Actual position: Senior assistant professor in Human Anatomy, School of Medicine and Surgery, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Education
- 2003: Biological Sciences (110 cum laude), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna.
- 2007: PhD in in Human Morphological and Molecular Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna. Thesis: “Ruolo della diacilglicerolo chinasi-ζ nella replicazione del DNA e nel differenziamento in cellule C2C12”
Research and Professional Experience
- 2004-2007: PhD Student in Human Morphological and Molecular Sciences, Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Human Anatomy Institute, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 2007-2011: Ph Doc and Post-Doc Research Fellow at the Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Human Anatomy Institute, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna.
- 2011-2020: Researcher (III level) at the National Research Council of Italy
- 2020-present: Senior assistant professor in Human Anatomy, School of Medicine and Surgery, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Teaching
- 2014-2015: Anatomy - Midwifery- University of Bologna (and 2022/2023)
- 2014-2017: Anatomy - Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques- University of Bologna
- 2016-2018: Anatomy - Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies- University of Bologna
- 2020- ongoing: Anatomy - Nursing- University of Bologna
- 2021- ongoing: Anatomy - Orthopaedics Techniques- University of Bologna
- 2022- ongoing: Anatomy - Medicine and Surgery- University of Bologna
Supplementary didactic activities
Thesis in Pharmacy: “Cytotoxic effects of PI3K inhibitors in B-Acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell lines”.
Scientific activity
- Study of signaling pathways and mechanosignaling in osteoarthrosis
- Study of laminopathies and lamin-associated signaling pathways in aging and disease
- Study of mechanosignaling in muscle-tendon (MTU) unit models and diseases associated as muscular dystrophies (MDs) and aging-related tendinopathies
- Study of involvement of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in proliferation, survival and drug resistance of human leukemia cells
- Study of DGK lipid-dependent signal transduction pathways in myogenic cells
- Study of Lamins in bone sarcomas
Funding participation
- PRIN (Research Programme of National interest) 2017. Local Unit “3D Muscle-Tendon Unit modelling for unravelling tissue crosstalk in muscular dystrophies and aging (3D-MTU)”. PI Prof. Paolo Bonaldo Prot.: 201742SBXA
- Almaidea –AlmaMater Studiorum Univerità di Bologna 2022: Funding of the Alma Idea 2022 project Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna: Project title: “verso l’Identificazione dei PROcessi patologici cellulari e molecolari coinvolti nell’insorgenza e progressione della coxARTrosi”
She participated at several national research projects (PRIN and RFO).
Honours and awards
- Gordon Research Conference on Signal Transduction Within the Nucleus, winning travel award grant
- Cover image: Martelli AM, Paganelli F, Chiarini F, Evangelisti C, McCubrey JA The Unfolded Protein Response: A Novel Therapeutic Target in Acute Leukemias. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:333
Editorial activity
- Member of the Editorial of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Member of the Reviewer Board of Cancers
- Member of the Reviewer Board of Future Medicinal Chemistry
- Member of the Reviewer Board of The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
- Member of the Reviewer Board of Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy
- Member of the Reviewer Board of International Journal of Oncology
- Member of the Reviewer Board of BBA-Molecular Basis of Disease
- Member of the Reviewer Board of Leukemia
- Member of the Reviewer Board of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Member of the Reviewer Board of Frontiers in Oncology
Membership of scientific committees
- Member of the Italian Society of Anatomy and Histology (SIAI)
- Member of the Italian Society of Histochemistry
- Member of Italian Network for Laminopathies (http://www.igm.cnr.it/1/laminopatie/)
Languages
Italian (mother tongue)
English (excellent knowledge of the written and spoken languages)
French (excellent knowledge of the written and spoken languages)
Metrics
Source: Scopus 2022
Documents: 82
Citations: 7.572
h-index: 42
Total Impact Factor: ˃ 400
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-9540