We study the dynamics of DOM in the Mediterranean Sea, our future in a drop of water

La!DOM is an Italian research group that study the crucial role of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in sea water. Today, its scientific research is internationally recognized. La!DOM is also very active in outreach acvitities and teaching in schools, as well as in collaboration with enterprises.

Our research at the service of schools, enterprises and general public

Projects

SNAPSHOT, Synoptic Assessment of Human Pressures on key Mediterranean Hot Spots

Our papers

Retelletti Brogi S., Cossarini G., Bachi G., Balestra C., Camatti E., Casotti R., Checcucci G., Colella S., Evangelista V., Falcini F., Francocci F., Giorgino T., Margiotta F., Ribera d'Alcalà M., Sprovieri M., Vestri S., Santinelli C.

Evidence of Covid-19 lockdown effects on riverine dissolved organic matter dynamics provides a proof-of-concept for needed regulations of anthropogenic emissions

Science of the Total Environment - Voulme 812, March 2022

Dittmar T., Lennartz S.T., Buck- Wiese H., Hansell D.A., Santinelli C., Vanni C., Blasius B., Hehemann JH.

Enigmatic persistence of dissolved organic matter in the ocean

Nat Rev Earth Environ 2, 570–583. 30 June 2021.

Our experiences at the sea and in the laboratory

Research activity

Mission Microbiome: two months in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the schooner Tara

Research activity

From the deepest waters of the Mediterranean Sea to the peaks of the Graian Alps

Oceanographic cruises

Two Italians and two French in a Dutch ship kitchen

Our collaborators and friends all over the world

La collaborazione con Chiara Santinelli e La!DOM è stata una piacevolissima sorpresa. Abbiamo lavorato in armonia e perfetta condivisione. Insieme abbiamo creato un precedente su come far rendere al massimo il lavoro tra un ente di ricerca ed una azienda, raggiungendo lo scopo di produrre uno strumento di analisi efficace.

— Daniel Desideri, Amministratore DIELECTRIK S.r.l.

Thanks to the University of Miami’s Mary Roche Fellowship, I worked with La!DOM in 2016, analyzing seawater samples from the Black Sea. Working with Chiara Santinelli and La!DOM was a highlight from graduate school. Not only was my experience in the lab great, they were gracious in sharing Italian culture and made Pisa feel like a home away from home. I look forward to returning the next chance I get!

— Andrew Margolin, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia

I started interacting with Chiara Santinelli since she was an undergraduate student, when she was a bit shy but already iperactive. Later, she helped me to appreciate to multifaceted role of DOM, which I had only considered for the intriguing polysaccharide exudation by phytoplankton. Since then we have been collaborating in several projects, sharing ideas, gossiping about people, and enjoying our friendship. Besides being a brilliant and very dynamic scientist, Chiara is an ideal mentor for any curious and enthusiastic student.

— Maurizio Ribera d'Alcalà, Director of Research, Stazione Zoologica di Napoli