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Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences

Stem Cells: Natural stimuli and physical energy to modulate the biology of human mesenchymal stem cells

The aim of the research is to identify natural molecules and physical energy able to modulate the stemness, differentiation, and senescence of human stem cells.

Areas: Translational Medicine

Research areas

stem cells, regenerative medicine.

 

Research projects

Natural stimuli and physical energy to modulate the biology of human stem cells derived from adult or perinatal tissues.

 

Current research objectives

  1. Natural stimuli and physical energy to modulate the process of senescence of human stem cells derived from adult or perinatal tissues.
  2. Remodeling of cytoskeleton and modulation of the morpho-functional properties of human stem cells.
  3. Natural stimuli and physical energy to modulate the processes of stemness and differentiation of human stem cells derived from adult or perinatal tissues.

principal investigators

TEAM

Giovannamaria Petrocelli

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

COLLABORATIONS

Laura Pampanella, team member

Dr. Provvidenza Maria Abbruzzo (DIMES, Università di Bologna), projects:

Natural stimuli and physical energY to modulate the process of senescence of human stem cells derived from adult or perinatal tissues; remodeling of cytoskeleton and modulation of the morpho-functional properties of human stem cells.

Prof. Francesco Alviano AND pROF. Laura Bonsi (DIMES, Università di Bologna), project:

Study of the in vitro effects of a specific composition of lipid supplementation on the biological properties of stem cells.

Dr. Gabriele D'Uva (DIMES, Università di Bologna), project:

Direct cardiogenesis: new molecular strategies for heart regeneration following myocardial infarction.

Prof. Flavia Frabetti (DIMES, Università di Bologna), project:

Functional study of the multi-transcript locus CYYR1.

Dr. Raffaella Casadei (QUVI, Università di Bologna), project:

Gender analysis of the human mesenchymal stem cell transcriptome.

Prof. Andrea Alessandrini (Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia), project:

Remodeling of cytoskeleton and modulation of the morpho-functional properties of human stem cells.