Curriculum
Maurizio Previati
CURRENT POSITION: Associate Professor. Academic discipline: BIOS-12/A -Human Anatomy, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara.
QUALIFICATIONS
16/07/1987 - Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Ferrara.
TEACHING ACTIVITY
Professor of Human Anatomy or Special Anatomy issues in the following Degree Courses:
Physiotherapy,
Orthoptics,
Audiology and Audiometry,
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technicians
Biomedical laboratory Technicians,
Nursing,
Obstetrics,
Motor Sciences,
Medicine and Surgery
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY
Member of the Board of PhD in Biomedical, Endocrinological and Neurophysiological Sciences
Member of the Board of PhD in Biomedical Sciences
Member of the organizing Committee of the 69° National Congress of Anatomy and Histology
Scientific Consultant of the technical-scientific Board of LTTA for the Biobank and Bioinformatic services
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Publications: 52 papers in international scientific journals with reviewer board, H index = 28, Citations: 12438 (January 2025, Scopus). Poster or oral presentations at 20 International and National Congresses and 10 international meetings of the European Project BIOEAR FP5-LIFE QUALITY
ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2912-4029
Main Research Projects:
- Member of th project BioPharmaNet Laboratory, based on Emilia-Romagna regional funding.
- Member of the European Project “bio-active cochlear implant for severe deafness” BIOEAR FP5
- Member of an operative unit in the PRIN project entitled: Genotype phenotype cprreòation in deaf patients with mutations of GJB2 gene- protocol number: 2002067312_004
- Member of the AIRC project ”The genetic network of microRNAs in cancer”
- Member of an operative unit in the FIRB 2010 project, protocol number: RBAP1027FS_002
- Member of the AIRC project ” microRNAs for the assessment of prognosis and response to treatment in breast cancer.”
- Member of an operative unit in the PRIN project entitled: Molecular bases of the pulmonary carcinogenes processes: characterization in cancer stem cells of transcriptional and miRNA networks downstram to signal transduction acting during embryonal developmen. protocol number: 2010W4J4RM_003
- Member of the FIRD project entitled: Role of the retinic pigmented epithelium in the pathogenesis of retinal degenerations: a screen of the protective properties of bioactive molecules against retinal damage
- Member of the FIRD project entitled: Role of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants in in vitro models of muscular pathologies.
Main research topics:
- Role of nuclear phosphonositide signalling in the induction of cell proliferation or differentiation
- Cisplatin and aminoglycosides mechanism of action in in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo models of inner ear toxicity.
- Evaluation the protective effect of the broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic Minocycline and of the Calpain and cathepsin B inhibitor MDL 28170 in several models of ototoxicity.
- Interaction between p53 and PARP during UV-induced cell death
- Role of non-coding RNA in the diagnosis and prognosis of different tumors, including breast cancer and melanoma
