Research Area
Active Research fields
haemochromatosis's study; study on immunological mechanisms of senescence; case control studies having the key aim to analyze the role of candidate immuneinflammatory genes in longevity and age related diseases; studies having the aim of identifying cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of thoracic aorta aneurysm, mitral valve diseases, bicuspid valve diseases; study on stem and progenitor cells, such as EPCs, in cardiovascular diseases
Research projects of the last 5 years
Multiparametric anaysis of biomarkers of skin ageing in individuals of different age. Number of project 2012-ATE-0410, (link https://iris.unipa.it/ap/w)
Partecipation of "Finalizzata" national research call with a proposal entitled "Identification of a biological network as potential useful tool for monitoring, preventing and developing personalised treatments for sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm" - RF-2013-02357498
FFR project entitled Focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms of both, protection and repair in BAV vs. TAV patients as novel tools for personalized treatments, 2014- Principal Investigator -Prof Mazzesi, Department of General and Specialist Surgery, University of Rome "Sapienza", 00161 Rome, Italy.(https://loginmiur.cineca.it/)
Partecipation of PRIN 2015 call with a proposal entitled Definition of a multiparametric diagnostic panel for prevention and early identification of sporadic colon cancer using data mining classification strategies, Principal investigator, Prof Lio, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy, Prot. 2015A4S8BK.
Collaborations
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.