Curriculum vitae of Carla
Marchetti
Born in Genoa, Italy on November 2nd, 1955 Nationality: Italian Residence:
Genoa, Italy Present address
Curriculum studiorum
October
1980 - PhD
in Physical Sciences and Biophysics at the University of Genoa, Italy with a thesis entitled "Transport of energy and
information across the cell membrane: topology and functionality of some
surface components". Working experience
February
1981 - January 1984 : research fellow in a joint program between Fidia Research
Laboratories Abano Terme, Padova (Italy), and Institute of Cybernetics and
Biophysics (ICB), CNR, Camogli
(Italy); February
- June 1984 research
fellow at the Department of
Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie, Munich (Germany), under
the supervision of prof. E.Carbone and prof. H.D.Lux; March
1985 - July 1987 :
research fellow at the Department
of Physiology, University of Texas
Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas (march-november 1985) and later at the
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
Texas (USA) under the supervision of prof. A.M.Brown; From
February 1984 is
permanent researcher at Institute of Cybernetics and Biophysics , Genoa, now
Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council. From
May 8, 2002 to Apr 9, 2003 has been Head of the Genoa Division of the Institute of Biophysics (In
April 2003, the Genoa Division was suppressed, because IBF's headquarters,
initially based in Pisa, were transferred to Genoa) Main research interests
Electrophysiology of nervous and
endocrine culture cells (investigated by patch-recording techniques); Kinetics, pharmacology and modulation of
voltage-dependent ion channels, in particular those permeable to calcium Dynamics of intracellular calcium
studied by fluorescent probes Pathways accumulation and mechanisms and
toxicity of heavy metals, such as cadmium and lead, in mammalian cells Modulation of neurotrasmitter-gated ion
channels by metal ions in primary cultures and in recombinant receptorss
expressed in heterologous systems (frog oocytes and/or mammalian cells). Research projects
1992-1994
– Responsible of
the Joint Project CNR-Bayer Italia SpA entitled “Pharmacology and modulation
of dihydropyridine-sensitive voltage-dependent calcium channels in rat
cerebellar neurons” 1997-1999
– Coordinator of
the CNR special project entitled “ Uptake, accumulation and toxicity of
heavy metal in biosystems ” 1998
– Supervisor of
the project “ Effect of flibanserin in the local circuit neurons in the
medial prefrontal cortex of the rat ”, a collaboration between Boehringer
Ingelheim Italia Research Laboratory (Milano) and ICB-CNR (Genoa) 1999-2001
- Responsible of
the Sub-project: Environmental sensors in the CNR National project: “Biologic
Sensors and design of biosensors” 2003-
2005 - Responsible
for IBF in the MIUR-FIRB project " In-vitro neuronal networks
chronically coupled to microtransducer arrays and interacting with an
artificial body a new powerful tool to study brain-machine interface and in
vitro brain plasticity" Coordinator: prof. Roberto Morasso, DIST,
University of Genoa. Other activities
She
has been an invited speaker at National and International Institutions and
Symposiums She
has taught the following speciality courses: " Calcium channels in
Physiology and Pathology of the nervous System ” SSOSB, Genova (Italy),
1991 . “ Proteins ” School of Pure
and applied Biophysics (SIBPA) -
ISLVA Venezia (Italy)- 1996 “ Transduction of signals in
neural cells ” SSOSB, Genova, 1997 “ Physiological role of calcium
channels " University of Bari (Italy), 1999 She
has been supervisor to more than 15 doctorial thesis in Biological,
Pharmacological and Physical Science. She
has acted as peer referee for International Journal (Eur.Journal of
Biophysics, Brain Research, Neuroscience, Neuroscience Letters, Food and
Chemical Toxicology) She
acts as peer referee of research projects for the Italian Ministry of
Research (MIUR) She
is a member of the Society for Neuroscience USA and of the Italian Society of
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