Assistant Professors



Vittorina della Bianca, Phd

Molecular mechanisms controlling leukocytes trafficking and the molecular and cell biology of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.


Barbara Rossi, PhD

Molecular mechanisms controlling leukocytes trafficking in animals models of multiple sclerosis.


Post-doctoral Researchers



Elena Zenaro, PhD

Identification of inflammation mechanisms contributing to neurodegenerationa, a field at the leading edge in Alzheimer’s disease research.


Enrica Caterina Piegronigro, PhD

Study of leukocyte recruitment in the brain of experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease and the role of these cells in the induction of the cognitive disfunction.


Silvia Dusi, PhD

Study of molecular mechanisms that control trafficking and dynamics of immune cells in the central nervous system in a model of multiple sclerosis disease by using two-photon laser microscopy technique.


Somayehsadat Ghasemi, PhD

Studying the role of T lymphocytes in the progression of Alzheimer's disease and characterizing the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of the disease.


Gabriele Tosadori, PhD

Analysis and modelling of neuropathological data using bioinformatics approaches.


PhD students



Giulia Iannoto

In vivo study on T cells role and recruitment in the brain of mouse experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease. In vitro combined approaches using co-culture 3D model mimicking brain structure and AD pathological features.


Jessica Arioli

Study of molecular mechanisms that control neutrophil-mediated damage and trafficking in the central nervous system in a model of multiple sclerosis disease, with a specific focus on the role of TIM-1 protein. 


Silvia Iaia

Study of molecular mechanisms involved in leukocyte migration and adhesion in murine models.


Nicola Lopez

Study the molecular mechanisms that control leukocyte trafficking in the central nervous system in an experimental model of Multiple Sclerosis.


Anna Slanzi

Study the molecular mechanism controlling leukocyte trafficking in animal models of Alzheimer’s-like Disease.


Bruno Miguel Dos Santos Lima

Characterize the molecular mechanisms controlling neutrophil-dependent neuroinflammation and tissue damage during AD pathogenesis.


Scholarship/Research Fellow



Eleonora Terrabuio

Study of inflammatory processes involved in neurodegeneration, related to disease progression in transgenic mice with Alzheimer’s-like disease.


Students



Beatrice D’Ulivo

Studying the role of T lymphocytes in the progression of Alzheimer's disease and characterizing the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of the disease.


Gabriele Angelini

Study of molecular mechanisms that control trafficking and dynamics of neutrophils in the central nervous system in a model of multiple sclerosis disease.


Mehrdad Jaberi

Investigation of the effect of Pantethine treatment on Th cells by analyzing antibody microarray data, using network theory based approaches.


Francesca Paris

Characterization of 5xFAD transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease. Topological and bioinformatic analysis of biological networks.


Past Lab Members



Rajasekar Nagarajan, PhD


Tommaso Carlucci, Phd

Analysis of proteomics, phosphoproteomics and metabolomics data in adaptive immune cells. Topological and bioinformatics analysis of networks.


Stefano Angiari, PhD

Reasearcher, Trinity College, Dublin.


Laura Piccio, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of neurology at the department of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine. Induction and regulation of adaptive autoimmune response in multiple sclerosis.


Simona Budui, MD, PhD

Physician at Policlinico GB Rossi.


Laura Marongiu, PhD

Post-doctoral fellow at University of Milano-Bicocca.


Tiziano Donnarumma, PhD

Post-doctoral fellow at Francis Crick Insitute, London.


Simone Dorothea Bach

Lab technician at Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona.


Linda Ottoboni, PhD

Post Doctoral Fellow at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Milano.


Marianna Martinello, PhD

Post-doctoral fellow at Institute Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Padova.


Leonardo Ghin, PhD

Presently Process Expert at Sandoz.


Antonella Amoruso

PhD student at University of Foggia.


Maria Giovanna Rossi


Elena Losso


Gilda Macchione, MD


Marco Bonani

Identification of inflammation mechanisms contributing to neurodegeneration, a field at the leading in the Alzheimer’s disease research.


Serena Ruggieri


Gennj Piacentino, PhD

Immune cells profile in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. Behavioural test batteries in transgenic mice treated with blocking antibodies of leukocytes trafficking.


Tanaz Saatchi

Molecular and cell biology of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.



Donatella Ciabini, PhD


Alessandro Battistella, student


Maria Francesca Greco