Informazioni personali
Nadia D’Ambrosi
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1 - 00133 Roma, Italia
Telefono: +390672594244
Email: nadia.dambrosi@uniroma2.it
Istruzione e formazione
-2003-2007: Borsista Post-doc presso la Fondazione Santa Lucia, Roma, Italia
-2003: Dottorato in Neuroscienze, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
-1998: Borsista presso il Royal Free Hospital, Autonomic Neuroscience Institute, Londra, Regno Unito
-1998: Laurea in Scienze Biologiche (110 e lode) Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Esperienza lavorativa
-2019-presente: Professore Associato in Biochimica (BIO/10), Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
-2016-2019: Ricercatore a tempo determinato (RTDB) in Biochimica (BIO/10), Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
-2013-2016: Ricercatore a tempo determinato (RTDA) in Biologia Applicata (BIO/13) Istituto di Anatomia Umana e Biologia Cellulare, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
-2008-2013: Ricercatore a progetto presso Fondazione Santa Lucia/Istituto di Biologia Cellulare e Neurobiologia CNR, Roma, Italia
Insegnamenti
-2019-presente: componente della scuola di dottorato in Biologia Molecolare e Cellulare, Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata; coordinatore del corso dell III anno “Career Resources for PhD Students”
- 2016-presente: Docente di Biochimica Generale, Metodologie Biochimiche e Metabolismo del sistema nervoso nella LT Biotecnologie e nella LM Biologia Cellulare Molecolare e Scienze Biomediche Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
- 2016-2019 Docente di Biologia e Biologia cellulare nella laurea magistrale a ciclo unico Medicine and Surgery (erogata in lingua inglese), Facoltà di Medicina, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
Riconoscimenti
-2020-presente: componente del comitato editoriale delle riviste NeuroSci (MDPI), Cells (MDPI), Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
-2018-presente: Revisore per i seguenti enti finanziatori: Thierry Latran Foundation (France), MRC (Cambrigde, UK), AFM-Telethon, Fondation Maladies Rares, FWO-Research Foundation Flanders
Finanziamenti attuali
- 2024-2026 PI: FARA “Investigating microglial phenotypes and functions in the pathogenesis of Friedreich’s Ataxia “
- 2023-2025 Partner: NEXTGENERATIONEU (NGEU) and founded by Ministry of University and Research (MUR), National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) PRIN-PNRR 2022 P2022JKTWH
- 2022-2025 Partner: NEXTGENERATIONEU (NGEU) and founded by Ministry of University and Research (MUR), National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), project MNESYS (PE0000006) – A Multiscale Integrated Approach to the Study of the Nervous System in Health and Disease
- 2022-2024 PI: AFM-Telethon “TargetS-Targeting S100A4 to improve inflammation and fibrosis in Duchenne Musclular Dystrophy”
- 2022-2024 Partner: AriSLA “SwitchALS- Therapeutic correction of alternative splicing defects in hnRNP A2/B1 as a way to counteract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis associated to FUS”
Ambiti di ricerca
La mia attività di ricerca si è sempre incentrata sui meccanismi molecolari che sottendono le malattie neuromuscolari. I miei progetti in corso sono i seguenti:
- indagare come l'infiammazione cronica e la fibrosi contribuiscano alla sclerosi laterale amiotrofica (SLA) ed esplorare il potenziale di farmaci anti-infiammatori e anti-fibrotici come strategie per rallentare la progressione della malattia;
- studiare il dismetabolismo dell'RNA messaggero e la deregolazione dello splicing alterativo nella patogenesi della SLA;
- investigare il contributo della microglia nella neurodegenerazione cerebellare nell’Atassia di Friedreich;
- esplorare il coinvolgimento della proteina pro-infiammatoria S100A4 nell'interazione tra macrofagi e cellule muscolari nella patogenesi della distrofia muscolare di Duchenne.
I progetti sono condotti integrando approcci biochimici a modelli cellulari e animali delle malattie.
Personal information
Nadia D’Ambrosi
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biology
Building L, floor 1
Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1 - 00133 Rome, Italy
Telephone: +390672594144
Email: nadia.dambrosi@uniroma2.it
Education and training
-2003-2007: Post-doc fellow at Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
-2003: Ph. D. in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata
-1998: Junior fellow at Royal Free Hospital, Autonomic Neuroscience Institute, London, UK
-1998: Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Employment
-2019-present: Associate Professor in Biochemistry (BIO/10), Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata
-2016-2019: Assistant Professor (RTDB) in Biochemistry (BIO/10), Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata
-2013-2016: Assistant Professor (RTDA) in Applied Biology (BIO/13) at Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
-2008-2013: Senior Researcher at Santa Lucia Foundation/Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology CNR, Rome, Italy
Teaching
-2019-present: member of the PhD school in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy; Coordinator of the III year course “Career Resources for PhD Students”
- 2016-present: Lecturer in Biochemistry, Biochemical Methodologies and Brain Metabolism in the LT Biotechnology and the LM Cellular and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
- 2016-2019 Lecturer in Biology and Cellular Biology in the Medicine and Surgery course (English taught), Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Honours
-2020-present: member of the Editorial Board of NeuroSci (MDPI), Cells (MDPI), Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
-2018-present: Reviewer for the following funding agencies: Thierry Latran Foundation (France), MRC (Cambrigde, UK), AFM-Telethon, Fondation Maladies Rares, FWO-Research Foundation Flanders
Ongoing grants:
- 2024-2026 PI: FARA “Investigating microglial phenotypes and functions in the pathogenesis of Friedreich’s Ataxia “
- 2023-2025 Partner: NEXTGENERATIONEU (NGEU) and founded by Ministry of University and Research (MUR), National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) PRIN-PNRR 2022 P2022JKTWH
- 2022-2025 Partner: NEXTGENERATIONEU (NGEU) and founded by Ministry of University and Research (MUR), National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), project MNESYS (PE0000006) – A Multiscale Integrated Approach to the Study of the Nervous System in Health and Disease
- 2022-2024 PI: AFM-Telethon “TargetS-Targeting S100A4 to improve inflammation and fibrosis in Duchenne Musclular Dystrophy”
- 2022-2024 Partner: AriSLA “SwitchALS- Therapeutic correction of alternative splicing defects in hnRNP A2/B1 as a way to counteract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis associated to FUS”
Research interests
My research interests have always been focused on molecular pathogenic mechanisms underlying neuromuscular diseases. My ongoing projects are:
- investigating how chronic inflammation and fibrosis contribute to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) pathology and exploring the potential of anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic drugs as strategies to halt the disease progression;
- studying RNA dysmetabolism and alternative splicing deregulation in the pathogenesis of ALS;
- investigating the microglial contribution to Friedreich’s Ataxia pathology
- exploring the involvement of the pro-inflammatory protein S100A4 in the crosstalk between macrophages and muscle cells in the pathogenesis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
The projects are conducted by integrating biochemistry with cellular and animal models of the diseases.