Phd in CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

email: luciana.dini@uniroma1.it
phone: +39 06 4991 2306
building: CU026
room: 215

Curriculum Vitae LUCIANA DINI
PERSONAL INFORMATION LUCIANA DINI
Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 00185 Roma

39 06 4991306

luciana.dini@uniroma1.it

Sex F | Date of birth 19/01/1955 | Nationality Italian
CURRENT POSITION
SSD (if applicable) Full professor (Full time)
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RESEARCH TOPICS / EXPERIENCES ▪ Cell Biology /
▪ Cell Death/
▪ Nanobiotechnology/
▪ Nanotoxicology/
▪ Ultrastructure characterization/
SCIENTIFIC / TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION
(source: Scopus) ▪ H-index: ▪ 39
▪ No. publications: ▪ 226
▪ No. citations: ▪ 9646
THEMATIC AREA KEYWORDS
(it is possibile to select one or more than one thematic area) ▪ Energy transition: ▪
▪ Digital transition: ▪
▪ Bio-pharma & health: ▪ X


EDUCATION AND TRAINING
[Start from the most recent.]
1977/07/26 Laurea degree Scienze Biologiche cum laude



WORK EXPERIENCE
[Start from the most recent.]
since 1984/05/01 Researcher
University of Rome Tor Vergata
since 1992/11/01 Associate Professor
University of Lecce whose name was changed in University of Salento, Lecce
since 2000/03/01 Full Professor
University of Salento, Lecce
Since 2018/09/01 Sapienza University of Rome


MAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
[Start from the most recent.]
From 2016/06/15
To now ▪ National coordinator of the BIO/06 Full Professor Committee
From 2018/11/01
To now ▪ Member of the PhD School in Biology and Biotechnology Sapienza University of Rome
From 2018/01/01
To now ▪ Member of the Consiglio Direttivo of CNIS (center for the nanotechnologies) Sapienza University of Rome
From 1995/11/01
To 2018/10/31 ▪ Member of the PhD School in Biology and Biotechnology University of Salento
From 2017/09/01
To 2018/08/31 ▪ Member of the Senato Accademico University of Salento
From yyyy/mm/dd
To yyyy/mm/dd ▪ Member of the Giunta di Dipartimento (dept. of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology) University of Salento
From 1993
To 2008/08/31 ▪ Responsible for the Faculty of Science of the Socrates/Erasmus/LLP programme
From 2016/09/01
To 2017/09831 ▪ Member of the Osservatorio della Ricerca University of Salento




SERVICE TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[Start from the most recent.]


From 1994
To now Organization of International Conference, theoretical-practical schools, thematic courses:
-Theoretical-practical course: Electron microscopy applied at the biology (Roma 1991)
▪ Workshop: Electron immunomicroscopy (Roma 1994)
▪ International Conference: Cell Death in Human Pathology (Lecce 1995)
▪ Workshop: Relazione tra struttura e funzioni nel nucleo della cellula (Lecce 1996)
▪ 2nd Practical Workshop on Apoptosis ESH/ECDO: Relation between Biochemical and Morphological Events (Lecce 1998)
▪ Workshop: The apoptosis from the biology to the clinical medicine (Lecce 1998)
▪ Theoretical-practical school on scanning electron microscopy (Lecce 1998)
▪ Corso: Controlli ambientali: fibre di amianto (Lecce 1999)
▪ Corso Teorico pratico per lo studio dell’apoptosi: tecniche citochimiche, immunocitochimiche e morfometriche (Lecce 1999)
▪ 3th Practical Intensive Workshop on 3D Confocal Microscopy” (Lecce 2001)
▪ 5th Multinational congress on Electron Microscopy (Lecce 2001)
▪ 52nd Convegno GEI (Gruppo embriologico italiano) (Otranto June 2006)
▪ -15th Eurasia conference (Rome September 2018)
▪ NanoInnovation 2018-19-20-21-22-23

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
[List of teaching experience. Start from the most recent.]


From 2018
To now Biomarcatori per il monitoraggio ambientale LM75 6CFU
Sapienza
From 2018
To now Cause Ambientali delle Contaminazioni Alimentari LM70 3CFU
Sapienza
From 2018
To 2021 Biologia Cellulare Laurea Triennale Biotecnologie Agro Industriali 9CFU
Sapienza
From 2019
To 2021 Anatomia Comparata Laurea Triennale Scienze Biologiche 6CFU
Sapienza
From 2007
To 2015 Master I level Data Manager in oncology: expert in the design and management of a clinical study
University of Salento
From 2000
To 2001 Master I level Electron Microscopy: a tool for industrial quality and environmental monitoring University of Lecce
From 1992
To 2010 Citologia, Istologia ed embriologia Laurea Triennale Biologia 8CFU
Università del Salento
From 2010
To 2018 Citologia ed Istologia Laurea Triennale Biotecnologie 8CFU
Università del Salento
From 1992
2005 Anatomia Comparata Laurea Triennale Scienze Biologiche 6CFU
Università del Salento
From 2010
To 2018 Biologia dello sviluppo Laurea Triennale Biotecnologie 6CFU
Università del Salento
From 1992
To 2010 Biologia dello sviluppo Laurea Triennale Scienze Biologiche 6CFU
Università del Salento

MAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
[List of main research project and research collaborations. Start from the most recent.]


From 2023
To2025 Progetto Grande di Ateneo Title Plasma-derived extracellular vesicles from in vivo models of neurological disorders and their impact on muscle and vascular function
Project Coordinator Prof L.Dini euro 73.890,08
Internship Kazakistan
From 2023
To 2025 Progetto Grandi attrezzature di Ateneo Title High-throughput multiscale imaging of fixed and live biological samples Component 669.800,00
From 2015
To 2021 NEMESI (PON-PNR 2015-2020) (ongoing). Title Nanotecnologie chimiche green per la protezione sostenibile delle piante. MIUR. PI research Unit
2021 Progetto di Ateneo Title Effects mediated by novel inhibitors of CSN pathways in human glioblastoma cancer stem cells and normal astrocytes
Project Coordinator Prof A.Tata PI Research Unit
2020 Progetto di Ateneo Title
Project Coordinator Prof A.Tata PI Research Unit
2019 Progetto di Ateneo Title
Project Coordinator Prof T.Rinaldi PI Research Unit
From 2015
To 2018 Future in Research (FIR) (2015-2018). Title: “Realizzazione di un sistema miniaturizzato di risonanza magnetica nucleare per la diagnosi e il monitoraggio di Glioblastoma” (Cod. RYNRTM4). Regione Puglia. PI
From 2013
To 2017 COST ACTION: ENTER ES 1205. Title: Engineered NanoMaterials (ENMs) from wastewater Treatment & stormwater to Rivers. Project coordinator Dr Lars Duester. Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz (Germany). EU. PI of Research Unit and Grant Holder of the project
From 2014
To 2017 RDH-IRPT (Research and Development in Hadrontherapy-Innovation in Radio and Particle Therapy). Title Nano-amplified targeted therapy Project coordinator Dr. Piergiorgio Cerello, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)-sezione di Torino. PI Research Unit “Photon vs particle cancer therapy: exploiting the role of NMs: the key role of electron microscopy”.
From 2008
To 2011 POR PUGLIA (cod. PS029). Title“Recupero e valorizzazione delle piante della flora salentina per la produzione biotecnologica di sostanze ad interesse farmaceutico,dietetico e cosmetico”. Project Coordinator
From 2005
To 2007 PRIN 2005-2007 Title “Proprietà fotodinamiche e citotossicità dell'ipocrellina B acetato, un nuovo substrato fluorogenico di potenziale impiego in terapia fotodinamica”. Project Coordinator Prof. Carlo Ettore Pellicciari, Università di Pavia. PI Research Unit
2006 ▪ POR PUGLIA 2006. Title “Studio di fattibilità per l’utilizzo biotecnologico di
coltivazioni di spugne”. Project Coordinator
2006 POR PUGLIA 2006. Title “Studio della biocompatibilita' di polimeri sintetici”. Project Coordinator …..
From 2002
To 2004 COFIN 2002-2004. Title “Fotosensibilizzanti apoptogeni, potenzialmente impiegabili in terapia fotodinamica”. Project Coordinator Prof. Carlo Ettore Pellicciari, Università di Pavia. PI Research Unit


OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
[List of main other experiences, i.e. constitution of start-up). Start from the most recent.]


From 2001
To 2010 ▪ Special Adviser “White Helmet Europe Foundation
From 1996
To1999 ▪ Responsible Director of the Journal of S.I.M.E. (Italian Society of eEectron Microscopy)
▪ 2001- 2010 Special Adviser “White Helmet Europe Foundation
▪ 2011- now Editorial board of Journal of Cellular and Molecular in Medicine▪
▪ Referee of national and international scientific journals
▪ Review of European projects and national projects (Italy, Russia, Belgium, Iran, Pakistan)
▪ Patent MI2011A001045: innovative process for the production of Ozonized Olive Oil
▪ Patent deposited: production of cosmetic based on olive residues
▪ Referee of Cineca for different types of projects, included the VQRs from 2004
▪ Spin off: Alice biosources s.r.l
From 2000
To 2001 Director of Master I level Electron Microscopy: a tool for industrial quality and environmental monitoring University of Lecce
From 2000
To 2001 Director of Master I level Electron Microscopy: a tool for industrial quality and environmental monitoring University of Lecce

HONOURS, AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS, OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
[List of main other experiences, i.e. constitution of start-up). Start from the most recent.]


From 2022/02/02 ▪ President of the GEI-SIBSC (Italian society of developmental and cell biology)
From 2019
to 2021 ▪ Vice-President of the GEI-SIBSC (Italian society of developmental and cell biology)
From 2003
to 2019 ▪ Member of the board of the GEI-SIBSC (Italian society of developmental and cell biology)
2016 ▪ Founder member of the society NanoItaly
2005/09 ▪ Gold Medal from the Medical State University of Yerevan (Armenia)
2005/09 ▪ Degree ad Honorem in Medicine Medical State University of Yerevan (Armenia)
2003/09 ▪ Gold Medal from the Medical State University of Yerevan (Armenia)
2003 ▪ Who’sWho in Science and Engineering
2003 ▪ 200 outstanding scientists of the 21th century
From 2000
To 2001 ▪ Vice-president of the Italian Society of Electron Microscopy
From 1994
To 1996 ▪ Member of the board of the Italian Society of Electron Microscopy
1987 ▪ Best work in the field of Cellular Biology from the Società Nazionale di Scienze Lettere ed Arti in Napoli



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Publications
List of the most recent publications (up to 5)
Forgione, G., Izzo, F., Mercurio, M., ..LDini,.Giancane, G., Paolucci, M. Microplastics pollution in freshwater fishes in the South of Italy: Characterization, distribution, and correlation with environmental pollutants Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 864, 161032
Sbarigia, C., Tacconi, S., Mura, F., ...Dinarelli, S., Dini, L. High-resolution atomic force microscopy as a tool for topographical mapping of surface budding Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022, 10, 975919
Antonucci, A., Reggente, M., Roullier, C., ...Dini, L., Boghossian, A.A. Carbon nanotube uptake in cyanobacteria for near-infrared imaging and enhanced bioelectricity generation in living photovoltaics Nature Nanotechnology, 2022, 17(10), pp. 1111–1119
Tacconi, S., Augello, S., Persano, F., ...Fidaleo, M., Dini, L. Amino-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (NH2-MSiNPs) impair the embryonic development of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2022, 95, 103956
Sbarigia, C., Vardanyan, D., Buccini, L., Tacconi, S., Dini, L. SARS-CoV-2 and extracellular vesicles: An intricate interplay in pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2022, 4, 98703.



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31/05/2023