PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Prof V Raffa, Associate Professor
LAB MANAGER
Dr Elena Landi, Senior Technician
POST DOC
Dr Alice Usai
Title of the project:“Zebrafish as model system for the validation of gene and cellular therapies”
Dr Alessandro Falconieri
Title of the project: “Study of axonal cross-talk in mechanically stretched axons”
PhD STUDENTS
Sara De Vincentiis
Title of the project “Mechanotransduction of neurons: a future strategy for the regeneration of spinal cord lesions?”
Soultana Konstantinidou
Title of the project ” Nanotransducer as novel tool in genome editing: a new approach in gene therapy”
Tiziana Julia Nadjeschda Schmidt
Title ” Nanogenetics: Nanostructures for programming molecular mechanisms”
Patrizia Colucci
Title of the project: smart nanoparticles for the treatment of ocular degenerative diseases in zebrafish model system.
Francesca Merighi
Title of the project: “Neural regeneration in spinal cord injury”.
Allegra Coppini
Title of the project: ” Structural and functional axonal plasticity following chemical/mechanical stimulation “
Alice Alessandra Galeotti
Title of the project: “Nuove strategie neuroprotettive in Alzheimer basate su approcci combinatoriali di biologia computazionale, stimolazione meccanica e composti anti-ossidanti”
UNDERGRADUATED STUDENTS
Alessia Galante
Nicole Bertola
Pietro Folino
Francesco Nocilla
Elena Capitanini