Dr. Nicola De Riu   Viale Adua, n° 12 – 07100 Sassari, Italy +39 3284743762 - +39 079 229444 nderiu@uniss.it

Education

• Nov. 2005 Ph.D. in Animal Production and Food Safety, Department of Animal Science – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - University of Sassari, Italy.
  Dissertation title: Influence of feeding and origin of fish on the qualitative characteristics of a new species recently introduced in aquaculture.
• 1999-2002 Doctoral in Veterinary Medicine, Department of Radiology
  University of Sassari, Italy.
  Dissertation title: Canine hip dysplasia: still an unresolved question

Experience

• 2002, Visiting Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Salah Aly, Department of Animal Pathogenesis, Suez Canal University at Ismailia (Egypt). An international study on the pathology of tilapia and the zoonosis.

•  2005-present: Project Scientist in the laboratory of Prof. Giuseppe Moniello, University of Sassari (Italy), Department of Animal Science. Research topic: Effects of dietary composition on the quality of the final products of animal origin of several species.

Publications

1. Chessa D., Raffatellu M., De Riu N., Petruzzi V., Leori G., Schianchi G., Mannu F., Rubino S. Determination of ovine cytokines during S. abortusovis infections in pregnant sheep. ( XV Congresso Nazionale S.I.P.A.O.C. Chia Laguna Cagliari 11/14 Settembre 2002)

2. E. Fenude, N. De Riu, Roggio A.M. e G. Moniello.Nutritional Effect of bioactive peptide on rabbits’ alimentation during development  SardiniaChem 2004 – Aula Magna della Facoltà di Scienze – Sassari 31 maggio 2004. 

3. Marogna G., De Riu N., Uzzau S., Bacciu D., Schianchi G., Petruzzi V., Leori G., Rubino S. Experimental model to study invasion in vivo in the ileal loops of ovines after infection with Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Abortusovis.  VI Congresso Nazionale S.I.Di.L.V. – Abano Terme (PD) – 10-12 novembre 2004. 

4. Irene Lara Solinas, Fulvia Bovera, Giuseppe Moniello, Nicola De Riu, Antonino Nizza, Walter Pinna. (2004) Study about different parameters on the diet  of ostriches infravitam and post mortem.  Journal of  Aviculture, 73, 6: 37-40. 

5. Giuseppe Moniello – I. L. Solinas – P. Tolu – N. De Riu – W. Pinna.  Natural habital of the Sardian beaver (Myocastor corpus).  Agribusiness Paesaggio & Ambiente – Vol. VIII (2004) n.1, Marzo 2005. 

6. P.L. De Riu, Chessa D., De Riu N., Stanzani S., Russo A. and Mameli O. Variation of C-FOS product expression in ganglia of Gasser and trigeminal spinal nuclei following unilateral destruction of cortico-trigeminal projections. 56° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisiologia & Joint Symposium SIF – Physiological Socity – Palermo – 27-30 Settembre 2005 

7. P.L. De Riu, Russo A., Stanzani S., Chessa D., De Riu N., Marongiu P., Mameli O. Ablation of Face Sensorymotor Cortex Induces Plastic Changes in Controlateral Gasser Ganglionic Neurons.  National Congress of the Italian Society for Neuroscience and Joint Italian-Swedish Neuroscience Meting – Ischia (Naples), 1-4 October 2005.

8. Moniello G., Pinna W., De Riu N., I. L. Solinas Productive capacity of the Sardinian partridge (Alectoris barbara) in captivity.  Giornate di Studio sulla Biodiversità Animale – Cagliari, 1 Ottobre 2005 

9. De Riu N., Moniello G., Pinna W., I. L. Solinas Natural feeding and  digestion of the Sardinian partridge (Alectoris barbara). Giornate di Studio sulla Biodiversità Animale – Cagliari, 1 Ottobre 2005 

10. Moniello G., De Riu N., Tolu P., Camboni G., Pinna W. Introduction and naturalization of beaver (Myocastor coypus) in Sardinia. Giornate di Studio sulla Biodiversità Animale – Cagliari, 1 Ottobre 2005

11. Moniello G., Coi L., Cosseddu G., De Riu N., Pinna W. Phenotypic characterization of the Sardinian (fonnese) dog.  Giornate di Studio sulla Biodiversità Animale – Cagliari, 1 Ottobre 2005