ItalyName and Surname:
Roberto Narducci
Email:
roberto.narducciATunifi.it
Role in NOAEL-project:
Content revision
Toxicological datasheet creation
Website Administration
Curruculum vitae:
Education and training:
Date:
January, 2011 to March, 2014
Title of qualification awarded:
PhD in “Pharmacology, Toxicology and Innovative Treatments”
Thesis title:
Acute actions of parkinsonizing toxin MPP+ reveal new functions for the hyperpolarization- activated current in the physiology and pathology of midbrain dopaminergic neurons
Main projects:
- Study of the bio-physical alterations caused by metabolic stress in nigral dopamine neurons with in vitro electrophysiology
- Optogenetic neuroglial network perturbation and gliotransmission modulation
Organization providing education:
Date:
September, 2009
Title of qualification awarded:
Master degree in Behavioural Biology
Thesis title:
The antagonism of P2 purinergic receptors enhances neuronal survival during OGD in the CA1 rat hippocampal slices
Organization providing education:
Personal skills and expertise:
Electrophysiology: Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of whole-cell and extra- cellular recordings in glia, cultured neurons (dorsal root ganglia, hippocampal neurons) and brain slices (midbrain and hippocampus).
Molecular and Cell Biology: Familiar with Immunohistochemistry, Immunofluorescence, PCR, primary cell cultures and calcium imaging with fluorescent indicators.
