Università degli studi di Catania
Last Update: June 17, 2026
University Professors in Experimental Biology (BIO/13)
PROFESSOR
POSITION
AIBG
PO (Professore Ordinario / Full professor)
PA (Professore Associato / Associate Professor)
RTT (Ricercatore a tempo determinato in tenure-track/Tenure-track fixed-term researcher)
RTI (Ricercatore a Tempo Indeterminato / Assistant Professor)
RTD-A (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato – Junior / Fixed-term Junior Assistant Professor)
RTD-B (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato – Senior / Fixed-term Senior Assistant Professor)
Fellows in Experimental Biology (BIO/13)
FELLOW
POSITION
AIBG
Michele Stella- Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
A
Angela Caponnetto – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
A
Emanuela Carusotto – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
A
Marzia Costanzo – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
D
Anna Fazio – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
D
Francesca Umina – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
D
Angelina De Luca – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
B
A (Assegnista di Ricerca / Post-Doctoral Fellow)
D (Dottorando / PhD Student)
B (Borsista / Fellow)
T (Tutor)
V (Visitor)
Research
Research Group 1
Cinzia Di Pietro
Angela Caponnetto
Anna Fazio
Research Themes
- Expression profiles and molecular functions of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in human reproduction: female reproductive health (oocytes, somatic follicular cells, follicular fluid), embryo implantation (blastocoel fluid, blastocyst, endometrium)
Keywords: miRNAs, circRNAs, lncRNAs, aeging, reproduction, biomarkers
Research Group 2
Marco Ragusa
Cristina Barbagallo
Michele Stella
Emanuela Carusotto
Marzia Costanzo
Angelina De Luca
Research Themes
- Biological and molecular functions of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in cellular and extracellular environments in in vitro and ex-vivo cancer models.
Keywords: miRNAs, circRNAs, lncRNAs, exosomes, cholangiocarcinoma, ocular melanoma
Research Group 3
Davide Barbagallo
Francesca Umina
Bachelor and MSc Students
Research Themes
- Biological and molecular functions of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in Glioblastoma (GBM) through in vitro and ex-vivo models.
NcRNA-mediated regulatory molecular networks: experimental validation and in silico prediction - Identification of early cancer diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers through minimally invasive approaches
Keywords: miRNAs, circRNAs, lncRNAs, epigenetics, brain cancer, glioblastoma, molecular cell networks
Teaching
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