Full Professor
Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences (DBSM)
via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (IT)
Tel: +39 0332 421332
Fax: +39 0332 421500
E-mail: marco.saroglia@uninsubria.it

Born: Villarbasse (Torino, I), 14.07.1945

Nationality: Italian

Present position: Full Professor on Aquaculture at the University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

Education:
Degree in Biology from University of Turi in 1973, then third level completed in 1982 from University of Pavia, as Specialist in General Pathology with a thesis on Brown Blood Disease in Sea Bass.

Scientific and Academic career:
From 1970 to 1989, scientist at progressive positions, up to manager of the Biology and Biological Technologies Office, at the Centre for Thermal and Nuclear Researches, Studies and Researches Department of the National Electricity Board of Italy (ENEL). In February 1989 was named as Associate Professor from the University of Basilicata, to cover the chair of Physiology of Domestic Animals. In November 1993 was named again by the same University, as Full Professor for the chair of Aquaculture; from 1993 to 1998 was in charge as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture. In 1999 and 2000 he was Chairman of a PhD course on “Zootechnic Sciences”. On October 2001 was named by University of Insubria in Varese, to cover the chair as Professor of Ichthyology and Aquaculture.

Fields of Research:
From 1973 to 1980: Radioecology, Toxicology and Ecotoxicology. From 1976 to now: Aquaculture (fish physiology, biology of reproduction, adaptation to environment, functional genomics, and aquaculture impact assessment). Special skills of Prof. Saroglia have been developed with studies directed to a minimisation of the impact of aquaculture effluents on the receiving water bodies, technologies and husbandry aspects focused on minimisation of disease occurrences and chemicals applications. From 2002, with his newly established team at the University of Insubria, he started to study functional genomics applications on fish welfare, nutrition and physiological adaptation to the intensive farming environment. In total, his scientific activity is documented with more than 200 publications on specialised journals and meetings reports.

Special Expertise:
He has had responsibility for large working groups, working on national and international projects related the aquatic environment and mainly on marine as well as on inland water Aquaculture. Farming of euryhaline fish, including hatchery. Environmental Impacts Assessment of Aquaculture. Lagoons exploitment, including restocking and management.

Other experiences:
Active participations in international networks as AQUA-TT; organization of international courses in Aquaculture; participation on missions in developing countries as FAO expert and as expert of the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. Active participation and organization of congresses for the European Aquaculture Society and for the World Aquaculture Society.