Silvia de Marchis

Born in Turin on 14.09.1966. Italian.

Education
- Honours degree in Biology, University of Turin, Italy (1994)
- Post-degree traineeship at the Dept. of Animal Biology, Univ. of Turin, Italy (1994-1995).
- PhD in Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences. University of Milan, Italy (2000).
- Postdoctoral Fellow at the Dept. of Animal Biology, Univ. of Turin, Italy (2000-2001). From 09/2000 to 12/2000 Visiting Postdoc at Department of Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine, University of Baltimore, USA.

Employment
- Assistant Professor (BIO/06) at the Department of Human and Animal Biology (now Life Sciences and System Biology), University of Turin, Italy(2001-2014). From 09/2002 to 12/2002 as Visiting Researcher at the Department of Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine, University of Baltimore, USA.
- Associate Professor of Comparative Anatomy (2015-now).

Research Description
My research interest focuses on the adult neurogenic regions of the mouse brain, namely the olfactory bulb and the hippocampal dentate gyrus. Using a combination of neuroanatomical and behavioural approaches, I study the cellular/molecular control of different steps in the neurogenic process: from adult neural stem cell/progenitor proliferation and migration to cell fate/differentiation.

I’m also interested in the role of theenvironment on the modulation of adult neural stem/progenitor cell behaviour. The goal of my research is to get a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying adult neurogenesis and its possible implications in cognitive and emotional functions.

Main Scientific collaborations
Prof. Chichung Lie and Dr. Ruth Beckervordersandforth-Bonk, Institute of Biochemistry;
Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany;
Dr. Michèle Studer, INSERM U636, Nice Sophia Antipolis;
Dr. Saadia Ba-M'hamed, University of Marrakech, Marocco;
Dr. Paolo Giacobini, INSERM, UDSL, School of Medicine, Lille, France;
Wojciech Krezel, INSERM, IGBMC, Strasbourg, France.