Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Forensic
Medicine, R. Levi-Montalcini Ctr for Brain Repair, Neuroscience
Institute in
Turin (NIT), National Institute for Neuroscience
Laboratory of Neuroscience:
Neuroanatomy and brain development
WE
WILL SOON MOVE TO THE
CAVALIERI OTTOLENGHI
FOUNDATION, ORBASSANO (TO)
4
Oct 09: SINS Meeting in Milan: S.Tomasi (Symposium: Origin,
developmental pathways and abnormalities…)
July
09: Maria Talmon graduated in Biology
July
09: Elisa Buschini graduated in Medicine and Surgery
FORTHCOMING
PAPERS
* Muzzi et al., Deletion of the Citron
Kinase gene selectively affects the number and distribution of
interneurons in the
barrelfield cortex,
JCN 513:249-64
* Morello et al., Hemopexin affects
iron distribution and ferritin expression in mouse brain. J. Cell. Mol.
Med.
* Boido et al. Embryonic and adult stem
cells promote raphespinal axon outgrowth and improve functional outcome
following spinal hemisection in mice. Eur J Neurosci In press.
* Mazzini et al.
Stem Cells in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: state of the art. Exp Opin
Biol
Ther In press
* Marmiroli et al. Neuropathological changes in the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord in a transgenic mouse model of Niemann-Pick disease type A.
Clin Neuropathol. 2009 28:263-74
Group
leader:
Alessandro E. Vercelli
Position:
Associate Professor at the Department
of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine
Address: corso
Massimo d'Azeglio
52, 10126 Torino, Italy. Personal
homepage: Av1
email
: alessandro.vercelli@unito.it
Group
members:
Dr.
Marina Boido ,
Biologist, doctorate student, bursar Girotondo Onlus
Dr.
Benedetta Foglio, Neurobiologist
Dr.
Giusi
Manassero, Biologist, doctorate student
Dr.
Antonio
Piras, Neurobiologist, doctorate student
Dr. Giada
Spigolon,
Biologist, doctorate student
Dr. SImone
Tomasi,
MD, doctorate student
Dr. Elisabetta
Tonoli Biologist, postdoc, bursar Girotondo
Onlus
Dr.
Valeria Valsecchi, Pharmaceutical Chemist, postdoc
Student
members:
Simona
Cignetto, Biotechnology student
Daniele
Gianetto, Biotechnology student
Giada Giorda, MD student
Elena De
Amicis, Biotechnology student
Marta
Faccilongo, Biotechnology student
Ivan Repetto,
Biotechnology student
Massimiliano
Rolando, MD student, University of Novara
Dr. Maria
Talmon, Biology student
Dr. Daniela
Toppino, Biotechnology student
Dr. Marta
Tropiano, Biotechnology student
Collaborating members:
Dr. Elisa Buschini, MD, University of Novara
Dr. Giulia Consolandi, MD, School of Specialization in
Ophthalmology
Dr. Diego Garbossa , MD, Neurosurgeon Personal homepage
Dr. Lorenza Palanza , MD, ophthalmologist Personal homepage
Dr. Rosita Rupa,
MD, Neurosurgeon Personal homepage:
Past members
Drs. Erika Amodeo,
Roberta Curtetti, Marzia MIrabelli, Patrizia Muzzi, Mariaelena Repici,
Carlo
Veronesi
Computer reconstructed
dendritic bundles in cerebral cortex.
Main
research interests:
Our
group is concerned with studies on the development of central
nervous system. We are interested in studying the development of visual
and somatosensory primary pathways and of the connections of
cerebral
cortex. We are particularly interested in some of the factors
influencing
the formation and refinement of connections, primarily in rodents. Our
laboratory has a special experience in the use of neuronal tracers
and
in the reconstruction of neurons (dendritic arbors and axons
included)
at the computer, to perform a variety of morphometric measurements.
Moreover,
we are interested in
studying the molecular pathways leading to neuronal cell death,
which we study in
experimental models of transient/permanent
cerebral ischemia, acute/chronic
glaucoma, epilepsy.
Finally,
we are studying the role of
cell therapy
in ALS
and spinal cord
injury. We are
using mesenchymal stem cells and neural progenitors.
Cytochrome oxidase
and
NADPH-d staining of rat somatosensory cortex (Exp. Neurol. 156:294, in
collaboration
with Sonal Jhaveri, MIT).
Main
collaborations:
Dr.
G. Battaglia, Besta
Institute, Milan; Prof. Peter Clarke, University of Lausanne ( Clarke’s website ); Prof. T. Herdegen,
University of Kiel, DE; Prof. Giorgio Innocenti, Karolinska Institutet ( GMI's website ); Dr. Sonal Jhaveri,
Harvard; Dr. Zoltŕn Molnŕr, University of Oxford ( Molnar's website ); Prof. Giovanni
Tredici, University of Milan; Dr. H.Vieira, ITQB-UNL/BET, Portugal.
Pyramidal neurons in
developing rat visual cortex.
Main
sponsors:
MURST, Italian Ministry of Health, Telethon, NATO, COTRAO, Regione Piemonte, Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT, Fondazione Cavalieri Ottolenghi, Associazione Girotondo Onlus, Associazione Italiana Mielolesi
Meetings:
A.VERCELLI IS
TREASURER
OF THE IBRO WORLD MEETING 2011
VISIT IBRO2011 WEBSITE AND PREREGISTER FOR
FREE
Last update: Aug 12,
2009
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