Università degli studi di Genova
Last Update: October 8, 2019
University Professors in Cell and Experimental Biology (BIOS-10/A)
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 Cell and Experimental Biology (BIOS-10/A)
FELLOW
POSITION
AIBG
Eleonora Allavena
A
Camilla Baronti
D
Maria Chiara Ciferri
A
Veronica Feltri
D
Francesca Gennaro
D
Deepika Goel
D
Elenasofia Maria Mazzoleni
B
Silvia Pontara
B
Alessio Sanfilippo
D
Irini Xhuveli
D
Randa Yacoub
D
A (Assegnista di Ricerca / Post-Doctoral Fellow)
D (Dottorando / PhD Student)
B (Borsista / Fellow)
T (Tutor)
Research
Research Group 1
Rodolfo Quarto
Research Themes
- Stem Cells
- Regenerative Medicine
- Cell-biomaterials interaction
Keywords: Stem cells, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, bioreactors, tissue engineering.
Research Group 2
Research Themes
- Mechanisms underlying growth and tumor progression.
- Role of genetic modifications in tumor evolution for the identification of new therapeutic and preventive targets.
- Susceptibility to cancer: molecular basis and genotype-phenotype correlation. Identification and structural and functional characterization of hereditary cancer susceptibility genes . Functional analysis of genomic variants
Keywords: Mechanisms of tumorigenesis, susceptibility to hereditary cancer syndromes, genotype-phenotype correlation, functional analysis of genomic variants.
Research Group 3
Research Themes
- Identification of novel molecules for high risk neuroblastoma therapy.
Keywords: neuroblastoma, non-coding RNA, cancer, molecular cell biology.
Research Group 4
Research Themes
- Role of the bone marrow microenvironment, of its different cell types and of their interactions, particularly relating to pathological conditions such as in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Mesenchymal stromal cells and their interactions with biomaterials
Keywords: hepatocyte growth factor, mesenchymal stem cell, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, biomaterials, tissue engineering.
Research Group 5
Research Themes
- Characterization of Human Fetal and Perinatal Stem Cell Secretome, including Extracellular Vesicles
- Re-Activation of Endogenous Mechanisms of Cardiac Repair after Ischemic Injury and Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity
- Cardiac Rejuvenation via Resident Cardiomyocyte Proliferation,
Keywords: Fetal stem cells, Paracrine effect, Myocardial Renewal, Cardiac Repair, Extracellular Vesicles.
Research Group 6
Research Themes
- 3D models of cell culture
- LCN2 overexpression in integrated physiology
- Gravity and skeletal tissues
- ADAM 10 inhibitors
Keywords: animal models , 3D models of cell cultures, , microgravity, bone tissue.
Research Group 7
Research Themes
- Cellule staminali
- Medicina Rigenerativa
- Ingegneria dei tessuti: modelli 3D printing e bioreattori
- Caratterizzazione secretoma cellule staminali mesenchimali
Keywords: stem cells, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, mesenchymal stem cell, secretome.
Research Group 8
Research Themes
- Mechanisms of gene regulation and predisposition to rare hereditary cancer syndromes
- Identification and structural and functional characterization of hereditary cancer susceptibility genes (melanoma and pancreatic cancer )
- Hereditary basis of novel familial cancer clustering
- Mechanisms of tumor metastasis
Keywords: susceptibility to rare cancer prone syndromes, melanoma susceptibility, molecular genetics of novel familial cancer clustering , metastatic cancer.
Research Group 9
Research Themes
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Engineering of extracellular vesicles for targeted modulation of intercellular communication and therapeutic delivery
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Biological and translational applications of erythrocyte-derived extracellular particles
- Development of extracellular particle-based advanced therapeutics
Keywords: Translational nanomedicine, Precision medicine.
Research Group 10
Research Themes
- Molecular basis of tumorigenesis of soldi tumors
- Identification and structural and functional characterization of hereditary cancer susceptibility genes (melanoma and nevoid basal cell carcinoma)
- Somatic and germline correlation in cancer biology evolution
Keywords: tumorigenesis of solid tumors, nevoid basal cell carcinoma and melanoma susceptibility, somatic and germline correlation in cancer biology evolution.
Research Group 11
Research Themes
- Role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in macrophage immunometabolism during regeneration and cancer
- Functional characterization of EVs derived from immune, stromal, and tumour cells, including their miRNA cargo and metabolic activity
- Investigation of plasma-derived EVs in melanoma and other solid tumours
- EV-mediated communication within the tumour microenvironment
Keywords: Extracellular Vesicles (EVs), Immunometabolism, Macrophages, Melanoma, Tumour Microenvironment.
Teaching
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