Cinzia Verde

Cinzia Verde is an Italian researcher in marine biochemistry at the National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR).

Early life and education Verde received her Degree (equivalent to a PhD) in Biological Sciences cum laude from the University of Naples in 1987.

Career and impact Verde is a Senior Researcher at the National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR) as a marine biochemist leading the CNR research area “Polar Biology”. and a member of the Editorial Board of Biodiversity.

Verde researches the biological processes and evolution of prokaryotes and eukaryotes from polar ecosystems. Her work particularly focuses on these organisms’ adaptation to their extreme environments and vulnerability to changing climate. Verde co-authored the 2009 SCAR Report on Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment and contributed to the ESF position paper on “Ocean and Polar Life and Environmental Sciences on a Warming Planet”.

Awards and honors Verde was awarded as Influential Female Antarctic Researcher by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).

Selected works Verde, Cinzia; Carratore, Vito; Riccio, Antonio; Tamburrini, Maurizio; Parisi, Elio; di Prisco, Guido (2002) The functionally distinct hemoglobins of the Arctic spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor Journal of Biological Chemistry 277(39):36312-36320 Mazzarella, Lelio; Vergara, Alessandro; Vitagliano, Luigi; Merlino, Antonello; Bonomi, Giovanna; Scala, Sonia; Verde, Cinzia; Di Prisco, Guido (2006) High resolution crystal structure of deoxy hemoglobin from Trematomus bernacchii at different pH values: the role of histidine residues in modulating the strength of the root effect,"Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 65(2):490-498 Mazzarella, Lelio; Bonomi, Giovanna; Lubrano, Maria C; Merlino, Antonello; Riccio, Antonio; Vergara, Alessandro; Vitagliano, Luigi; Verde, Cinzia; di Prisco, Guido (2006) Minimal structural requirements for Root effect: crystal structure of the cathodic hemoglobin isolated from the Antarctic fish Trematomus newnesi Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 62(2):316-321