Francesco Asnicar | Genomics | Editorial Board Member

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Assist Prof Dr. Francesco Asnicar | Genomics | Editorial Board Member 

Assistant Professor | Department CIBIO, University of Trento | Italy

This researcher has made influential contributions to microbiome data science, advancing both computational tools and biological discovery across human-associated microbial ecosystems. Their work includes leading the development of QIIME 2, a reproducible, interactive, and scalable platform that has become a cornerstone for modern microbiome analysis. They also contributed to uncovering extensive, previously unexplored human microbiome diversity by analyzing over 150,000 genomes from global metagenomes, highlighting how age, geography, and lifestyle shape microbial variation. In addition, their involvement in the creation of bioBakery 3 has enabled integrated taxonomic, functional, and strain-level profiling of complex microbial communities, improving the precision of microbiome research. Their studies further extend to understanding early-life microbiome development, demonstrating how mother-to-infant microbial transmission from multiple body sites influences the maturation of the infant gut microbiome. Collectively, their research bridges methodological innovation and biological insight, deeply shaping current knowledge of microbial diversity, function, and transmission.

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Featured Publications

Bolyen, E., Rideout, J. R., Dillon, M. R., Bokulich, N. A., Abnet, C. C., Al‑Ghalith, G. A., … Caporaso, J. G. Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2. Nature Biotechnology, 37(8), 852–857.

Pasolli, E., Asnicar, F., Manara, S., Zolfo, M., Karcher, N., Armanini, F., Beghini, F., Manghi, P., Tett, A., Ghensi, P., Collado, M. C., Rice, B. L., DuLong, C., Morgan, X. C., Golden, C. D., Quince, C., Huttenhower, C., & Segata, N. Extensive unexplored human microbiome diversity revealed by over 150,000 genomes from metagenomes spanning age, geography, and lifestyle. Cell, 176(3), 649–662.e20.

Beghini, F., McIver, L. J., Blanco‑Míguez, A., Dubois, L., Asnicar, F., Maharjan, S., Mailyan, A., Manghi, P., Scholz, M., Thomas, A. M., Valles-Colomer, M., Weingart, G., Zhang, Y., Zolfo, M., Huttenhower, C., Franzosa, E. A., & Segata, N. Integrating taxonomic, functional, and strain-level profiling of diverse microbial communities with bioBakery 3. eLife, 10, e65088.

Ferretti, P., Pasolli, E., Tett, A., Asnicar, F., Gorfer, V., Fedi, S., Armanini, F., … Segata, N. Mother-to‑infant microbial transmission from different body sites shapes the developing infant gut microbiome. Cell Host & Microbe, 24(1), 133–145.e5.

Ulpan Amzeyeva | Biomedicine | Young Scientist Award

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Ms. Ulpan Amzeyeva | Biomedicine | Young Scientist Award 

Research Assistant | The Research Center for Medicinal Plants, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | Kazakhstan

Ms. Ulpan Amzeyeva is a Kazakhstani researcher specializing in natural product chemistry, phytochemistry, nanomaterials, and biomedical applications. Her interdisciplinary background spans nanotechnology, chemical physics, biomedicine, and biology, contributing to advances in medicinal plant research, biomaterials, sorbents, and functional food technologies. She serves as a researcher at the Research Center for Medicinal Plants at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, focusing on biotechnology, natural compounds, and translational approaches for improving human and animal health. Her academic training covers nanomaterials, chemistry, pedagogical sciences, and biology, supported by progressive research and technical appointments in industrial biotechnology, sorbent development, and functional food innovation. Her interests include phytochemistry, nanostructured materials, biomedical engineering, compound profiling techniques, and bioactivity studies. She has taken part in nationally supported scientific programs, international training initiatives, and multidisciplinary research projects. Alongside her publications, she is a co-author of patents related to sorbent materials, biomedical dressings, composite structures, and functional food formulations. Her scholarly record includes 13 citations from 13 documents, 7 indexed publications, and an h-index of 2.

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Featured Publications

Baiseitova, A., Amzeyeva, U., et al. Response surface methodology optimization on ultrasonic-assisted extraction of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) and UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS analysis. Journal eFood (Q1).
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Minkayeva, A. A., Azilbek, L., Amzeyeva, U., et al. Comparative investigation of Rheum tataricum and Rheum palmatum. International Journal of Biology and Chemistry.
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Minkayeva, A. A., Mamashev, S., Nurlybekova, A., Amzeyeva, U., et al. Chemical constituents of Dianthus superbus, Matricaria chamomilla and Glycyrrhiza glabra. IJBC, 2(16).
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Kazymbetova, A., Amzeyeva, U., et al. Secondary Metabolites and Cytotoxic Activity of Artemisia nitrosa and A. marschalliana. Molecules, 27(22).
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Nuraly, A., Amzeyeva, U., et al. Comparative analysis of hemosorbents obtained at different modes. Revista Materia, 25(4).
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