Professoressa di Prima Fascia di Farmacologia

EDUCATION and CAREER
Since 09/2025 Full Professor of Pharmacology, University of Parma, Parma Italy. 2021-08/2025 Associated Professor of
Pharmacology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. 2013-2021 Assistant Professor (RTD-A and B), University of Parma,
Parma Italy; 2006-2013 Post-doctoral researcher, University of Parma, Parma, Italy and Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, USA. 2006 Ph.D. in Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology,
University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
RESEARCH INTEREST. Pharmacological modulation of cholesterol homeostasis for the prevention and treatment of
chronic diseases through in vitro and ex vivo studies.
HONORS. 2013 Award for the best oral presentation, 36th national congress of the Italian Society of Pharmacology
Torino, Italy; 2013 Award for the best research project by the Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF); 2012 Award for the
best oral presentation, Convegno Monotematico SIF; 2006 Young Investigator Poster Award, XIV International
Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA), Rome, Italy; 2005 New Investigator Travel Award, 6th Annual Conference on
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Washington, DC, USA.
MEETINGS. Participation to several (about 150) national and international scientific meetings, also as invited speaker
(about 20).
PROJECTS. 2024 Project financed by European Union – NextGenerationEU (PNRR-PANVIRIDE) - component of
critical mass; 2022 Project financed by European Union – NextGenerationEU (PNRR-Mnesys) - component of critical
mass; 2022 Project financed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (PRIN) - Responsible of Operative Unit;
2018 Project funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research - Responsible of Operative Unit; 2018
Project funded by Amgen Inc. - co-Investigator; 2016 Project funded by the Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey - co
investigator; 2014 Project funded by the University of Parma – PI.
BIBLIOMETRIC INDEXES. Author of 78 peer reviewed-publications; H-Index: 30 (Scopus); Total citations; 3194.