University of Ferrara

BioMS Centre:

PI/Co-PI:  

• CoPi #1: Massimiliano Castellazzi, biologist/assistant professor, massimiliano.castellazzi@unife.it
• CoPI #2: Roberta Rizzo, biologist/full professor, roberta.rizzo@unife.it
• CoPI #3: Alessandro Trentini, biologist/assistant professor, alessandro.trentini@unife.it

Team members (name, position and contact e-mail):

CoPI #1 Team: MS Center and Laboratory of Neurochemistry, Ferrara University Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124 Ferrara Italy

• Maura Pugliatti, neurologist/full professor, maura.pugliatti@unife.it
• Caterina Ferri, neurologist/post-doc, caterina.ferri@unife.it
• Eleonora Baldi, neurologist, e.baldi@ospfe.it

CoPI #2 Team: Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46, 44122 Ferrara Italy

• Daria Bortolotti, Biologist, Senjor Researcher, daria.bortolotti@unife.it
• Valentina Gentili Biologist, Senjor Researcher, valentina.gentili@unife.it
• Giovanna Schiuma Biologist, PhD student, giovanna.schiuma@unife.it
• Silvia Beltrami, Biologist, PhD student, silvia.beltrami@unife.it
• Sabrina Rizzo, Biologist, PhD student, sabrina.rizzo@unife.it
• Giovanni Strazzabosco, Biologist, PhD student, giovanni.strazzabsoco@unife.it
• Mercedes Fernandez, Biologist, Technician, mercedes.fernandez@unife.it

CoPI #3 Team: Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara Italy

• Tiziana Bellini, full professor in biochemistry, blt@unife.it
• Maria Cristina Manfrinato, biologist/assistant professor, mmc@unife.it
• Carlo Cervellati, biologist/associate professor, crvcrl@unife.it

#1 Team – sex related differences in CSF analysis (blood-CSF-barrier functionality and intrathecal IgG synthesis); EBV-specific antibodies; gut microbiota; cytokines.

#2 Team – markers of innate immune response activation (surface and soluble mocules, e.g. KIR, TLR, cytokines, HLA-G, HLA-E)  towards viral infections (herpesviruses).

#3 Team – matrix metalloproteinases, markers of inflammation and and oxidative stress. Sex differences in biomarkers.