PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Prof V Raffa, Full Professor
LAB MANAGERs
Dr Elena Landi, Senior Technician
Dr Tommaso Neri, Technologist
Associate Professor
Dr Alessandro Falconieri
Title of the project: “Local translation in neuron”
PostDocs
Dr Matteo Mariangeli
Title of the project ” Dynamics of microtubules in living neurons”
Dr Samuele Ghignoli
Title of the project: ” Guiding axon growth via nano-switches”
PhD Students
Elena Capitanini
Title of the project: “Nano-pulling: a tool to guide axon growth in vivo by modulating neuron
mecchano-transduction”
Lorenzo Da Palmata
Title of the project: “Exploring the Role of Microtubules in Neuronal Mechanotrasduction“
Laura Talarico
Title of the project: “Shaping Neuronal Fate in 2D and 3D iPSC-derived Human Models by Modulating Neural Mechano-Transduction“
Giorgia Maffei
Title of the project: “Magnetic Nano-Switches Regulating Microtubule-Dependent Neuronal Growth”
Viola Pieroni
Title of the project: “Gut-heart-brain: organ-on-a-chip for drug screening and personalized medicine”
UNDERGRADUATED STUDENTS
Beatrice Novaro
Title of the projetc: “Ottimizzazione di un modello di lesione spinale in Danio rerio per la modulazione della rigenerazione neuronale mediante stimolazione meccanica”
Valerio Lampis