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Matteo Buffi

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PhD Student


Office A225


Phone: +41 32 718 22 64

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Research interests


My general interest is microbial ecology, namely how microorganisms interact with their environment. More specifically, I am interested in studying and understanding mechanisms that maintain microbe diversity in an ecosystem. More interestingly, I would like to understand how such mechanisms can be used to improve ecosystems that have been deteriorated by anthropogenic activities.


Education

 

  • October 2019 – present: PhD in Sciences, Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel.

 

  • 2017 – 2019 Student in Master of Science in Biology. Specialization: Chemical Ecology, Sustainable Agriculture, Laboratory of Mycology and Bacteriology.

 

  • 2014 – 2017 Bachelor of Science in Biology. University of Neuchâtel.

 

  • 2008 – 2012 High School degree in Biology-Chemistry, Liceo di Locarno, Ticino.


Research experience

 

  • April – May 2014 Problem-based learning in Eco-ethology, Laboratory of Soil Biology, University of Neuchâtel. “House sparrow responses to Carrion crow vocalizations”.

 

  • March – April 2014 Problem-based learning in parasitology, Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Neuchâtel. “Food choice in malaria vector Anopheles gambiae after infection by Plasmodium berghei”.

 

  • Feb. – March 2017 Problem-based learning in microbiology, Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel. “Biocontrol of pathogenic mushrooms with the utilization of oxalotrophic bacteria”.

 

  •  2018 – 2019 Master thesis in Microbiology, Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel, “Old ideas new methods: Re-discovering Filamentous fungi electrical communication.


Teaching experience

 

  • Nov 2017 Student-Assistant for the excursions of microbiology for the 1st year biology students, Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel.

 

  • Oct – Nov 2018 Student-Assistant for the practical of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry for 3rd year Biology students, Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel.

 

  • Feb – April 2019 Student-Assistant for the practical of Histology for 1st year Biology Bachelor students, Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel.

 

  • Sept – Dec 2019 Doctor-Assistant for the practical of Microbiology for the 2nd year Biology bachelor students, Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchâtel.

 

  • Sept – Dec 2019 Doctor-Assistant for the practical of Biostatistics for the 3rd year Biology Bachelor students, Laboratory of Parasitology, university of Neuchâtel.

 

Conferences

 

  • July 2019 AFMBioMed summer school 2018, Marseille, France.

 

  • March 2019 Electromicrobiology 2019, Aarhus University, Denmark. Travel grant for Poster presentation: “Electric signaling in filamentous fungi”.

 

Languages

Italian (native), French (fluent, B2 PLIDA Certificate), English (fluent, B2 First Certificate in English), Spanish (Basic).