CURRICULUM VITAE – Stefania Gessi
Birth date: October 13, 1969
Birth place: Ferrara (FE), Italy
Nationality: Italian
Present Position
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Tel: 0039 0532 455332;
Fax: 0039 0532 455214;
e-mail: gss@unife.it
EDUCATION:
1994, Doctor degree in Biology Summa cum Laude, University of Ferrara, Italy
1995, Qualification to the exercise of the biologist profession, University of Ferrara, Italy
1995, Fellowship from University of Ferrara
1997-1998, Fellowship from Centro Ricerche Schering-Plough, Parco Scientifico San Raffaele (Milano).
1999, Research activity at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, section of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm).
2000, PhD in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Ferrara
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
-From 1 September 2000 to 29 February 2016: Researcher of Pharmacology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Unit, University of Ferrara.
-From 1 April 2016-present: Associate Professor at the University of Ferrara, Dpt. of Medical Sciences.
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2016- Member of the Research Council of the University of Ferrara
MEMBERSHIP OF MAIN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
2001-present Member of the Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF)
1997-present Member of the Purine Club
ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESSES:
- Cannabinoids: present and future, SIF Monothematic Symposium, September 14-15, 2012, Ferrara, Italy
- 6th International Symposium on Adenosine and Adenine nucleotides, New Frontiers in the 3rd Millenium, May 19-24, 1998, Ferrara, Italy
- 8th International Symposium on Adenosine and Adenine nucleotides, May 24-28, 2006, Ferrara, Italy
RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Research activity of Prof. Stefania Gessi mainly focus on the pharmacological, biochemical and molecular study of GPCRs in inflammation, pain and oncology. Scientific activity is represented by 130 selected papers on peer-reviewed international scientific journals, 15 book chapters, 45 conference abstracts published in international journals and 5 publications in minor papers. She has presented several communications in international and national congresses.
TOTAL IMPACT FACTOR: 637 with a medium of 5.347.
H index (Google Scholar) = 48; Sum of the citations: 6350
Top Italian Scientists – Virtual Italian Academy - position 78.
AWARDS:
- Price "Alberico Benedicenti", for the italian pharmacologist with the best scientific production in 2004-2005
- Best oral communication at the 8th International Symposium on Adenosine & Adenine Nucleotides, Ferrara May 24-28, 2006
- 3°Award Research Festival, Edition 2012, University of Ferrara
-Invited as speaker in several national and international meetings
-Invited as speaker for the Italian delegation at the bi-national Israel-Italy meeting Molecular Structure, Dynamics, and Recognition of Biomolecules: Physiology, Pathology, and Biological Assembly, Tel Aviv, June 5-6, 2012.
GRANTS COORDINATION:
-2017-Italian funds FFABR from IT-Ministry of Health and University
-2017-Local funds (FIR) from University of Ferrara
-2016-2017-Local funds (EX 60%) from University of Ferrara
-PRIN 2009, 2009FYMCL4 IT-Ministry of Health and University Research Program. “Pharmacological and functional characterization of adenosine receptors in human foam cells, a model of atherosclerosis.” Duration 24 months.
-PRIN 2007, 2007W9NBYH. IT-Ministry of Health and University Research Program. “The A3 adenosine receptor: a potential target for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of colorectal cancer.” Duration 24 months.
-PRIN 2005, 2005059314_002. IT-Ministry of Health and University Research Program “Deorphanising new purine G-protein-coupled receptors: pharmacological and biochemical characterization in heterologous expression systems and native cells.” Duration 24 months.
- Project Young investigators, University of Ferrara, 2001- “A3 adenosine receptors and inflammation: a pharmacological and biochemical study in human neutrophils”.
- Project Young investigators, University of Ferrara, 2000- “Pharmacological, biochemical and functional characterization of A3 adenosine receptors in Jurkat cells and human lymphocytes”.
- Project Young investigators, University of Ferrara, 2000- “Biochemical, pharmacological and functional characterization of A3 adenosine receptors in human tumour cell lines”.
Birth date: October 13, 1969
Birth place: Ferrara (FE), Italy
Nationality: Italian
Present Position
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Tel: 0039 0532 455332;
Fax: 0039 0532 455214;
e-mail: gss@unife.it
EDUCATION:
1994, Doctor degree in Biology Summa cum Laude, University of Ferrara, Italy
1995, Qualification to the exercise of the biologist profession, University of Ferrara, Italy
1995, Fellowship from University of Ferrara
1997-1998, Fellowship from Centro Ricerche Schering-Plough, Parco Scientifico San Raffaele (Milano).
1999, Research activity at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, section of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm).
2000, PhD in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Ferrara
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
-From 1 September 2000 to 29 February 2016: Researcher of Pharmacology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Unit, University of Ferrara.
-From 1 April 2016-present: Associate Professor at the University of Ferrara, Dpt. of Medical Sciences.
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2016- Member of the Research Council of the University of Ferrara
MEMBERSHIP OF MAIN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
2001-present Member of the Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF)
1997-present Member of the Purine Club
ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESSES:
- Cannabinoids: present and future, SIF Monothematic Symposium, September 14-15, 2012, Ferrara, Italy
- 6th International Symposium on Adenosine and Adenine nucleotides, New Frontiers in the 3rd Millenium, May 19-24, 1998, Ferrara, Italy
- 8th International Symposium on Adenosine and Adenine nucleotides, May 24-28, 2006, Ferrara, Italy
RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Research activity of Prof. Stefania Gessi mainly focus on the pharmacological, biochemical and molecular study of GPCRs in inflammation, pain and oncology. Scientific activity is represented by 130 selected papers on peer-reviewed international scientific journals, 15 book chapters, 45 conference abstracts published in international journals and 5 publications in minor papers. She has presented several communications in international and national congresses.
TOTAL IMPACT FACTOR: 637 with a medium of 5.347.
H index (Google Scholar) = 48; Sum of the citations: 6350
Top Italian Scientists – Virtual Italian Academy - position 78.
AWARDS:
- Price "Alberico Benedicenti", for the italian pharmacologist with the best scientific production in 2004-2005
- Best oral communication at the 8th International Symposium on Adenosine & Adenine Nucleotides, Ferrara May 24-28, 2006
- 3°Award Research Festival, Edition 2012, University of Ferrara
-Invited as speaker in several national and international meetings
-Invited as speaker for the Italian delegation at the bi-national Israel-Italy meeting Molecular Structure, Dynamics, and Recognition of Biomolecules: Physiology, Pathology, and Biological Assembly, Tel Aviv, June 5-6, 2012.
GRANTS COORDINATION:
-2017-Italian funds FFABR from IT-Ministry of Health and University
-2017-Local funds (FIR) from University of Ferrara
-2016-2017-Local funds (EX 60%) from University of Ferrara
-PRIN 2009, 2009FYMCL4 IT-Ministry of Health and University Research Program. “Pharmacological and functional characterization of adenosine receptors in human foam cells, a model of atherosclerosis.” Duration 24 months.
-PRIN 2007, 2007W9NBYH. IT-Ministry of Health and University Research Program. “The A3 adenosine receptor: a potential target for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of colorectal cancer.” Duration 24 months.
-PRIN 2005, 2005059314_002. IT-Ministry of Health and University Research Program “Deorphanising new purine G-protein-coupled receptors: pharmacological and biochemical characterization in heterologous expression systems and native cells.” Duration 24 months.
- Project Young investigators, University of Ferrara, 2001- “A3 adenosine receptors and inflammation: a pharmacological and biochemical study in human neutrophils”.
- Project Young investigators, University of Ferrara, 2000- “Pharmacological, biochemical and functional characterization of A3 adenosine receptors in Jurkat cells and human lymphocytes”.
- Project Young investigators, University of Ferrara, 2000- “Biochemical, pharmacological and functional characterization of A3 adenosine receptors in human tumour cell lines”.
