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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1998 Degree in Biological Sciences University of Genoa
2001 Qualification to practice the profession of Biologist University of Genoa
2003 PhD in Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology University of Genoa

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2003-2004 Research Grant G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti
2004-2008 Coordinated and Continuous Research Activity (DOBiG) University of Genoa
2008-2011 Research Grant Department of Oncology, Biology and Genetics (DOBiG) University of Genoa
2011-2014 Coordinated Project Collaboration Contract Carried out at the Pharmacology Laboratory Department of Internal Medicine (Di.MI) University of Genoa and Funded by’ International Evangelical Hospital
2014-2017 University of Genoa Research Grant
2017-2018 Coordinated Project Collaboration Contract Carried out at the Pharmacology Laboratory Department of Internal Medicine (Di.MI) University of Genoa and Funded by’ International Evangelical Hospital
2018-2020 University of Genoa Research Grant
2023 to date University of Genoa Fixed-term researcher in the Scientific Disciplinary Sector BIO/14 (BIOS11-A) - PHARMACOLOGY

SUMMARY SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION
AUTHOR OF 68 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS CIT. 263 3. H-INDEX 33
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004057291, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4565-7914
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Neurodegenerative diseases due to protein aggregation (Alzheimer's and prion disease)
• Role of human prion protein in self-renewal, pluripotency gene expression, neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation.
• Cancer stem cells (CSCs)
• Identification of the role of PrPC in the pathogenicity of glioblastoma cells (GBM) Intracellular mechanisms that mediate the in vitro antiproliferative effects of somatostatin