Lecce secondary unit

Via Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
E-mail: angelo.santino@ispa.cnr.it
Phone: +39 0832 422606
Fax: +39 0832 422620

Staff Members:

• Researchers: 21
• Tech staff: 5
• Administrative staff: 3
• Post-doc: 6

Research Areas

• Food quality: nutritional and sensory improvement, valorization of local products and by-products
• Functional foods and novel foods: development of foods enriched with prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, and novel foods (e.g., jellyfish, microbial biomass)
• Plant biotechnology: biomolecule production and genetic improvement
• Marine biotechnology: development of new products from marine resources and bioprospecting

Laboratories and Equipment

• HPLC/FPLC systems, GC-MS, spectrofluorimeters, immunoassays
• Fermenters, spray dryer, ultrasound equipment, French press
• Optical and confocal microscopes, microinjectors, cell counters
• Electrophoresis systems, quantitative PCR, equipment for genetic transformation

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