Phd in PHD PROGRAM IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

email: diego.andolina@uniroma1.it
phone: +39 06 4991 7839
building: Via Dei Marsi 78
room: 213

Education and training:
2012 Ph.D in Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology at"La Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
2007 Master's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience at "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
2005 Bachelor in Cognitive Science and Psychobiology, University of Padova, Italy
November 2012 Visiting scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Andrea Ventura Lab, New York, USA.
2007 – 2008 Undergraduate student lab trainee in the laboratory of neurobiology of behavior (Prof. Stefano Puglisi Allegra), Dept. of Psychology, University “La Sapienza” of Rome, Italy.
2004 – 2005 Undergraduate student in Neuropsychology Department San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. Supervisor: Prof. Teresa Maria Sgaramella
Positions and Honors:
Since 2022 Associate Professor at Psychology Department "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
2019-2022 Assistant Professor (RTDB) at Psychology Department "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
2015-2018 Assistant Professor (RTDA) at Psychology Department "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
2012-2015 Postdoctoral research fellow at Department of Clinical and Applied BiotechnologyUniversity of L'Aquila, Italy
2014 Young Researcher Travel Grant to attend the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) 2014. Milan.
2012 Postdoctoral Fellowship (merit-based competitive fellowship), Department of Clinical and Applied Biotechnology,University of L'Aquila, Italy.
2008 PhD Fellowship (merit-based competitive fellowship), Doctorate Program in Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.

Research grant:
2023 Pricipal Investigator, SAPIENZA University of Rome Grant. Grant nr. “RP123188E8D175B8”; “Unravelling molecular mechanisms underlying the behavioral response to positive and negative experiences: the role of miR-34a” €: 3.000.
2022 Pricipal Investigator, SAPIENZA University of Rome Grant. Grant nr. “RM12117A75D90C55”; “Epigenetic modifications of GABAergic neurons as mediator of stress-induced psychopathology” €:10.000
2020 Principal investigator, Ricerca finalizzata, Ministry of Health Grant nr. “GR-2019-12369743” Title Grant: “microRNAs-34 and cardiovascular implications of chronic life stress and depression: a potential biomarker and therapeutic target” €: 410.500
2019: Principal investigator, SAPIENZA University of Rome Grant. Grant nr.”RG11916B88BD7B61 ”MicroRNA-34 as potential biomarker of coping style to stress and stress-induced cognitive performance: a translational study. €:29.000
2019: Head of Unit, Fondazione Cariplo (Lombardia) “miR-34 regulates the autoimmune T cells response in the depressive syndrome (remedy)”. €:300.000
2015: Principal investigator, Scientific Independence of young Researchers (SIR), Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, Grant nr. "RBSI14G1HH". Title Grant: "Big effects of Small RNAs: the role of miRs-34 in Stress-induced psychopathologies". €: 418.806
2017 Collaborator. SAPIENZA University of Rome Grant. Grant nr. "C26A11EEAR". Principal Investigator: Rossella Ventura Title grant:" PI: VENTURA Rossella Genes, early environment and cocaine addiction". €:34.500
2011 Collaborator in SAPIENZA University of Rome Grant. Grant nr. "C26A11EEAR". Principal Investigator: Tiziana Pascucci. Title grant:" The role of serotonin during postnatal development: Molecular mechanisms undrelying the cortical plasticity rescue in mouse model of mental retardation" €:3500
2009 Collaborator in SAPIENZA University of Rome Grant. Grant nr.:"GGP09254". Title Grant: Manipulation of serotonin transmission on behavioral and neuchemical deficits promote by phenylketonuria.

Peer-review Publications
Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=24280941900
PubMed:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Andolina+d&sort=date
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6fMAvJMAAAAJ&hl=it

Book chapters.
Andolina D, Lo Iacono L, Ventura R (2021). “Modelli depressione per lo studio della
depressione” vol. "Neuroscienze psichiatriche e computazionali"- Ed. Minerva Medica.

Ventura R, Babicola L , Andolina D, Patrono E , Di Segni M (2021). Food Seeking in Spite of Harmful Consequences. “Animal model of Eating disorders”. Second edition, Springer ed.

Andolina D, Borreca A (2017). The key role of the amygdala in stress in "The Amygdala-Where Emotions Shape Perception, Learning and Memories", Intech ISBN 978-953-51-5000-8.