Victor Carriel, Departamento de Histología, Grupo de IngenieríaTisular, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
PI NICO: Stefania Raimondo, Stefano Geuna
Our research groups collaborate in order to investigate innovative strategies for the repair of damaged peripheral nerves.
Ana Colette Mauricio, Departamento de ClínicasVeterinárias, ICBAS – Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
PI NICO: Stefania Raimondo, Stefano Geuna
This collaboration allows to evaluate peripheral nerve repair techniques, in particular conduits enriched with cells and/or secretoma, in advanced animal models.
Jesus Ciriza, Tissue Microenvironment (TME), Aragón Institute of Engineering Research, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
PI NICO: Luisa Muratori, Stefania Raimondo
We are investigating the ability of a decellularized-extracellular matrix hydrogel derived from human skin to support nerve regeneration in vitro.
Yuki Shirosaki, Department of Materials Science, School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
PI NICO: Stefania Raimondo, Federica Fregnan
We are investigating in vitro the biocompatibility and the biomimeticity of different types of biomaterials for supporting peripheral nerve regeneration processes.
Dario Bonanomi, IRCC Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
PI NICO: Giovanna Gambarotta, Giulia Ronchi
study of theblood-nerve-barrier (BNB) in different experimental models of peripheral nerve degeneration and regeneration.
Chiara Tonda Turo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
PI NICO: Giovanna Gambarotta, Stefania Raimondo
Bioengineering approaches for the development of innovative solutions for the regeneration of injured peripheral nerves and development of in vitro models for the study of peripheral nerve pathologies.
Jesus M de la Fuente, INMA-CSIC/University of Zaragoza & CIBER-BBN, Group of Biofunctional Nanoparticles and Surfaces -Zaragoza, Spain
progetto UNITA, con dottoranda UNITA in co-tutela
PI NICO: Giovanna Gambarotta
conjugation of siRNAs with gold nanoparticles for in vivo gene expression silencing
Kirsten Haastert-Talini, Hannover Medical School, Hannover (Germany)
PI NICO: Giulia Ronchi, Giovanna Gambarotta
This collaboration focuses on investigating the role of the microbiota in both neuromuscular development and in nerve regeneration and muscle reinnervation following nerve injury, using specialized animal models such as germ-free and gnotobiotic mice.











