Professor I band

Simona Paladino is Full Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine and Surgery.
His scientific activity has been mainly dedicated to the study of the molecular mechanisms that regulate membrane trafficking and organelle biogenesis. Currently, the interest of his research group is to study these mechanisms in different pathophysiological contexts, with particular attention in recent years to their role in neuronal homeostasis, with the aim of understanding how dysfunction of these mechanisms can lead to neurological disorders and identifying new therapeutic targets. In addition to molecular and cellular biology approaches, his group uses confocal microscopy and advanced imaging techniques to study cellular and molecular dynamics.
She was responsible for the microscopy platform at the Ceinge Institute (2007-2018) and is currently responsible for the scientific direction of the departmental imaging facility.

SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
Scientific production: author of 82 publications in international journals “peer-reviewed”, 3 book chapters; citations:
5007, H-index 36; ORCID: 0000-0001-5332-6774
Grants as PIs: from various national and regional funding agencies (AIRC, MUR; Campania Region) Organizer: national (ABCD 2009, ABCD 2010, AIBG 2014, MTOB-ABCD 2018, JASM 2024) and international conferences (French-Italian Joint Meeting on Subcellular Trafficking 2011, NECTAR 2023).
Editorial Boards: “Associate Editor” of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology and Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences since 2020.
Reviewer activities: Ad hoc Reviewer for various international journals since 2008; reviewer for evaluation of ministerial (CINECA and MIUR) and European research programs since 2012.
Board: Member of the Board of Directors of the ABCD (Italian Society of Cell Biology and Differentiation; 2018-2023); member of the Scientific Committee of the Neapolitan Brain Group Association – NBG.