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E-mail address: manuela.salerno@ior.it
Salerno Manuela, Biologist, Ph.D.
CV
Date of Birth
15/10/1980
Qualification
Biotechnologist, Biologist
Current assignment
Title of qualification awarded
2009: PhD in Medical Biotechnology, University of Bologna.
Other qualifications awarded
- 2010: Master Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Bologna (110/110).
- 2005: Master of Science in Biotechnology, University of Bologna (with honors).
Positions held
- From 2020: Biologist at the Applied and Translational Research Center, IOR.
- 2005-2015: Research fellow and Post-Doc, University of Bologna, at the Laboratory for Orthopaedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine, IOR.
Languages
- English: fluent.
- French: basic knowledge.
Technologies
Regular use of bibliographic databases; excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office; excellent knowledge of digital imaging and photo editing software.
Scientific activities
Participation in Research Projects:
- 2020: EURONANOMED III 2017 Project NANO-SCORES ‘NANOstructured oSteoChOndral scaffold: novel biomimetic tRiggErS for enhanced bone regeneration’.
- 2014: AIRC Project ‘Photodynamic therapy and proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of pain in patients with bone metastases’.
- 2011: AIRC Project ‘Multimodal treatment of musculoskeletal sarcomas by targeting proton dynamics and acidic microenvironment’.
- 2010: Emilia-Romagna PRrU project ‘Use of biomarkers and gene expression profiles to identify cancer patients with different prognosis and sensitivity to molecular targeted agents’.
- 2010: FIRB Project ‘Cellule staminali tumorali: vie di trasduzione del segnale quali bersagli di potenziali terapie’.
- 2008: NANOBIOCOM Project ‘Intelligent nanocomposite for bone tissue repair and regeneration’.
- 2007: AIRC Project ‘Targeting skeletal metastases by nanoscale multifunctional bone-seeking agents’.
- 2006: Monte dei Paschi di Siena Project ‘Traslazione clinica delle attuali conoscenze precliniche nell’ambito dell’ingegneria tissutale muscolo scheletrica per ricostruzioni biologiche da perdite di sostanza traumatiche e patologiche’.
Author of 22 scientific papers on international journals. H-Index: 18; citations: 839 (Scopus).
Clinical and/or Scientific interests
- Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: in vitro study of osteochondral and osteomimetic scaffolds.
- Orthopaedic oncology: cancer stem cells in musculoskeletal sarcomas; study of the bone and tumour microenvironment; molecular mechanisms of osteolytic metastases.
- Cellular and molecular biology.