Simone Bertoldi

Contact / Address:

Phone: +49 0341 235 1757

Office: Building 1.0, Room: 024

Simone Bertoldi

Curriculum Vitae

since 02.2023 PhD Student, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Leipzig
02.2022-08.2022 Traineeship, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Leipzig
09.2019-01.2022 M.Sc in Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome
09.2016-10.2019 B.Sc.in Agro-Industrial Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome

Research

My research is embedded in the project FINEST (Fine particles back into the raw material cycle) within the framework of the Sustainability Challenge of the Helmholtz Association. Our objective is to isolate and characterize bacteria and hydrolytic key enzymes capable to degrade microplastic and phthalate plasticizers. The isolated strains will be characterized physiologically as well as biochemically and assessed as candidates for future biotechnological applications.