Dr Andrea Cossu
| Name | Dr Andrea Cossu |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Biosciences |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Natural Sciences |
| Email address | A.Cossu@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-8640 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography Andrea Cossu is a Senior Lecturer in Microbiology within the Department of Natural Sciences at Middlesex University. Andrea joined Middlesex University after working as a Scientist at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), a government agency which is part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). He previously worked in USA for several years where he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass) and then at the University of California, Davis (UCDavis).
Teaching Module Leader of the following modules: BIO1160 - Environmental Health Science BIO3226 - Gene Technology BMS2141 - Medical Microbiology BMS2145 - Infection Sciences Module Tutor of the following modules: BIO1525 - Cell Biology BIO2405 - Food Safety BIO2502 - Applied Microbiology BIO2556 - Molecular Biology BIO4115 - Pollution and Health Protection BMS2425 - Food and Nutrition Science
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology
Middlesex University, London
01 Aug 2019
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Increasing the agricultural sustainability of closed agrivoltaic systems with the integration of vertical farming: A case study on baby-leaf lettuce
Cossu, M., Tiloca, M., Cossu, A., Deligios, P., Pala, T. and Ledda, L. 2023. Increasing the agricultural sustainability of closed agrivoltaic systems with the integration of vertical farming: A case study on baby-leaf lettuce. Applied Energy. 344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121278Emerging trends in the photodynamic inactivation (PDI) applied to the food decontamination
Cossu, M., Ledda, L. and Cossu, A. 2021. Emerging trends in the photodynamic inactivation (PDI) applied to the food decontamination. Food Research International. 144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110358Agricultural sustainability estimation of the European photovoltaic greenhouses
Cossu, M., Yano, A., Solinas, S., Deligios, P., Tiloca, M., Cossu, A. and Ledda, L. 2020. Agricultural sustainability estimation of the European photovoltaic greenhouses. European Journal of Agronomy. 118, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126074Evaluation of the energy utilization index in sheep milk cooling systems
Cossu, M., Ledda, L., Solinas, S., Cossu, A. and Pazzona, A. 2020. Evaluation of the energy utilization index in sheep milk cooling systems. Energies. 13 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/en13092127Enhanced bacterial inactivation in apple juice by synergistic interactions between phenolic acids and mild food processing technologies
de Oliveira, E., Nguyen, C., Stepanian, K., Cossu, A. and Nitin, N. 2019. Enhanced bacterial inactivation in apple juice by synergistic interactions between phenolic acids and mild food processing technologies. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. 56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2019.102186Assessment and comparison of the solar radiation distribution inside the main commercial photovoltaic greenhouse types in Europe
Cossu, M., Cossu, A., Deligios, P., Ledda, L., Li, Z., Fatnassi, H., Poncet, C. and Yano, A. 2018. Assessment and comparison of the solar radiation distribution inside the main commercial photovoltaic greenhouse types in Europe. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 94, pp. 822-834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.06.001Fog, phenolic acids and UV-A light irradiation: a new antimicrobial treatment for decontamination of fresh produce
Cossu, A., Huang, K., Cossu, M., Tikekar, R. and Nitin, N. 2018. Fog, phenolic acids and UV-A light irradiation: a new antimicrobial treatment for decontamination of fresh produce. Food Microbiology. 76, pp. 204-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.013Antibiofilm effect of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol-co-Ethylene) Halamine film against Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli O157:H7
Cossu, A., Si, Y., Sun, G. and Nitin, N. 2017. Antibiofilm effect of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol-co-Ethylene) Halamine film against Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli O157:H7. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83 (19). https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00975-17Enhanced antimicrobial activity based on a synergistic combination of sublethal levels of stresses induced by UV-A light and organic acids
de Oliveira, E., Cossu, A., Tikekar, R. and Nitin, N. 2017. Enhanced antimicrobial activity based on a synergistic combination of sublethal levels of stresses induced by UV-A light and organic acids. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83 (11). https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00383-17Biomarkers of oxidative damage in bacteria for the assessment of sanitation efficacy in lettuce wash water
Cossu, A., Dou, F., Young, G. and Nitin, N. 2017. Biomarkers of oxidative damage in bacteria for the assessment of sanitation efficacy in lettuce wash water. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101 (13), pp. 5365-5375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-017-8314-5An algorithm for the calculation of the light distribution in photovoltaic greenhouses
Cossu, M., Ledda, L., Urracci, G., Sirigu, A., Cossu, A., Murgia, L., Pazzona, A. and Yano, A. 2017. An algorithm for the calculation of the light distribution in photovoltaic greenhouses. Solar Energy. 141, pp. 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.11.024Mechanically robust and transparent N-Halamine grafted PVA-co-PE films with renewable antimicrobial activity
Si, Y., Cossu, A., Nitin, N., Ma, Y., Zhao, C., Chiou, B., Cao, T., Wang, D. and Sun, G. 2017. Mechanically robust and transparent N-Halamine grafted PVA-co-PE films with renewable antimicrobial activity. Macromolecular Bioscience. 17 (3). https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201600304Antimicrobial effect of synergistic interaction between UV-A light and gallic acid against Escherichia coli O157:H7 in fresh produce wash water and biofilm
Cossu, A., Ercan, D., Wang, Q., Peer, W., Nitin, N. and Tikekar, R. 2016. Antimicrobial effect of synergistic interaction between UV-A light and gallic acid against Escherichia coli O157:H7 in fresh produce wash water and biofilm. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. 37 (Part A), pp. 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2016.07.020Assessment of sanitation efficacy against Escherichia coli O157:H7 by rapid measurement of intracellular oxidative stress, membrane damage or glucose active uptake
Cossu, A., Le, P., Young, G. and Nitin, N. 2017. Assessment of sanitation efficacy against Escherichia coli O157:H7 by rapid measurement of intracellular oxidative stress, membrane damage or glucose active uptake. Food Control. 71, pp. 293-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.07.009Synergistic interaction of ultraviolet light and zinc oxide photosensitizer for enhanced microbial inactivation in simulated wash-water
Ercan, D., Cossu, A., Nitin, N. and Tikekar, R. 2016. Synergistic interaction of ultraviolet light and zinc oxide photosensitizer for enhanced microbial inactivation in simulated wash-water. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. 33, pp. 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2015.11.015Antimicrobial effect of photosensitized Rose Bengal on bacteria and viruses in model wash water
Cossu, A., Ercan, D., Tikekar, R. and Nitin, N. 2016. Antimicrobial effect of photosensitized Rose Bengal on bacteria and viruses in model wash water. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 9 (3), pp. 441-451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-015-1631-8Antifungal activity against Candida albicans of starch Pickering emulsion with thymol or amphotericin B in suspension and calcium alginate films
Cossu, A., Wang, M., Chaudhari, A. and Nitin, N. 2015. Antifungal activity against Candida albicans of starch Pickering emulsion with thymol or amphotericin B in suspension and calcium alginate films. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 493 (1-2), pp. 233-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.07.065Fat removal with hydrolyzed corn starch for real-time qPCR detection of Salmonella enterica in ground beef in 4.5 hours without enrichment
Cossu, A., Witkowsky, R. and Levin, R. 2014. Fat removal with hydrolyzed corn starch for real-time qPCR detection of Salmonella enterica in ground beef in 4.5 hours without enrichment. Food Control. 46, pp. 475-479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.06.009Rapid conventional PCR and real-time-qPCR detection of low numbers of Salmonella enterica from ground beef without enrichment
Cossu, A. and Levin, R. 2014. Rapid conventional PCR and real-time-qPCR detection of low numbers of Salmonella enterica from ground beef without enrichment. Food Biotechnology. 28 (2), pp. 96-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/08905436.2014.895946Expression profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and Mycobacterium smegmatis in acid-nitrosative multi-stress displays defined regulatory networks
Cossu, A., Sechi, L., Bandino, E., Zanetti, S. and Rosu, V. 2013. Expression profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and Mycobacterium smegmatis in acid-nitrosative multi-stress displays defined regulatory networks. Microbial Pathogenesis. 65, pp. 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2013.10.004Antibodies recognizing specific Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis's MAP3738c protein in type 1 diabetes mellitus children are associated with serum Th1 (CXCL10) chemokine
Cossu, A., Ferrannini, E., Fallahi, P., Antonelli, A. and Sechi, L. 2013. Antibodies recognizing specific Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis's MAP3738c protein in type 1 diabetes mellitus children are associated with serum Th1 (CXCL10) chemokine. Cytokine. 61 (2), pp. 337-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2012.11.008Unraveling the transcriptional regulatory networks associated to mycobacterial cell wall defective form induction by glycine and lysozyme treatment
Rosu, V., Bandino, E. and Cossu, A. 2013. Unraveling the transcriptional regulatory networks associated to mycobacterial cell wall defective form induction by glycine and lysozyme treatment. Microbiological Research. 168 (3), pp. 153-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2012.10.002Gene expression profiling of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in simulated multi-stress conditions and within THP-1 cells reveals a new kind of interactive intramacrophage behaviour
Cossu, A., Sechi, L., Zanetti, S. and Rosu, V. 2012. Gene expression profiling of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in simulated multi-stress conditions and within THP-1 cells reveals a new kind of interactive intramacrophage behaviour. BMC Microbiology. 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-12-87MAP3738c and MptD are specific tags of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in type I diabetes mellitus
Cossu, A., Rosu, V., Paccagnini, D., Cossu, D., Pacifico, A. and Sechi, L. 2011. MAP3738c and MptD are specific tags of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in type I diabetes mellitus. Clinical Immunology. 141 (1), pp. 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2011.05.002Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP)-specific IS900 DNA and antibodies against MAP peptides and lysate in the blood of Crohn's disease patients
Di Sabatino, A., Paccagnini, D., Vidali, F., Rosu, V., Biancheri, P., Cossu, A., Zanetti, S., Corazza, G. and Sechi, L. 2011. Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP)-specific IS900 DNA and antibodies against MAP peptides and lysate in the blood of Crohn's disease patients. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 17 (5), pp. 1254-1255. https://doi.org/10.1002/ibd.214611246
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