Gianna Pavarino

Born in Alba (Cuneo) on May 2nd 1997 – Italian

Education

October 14th2021: Master’s Degree in Molecular Biotechnology (summa cum laude and special mention), Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.Thesis title: “The study of mitochondrial dysfunctions in the pathogenesis of SMA revealed mACO2 as a possible marker of the disease”. Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Vercelli, Co-supervisor: Serena Stanga, PhD (Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi - Orbassano, TO).

July 23rd 2019: Bachelor’sDegree in Biotechnology (summa cum laude), Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Molecolari e Scienze per la Salute, University of Turin, Italy.Thesis title: “Il ruolo dell’agrina nella formazione e nel mantenimento della giunzione neuromuscolare e nella SMA”. Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Vercelli, Co-supervisor: Serena Stanga, PhD (Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi - Orbassano, TO).

Current position

January 1st 2022 – present: PhD student in Complex Systems for Quantitative Biomedicine at Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (Orbassano, TO), Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, Italy. PhD tutors: Prof. Ferdinando Di Cunto and Prof. Alessandro Vercelli, PhD co-tutor: Prof. Marina Boido.

Research Experience

July 19th 2021 – November 22nd 2021: fellowship recipient at Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (Orbassano, TO), Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, Italy. PI: Prof. Marina Boido.

November 2018 – May 2021: Curricular stage. Prof. Alessandro Vercelli’s “Brain development and disease” research group at Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (Orbassano, TO), Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, Italy.

Published Congress Proceedings

Pavarino G, Zummo PF, Stanga S, Vercelli A, Boido M.“The study of mitochondrial morpho-functional dysfunctions in the pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy reveales mitochondrial aconitase as a possible biomarker of the disease”. 94th National Congress of the Italian Society of Experimental Biology.Torino, Italy - April 06-09, 2022. Journal of Biological Research 2022; volume 95:(s1); page 41. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/10494/10001 

Stanga S, Pavarino G, Monteleone F, Pergolizzi B, Boido M, Vercelli A.“Mitochondrialalterations in spinal muscular atrophy”.93rd National Congress of the Italian Society of Experimental Biology.Palermo, Italy - April 22-25, 2021. European Journal of Histochemistry 2020; vol. 64; supplement 3; page 7. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/9820/9358

Stanga S, Pavarino G, Monteleone F, Pergolizzi B, Boido M, Vercelli A.“Mitochondrial alterations in spinal muscular atrophy”.30th National Conference of the Italian Group for the Study of Neuromorphology “Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Neuromorfologia” G.I.S.N. University of Turin, Torino (Virtual Event), Italy - November 12-14, 2020. Journal of Biological Research 2021; volume 94:(s1); page 26. https://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/3200