NADIA ANDREA ANDREANI

Nadia Andrea Andreani is an Assistant Professor (Ricercatrice a tempo determinato in tenure track) at the Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'Charles Darwin'. She is a biotechnologist with over ten years of experience in microbiological research. She has worked in laboratories both in Italy and Europe, gaining expertise in different areas of microbiology, with a focus on bacteria of medical and environmental interest. Her skills include the use of modern analytical techniques, such as metabarcoding, shotgun metagenomic sequencing, Whole Genome Sequencing, and bioinformatics. In addition, she has conducted research in microbial genetics, food microbiology, animal stem cell biology and virology.
Her research focuses on the gut microbiome and its role in anorexia nervosa. Her work is the continuation of her last postdoc position at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology to explore the gut-brain axis, investigating microbial communities and their potential influence on disease mechanisms.
She serves as Editor-in-chief for the Journal of Inflammation research and is member of the organising committee of MVIF (Microbiome Virtual International Forum).

Nadia Andrea Andreani è Ricercatrice a tempo determinato in tenure track presso il Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”. È una biotecnologa con oltre dieci anni di esperienza nella ricerca microbiologica. Ha lavorato in laboratori sia in Italia che in Europa, acquisendo competenze in diverse aree della microbiologia, con particolare attenzione ai batteri di interesse medico e ambientale. Le sue competenze includono l'uso di moderne tecniche analitiche, come il metabarcoding, il sequenziamento metagenomico shotgun, il sequenziamento del genoma intero e la bioinformatica. Inoltre, ha condotto ricerche in genetica microbica, microbiologia alimentare, biologia delle cellule staminali animali e virologia.
La sua ricerca si concentra sul microbioma intestinale e sul suo ruolo nell'anoressia nervosa. Il suo lavoro è la continuazione del suo ultimo postdoc presso il Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology per esplorare l'asse intestino-cervello, studiando le comunità microbiche e la loro potenziale influenza sui meccanismi delle malattie.
È Editor-in-chief del Journal of Inflammation research e membro del comitato organizzativo del MVIF (Microbiome Virtual International Forum).

Curriculum Vitae – Nadia Andrea Andreani

Family Name: Andreani
First Name: Nadia Andrea
ORCID: 0000-0003-0330-9874
ResearcherID: ABH-5591-2020
ScopusID: 55963249500
Nationality: Italian

Key Indicators (Source: Scopus)
H-Index: 16; Indexed Publications: 32; Total Citations: 649; First Publication Year: 2014
Education:
2016 - PhD (Doctor Europaeus)
Dept of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science (BCA), University of Padova, Italy
2012 - Master’s Degree in Food Biotechnology
Dept of BCA, University of Padova, Italy
2010 - Bachelor’s Degree in Health Biotechnology
Dept of BCA, University of Padova, Italy

Current Position:
2025 - Tenure Track Assistant Professor (RTT; Ricercatrice a tempo determinato in tenure track); Dept of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Previous Positions:
2020 - 2025 Postdoctoral researcher; Group of Evolutionary Medicine, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Ploen
& Dept. of Experimental Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel, Germany
2017 - 2020 Research Fellow; School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK
2016 - 2017 Research Fellow; Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Lombardia and Emilia Romagna, Italy

Fellowships:
2020 – 2025 Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Ploen, Germany
2020 – 2025 UKSH, Kiel, Germany
2017 – 2020 School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK

Awards:
2025 Outstanding publication award at “Best of the Year Symposium 2024”, Excellence Cluster “PMI”, Kiel, Germany
2024 Research Festival Award for Outstanding Research Achievements, Kiel Research Festival, Faculty of Medicine, Kiel University, Germany
2024 Best Presentation Award, Microbiome Virtual International Forum (MVIF), Germany
2023 Two Italian National Scientific qualification as associate professor (ASN) in SSD BIO/19 (Microbiology) and in SSD AGR/16 (Agricultural Microbiology)
2023 2nd Prize Best Poster Award, miTarget Symposium, Germany
2019 Individual Merit Award, University of Lincoln, UK
2015 3rd Prize Best Presentation Award, Exploring Research in Cornwall, Penryn, UK
2013 Best Presentation Award, International Scientific Symposium: SPOILERS 2013, Quimper, France

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS; PhD POSTDOC STUDENTS:
2020 – 2025: 1 PhD, 1 Master’s, 1 Bachelor’s student, 1 Intern – MPI, Germany
2017 – 2020: 2 PhD, 2 Master’s, 9 Bachelor’s students – University of Lincoln, UK
2013 – 2015: 3 Master’s students – University of Padova, Italy

TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
2023–2024 – Teaching Assistant – Advanced Microbiology, Kiel University, Germany
2023 & 2025 – Invited Lecturer – Microbiota in Health and Disease & Evolutionary Medicine, Kiel University, Germany
2023 & 2024 – Invited Seminar Lecturer – Microbial Interactions, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2019 – Lab Teaching Assistant – Molecular Biology, University of Lincoln, UK
2018–2023 – Invited Lecturer – NGS, University of Padova, Italy
2013–2014 – Lab Teaching Assistant – Microbiology, University of Padova, Italy

ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:
2024 - present – Member of Atlantic Organizing Committee of MVIF
2023 – Moderator of The PMI Young Scientists Forum at the Retreat Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” (PMI), Germany 2022 Chair at 1st Mitarget retreat (online)
2019 – Co-chair at Microbiology Society Annual Conference, UK
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
2025 - present – member of the Department GEP (Gender Equality Plan) Committee
2025 - present – Expert Evaluator for SAFE (Supporting At-risk researchers with Fellowships in Europe)
2024 - present Member of Atlantic Organizing Committee of MVIF
2024 – Expert Evaluator for European Science Foundation
2023 – present – Expert Evaluator for European Commission Funding Programmes
2020 - 2021 – Postdoc Representative, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany.
2018 - 2020 – Athena SWAN self-assessment team (School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln) – ECR representative, Lincoln, UK
2018 - 2020 – Early-Career Researchers School of Life Sciences (Teaching Framework member), School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
REVIEWING ACTIVITIES:
2025 – Present: Editor in Chief, Journal of Inflammation Research
2025 – Present: Member of the Editorial Board, Gut Microbes and Gut Microbes Reports
2023 - Present Associate Editor, Frontiers in Bacteriology
2016 - Present Reviewer for Nature’s npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Gut Microbes, Frontiers in Microbiology, FEMS Microbiology Letters (among others)
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
2024 – MVIF Society
2019 – Società Italiana di Microbiologia Generale e Biotecnologie Microbiche
Selected publications as main author (* means equal contributions):
Andreani NA*, Unterweger D*, Schreiber S, Baines JF. Evolutionary Medicine for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases of the Gut: More Than a Clinical Fantasy? Gastroenterology, 2024, Online ISSN: 1528-0012
Kooij KL*, Andreani NA*, Keller L, Trihn S, van der Gun L, Vijgh B, Luijendijk M, van Elburg A, Danner UN, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Seitz J, Baines J, Adan RAH. Fecal microbiota transplantation of patients with anorexia nervosa did not alter flexible behavior in rats. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2024, Online ISSN:1098-108X Andreani NA*, Sharma A*, Dahmen B, Specht HE, Mannig N, Ruan V, Keller L, Baines JF, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Dempfle A, Seitz J. Longitudinal analysis of the gut microbiome in adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa: Microbiome-related factors associated with clinical outcome. Gut Microbes, 2024, Online ISSN: 1949-0984 Andreani NA*, Unni R*, Vallier M*, Heinzmann SS, Taubenheim J, Guggeis MA, Tran F, Vogler O, Künzel S, Hövener JB, Rosenstiel P, Kaleta C, Dempfle A, Unterweger D, Baines JF. Evolution of E. coli in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease leads to a disease-specific bacterial genotype and trade-offs with clinical relevance. Gut Microbes, 2023, Online ISSN: 1949-0984
Andreani NA, Carraro L, Zhang L, Vos M, Cardazzo B. Transposon mutagenesis in Pseudomonas fluorescens reveals genes involved in blue pigment production and antioxidant protection. Food Microbiology, 2019, Online ISSN: 1095-9998
Andreani NA, Hesse E, Vos M. Prokaryote accessory genomes evolve at a largely constant rate. ISME Journal, 2017, Online ISSN 1751-7370
Andreani NA, Carraro L, Zhang L, Vos M, Cardazzo B. A genomic and transcriptomic approach to investigate the blue pigment phenotype in Pseudomonas fluorescens. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2015, Online ISSN: 1879-3460
Andreani NA, Martino ME, Fasolato L, Carraro L, Montemurro F, Mioni R, Bordin P, Cardazzo B. Tracking the blue: a MLST approach to characterise the Pseudomonas fluorescens group. Food Microbiology, 2014, Online ISSN: 1095-9998
Selected publications as co-author:
Thomas B, Andreani NA, Lahaye E, Baines JF, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Seitz J, Fetissov SO. Enterobacterial caseinolytic protease B (ClpB) and ClpB antibodies in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. J Psychiatr Res. 2025, Online ISSN: 1879-1379
Käver L, Voelz C, Specht HE, Thelen AC, Keller L, Dahmen B, Andreani NA, Tenbrock K, Biemann R, Borucki K, Dempfle A, Baines JF, Beyer C, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Trinh S, Seitz J. Cytokine and Microbiome Changes in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa at Admission, Discharge, and One-Year Follow-Up. Nutrients, 2024, Online ISSN: 2072-6643
Seitz J, Lahay E, Andreani NA, Thomas B, Takhlidjt S, Chartrel N, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Baines JF, Fetissov SO. Long-term dynamics of serum α-MSH and α-MSH-binding immunoglobulins with a link to gut microbiota composition in patients with anorexia nervosa. Neuroendocrinology, 2024, Online ISSN 1423-0194
Liu X, van Beek N, Cepic A, Andreani NA, Chung CJ, Hermes BM, Benoit S, Drenovska K, Gerdes S, Gläser R, Goebeler M, Günter C, von George A, Hammers CM, Holtsche MM, Hübner F, Linnenmann B, Huilaja L, Vassileva S, Zillikens D, Sadik CD, Schmidt E, Ibrahim S, Baines JF The gut microbiome in bullous pemphigoid: implications of the gut-skin axis for disease susceptibility. Front. Immunol., 2023, Online ISSN: 1664-3224
Specht HE, Mannig N, Belheouane M, Andreani NA, Tenbrock K, Biemann R, Borucki K, Dahmen B, Dempfle A, Baines JF, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Seitz J. Lower serum levels of IL-1β and IL-6 cytokines in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their association with gut microbiota in a longitudinal study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022, Online ISSN: 1664-0640
Henneke L, Schlicht K, Andreani NA, Hollstein T, Demetrowitsch T, Knappe C, Hartmann K, Jensen-Kroll J, Rohmann N, Pohlschneider D, Geisler C, Schulte DM, Settgast U, Türk K, Zimmermann J, Kaleta C, Baines JF, Shearer J, Shah S, Shen-Tu G, Schwarz K, Franke A, Schreiber S, Laudes M. A dietary carbohydrate-gut Parasutterella- human fatty acid biosynthesis metabolic axis in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Gut Microbes, 2022, Online ISSN: 1949-0984.