BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Di Angelantonio Silvia
POSITION TITLE: Associate Professor of Physiology Sapienza University of Rome
A. Education and Training
01/1997 - B.S./M.S. - Physics “La Sapienza” University, Rome
03/2002 - Ph.D - Biophysics - Neurophysiology International School for Advanced Studies, SISSA Trieste.
03/2000 - Visiting student - Biophysics NIEHS-NIH Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
07/2003 - PostDoc - Neurophysiology Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome
02/2008 - PostDoc - Biophysics – Neurophysiology Sapienza University, Rome
B. Positions and Honors
Positions:
2002-2002 Postdoctoral fellow. Supervisor Prof. Andrea Nistri. SISSA, Trieste
2002-2003 Postdoctoral fellow. Supervisor Prof. Nicola Mercuri. Fondazione Santa Lucia, Roma
2003-2006 Postdoctoral fellow. Supervisor Prof. Davide Ragozzino. Sapienza University, Roma
2005-2006 Reasearch fellow. Neuromed Institute, Pozzilli
2006-2007 Reasearch fellow C.O.N.I. Science and Sport Medicine Institute, Roma
2006-2008 Research assistant in Physiology. Supervisor Prof. Fabrizio Eusebi. Sapienza University, Roma
2008-2019 Winner of the competition for the post of Researcher, Sapienza University, Roma
2015-present Affiliated researcher Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Life Nano Science
2018-present Scientific advisor CrestOptics SPA D-tails srl
2019-present Associate Professor of Physiology, Sapienza University
Honors and Awards:
2003 “Young research award”. National meeting of Italian league against epilepsy (LICE).
2008 “Selected speaker award” 5th Meeting of Molecular Mechanism in Neuroscience.
2017 Equal Opportunities Award – PNICube 2017
2017 Equal Opportunity Award – StartCup Lazio 2017
2017 StartCup Lazio 2017 (1st Classified)
2018 Best Presentation Award in Biotechnology National Roadshow BioInItaly Lazio Innova 2017
2018 National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor of Physiology
C. Additional Information: Research Support
Regione Lazio POR FSE 2014-2020 - PI 2020-2023
Bio3DBrain: Modelli Biologici Stampati in 3D per lo studio del cervello e delle sue patologie.
JointLab for Novel diagnostic approaches D-tails – IIT- PI 2021-2024
Retinal biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease
PH12017270934C3C Sapienza University - PI 2020-2023
PAEAN: Predicting Adverse Events Affecting the Nervous System - 3D Brain Models
Telethon Grant – coPI 2021-2023
Ruolo dei mitocondri astrocitari nella sindrome da delezione 22q11
MARBEL (Regione Lazio Life 2020) - PI 2018-2020
Bessel beam high resolution microscopy
JointLab for Advanced Microscopy CrestOptics – IIT -PI 2018-2021
P2C: Biology of protein aggregates and neurodegeneration markers.
D. 4 selected publications (last 8 years)
Salaris F, Colosi C, Brighi C, Soloperto A, Turris V, Benedetti MC, Ghirga S, Rosito M, Di Angelantonio S*, Rosa A*. 3D Bioprinted Human Cortical Neural Constructs Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. J Clin Med. 2019 Oct 2;8(10):1595. doi: 10.3390/jcm8101595. PMID: 31581732; PMCID: PMC6832547. * equal contribution and corresponding authors
Grimaldi A, Pediconi N, Oieni F, Pizzarelli R, Rosito M, Giubettini M, Santini T, Limatola C, Ruocco G, Ragozzino D, Di Angelantonio S. Neuroinflammatory Processes, A1 Astrocyte Activation and Protein Aggregation in the Retina of Alzheimer's Disease Patients, Possible Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis. Front Neurosci. 2019 Sep 4;13:925. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00925. PMID: 31551688; PMCID: PMC6737046.
Grimaldi A, Brighi C, Peruzzi G, Ragozzino D, Bonanni V, Limatola C, Ruocco G, Di Angelantonio S. Inflammation, neurodegeneration and protein aggregation in the retina as ocular biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in the 3xTg-AD mouse model. Cell Death Dis. 2018 Jun 7;9(6):685. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-0740-5. PMID: 29880901; PMCID: PMC5992214.
Pagani F, Paolicelli RC, Murana E, Cortese B, Di Angelantonio S, Zurolo E, Guiducci E, Ferreira TA, Garofalo S, Catalano M, D'Alessandro G, Porzia A, Peruzzi G, Mainiero F, Limatola C, Gross CT, Ragozzino D. Defective microglial development in the hippocampus of Cx3cr1 deficient mice. Front Cell Neurosci. 2015 Mar 31;9:111. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00111. PMID: 25873863; PMCID: PMC4379915.
E. Bibliometric data
Peer reviewed publications: 63 (Pubmed)
H index: 25 (Scopus)
Citations: 1579 (Scopus)
Total IF: ….. (WOS)
Scopus ID: 6602233577
Orcid ID: 0000-0003-1434-3648
Researcher ID: V-2508-2019