Curriculum

Massimiliano Castellazzi, PhD

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Massimiliano_Castellazzi

Education

Jan 2010 – Mar 2014

University of Ferrara

PhD, Biochemistry molecular biology and biotechnology

Ferrara, Italy

Oct 2006 – Nov 2010

University of Ferrara

MSc, Biomolecular and Cellular Sciences

Ferrara, Italy

Oct 2004 – Oct 2006

University of Ferrara

BSc, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Ferrara, Italy

Oct 1994 – Mar 1997

University of Ferrara

BSc, School for Technician in Biotecnology (3 years duration)

Ferrara, Italy

Research Experience

Dec 2005 – present

Experienced technician (Cat. D) at the Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Neuroimmunology, Section of Neurology

University of Ferrara, Department of Biomedical and Specialist Surgical Sciences

Ferrara, Italy

Feb 2000 – Nov 2005

Laboratory technician (Cat. C) at the Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Neuroimmunology, Section of Neurology

University of Ferrara, Department of Biomedical and Specialist Surgical Sciences

Ferrara, Italy

Sep 1998 – Aug 1999

Fellowship on “Diagnosis and Therapy of Multiple Sclerosis and demyelinating diseases”

University of Ferrara, Section of Neurology

Ferrara, Italy

Awards & Grants

May 2016

Award: "Top Performer" technician, for the year 2014, University of Ferrara

Oct 2015

Award: "Top Performer" technician, for the year 2013, University of Ferrara

Apr 2012

Award: "Top Performer" technician, for the year 2011, University of Ferrara

Apr 2011

Award: "Top Performer" technician, for the year 2010, University of Ferrara

Mar 2010

Award: "Top Performer" technician, for the year 2009, University of Ferrara

Skills & Activities

Skills

Neuroscience, Immunological Assays, Neurological Diseases, Biochemistry, ELISA, Western Blot, Nephelometry and Turbidimetry, Immunoblotting, Enzymatic Assay, Epstein Barr virus, Cell Culture, Multiple Sclerosis, Matrix Metalloproteinase, Antibody Affinity, Neuroinflammation, Biomarkers, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Neuroimmunology, Clinical Immunology, CNS Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Biochemistry, Neurodegenerative Diseases

Languages

English, Italian

Scientific Memberships

AINI, Associazione Italiana Neuroimmunologia

Journal Referee

Pharmacological Reports, Autoimmune Diseases, CML Multiple Sclerosis, Metabolic Brain Disease, Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Guest Editor

Disease Markers

Publication Highlights

Massimiliano Castellazzi, Tiziana Bellini, Alessandro Trentini, Serena Delbue, Francesca Elia, Matteo Gastaldi, Diego Franciotta, Roberto Bergamaschi, Maria Cristina Manfrinato, Carlo Alberto Volta, Enrico Granieri, Enrico Fainardi: Serum Gelatinases Levels in Multiple Sclerosis Patients during 21 Months of Natalizumab Therapy. Disease markers 06/2016; 2016(12):1-7. DOI:10.1155/2016/8434209

Massimiliano Castellazzi, Serena Delbue, Francesca Elia, Matteo Gastaldi, Diego Franciotta, Roberta Rizzo, Tiziana Bellini, Roberto Bergamaschi, Enrico Granieri, Enrico Fainardi: Epstein-Barr Virus Specific Antibody Response in Multiple Sclerosis Patients during 21 Months of Natalizumab Treatment. Disease markers 06/2015; 2015:1-5. DOI:10.1155/2015/901312

Massimiliano Castellazzi, Carlo Contini, Carmine Tamborino, Francesca Fasolo, Gloria Roversi, Silva Seraceni, Roberta Rizzo, Eleonora Baldi, Maria Rosaria Tola, Tiziana Bellini, Enrico Granieri, Enrico Fainardi: Epstein-Barr virus-specific intrathecal oligoclonal IgG production in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis is limited to a subset of patients and is composed of low-affinity antibodies. Journal of Neuroinflammation 11/2014; 11(1):188. DOI:10.1186/s12974-014-0188-1

Carlo Cervellati, Arianna Romani, Enrico Fainardi, Alessandro Trentini, Monica Squerzanti, Eleonora Baldi, Maria Luisa Caniatti, Enrico Granieri, Tiziana Bellini, Massimiliano Castellazzi: Serum Ferroxidase Activity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study. In vivo (Athens, Greece) 11/2014; 28(6):1197-1200.

Tiziana Bellini, Alessandro Trentini, Maria C Manfrinato, Carmine Tamborino, Carlo Alberto Volta, Valentina Di Foggia, Enrico Fainardi, Franco Dallocchio, Massimiliano Castellazzi: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity detected in body fluids is the result of two different enzyme forms. Journal of Biochemistry 02/2012; 151(5):493-9. DOI:10.1093/jb/mvs014

Giuseppe De Santis, Manuela Ferracin, Andrea Biondani, Luisa Caniatti, Maria Rosaria Tola, Massimiliano Castellazzi, Barbara Zagatti, Luca Battistini, Giovanna Borsellino, Enrico Fainardi, Riccardo Gavioli, Massimo Negrini, Roberto Furlan, Enrico Granieri: Altered miRNA expression in T regulatory cells in course of multiple sclerosis. Journal of neuroimmunology 09/2010; 226(1-2):165-71. DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.06.009

Massimiliano Castellazzi, Carmine Tamborino, Alice Cani, Elena Negri, Eleonora Baldi, Silva Seraceni, Maria Rosaria Tola, Enrico Granieri, Carlo Contini, Enrico Fainardi: Epstein-Barr virus-specific antibody response in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis 07/2010; 16(7):883-7. DOI:10.1177/1352458510368051

Massimiliano Castellazzi, Carmine Tamborino, Giuseppe De Santis, Francesco Garofano, Angelica Lupato, Vania Ramponi, Alessandro Trentini, Ilaria Casetta, Tiziana Bellini, Enrico Fainardi: Timing of Serum Active MMP-9 and MMP-2 Levels in Acute and Subacute Phases After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement 01/2010; 106(106):137-40. DOI:10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_24

Axel Petzold, Ayse Altintas, Laura Andreoni, Ales Bartos, Achim Berthele, Marinus A Blankenstein, Luc Buee, Massimiliano Castellazzi, Sabine Cepok, Manuel Comabella, Cris S Constantinescu, Florian Deisenhammer, Gunnur Deniz, Gaye Erten, Mercedes Espiño, Enrico Fainardi, Diego Franciotta, Mark S Freedman, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Nils Erik Gilhus, Gavin Giovannoni, Andrzej Glabinski, Pawel Grieb, Hans-Peter Hartung, Bernhard Hemmer, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Rogier Hintzen, Martin Ingelsson, Samuel Jackson, Steve Jacobsen, Naghmeh Jafari, Marcin Jalosinski, Sven Jarius, Elisabeth Kapaki, Bernd C Kieseier, Marleen J.A. Koel-Simmelink, Johannes Kornhuber, Jens Kuhle, Jacek Kurzepa, Patrice H Lalive, Lars Lannfelt, Vera Lehmensiek, Piotr Lewczuk, Paolo Livrea, Fabiana Marnetto, Davide Martino, Til Menge, Niklas Norgren, Eva Papuć, George P Paraskevas, Tuula Pirttilä, Cecília Rajda, Konrad Rejdak, Jan Ricny, Daniela Ripova, Lars Rosengren, Maddalena Ruggieri, Susanna Schraen, Gerry Shaw, Christian Sindic, Aksel Siva, Torgny Stigbrand, Iva Stonebridge, Baris Topcular, Maria Trojano, Hayrettin Tumani, Harry A.M. Twaalfhoven, László Vécsei, Vincent Van Pesch, Hugo Vanderstichele, Christian Vedeler, Marcel M Verbeek, Luisa Maria Villar, Robert Weissert, Brigitte Wildemann, Cui Yang, Karen Yao, Charlotte E Teunissen: Neurofilament ELISA validation. Journal of immunological methods 10/2009; 352(1-2):23-31. DOI:10.1016/j.jim.2009.09.014

Enrico Fainardi, Massimiliano Castellazzi, Carmine Tamborino, Silva Seraceni, Maria Rosaria Tola, Enrico Granieri, Carlo Contini: Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific intrathecal oligoclonal antibody response is predominantly detected in a subset of multiple sclerosis patients with progressive forms. Journal of NeuroVirology 09/2009; 15(5-6):425-33. DOI:10.3109/13550280903475580

E Fainardi, M Castellazzi, C Tamborino, A Trentini, M C Manfrinato, E Baldi, M R Tola, F Dallocchio, E Granieri, T Bellini: Potential relevance of cerebrospinal fluid and serum levels and intrathecal synthesis of active matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) as markers of disease remission in patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis 04/2009; 15(5):547-54. DOI:10.1177/1352458509102372

Massimiliano Castellazzi, Carmine Tamborino, Enrico Fainardi, Maria C Manfrinato, Enrico Granieri, Franco Dallocchio, Tiziana Bellini: Effects of anticoagulants on the activity of gelatinases. Clinical Biochemistry 12/2007; 40(16-17):1272-6. DOI:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.08.011