CURRENT POSITION: Associate Professor, Scientific Disciplinary Sector BIOS-12/A - Human Anatomy, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences of the University of Ferrara.

QUALIFICATIONS
1996: Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Ferrara.
2004: PhD in Biomedical and Endocrinological Sciences, University of Ferrara.

FORMATION
1996-2000: Fellowship at Sant'Anna University Hospital, Ferrara.
2000-2002: FIRC - Fellowship (Italian Foundation for Cancer Research) at the current Department of Translational Medicine of the University of Ferrara.
2002-2004: PhD at the current Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara.
2005: Coordinated and Continuous Collaboration research contract, University of Trieste.
2006: Research Grant at the current Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara.
2006-2020: Assistant Professor, Scientific Disciplinary Sector BIOS-12/A - Human Anatomat the current Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara.
From 1 December 2020 to present: Associate Professor, Scientific Disciplinary Sector BIOS-12/A - Human Anatomy at the Department of Environmental and Human Sciences Prevention.

TEACHING ACTIVITY
Professor of Human Anatomy in the following Degree Courses: Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, Medicine and Surgery, University of Ferrara.
She also carries out teaching activity in the Degree Courses of Pharmacy, Medical biotechnology, Sport Science.

EDITORIAL TEACHING ACTIVITY
Participation in the re-adaptation of the Treatise on Human Anatomy in three volumes, based on the Prometheus by M. Schünke, E. Schulte and U. Schumacher, published by EdiSES University, I Edition 2021.
Participation in the Italian edition of the human anatomy text “Netter's Introduction to Imaging” by Larry Cochard, published by Piccin, 2022.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Main research topics:
i) analysis of the mechanisms of survival/apoptosis and differentiation of progenitors belonging to various hematopoietic lineages;
ii) study of the role of proteins belonging to the Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) family in hematopoietic and vascular pathophysiology;
iii) study of the mechanisms of cellular alteration in tumor models and innovative therapeutic strategies.

Author of 56 scientific pubblications in international scientific journals with a Referees cited on ISI Web of Science - Journal Citation Report (JCR) and Scopus
H index = 27 (Scopus source)
Total number of citations = 3188 (Scopus source).

Prof. Arianna Gonelli has participated at the following main projects:
AIRC Project (2002-2004): "Study of the mechanisms of TRAIL cytotoxicity in hematological malignancies: basis for combined therapies”
AIRC Project (2005-2007): "Role of TRAIL in the pathogenesis and treatment of hematological malignancies"
AIRC Project (2008-2010): “Combined treatment with Nutlins plus TRAIL as an innovative therapy for hematological malignancies"
MIUR-FIRB Project (2010): “Cancer stem cells: signal transduction pathways as targets for potential therapies.”
AIRC Project (2011-2013): "Treatment based on Nutlin-3 combinations as an innovative therapy for leukemia and pediatric malignancies"
MIUR-FIRB-Project (2011): “New molecular and cellular targets for the development of innovative antitumor therapies”
Research Program Regione Emilia-Romagna Università 2010-2012: “Rehabilitation after cerebral and myocardial damage: functional recovery and identification of biomarkers related to the clinical outcome.
FIR Project (2017) “Preclinical evaluation of the therapeutic potential of recombinant TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand) in the treatment of diabetes”
FIRD Project (2022) “Synthesis and large-scale production of the MDM2 inhibitor Nutlin-3 for preclinical studies in disease models”
FIRD Project (2024) “Expression analysis of new biomarkers for breast cancer: in vitro studies on 2D and 3D models”