Università di Pisa
Last Update: January 7, 2020
University Professors in Experimental Biology (BIO/13)
PROFESSOR
POSITION
AIBG
Giada Frenzilli
PA
AIBG Member
Alessandra Salvetti
PA
AIBG Member
Antonella Checchettini
RTI
–
Alessandra Falleni
RTI
AIBG Member
Patrizia Guidi
RTD-A
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
Margherita Bernardeschi
A
–
Gaetana Gambino
A
–
A (Assegnista di Ricerca / Post-Doctoral Fellow)
D (Dottorando / PhD Student)
B (Borsista / Fellow)
T (Tutor)
Research
Research Group 1
Gambino Gaetana
Iacopetti Paola (Technician)
Rossi Leonardo
Salvetti Alessandra
Research Themes
- Cellular and genetic aspects regulating tissue regeneration, homeostasis and ageing in an in vivo model system
- Development of a multitasking in vivo model system for assaying antioxidant capacity of scavenger nanomaterials.
Keywords: Planarian, RNAi, stem cells, stem cell niche, cell differentiation, cell ageing, cells senescence.
Keywords: Cerium oxide, X-ray, hyper/microgravity.
Research Group 2
Gambino Gaetana
Iacopetti Paola (Technician)
Salvetti Alessandra
Research Themes
- Role of immune system in wound healing and tissue regeneration.
Research Group 3
Cecchettini Antonella
Falleni Alessandra
Gambiono Gaetana
Guidi Patrizia
Rossi Leonardo
Salvetti Alessandra
Research Themes
- Study of cellular effects, dynamics of interaction and Trojan horse properties of micro/nanoplastic materials.
Keywords: microplastic, nanoplastic, polyethylene, organic xenobiotics, freshwater
Research Group 4
Cecchettini Antonella
Research Themes
- Molecular mechanisms in cell activation and phenotypic modulation. Proteomics analyses of secreted proteins and body fluids to gain new insighs in onset and development of cardiovascular and systemic pathologies and biomarker discovery.
Keywords: phenotype modulation. proteome, cell activation.
Research Group 5
Falleni Alessandra
Research Themes
- Studies on germinal cells differentiation in Platyhelminthes.
- Studies on neurodegeneration and neuroprotection mechanisms in vitro and in vivo.
Keywords: ultrastructure, citochemistry, oogenesis, spermatogenesis.
Keywords: ultrastructure , immunocitochemistry, proteasome, autophagy.
Research Group 6
Giada Frenzilli
Patrizia Guidi
Margherita Bernardeschi
Vittoria Scarcelli (Technician)
Research Themes
- Mechanisms of oxidative stress in mediating DNA integrity alteration in aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates exposed to different classes of xenobiotics.
- in vitro characterization of MC4R pathways in melanoma cells. Study of in vivo melanoma cell lines and patient’s tissues expression of MC4R and antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activity due to inhibition of phosphorylation of various intracellular kinases after exposure to different compounds..
Keywords: lysosomal alterations, DNA integrity, chromosomal mutations, oxidized purines.
Keywords: antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activity
Research Group 7
Giada Frenzilli
Margherita Bernardeschi
Vittoria Scarcelli (Technician)
Paolo Lucchesi (Technician)
Research Themes
- Mechanisms of up-take and cellular responses to emerging pollutants: nanomaterials, microplastic and bisphenol. Trojan horse effect with classic contaminants (heavy metals and organic compounds). Evaluation of cellular endpoints by in vivo and in vitro approaches.
Research Group 8
Giada Frenzilli
Vittoria Scarcelli (Technician)
Research Themes
- Mechanisms mediating cellular effects induced by loud noise esposures in “in vivo” models.
Keywords: Neurotrasmitters, ultrastructure and immunochemistry investigation, DNA integrity, oxidative purines.
Research Group 9
Giada Frenzilli
Patrizia Guidi
Vittoria Scarcelli (Technician)
Research Themes
- Study of antiproliferative effects of natural estrogens in primary cultures from normal subjects and thyroid cancer patients.
Keywords: cell proliferation, primary cultures.
Teaching
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