Professor of Zoology at University of Insubria. Research assistant at King’s College London in 1998 and 2004, he received a PhD in Evolutionary Developmental Biology in 2003.
His research activity is focused on insect morphology, physiology, and development for defining new biotechnological applications. The main topics addressed are: i) insect-mediated bioconversion of organic waste and by-products, ii) study of cell death processes during metamorphosis in holometabolous insects, and iii) development of bio-inspired strategies for the control of pest insects. His research on black soldier fly has led to the first morphofunctional characterization of the digestive and immune systems of this insect.
Coordinator and partner of many national and international projects, he is associate editor of Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, and author of more than160 articles on international journals with impact factor.

Tettamanti G., Casartelli M., Mohamed A., Toprak U., Bruno D., Tian L., 2025. Targeting cell death processes for insect pest control: a promising but still underexploited strategy. Current Opinion in Insect Science. doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2025.101461

Bruno D., Orlando M., Testa E., Carnevale Miino M., Pesaro G., Miceli M., Pollegioni L., Barbera V., Fasoli E., Draghi L., Baltrocchi A.P.D., Ferronato N., Seri R., Maggi E., Caccia S., Casartelli M., Molla G., Galimberti M.S., Torretta V., Vezzulli A., Tettamanti G., 2025. Valorization of organic waste through black soldier fly: on the way of a real circular bioeconomy process. Waste Management, doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.10.030

Di Lelio I., Forni G., Magoga G., Brunetti M., Bruno D., Becchimanzi A., De Luca M.G., Sinno M., Barra E., Bonelli M., Frusciante S., Diretto G., Digilio M.C., Woo S.L., Tettamanti G., Rao R., Lorito M., Casartelli M., Montagna M., Pennacchio F., 2023. A soil fungus confers resistance against a phytophagous insect by disrupting the symbiotic role of its gut microbiota. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2216922120

Bruno D., Montali A., Mastore M., Brivio M.F., Mohamed A., Tian L., Grimaldi A., Casartelli M., Tettamanti G., 2021. Insights into the immune response of the black soldier fly larvae to bacteria. Frontiers in Immunology, doi.org/ 10.3389/fimmu.2021.745160

Bonelli M., Bruno D., Caccia S., Sgambetterra G., Cappellozza S., Jucker C., Tettamanti G., Casartelli M., 2019. Structural and functional characterization of Hermetia illucens larval midgut. Frontiers in Physiology, doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00204