Matteo Ruggiu, PhD
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Matteo Ruggiu, PhD
@rnadoctor.bsky.social
Professor, Head of Laboratory of RNA Biology & Molecular Neuroscience, St. John's University, New York, USA. Humanist, Spearfisherman & Freediver. Views my own.
#scientistswhocook: I used the bonito skin to make crispy oven baked fish skin chips.

#bonito
#palamita
#FishChips
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#scientistswhocook: spaghetti with bonito (palamita in Italian) marinated in rosé wine, and bottarga.

#spaghetti
#bonito
#palamita
#bottarga
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#scientistswhocook: oven roasted rainbow trout on a bed of sliced onions, potatoes, peppers and cherry tomatoes. The fish was marinated in olive oil and rosé wine.

#rainbowtrout
November 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Finally, beautiful cover art created by @ella-maru.bsky.social. The image wasn't selected as image cover by JBC, but I love it.
October 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#scientistswhocook: spaghetti with squid 🦑 (ink 🫟 included) in a white wine, garlic, butter and parsley sauce; pan seared swordfish with a side of grilled vegetables.

#spaghetti #squid #swordfish
October 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I just got my annual #FluShot 💉. Thanks to my employer, St. John's University, for organizing the Flu Clinic on campus every year.

#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#scientistswhocook: spaghetti with fish collar meat from salmon and red snapper, in a while wine, garlic, mascarpone, and parsley sauce.

#spaghetti #salmon #RedSnapper
October 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm grateful that I live in a state where I can still get the #CovidVaccine If I so choose.

Shot number 7 for me 💉 since January 2021.

#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives
October 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This was a collaborative project with Alberto Stolfi at GeorgiaTech and @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social at @nyu.edu, @msarscentre.bsky.social, and @unibergen.bsky.social .

Alberto also created a song for this paper, in the style of 80s hard rock. Check it out 🔈
September 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#scientistswhocook: spaghetti with Acadian redfish in a garlic, white wine, mascarpone, parsley, and olive oil sauce. Paired with a Stein sparkling rosé from the Mosel region in Germany.

#spaghetti #redfish #mascarpone #sparkling #rosé #Mosel #Germany
September 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#scientistswhocook: #risotto with Chinese roast pork, #bokchoy, oyster #mushrooms, garlic, butter, white wine, and #parmesan cheese. Totally improvised using pork from Chinese #takeout, but it came out pretty good! 👍
August 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#scientistswhocook: Mediterranean #snapper #dentex #dentice caught #spearfishing in #Sardinia #Sardegna, and roasted in the oven over a bed of potatoes with #myrtle #mirto leaves. I catch it, I clean it, I cook it, I eat it.
July 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#scientistswhocook: #amberjack #ricciola and #grouper #cernia prepared raw as #carpaccio and #tartare. Fish caught #spearfishing in #Sardinia #Sardegna. I catch it, I clean it, I prepare it, I eat it.
July 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is why #IloveCorsica. Always exciting to arrive in #Bonifacio #Corsica #France, one of the most beautiful harbors of the #Mediterranean.
July 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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June 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
1/2 This is why #IloveTurin #Turin #Torino #Italy. Beautiful front/main doors #portoni
June 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is why #IloveTurin #Torino: a perfect #cappuccino on a #MondayMorning.
June 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#scientistswhocook: #roasted #branzino #spigola 🐟 from the Mercato di #Rialto in #Venice #Venezia #Italy #Italia. Cooked with just olive oil, garlic, and white wine.

#MwdFoodSky
May 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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May 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It feels good to be back in #Turin #Torino. This is why #IloveTurin.
May 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM