EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1990 University of Pisa, Degree in Biology
1996 University of Florence, PhD in Biochemistry
1998 University of Pisa, Specialist at the post-graduate School of Specialization in Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2006-present Assistant Professor in Physiology, University of Pisa
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1990-1992 Fellowship, Institute of Mutagenesis and Differentiation, CNR, Pisa
1992-1996 PhD student, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Section of Biochemistry, University of Pisa
1996-2000 Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Section of Biochemistry, University of Pisa
2001-2005 Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Section of Physiology, University of Pisa
2009 Visiting Professor at the Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam Rehbruecke, Germany
PUBLICATIONS
53 publications; h index: 20 (Google Scholar 20-06-2013)
MAIN RESEARCH INTEREST
Role of beta adrenergic receptors in the regulation of angiogenesis
Role of beta adrenergic receptors in the regulation of tumor growth
Role of somatostatinergic system in retinal angiogenesis
Neovascularization and altered blood retinal barrier in experimental models of retinopathy of prematurity
Mechanisms of angiogenesis in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro: transduction pathways
Pharmacological and functional characterization of neuropeptide receptors in vivo and in vitro