[Info-area2] Dottorato GenOMeC-Presentazione delle tesi per l’esame finale (ciclo XXXI) - 15-16 aprile 2019

[Doctorate GenOMeC]

Dottorato in Biotecnologie Mediche  Coordinatore Prof. Alessandra 
Renieri

Presentazione delle tesi  per l’esame finale (ciclo XXXI)


15 Aprile 2019 alle ore 10,00 presso L’Aula Magna del Rettorato

10,00 – Dott. Sergio   Daga (Tutor: Prof. Francesca Mari - University of 
Siena)
”CRISPR/Cas9 gene therapy on urine-derived-podocytes-lineage cells and 
novel biomarker identification: new perspectives in Alport Syndrome”

10,30 – Dott. Marco Montini (Tutor: Dott. Silvestro Conticello - 
University of Florence)
“Assaying the order of transcriptional events in cells through 
CRISPR/Cas9”

11,00 – Dott. Jessica Iorio (Tutor: Prof. Annarosa Arcangeli  – 
University of Florence)
“Networking of ion channels with metabolism-related membrane 
transporters during colorectal and breast cancer progression”

12,15 Assignment of the doctoral degree

BREAK – (13,00-14,30)

14,30 – Dott. Stefania Vitale (Tutor: Prof. Persio Dello Sbarba – 
University of Florence)
“Role of endocrine therapy in combination with anti-HER2 therapy and 
CDK4/6 inhibitorsin hormone receptor positive/HER2 positive breast 
cancer“

15,00 – Dott. Martina Poteti (Tutor: Prof. Persio Dello Sbarba – 
University of Florence)
“The metabolic profile of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia stem cells as a 
target to overcome resistance to therapy“

15,30 – Dott. Elena Mori (Tutor: Prof. Persio Dello Sbarba – University 
of Florence)
“Serum metabolomic profiles for discriminating early from metastatic 
disease and predicting relapse in patients with CRC: METCOLON“

16,00 – Dott. Alessandro Tubita (Tutor: Dott. Elisabetta Rovida – 
University of Florence)
“ERK5-dependent mechanisms regulate melanoma cell proliferation“

16,30  - Dott. Beatrice Menicacci (Tutor: Prof. Lido Calorini – 
University of Florence)
“Senescence secretory phenotype and tumor microenvironment: modulation 
by polyphenolic compounds”

17,30 Assignment of the doctoral degree



16 Aprile 2019 alle ore 10,00 presso l’Aula 12b-complesso Didattico San 
Miniato

10,00 – Dott. Tiziana Fanelli (Tutor: Prof. Alessandro M. Vannucchi - 
University of Florence)
”Clonal progression in the leukemic transformation of Chronic 
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms”

10,30 – Dott. Giuditta Fattori Corbizi (Tutor: Prof. Alessandro M. 
Vannucchi - University of Florence)
“Mechanistic insights of mutated Calreticulin in Chronic 
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms”

11,00 – Dott. Andrea Stoccoro (Tutor: Prof. Lucia Migliore – University 
of Pisa)
“Mitoepigenetics investigations in neurodegenerative diseases”

11,30 – Dott. Susanna Grassi (Tutor: Prof. Sara Galimberti – University 
of Pisa)
“BCR/ABL1- independent mechanisms of resistance in patients affected by 
chronic myeloid leukemia receiving tyrosin kinase inhibitors“

12,30 Assignment of the doctoral degree

BREAK – (13,00-14,30)

14,30 – Dott. Arianna Lamberti (Tutor: Prof. Pietro Rubegni – University 
of Siena)
“Primary melanoma of the skin and cutaneous melanoma metastases: 
comparative study of tumor microenvironment“

15,00 – Dott. Simone Barsotti (Tutor: Prof. Marta Mosca – University of 
Pisa)
“Effects of 25-OH vitamin D supplementation on mesenchymal stromal cells 
in an animal model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)“

15,30 – Dott. Giulia Guarnieri (Tutor: Prof. Annamaria Morelli – 
University of Florence)
“Human cholinergic neurons from nucleus basalis of Meynert: a new 
promising tool to study pathogenetic mechanisms affecting neurogenesis“

16,00 – Dott. Anna De Palma (Tutor: Prof. Luca Cantarini – University of 
Siena)
“First evidences of the role of miR-544a in the modulation of the Wnt 
signalling in the articular cartilage: potential impact in the 
pathophysiology of osteoarthritis“

16,30  - Dott. Carlo Astarita (Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano – 
University of Siena)
“Effect of sex steroid hormone fluctuations in the pathophysiology of 
male-retinal pigment epithelial cells”

17,30 Assignment of the doctoral degree



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