organisms for bioassays and sampling areas: widespread serpulid early-development comparison between two distinct populations after trace element exposure.". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2020):
    Submitted
  35. Oliva, M.; De Marchi, L.; Cuccaro, A.; Casu, V.; Tardelli, F.; Monni, G.; Freitas, R.; et al. "Effects of copper on larvae of the marbled crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Decapoda, Grapsidae): Toxicity test and biochemical marker responses". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 223 (2019): 71-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.05.007.
    10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.05.007
  36. Casu, Valentina; Tardelli, Federica; De Marchi, Lucia; Monni, Gianfranca; Cuccaro, Alessia; Oliva, Matteo; Freitas, Rosa; Pretti, Carlo. "Soluble esterases as biomarkers of neurotoxic compounds in the widespread serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B 54 11 (2019): 883-891. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601234.2019.1640028.
    10.1080/03601234.2019.1640028
Magazine article
  1. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Le analisi chimiche di CIBM sul granchio corridore", Interreg-maritime, 2019, http://interreg-maritime.eu/it/web/impact/-/le-analisi-chimiche-di-cibm-sul-granchio-corridore?fbclid=IwAR3wNxgTyP9DCvZV2iLSSaYFvSLKQmu_Be-exF_u4aPGkG889TnOalH1zQc.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis to cosmetic chemicals, under climate change scenarios". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/42857.
  2. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Impatto dell'acidificazione dell'acqua di mare sui meccanismi riproduttivi del Mytilus galloprovincialis (Molluschi)(Italian title); Impact of ocean acidification on the reproductive mechanisms of Mytilus galloprovincialis (mussels) (English title)". Master, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 2018.
  3. Cuccaro, Alessia. "Inquinamento da microplastiche in ecosistemi acquatici (Italian title); Microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems (English title)". Degree, Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, 2015.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 Effects of long exposure to different heatwaves in 2 reef-forming species through a comparison of a multi-biomarker approach SETAC 2024
(Seville, Spain)
2024 Histological alterations in Mytilus galloprovincialis as early-warning signals under environmental changes: effects of 4-methylbenzylidenecamphor and temperature variations 77th SISVET Congress
(Parma, Italy)
2024 Interplay of UV-filter pollution and temperature rise scenarios on Mytilus galloprovincialis health: unveiling sperm quality and adult physiology, biochemistry, and histology insights EUROMAL 2024
(Heraklion, Crete, Greece)
2023 Combined effects of long-term exposure to copper and heatwaves on the reef-forming serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus through a biomarker approach 2nd Workshop SETAC ITALIAN LANGUAGE BRANCH
(Rome, Italy)
2022 Effects of 4-MBC environmental pollution on gametes and adults of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in a multiple stressor context ESCPB 2022
(Naples, Italy)
2021 Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis and Hediste diversicolor to cosmetic chemicals, under climate change scenarios Research Summit 2021
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2021 Sperm quality assessment in Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923): effects of selected organic and inorganic chemicals under salinity variations WebRePRO | Reproductive Science & Fertility Virtual Summit 2021
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2020 Saggio di sviluppo larvale nel serpulide Ficopomatus enigmaticus: effetto di nanotubi di carbonio ed elementi in traccia in popolazioni di provenienza Atlantica e Mediterranea (Larval development assay in the serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus: effect of carbon nanotubes and trace elements in Atlantic and Mediterranean populations) 9a Edizione delle Giornate di Studio - Ricerca e Applicazione di Metodologie Ecotossicologiche) Congress
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Ecotox (Livorno, Italy)
2020 Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis and Hediste diversicolor to cosmetic chemicals, under climate change scenarios Research Summit 2020
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019 The serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) as a promising model species for ecotoxicological evaluation of marine and brackish matrices The Society for Experimental Biology (SEB)'s Annual Meeting Congress
(Seville, Spain)
2019 Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) come specie modello in valutazioni ecotossicologiche di matrici marine e salmastre 50° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina (SIBM) Congress
(Livorno, Italy)
2018 Impatto dell' ocean acidification sulla fisiologia e la qualità dei gameti maschili di Mytilus galloprovincialis 8th Biannual ECOtoxicology MEeting (BECOME 2018)
(Livorno, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Effetti ecotossicologici del filtro UV 4-MBC sui parametri biochimici e sulla qualità spermatica di Mytilus galloprovincialis
Supervisor
 Marine Biology (Master)
Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Nikon School: “SML and super- resolution microscopy” organized by Nikon and Center for Instrument Sharing of the University of Pisa (CISUP)
Workshop
2023 - Current Training course: “3a Giornata di Studio Ecotossicologia Applicata - Metodi ecotossicologici: verso criteri di valutazione comuni per ambiti diversi”
2022 - Current Livorno accoglie le Università del Mare
Symposium
Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy
2022 - Current L’habitat coralligeno del SIR di Calafuria
Symposium
Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy
2021 - Current Dissemination activity at BRIGHT | European Researchers' Night 2021 with the poster titled "Mozziconi di sigarette, al primo posto tra i rifiuti tossici!"
Festival
 BRIGHT | European Researchers' Night 2021
2021 - Current WebRePRO | Reproductive Science & Fertility Virtual Summit 2021
Conference
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2021 - Current Fate and Effects of Organic Contaminants in Marine Environments
Seminar
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - Current Training course: Embryo Selection: How to go beyond morphology (Selezione embrionale: Come andare oltre la morfologia)
Workshop
Event Planet s.r.l. , Italy
2021 - Current Training course: Sperm DNA damage (Danno del DNA spermatico: cause, approcci di laboratorio e outcome nella PMA)
Workshop
Event Planet s.r.l. , Italy
2021 - Current Training course on general and specific laboratory low risk (Corso di Formazione generale e specifica rischio basso)
Workshop
Assoservizi formazione, Italy

Confindustria Livorno Massa Carrara, Italy
2021 - Current Training course: 2a Giornate di Studio Ecotossicologia Applicata - Rigore e competenza nelle analisi ecotossicologiche
Workshop
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy
2021 - Current Training course on specific risks (Corso base sicurezza lavoratori - rischi specifici)
Workshop
Assoservizi formazione, Italy

Confindustria Livorno Massa Carrara, Italy
2021 - Current Talking about CRISPR: the future of genome editing
Congress
Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy
2020 - Current 9th Biennial meeting of Ecotoxicology (BECOME 2020)
Congress
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy
2020 - Current Tools for assessing the impacts of contamination in the reproduction of marine organisms
Seminar
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 - Current Training course on general and specific laboratory low risk (Corso di Formazione generale e specifica rischio basso)
Workshop
Confindustria Livorno Massa Carrara, Italy

Assoservizi formazione, Italy
2019 - Current 1st International Summer School on Marine Ecotoxicology (SSME1)
Other
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy
2019 - Current Training course: First Day of Applied Ecotoxicology
Workshop
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy
2019 - Current Dissemination activity at BRIGHT | European Researchers' Night 2019
Festival
 BRIGHT | European Researchers' Night 2019
2023 - 2023 Workshop on Histopathologic evaluation and data interpretation in fish and amphibian endocrine studies
Workshop
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2019/06/10 - 2019/06/14 50° S.I.B.M. CONVENTION (Società Italiana di Biologia Marina/ Italian Society of Marine Biology)
Congress
Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy
2018/11/26 - 2018/11/28 8th Biennial ECOtoxicology MEeting (BECOME 2018)
Conference
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy
2018/04/12 - 2018/04/13 Indici e Indicatori per la valutazione di impatto negli ecosistemi fluviali (Indices and Indicators for impact assessment in river ecosystems)
Workshop
Centro Italiano Studi di Biologia Ambientale (CISBA), Italy

Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
2016/11/28 - 2016/11/28 Sistemi di Gestione della Qualità (Quality Management Systems) UNI EN ISO 9001:2015
Workshop
G-CERTY ITALY s.r.l., Italy
2014/05/05 - 2014/05/05 Il biologo: Figura dinamica nel mondo del lavoro (The biologist: Dynamic figure in the world of work)
Conference
Ordine Nazionale dei Biologi, Italy

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015/11/10 - Current Centro Italiano Studi di Biologia Ambientale (CISBA) Ordinary member
2022 - 2023 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe
2015/11/10 - 2016/11/10 Associazione di ricerca e formazione CeIFoR Ordinary member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Collaboration with the Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences (University of Florence, Italy)
2021 - Current Collaboration with the IBBR-CNR (Florence, Italy)
2020 - Current Collaboration with Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (University of Pisa, Italy)
2020 - Current Collaboration with Department of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, Italy)
2018 - Current Collaboration with Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G. Bacci (CIBM) (Livorno, Italy)
2024/06/10 - 2024/11/10 Developing guidelines for sampling and monitoring water quality (In situ measurements, laboratory analysis, outline on quality assurance and control and fieldwork onboard) Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata G Bacci, Italy

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Support to didactic and laboratory activities Zoology Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy
2022 - Current Workshop on MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION PROJECTS MASTER'S DEGREE IN NATURE AND HUMAN SCIENCES LM60 (Laurea Magistrale) Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
2021 - Current Workshop in MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION PROJECTS Master's Degree in Nature and Human Sciences LM60 (Laurea Magistrale) Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
2021 - Current Ecotoxicological course as assistant professor on "Reprotoxicity assays and their use in environmental monitoring" (Laurea Magistrale) Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Journal of Sea Research
2023 - Current Marine Environmental Research
2022 - Current Marine Pollution Bulletin
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Oral Presentation
10th European Malacological Congress (EUROMAL 2024), Greece
2022 SETAC Europe Student Grant
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States

Other distinction

2023 Review Editor in Frontiers in Marine Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science Journal
2022 Official Reviewer of “Quaderno Ricerca Marina 17/2022” published by ISPRA (Buttino et al., 2022; ISBN: 978-88-448-1109-9)