Sapienza – Università di Roma

Laura Amicone
Cecilia Battistelli
Carla Cicchini
Sabrina Garbo
Alessandra Marchetti
Valeria Noce
Veronica Riccioni
Giovanna Sabarese
Raffaele Strippoli
Michela Terri
Marco Tripodi

Research Themes

• Molecular mechanisms controlling epithelial cell fate

Keywords: EMT, Snail, HNF4alpha, exosome, ncRNA.

Caterina Catalanotto
Carlo Cogoni
Rachele Marino

Research Themes

• Mechanisms of post-transcriptional control of gene expression.

Keywords: RNA inteference, Gene silencing, microRNA, Argonaute, Epigenetics.

Eleonora Colantoni
Ilaria Laudadio
Laura Stronati

Research Themes

• Immunopathogenesis of chronic inflammatory disorders; Gut microbiota and host immunity interactions; Novel strategies for the cure of chronic inflammatory disorders.

Arturo Bevilacqua
Sonia Canterini
Maria Teresa Fiorenza
Micaela Lucarelli
Alessandro Rava

Within the field of mammalian reproduction and embryology:

• molecular and cellular regulation of cell proliferation and death in mouse preimplantation embryos;
• cellular and functional aspects of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in women and in murine models

Within the field of neurobiology:

• molecular and cellular mechanisms controlling the differentiation and functional maturation of neurons and glial cells;
• neurobiology of learning and memory in the mouse;
• effects of lipid dyshomeostasis on signaling mechanisms of the early post-natal/adult brain using mouse models;
• pathogenic mechanisms of neurodevelopmental/neurodegenerative diseases using mouse models of Niemann-Pick C, autism and Alzheimer diseases;
• genetics of cognitive functions, psychic disorders, transsexualism, psychoses in humans.

Keywords: mouse preimplantation embryos, blastomere proliferation, AKT, myo-inositol; D-chiro-inositol, PCOS, granule neurons, Sonic Hedgehog, TGF-beta, fear conditioning, hippocampus, cell adhesion factors, cholesterol/gangliosides, PREP1, taurine, dopamine receptors, 5-HTT, COMT, BDNF, obsessive-compulsive disorder, perfectionism, procrastination, gender dysphoria, bipolar disorder, telomeres, telomerase activity.