Researcher - III Lev
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Istituto per i Sistemi Agricoli e Forestali del Mediterraneo (ISAFOM)
Sede di Rende (CS)
via Cavour 4-6, Rende
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Education: Graduated in Biological Sciences; PhD in Neuromuscular and Genetic Encephaloneuromyopathic Diseases
Research Interest: Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Ethnopharmacology, Landscape, Biodiversity and Environment
Research Activity: Genetic studies in patients suffering from hereditary nervous system diseases in order to understand the molecular basis of neurological diseases. Mutations analysis, linkage analysis and genotype phenotype correlation.
Application of advanced molecular biology technologies for the genetic diagnosis of some inherited neurological diseases.
Genetic analysis associated with functional magnetic resonance imaging (Imaging genetics) in healthy subjects, in order to define the impact of some polymorphisms on the neurodevelopmental processes of critical areas such as the orbito-frontal cortex, the hippocampus and the amygdala.
Development of a simple and rapid method for the characterization of post-transductional modifications of histone proteins by Mass Spectrometry (MS).
Service activity in specialized genetic assistance services at ISN-CNR of Mangone CS.
Studies on natural remedies based on the use of plants by Italian folk medicine for the treatment of some neurological, dermatological and gynecological diseases. Comparison with ancient medicine and with modern medicine in the light of current pharmacological knowledge
Link utili: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4122-2019