Area di Ricerca
Ambiti di ricerca ad oggi attivi
emocromatosi; studi sull'immunosenescenza; studi caso controllo sul ruolo di candidati geni immunoinfiammatori nella longevità e nelle patologie età correlate; studi sui meccanismi cellulari, molecolari e genetici degli aneurismi dell'aorta toracica, delle patologie della vavola mitrale e della bicuspidia.
Progetti di ricerca degli ultimi 5 anni
- ANALISI MULTIPARAMETRICA DI MARCATORI DI INVECCHIAMENTO CUTANEO IN SOGGETTI DI DIFFERENTE ETA',Numero progetto 2012-ATE-0410 (link https://iris.unipa.it/ap/w)
2. Presentazione di un proposal per un progetto ordinario di Ricerca Finalizzata da titolo “Identification of a biological network as potential useful tool for monitoring, preventing and developing personalised treatments for sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm” –come responsabile seconda unità - RF-2013-02357498
3. FRR progetto- Focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms of both, protection and repair in BAV vs. TAV patients as novel tools for personalized treatments, 2014- Responsabile scientifico-Prof Mazzesi Dip Chrurgia generale e specialistica “Paride Stefanini” Università La Sapienza di Roma (https://loginmiur.cineca.it/)
4. Partecipazione alla call PRIN 2015 con il proposal Definition of a multiparametric diagnostic panel for prevention and early identification of sporadic colon cancer using data mining classification strategies Prot. 2015A4S8BK, Principal investigator, Prof Lio D, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy.
Collaborazioni
Prof Novo G, Chair of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Specialities, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy; Drssa Madonna R, Center of Excellence on Aging, Institute of Cardiology, Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences "G. d'Annunzio" University, 66100 Chieti, Italy; Prof Mazzesi G, Department of General and Specialist Surgery, University of Rome "Sapienza", 00161 Rome, Italy; Drssa Pisano C e DR Argano V, Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and Oncology, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; Prof Chen YC, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Research Center for Genes, Environment and Human Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Prof Maresi E, Department of Pathologic Anatomy, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy; Prof Ruvolo G, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Policlinic, Rome, Italy; Prof Testa R, Experimental Models in Clinical Pathology, Italian National Research Center on Aging (INRCA), Ancona, Italy; Prof Franceschi C, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, CNR-ISOF and IRCCS Neuroscience, Bologna, Italy; Drssa Olivieri F, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy ; Center of Clinical Pathology and Innovative Therapy, Italian National Research Center on Aging (INRCA), Ancona, Italy.; Prof Ceriello A, nstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain ; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain; Prof Carruba G, Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, ARNAS-Civico, Palermo, Italy; Prof Caimi, Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Università di Palermo, Via Del Vespro 127, 90129, Palermo, Italy; Dr Codispoti, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.