Valeria Bertagnolo
Date and place of birth: 22-08-1961, Salara (RO)
Academic position: Full Professor of Anatomy
Affiliation and official address: Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, c/o CUBO Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Telephone: +39 0532 455939 (office), +39 0532 455580 (lab); e-mail: bgv@unife.it
EDUCATION
Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Ferrara, IT;
PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Ferrara, IT;
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1990-2004: Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy, Department of Morphology and Embryology, University of Ferrara;
2005-2021: Associate Professor of Human Anatomy, Department of Morphology, Surgery and
Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2021-present: Full Professor (PO) of 05/H1 Human Anatomy, department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2017-2019: Deputy Director, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2019-present: Member of the Management Board of the University Museum System (SMA), University of Ferrara;
2020-present: Deputy Director, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2021-present: Member of the Scientific Council of the Biomedical and Mathematical Pole of the University Library System, University of Ferrara;
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Official lecturer of Human Anatomy for bachelor's and master's degrees.
Member of the PhD Programme on “Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology” (previously “Biomedical and Endocrinological Sciences” and “Biomedical Sciences”), University of Ferrara, IT;
Member of the Academic Board of the PhD in Advanced Therapies and Experimental Pharmacology, University of Ferrara.
Member of the Italian Society of Anatomy and Histology.
Associated Editor of J Integrated OMICS.
Academic Editor of Journal of Personalized Medicine.
Ad hoc reviewer for national and international research projects.
Co-author of the textbook “HUMAN ANATOMY - ELEMENTS with Institutions of Histology”, edi-ermes.
Italian edition of the textbook “Netter’s- neuroanatomy in synthesis”, by Rubin and Safdieh, Piccin.
MAIN GRANTS
Principal Investigator, CNR (Consiglio nazionale per le Ricerche), ricerca bilaterale Italia-Olanda;
Principal Investigator, COFIN 1998 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research);
Co-Investigator, COFIN 2003 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research);
Principal Investigator, COFIN 2004 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research);
Italian Scientific Coordinator, MAE, Progetto Bilaterale Italia-Croazia 2009-2010 (Italian Ministryy of Foreign Affairs);
Scientific Coordinator, SPINNER 2013 (European Union, Italian Ministry of Social Affairs and Regione Emilia Romagna);
Co-Investigator, FIRB - ACCORDI DI PROGRAMMA 2010 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research).
Principal Investigator, BANDO CCIAA/UNIFE 2018 (University of Ferrara–Camera di Commercio di Ferrara).
Co-Investigator, BANDO CCIAA/UNIFE 2020 (University of Ferrara–Camera di Commercio di Ferrara).
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Chief of the Signal Transduction Laboratory, Human Anatomy and Histology Branch, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, IT.
General research interests: in vitro and in vivo study of signal transduction mechanisms involved in the growth, differentiation and neoplastic transformation of blood cells and solid tissues. Main objectives of the current research activity are the identification of new potential markers of the malignant evolution of breast and pancreatic tumors and of the failure of acute myeloid leukemias to current therapeutic approaches. The techniques used combine different approaches of cellular and molecular biology in in vitro and in vivo models. A recent research interest concerns the study of signaling involved in the generation of insulin-producing cells (β-like) from various precursors (normal and tumoral) and from non-pancreatic adult cells (trans-differentiation).
Main international collaborations:
KWA Wirtz, Centrum voor Biomembranen en Lipide Enzymologie”, University of Utrecht, NL.
N Varin-Blank, Istitut Cochin de Gènètique Molèculaire (ICGM), Hopital Cochin, Parigi, F.
D Visnjic, Department of Physiology and Immunology and, University of Zagreb, HR;
H Banfic, Zavod za neuroznanost, Hrvatski Institut za istrazivanje mozga, University of Zagreb, HR.
M P Tschan, Division of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, CH.
S.E. Cairo, XenTech, Evry (Francia).
GJ Szebeni, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, H-6726, H.
- Author or co-author of 84 full-length manuscripts published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. Times cited: 2158 (Web of Science, January 2025); h-index: 25
- Researcher unique identifiers: ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-2302;
Scopus ID: 6603775944; Researcher ID: L-2864-2018
ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF CULTURE AND THE PROTECTION OF THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA.
Retrieval of historical references and materials for the exhibition "The revealed body" at Palazzo Turchi di Bagno, Ferrara (20 September-10 November 2016), which enhanced the collection of eighteenth-century wax anatomical models conserved at the Museum Anatomical.
Promotion and enhancement of activities aimed at disseminating the heritage of the G. Tumiati Anatomical Museum in the context of the history of Medicine in Ferrara.
Participation in the planning and setting up of the exhibition "The collections of the "Giovanni Tumiati Anatomical Museum between science, technology and art", from 4 to 17 March 2022, aimed at enhancing the collections of the "G. Tumiati museum".
Date and place of birth: 22-08-1961, Salara (RO)
Academic position: Full Professor of Anatomy
Affiliation and official address: Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, c/o CUBO Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Telephone: +39 0532 455939 (office), +39 0532 455580 (lab); e-mail: bgv@unife.it
EDUCATION
Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Ferrara, IT;
PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Ferrara, IT;
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1990-2004: Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy, Department of Morphology and Embryology, University of Ferrara;
2005-2021: Associate Professor of Human Anatomy, Department of Morphology, Surgery and
Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2021-present: Full Professor (PO) of 05/H1 Human Anatomy, department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2017-2019: Deputy Director, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2019-present: Member of the Management Board of the University Museum System (SMA), University of Ferrara;
2020-present: Deputy Director, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara;
2021-present: Member of the Scientific Council of the Biomedical and Mathematical Pole of the University Library System, University of Ferrara;
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Official lecturer of Human Anatomy for bachelor's and master's degrees.
Member of the PhD Programme on “Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology” (previously “Biomedical and Endocrinological Sciences” and “Biomedical Sciences”), University of Ferrara, IT;
Member of the Academic Board of the PhD in Advanced Therapies and Experimental Pharmacology, University of Ferrara.
Member of the Italian Society of Anatomy and Histology.
Associated Editor of J Integrated OMICS.
Academic Editor of Journal of Personalized Medicine.
Ad hoc reviewer for national and international research projects.
Co-author of the textbook “HUMAN ANATOMY - ELEMENTS with Institutions of Histology”, edi-ermes.
Italian edition of the textbook “Netter’s- neuroanatomy in synthesis”, by Rubin and Safdieh, Piccin.
MAIN GRANTS
Principal Investigator, CNR (Consiglio nazionale per le Ricerche), ricerca bilaterale Italia-Olanda;
Principal Investigator, COFIN 1998 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research);
Co-Investigator, COFIN 2003 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research);
Principal Investigator, COFIN 2004 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research);
Italian Scientific Coordinator, MAE, Progetto Bilaterale Italia-Croazia 2009-2010 (Italian Ministryy of Foreign Affairs);
Scientific Coordinator, SPINNER 2013 (European Union, Italian Ministry of Social Affairs and Regione Emilia Romagna);
Co-Investigator, FIRB - ACCORDI DI PROGRAMMA 2010 (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research).
Principal Investigator, BANDO CCIAA/UNIFE 2018 (University of Ferrara–Camera di Commercio di Ferrara).
Co-Investigator, BANDO CCIAA/UNIFE 2020 (University of Ferrara–Camera di Commercio di Ferrara).
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Chief of the Signal Transduction Laboratory, Human Anatomy and Histology Branch, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, IT.
General research interests: in vitro and in vivo study of signal transduction mechanisms involved in the growth, differentiation and neoplastic transformation of blood cells and solid tissues. Main objectives of the current research activity are the identification of new potential markers of the malignant evolution of breast and pancreatic tumors and of the failure of acute myeloid leukemias to current therapeutic approaches. The techniques used combine different approaches of cellular and molecular biology in in vitro and in vivo models. A recent research interest concerns the study of signaling involved in the generation of insulin-producing cells (β-like) from various precursors (normal and tumoral) and from non-pancreatic adult cells (trans-differentiation).
Main international collaborations:
KWA Wirtz, Centrum voor Biomembranen en Lipide Enzymologie”, University of Utrecht, NL.
N Varin-Blank, Istitut Cochin de Gènètique Molèculaire (ICGM), Hopital Cochin, Parigi, F.
D Visnjic, Department of Physiology and Immunology and, University of Zagreb, HR;
H Banfic, Zavod za neuroznanost, Hrvatski Institut za istrazivanje mozga, University of Zagreb, HR.
M P Tschan, Division of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, CH.
S.E. Cairo, XenTech, Evry (Francia).
GJ Szebeni, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, H-6726, H.
- Author or co-author of 84 full-length manuscripts published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. Times cited: 2158 (Web of Science, January 2025); h-index: 25
- Researcher unique identifiers: ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-2302;
Scopus ID: 6603775944; Researcher ID: L-2864-2018
ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF CULTURE AND THE PROTECTION OF THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA.
Retrieval of historical references and materials for the exhibition "The revealed body" at Palazzo Turchi di Bagno, Ferrara (20 September-10 November 2016), which enhanced the collection of eighteenth-century wax anatomical models conserved at the Museum Anatomical.
Promotion and enhancement of activities aimed at disseminating the heritage of the G. Tumiati Anatomical Museum in the context of the history of Medicine in Ferrara.
Participation in the planning and setting up of the exhibition "The collections of the "Giovanni Tumiati Anatomical Museum between science, technology and art", from 4 to 17 March 2022, aimed at enhancing the collections of the "G. Tumiati museum".
