Curriculum

PERSONAL INFORMATIONs

 

Name

CALLEGARI Elisa

Office Address
  • Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara - CUBO - Second floor - via Fossato di Mortara, 70 c.o. viale Eliporto - 44121 Ferrara

Office Phone
  • 0532-455872

Email

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

27-03-2007
  • PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, CYCLE XIX, University of Ferrara.

24/03/2003
  • Qualification to practice the profession of BIOLOGIST, University of Ferrara, Cert. No. 3242, Issued on March 24, 2003 by the Student Secretariat Office of the University of Ferrara

23/10/2002
  • Degree in Biological Sciences - Biomolecular and Molecular Biotechnology (old system), University of Ferrara  (110/110)

 

WORK EXPERIENCEs

 

2024 - in progress
  • Technical and Administrative Staff (PTA) –D1. Work activity carried out at the Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara

2019-2024
  • Researcher (RTD-A). 06/D3-Blood diseases, oncology and rheumatology - MED/06-Medical Oncology. Work activity carried out at the Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine/Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara

2018-2019
  • Continuous and exclusively personal collaboration contract Art.2222 c.c, stipulated at the Consorzio Futuro in Ricerca.

2016-2018
  • Research fellow (Assegnista di ricerca), Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara - MED/06.

2011-2016
  • Research fellow (Assegnista di ricerca), Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara - MED/06.

2008-2010
  • Three-year fellow-ship “Marino Fontana and Maria Lionello”, Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC), carried out at the Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Microbiology Section, University of Ferrara.

2006-2008
  • Ohio State University Research Scholar fellowship: Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Prof. Carlo Maria Croce’s Laboratory, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (USA)

2004-2006
  • PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, at the University of Ferrara, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine

2002-2003
  • Research training grant under the community research contract QLG2-CT-1999-00786, carried out at the Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, of Ferrara.

 

RESEARCH AREA
  • Dr. Callegari's scientific activity has mainly focused on the study of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), also through the development and use of mouse models to study the role of genes and microRNAs (miRNAs) in the etiopathogenesis of the disease. She has also focused her studies on the effects of drugs and miRNAs in the treatment of HCC, in order to improve the therapeutic efficacy of drugs already used in clinical use in humans, overcome drug resistance and test new molecules with therapeutic activity. Dr. Callegari's is co-author of 34 publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals (December 2024) (H-index: 23). Author code: ORCID: 0000-0002-4969-5400; Scopus Author ID: 8603707900

 

 

TEACHING TASKS

 

Within the RTD-A contract, ownership of teaching for the following courses:
  • PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE FIELD OF ONCOLOGY, Integrated teaching module of PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN CARDIORESPIRATORY AND VISCERAL DISORDERS, Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy (abilitante alla professione sanitaria di fisioterapista) Class L/SNT2 - (Course training credits: 9) MED/06
  • ADVANCED MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES IN ONCOLOGY, 6 years unique cicle degree in Medicina e chirurgia (Class: LM-41) (Course training credits: 1), MED/06
  • MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, integrative and interdisciplinary discipline, MED/06 (Course training credits: 1), Specialization School in clinical pathology and clinical biochemistry (mixed access health area)
  • MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, MED/06 (Course training credits: 1), Specialization School in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (mixed access health area)

AA 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
  • GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, for the Bachelor's Degree in BIOTECHNOLOGY, (Class: L-2) BIO/19 (Credits: 5+1), University of Ferrara.

AA 2013-2014:
  • APPLIED MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, for the Master's Degree in AGRO-FOOD TECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTRANSFORMATIONS (Class: LM-8), BIO/19 (Credits: 6), University of Ferrara.

 

RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIVERSITY FUNDS
  • FIRD PROJECT 2023_ University of Ferrara. Research title: “Overcoming drug resistance linked to sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)”
  • University Fund for Scientific Research (FAR) - Year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 University of Ferrara. Research title: “Development of new therapeutic approaches based on microRNA against hepatocellular carcinoma”

 

MEMBERSHIP OF JOURNAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEES
  • Editorial Board Member of Hepatoma Research (HR), an internationally peer-reviewed, open access, online journal established in April 2015. ISSN 2454-2520 (Online), ISSN 2394-5079 (Print)

 

NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATION

  • National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for the functions of second level University professor in the competitive section 06/D3, Blood diseases, Oncology and Rheumatology, NOTICE D.D. 1532/2016

 
  • National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for the functions of second level University professor in the competitive section 06/N1, Health professions and applied medical technologies, NOTICE D.D. 2175/2018