The Turin University Culture Collection – TUCC – was born from the union of the microorganism collections present in four departments of the University of Turin: Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS), Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), Department of Public Health and Pediatrics (DSSPP), Department of Veterinary Science (DSV).
Through an online platform, TUCC is setting up a database that will allow to look over all the available microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, microalgae); besides, TUCC provides important services for the academic world, industry and institutions. See http://www.tucc.unito.it/.
TUCC brings together the microbial resources present at the University, optimizing its management and ensuring accessibility to both resources and services that individual structures can provide. Therefore, TUCC allows a better use of the biotechnological potential of the preserved microorganisms and values the expertise of the personnel working in the different structures. Finally, TUCC guarantees a correct administration of complex legal procedures in order to comply with national and international rules regarding access, distribution and exploitation of genetic resources.
Through an online platform, TUCC is setting up a database that will allow to look over all the available microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, microalgae); besides, TUCC provides important services for the academic world, industry and institutions. See http://www.tucc.unito.it/.
TUCC brings together the microbial resources present at the University, optimizing its management and ensuring accessibility to both resources and services that individual structures can provide. Therefore, TUCC allows a better use of the biotechnological potential of the preserved microorganisms and values the expertise of the personnel working in the different structures. Finally, TUCC guarantees a correct administration of complex legal procedures in order to comply with national and international rules regarding access, distribution and exploitation of genetic resources.
Key persons
- Prof. Giovanna Cristina Varese
TUCC Coordinator and TUCC_MUT Scientific Coordinator,
Coordinator of MIRRI-IT for the 2018-2019 period. - Prof. Luca Simone Cocolin
TUCC_MiAGR- Food microbiology Scientific Coordinator,
Member of the General Assembly of MIRRI-IT - Prof. Paolo Gonthier
TUCC_MiAGR- Forest pathology Scientific Coordinator,
Member of the Scientific Committee of MIRRI-IT - Prof. Patrizia Nebbia
TUCC_MiVET- Veterinary Clinical Microbiology Scientific Coordinator,
Member of the Scientific Committee of MIRRI-IT - Prof. Andrea Peano
TUCC_MiVET – Parasitology Scientific Coordinator - Prof. Vivian Tullio
TUCC_MiBAT Scientific Coordinator - Dr. Valeria Prigione
TUCC_MUT – Quality Control Manager - Dr. Iolanda Perugini
TUCC_MUT Scientific technician,
Liaison officer of MIRRI-IT for the 2018-2019 period
Relevant previous projects
- LIFE- BIOREST (Bioremediation and revegetation to restore the public use of contaminated land – LIFE 2015, LIFE15 ENV/IT/000396, 2016–2019)
- MIRRI (Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure, EU project, VII Framework Programme, ESFRI Initiative, 2012-2015).
- Assessing the impacts of invasive fungal pathogens and phytophagous insects on native plants, pathogens, phytophagous insects and symbionts. Project: FIRB 2012 (Futuro in Ricerca), Ministero dell’Istruzione dell’Università e della Ricerca. (RBFR128ONN, 2013-2016)
- ARIMNet2 ProMedFood (Promotion of local Mediterranean fermented foods through a better knowledge and management of microbial resources – ERA-NET 2017-2020.
- Innovative technological strategies for topical drug carriers (ITACA) Collaborazione con il Politecnico di Torino
- Antimicrobial-coupled nanodroplets for skin and soft tissue infection: in vitro models Progetto San Paolo 2014