RESEARCHERS
YEARS average age
PROFESSORS
% WOMEN researchers
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS per year
90
RESEARCHERS
35
YEARS
average age
30
PROFESSORS
60
% WOMEN researchers
50+
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS per year
Neuroscience Institute
Cavalieri Ottolenghi
The main goal of NICO research center is to study the fundamental biological mechanisms of nervous system function, whose knowledge is essential for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders.
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The NR2F1 Foundation funds a two-year research fellowship: the project will take place at NICO-UniTo
La NR2F1 Foundation (Arizona, USA) ha assegnato un finanziamento per un incarico di ricerca della durata di due anni. La ricerca si svolgerà presso il NICO – Università di Torino, sotto la guida della prof.ssa Silvia De Marchis del gruppo di ricerca di Neuroplasticità adulta.
A seguito di un processo di selezione competitivo, la dott.ssa Eleonora Dallorto è stata scelta come candidata vincitrice: il suo progetto di ricerca mira a chiarire il legame tra la disfunzione del gene NR2F1 e l’alterata funzione mitocondriale nella Sindrome di Atrofia Ottica di Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf (BBSOAS).
2026 IBRO Collaborative Research Grants: Professor Letizia Marvaldi among 21 winners
Professor Letizia Marvaldi was awarded for her project: Influence of Social Context on Pain Perception and Neuronal Regeneration in Importin α3 Knockout Mice.
This project is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Philip Freund and Prof. Marco Terenzio at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST, Japan),
Haloperidol induces neuroprotection and enhances neuromuscular function in both murine and human models of SMA
Our latest publication in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (Nature portfolio)
Menduti G, Perez-Gomez R, Berenger-Currias N, Ruatti C, Espinosa-Espinosa J, Januel C, Konieczny P, Artero R, Martinat C, Boido M.
NICO Research Group: Brain development and disease
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