Rosario Gulino
After graduating in Biology at the University of Catania in 1999, he obtained his PhD in 2005, carrying out a research project on the role of neurotrophins in synaptic plasticity and the recovery of motor function in experimental models of spinal cord injury. From 2005 to 2006, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Neurodegenerative Diseases, directed by Elena Cattaneo, where he conducted research on brain repair through neural stem cell transplantation. From 2006 to 2011, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Catania, working on several projects involving animal models of spinal cord injury and motor neuron degeneration. From 2012 to 2015, he worked as a researcher at IOM Ricerca S.r.l. (Viagrande, Catania), focusing on stem cells and regenerative medicine. From 2015 to 2021, he served as an Assistant Professor of Physiology at the University of Catania, and since January 2022 he has been an Associate Professor of Physiology at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences (BIOMETEC). His current research focuses primarily on animal models of motor neuron diseases and neural plasticity. He teaches Physiology in the degree programmes in "Scienze Biologiche", "Biologia Sperimentale e Applicata", and "Fisioterapia" at the University of Catania.
Rosario Gulino, PhD
Married, two children.
Present position:
2022-today – Associate professor of Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania (Italy).
Past positions:
2015-2021 – Assistant professor of Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania (Italy).
2012-2015 – Researcher at IOM Ricerca srl, Viagrande, Catania (Italy).
2012-2015 – Head of Animal Facility at IOM Ricerca srl, Viagrande, Catania (Italy).
2006-2011 – Post-doc fellow at Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Catania (Italy).
2005-2006 – Post-doc fellow at Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan (Italy).
2001-2005 – PhD student in Neuroscience at the Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Catania (Italy).
Education:
2005 – PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Catania (Italy).
1999 – Degree in Biology at Faculty of Sciences, University of Catania (Italy).
Teaching activity:
2015-today – Human Physiology, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Catania (Italy).
2016-today – Integrative Physiology, School of Biology, University of Catania (Italy).
2015-2017 – Anatomy and Physiology, School of Logopedics, University of Catania (Italy).
Scientific leadership (ongoing research grants):
- PRIN2015, grant no. 2015MJBEM2_006, entitled: "Exploring the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscle degenerative and inflammatory diseases: Drp1-related pathways as possible targets of novel therapeutic approaches” (Principal Investigator).
- “Piano della ricerca 2016-2018 – Linea di intervento 2” entitled: “Identification of cancer driver genes for novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies” (Principal Investigator).
- AriSLA 2022 pilot grant - SHHield: Targeting smoothened to promote neuroprotection in ALS (Principal investigator)