Stefania Gessi, Associate Professor of Pharmacology

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Affiliation(s): 

University of Ferrara

Areas of Interest: 

Neurodegeneration (Alzheimer´s disease; purinergic signaling; neurogenesis; neuroinflammation; cholinergic signaling

Biography & Research: 

Name: Gessi Stefania Position: Professor of Pharmacology Date of birth: 13/10/1969 1994, Doctor degree in Biology Summa cum Laude, University of Ferrara. 1997-1998, Research activity at 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. 2000, Assistant professor of Pharmacology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Unit, University of Ferrara. 2016-now, Associate Professor at the University of Ferrara, Department of Medical Sciences. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES Member of the Società Italiana di Farmacologia (SIF) Member of the Italian Purine Club 2016-now, Member of the Scientific Research of the University of Ferrara Her research activity is documented by 160 publications on peer-reviewed international scientific journals and several communications in international and national congresses. She has an h-index of 52. Her main field of interest is represented by the study of the adenosine receptor system in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in particular in Alzheimer’s disease.