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Michelino Daniele Antonio Di Rosa
Michelino Di Rosa, Biologist, PhD, researcher in Histology at the University of Catania. He graduated in Molecular Biology at the Institute of General Pathology with the team of Prof. Lucia Malaguarnera, treating as topics "Innate immunity and related diseases". He had an internship at the Sbarro Institute Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine in Philadelphia (USA), with the team of Eva Surmacz and Antonio Giordano, dealing with the "Role of Leptin in the development of breast cancer". He worked had a postdoctoral fellow in the Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, University of Catania, collaborating with prof. Giuseppe Nunnari, focusing his studies on the “Role of Innate Immunity and Infection from HIV virus ”. He spent a period of internship at the Laboratory of Clinical Neurochemistry, Institute of Neurosciences and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden with Prof.re Henrik Zetterberg and Prof.re Kaj Blennow concerning "the identification of new biomarkers of innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease "with a special focus on the analysis of chitinase in the cerebrospinal fluid. He is currently working on the role of Innate Immunity in neuro-degenerative diseases.
The research activity regards at the "paroxysm" of the immune response mediated by monocytes/macrophages and by the monocyte-derived-cells (osteoclasts, microglia, dendritic cells, M1, M2a, M2b, M2c, M4, and Kupffer cells) ( MCs). Within the immune phenomena mediated by MCs, attention is paid to the Chitinase gene family, the OAS genes and the Vitamin D3 pathways. The physiopathological phenomena studied are:
- Activation of chitinases in osteoclasts during "bone remodeling"
- The role of chitinase-like protein in the central nervous system (CNS) and in neurodegenerative diseases
- The action carried out by Vitamin D3 as immuno-modulator in MCs
- Modulation of OAS genes by RNA virus (HIV-1 es) in MCs
Studies rely not only on cellular and molecular biology techniques but also with the support of bioinformatics and computational analysis.
Academic Year 2021/2022
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology - 2nd Year
CITOCHIMICA ED ISTOCHIMICA NEL DIFFERENZIAMENTO CELLULARE E TESSUTALE - DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnologies - 1st Year
MORFOLOGIA E MICROSCOPIA D'ORGANO ED ELEMENTI DI EMBRIOLOGIA - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1st Year
HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY - canale 1 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Bachelor's Degree in Midwifery - 1st Year
SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques - 1st Year
SCIENZE MORFO FUNZIONALI - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing - 1st Year
ANATOMIA E ISTOLOGIA UMANA - canale 3
Academic Year 2020/2021
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology - 2nd Year
CITOCHIMICA ED ISTOCHIMICA NEL DIFFERENZIAMENTO CELLULARE E TESSUTALE - DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnologies - 1st Year
MORFOLOGIA CELLULARE E D'ORGANO - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Bachelor's Degree in Midwifery - 1st Year
SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in School of Dentistry - 1st Year
HISTOLOGY - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques - 1st Year
SCIENZE MORFO FUNZIONALI
Academic Year 2019/2020
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnologies - 1st Year
MORFOLOGIA CELLULARE E D'ORGANO - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Bachelor's Degree in Midwifery - 1st Year
SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in School of Dentistry - 1st Year
HISTOLOGY - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques - 1st Year
SCIENZE MORFO FUNZIONALI
Academic Year 2018/2019
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnologies - 1st Year
MORFOLOGIA CELLULARE E D'ORGANO - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Bachelor's Degree in Midwifery - 1st Year
SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in School of Dentistry - 1st Year
HISTOLOGY - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques - 1st Year
SCIENZE MORFO FUNZIONALI
Academic Year 2017/2018
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnologies - 1st Year
MORFOLOGIA CELLULARE E D'ORGANO
Academic Year 2016/2017
- DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques - 1st Year
SCIENZE DELLA PATOLOGIA UMANA
The research activity regards at the "paroxysm" of the immune response mediated by monocytes/macrophages and by the monocyte-derived-cells (osteoclasts, microglia, dendritic cells, M1, M2a, M2b, M2c, M4, and Kupffer cells) ( MCs). Within the immune phenomena mediated by MCs, attention is paid to the Chitinase gene family, the OAS genes and the Vitamin D3 pathways. The physiopathological phenomena studied are:
- Activation of chitinases in osteoclasts during "bone remodeling"
- The role of chitinase-like protein in the central nervous system (CNS) and in neurodegenerative diseases
- The action carried out by Vitamin D3 as immuno-modulator in MCs
- Modulation of OAS genes by RNA virus (HIV-1 es) in MCs
Studies rely not only on cellular and molecular biology techniques but also with the support of bioinformatics and computational analysis.