Università degli studi di Torino
Last Update: October 7, 2019
University Professors in Experimental Biology (BIO/13)
PROFESSOR
POSITION
AIBG
Fiorella Altruda – Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Molecolari e Scienze per la Salute (DBMSS)
PO
AIBG Member
Emanuela Tolosano – Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Molecolari e Scienze per la Salute (DBMSS)
PO
AIBG Member
Miriam Martini – Dip. Biotecnologie Molecolari e Scienze per la Salute
RTD-B
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
Deborah Chiabrando
A
Sharmila Fagoonee
A
Veronica Fiorito
A
Federica Fusella
A
Sara Petrillo
A
Francesca Bertino
D
Marta Manco
D
Matteo Sorge
D
Susana FuentesVelez
D
Laura Seclì
B
A (Assegnista di Ricerca / Post-Doctoral Fellow)
D (Dottorando / PhD Student)
B (Borsista / Fellow)
T (Tutor)
Research
Research Group 1
Fiorella Altruda
SharmilaFagoonee
Marta Manco
Susana FuentesVelez
Research Themes
- Preclinicalstudies of cell therapy of liverdiseases
Keywords: stemcells/liverfibrosis/cholestasis/extracellular vesicles/ regenerative medicine.
Research Group 2
Mara Brancaccio
Federica Fusella
Laura Seclì
Research Themes
- Role of Morgana in cancer progression.
Keywords: CHORD containing proteins, ROCK, NF-kB.
Research Group 3
Matteo Sorge
Research Themes
- Role of Melusin in cardiac function.
Keywords: chaperone, heart failure, pressure overload.
Research Group 4
Vincenzo Calautti
Paolo Provero
Chiara Riganti
Research Themes
- Role of mTOR signaling in melanoma therapeutic resistance.
Keywords: mTORC1; mTORC2; Rictor; Raptor; stress adaptation, cancer cell metabolic reprogramming, therapeutic resistance; BRAF-inhibitors.
Research Group 5
Federica Cavallo
Vincenzo Calautti
Raffaele Calogero
Research Themes
- xCTas a therapeutic target in breast cancer stem cells.
Keywords: xCT, SLC7A11; anti-cancer-vaccination; mTORC2 signaling; oxidative stress; GSH.
Research Group 6
Paola Defilippi
Sara Cabodi
Jennifer Chapelle
Andrea Costamagna
Alessandro Morellato
Dora Natalini
Costanza Angelini
Iris Chiara Salaroglio
Vincenzo Salemme
Research Themes
- Meccanismi di segnalazione implicati nell’insorgenza e progressione di tumori solidi.
- Meccanismi di regolazione della plasticità sinaptica.
Keywords: breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, p130Cas, p140Cap, Skt, dendritic spines.
Research Group 7
Maria Chiara De Santis
AbhishekDerle
Luca Gozzelino
Federico Gulluni
Huayi Li
Jean Piero Margaria
Miriam Martini
Research Themes
- PI3K signaling in health and disease.
Keywords: PI3K, cancer, vesicular trafficking, PI3K inhibitors.
Research Group 8
Alessandra Murabito
Valentina Sala
Luca Rossi
Michele Russo
Research Themes
- PI3Kg signaling in Cardio-oncology and airway disease.
Keywords: PI3Kg, cardiotoxicity, cystic fibrosis, airway disease.
Research Group 9
Myriam Hsu
Erica Mina
Elisabeth Wyart
Research Themes
- Metabolic cross-talk in cancer.
Keywords: Metabolism, cancer, cachexia, muscle, iron.
Research Group 10
Giorgio Roberto Merlo
Emilio Hirsch
Myriam Martini
Research Themes
- The role of GTPases of the Rho family and PI3 kinases in the development and maturation of neuronal networks, and the related neurological defects.
Keywords: GTPases, PI3K, neuron differentiation, epilepsy, intellectual disability.
Research Group 11
Deborah Chiabrando
Veronica Fiorito
Sara Petrillo
Francesca Bertino
Research Themes
- Iron/heme metabolism in physiology and pathology. Pathologic conditions include cancer, pathologic angiogenesis (liver damage and tumor angiogenesis), neurodegenerative disorders.
Teaching
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