Università degli studi di Catania
Last Update: September 16, 2019
University Professors in Experimental Biology (BIO/13)
PROFESSOR
POSITION
AIBG
Davide Barbagallo – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
RTDb (positive academic assessment – in charge as PA from October 2023)
AIBG Member
PO (Professore Ordinario / Full professor)
PA (Professore Associato / Associate Professor)
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
Cristina Barbagallo – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
A
AIBG Member
Angela Caponnetto – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
A
AIBG Member
Michele Stella – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
D
AIBG Member
Carmen Ferrara – Dip. di Sc. Biomediche e Biotecnologiche (BIOMETEC)
D
AIBG Member
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
Marco Ragusa
Davide Barbagallo
Rosalia Battaglia
Angela Caponnetto
Carmen Ferrara
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
Cinzia Di Pietro
Davide Barbagallo
Cristina Barbagallo
Michele Stella
Research Themes
- Biological and molecular functions of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in cellular and extracellular environments in in vitro and ex-vivo models of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.
Keywords: miRNAs, circRNAs, lncRNAs, exosomes, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, ocular melanoma, ocular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases
Research Group 3
Davide Barbagallo
Cinzia Di Pietro
Marco Ragusa
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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