IRBIM
INSTITUTE FOR MARINE BIOLOGICAL
RESOURCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
The Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology of the National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM) conducts scientific research to study life and biodiversity in seas and oceans. The Institute promotes and carries out fundamental and applied research activities to expand knowledge on marine organisms and ecosystems and their evolution, also in relation to global change and the human impact.
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RESEARCH
Under a highly interdisciplinary approach, researches underway at the CNR-BIM cover the following thematic areas:
- Marine biodiversity and global pressures;
- Fisheries management and fishing technology;
- Marine microbiome: global change and environmental applications;
- Sustainable aquaculture and One Health;
- Anthropogenic impacts of coastal and maritime activities on marine ecosystems;
- Oceanographic and biogeomorphological processes for the sustainable management of marine ecosystems.
DIRECTOR
GIAN MARCO LUNA
Director (from 2020) and Research Director at CNR-IRBIM. Hired at the CNR in 2011, he obtained his PhD in Marine Biology and Ecology at the Polytechnic University of Marche (2005). He has carried out scientific research at UnivPM (2006-2011), then at the CNR-ISMAR Headquarter in Venice (2011-2016) and later at his location in Ancona (2016-2018). He has participated to national and international research projects and scientific expeditions around the globe, and has been visiting scientist in foreign Research Centers. He is the author of more than 100 publications including articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, popular articles on marine sciences and book chapters. His research investigates the marine ecosystem and how marine microorganisms influence its functioning, from the coastal area to the abyssal depths, with emphasis on the mechanisms that regulate the biodiversity and the response of the marine (micro)biota biota to human impact and to global change.
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Headquarters
Largo Fiera della Pesca, 2
60125 - Ancona, IT
- +39 071 207881
- www.irbim.cnr.it
Director
Gian Marco Luna
direttore@irbim.cnr.it
Office Manager
Luca Bolognini
luca.bolognini@cnr.it
Via del Mare n. 3
91021 - Torretta Granitola, IT
- +39 0924 40600
- +39 0924 40445
Office Manager
Gian Marco Luna
gianmarco.luna@cnr.it
Workplace of Palermo
Via Giovanni Da Verrazzano 17
91014 - Castellammare del Golfo - IT
URT
Viale Adriatico 1
61032 - Fano - IT
Via De Marini, 6
16149 - Genova, IT
- +39 010 6475409
- +39 010 6475440
Office Manager
Marco Faimali
marco.faimali@cnr.it
Via Pola, 4
71010 - Lesina, IT
- +39 0882 992702
- +39 0882 99135
Office Manager
Antonietta Specchiulli
antonietta.specchiulli@cnr.it
Via Vaccara, 61
91026 - Mazara del Vallo, IT
- +39 0923 948966
- +39 0923 906634
Office Manager
Vita Gangitano
vita.gangitano@cnr.it
Via Raineri, 86
98122 - Messina, IT
- +39 090 6015411
Office Manager
Giulia Maricchiolo
giulia.maricchiolo@cnr.it
Località Sa Mardini
09072, Torregrande - IT
- +39 0783 229015
- +39 0783 229135
Office Manager
Giovanni De Falco
giovanni.defalco@cnr.it
Ex-Roosevelt Monumental Complex
Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo 4521, Loc. Addaura
90149, Palermo - IT
Office Manager
Michele Gristina
michele.gristina@cnr.it
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