Giuseppina D'Alessandro

Associate Professor

giuseppina.dalessandro@uniroma1.it

Academic Appointments

  • 2023-present University of Rome “Sapienza”: Associate professor
  • 2020-2023 University of Rome “Sapienza”: RTD-B
  • 05/2019 Ministry of University and Research: National Academic Qualification as Associate Professor
  • 2018-present University of Rome “Sapienza” as Teacher of Human Physiology
  • 2018-2020 University of Rome “Sapienza” as Researcher RTD-A
  • 2018-2019 G.B. Baroni Foundation as Research Fellow
  • 07/2017 Lancaster University as Visiting Researcher
  • 2016- present IRCCS Neuromed as Research Fellow
  • 2016 Ministry of Health Granted as Principal Investigator Under 40 Research Program
  • 2013 University of Rome “Sapienza”: PhD in Neurophysiology
  • 2012- 2018 University of Rome “Sapienza” as Post-doc
  • 2009-2012 University of Rome “Sapienza” as PhD Student
  • 2008 Mario Negri Institute of Milan: Specialization in Pharmacology Research
  • 2005-2009 Mario Negri Institute of Milan as Research Fellow
  • 2004 University of Naples “Federico II”: Biotechnology degree

Scientific interests

Investigate the role of innate and adaptive immunity in glioma progression and the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the glial phenotype in brain disorders.

Contribution to Science

I)Identification of the role of Ca2+ activated K+ channels (KCa3.1) in cell migration, invasion and proliferation of malignant glioma and in modulating phenotype of glioma associated microglia/macrophage cells.

II) Identification of the role of voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 in modulating inflammation and mitochondrial degeneration in mutant SOD1 mice.

III) Identification of the role of microbiota composition in modulate brain innate immune cell state in physiological and glioma context.

5 Selected publications

  • Rosito M, Maqbool J, Reccagni A, Giampaoli O, Sciubba F , Antonangeli F , Scavizzi F , Raspa M , Cordella F, Tondo L, Di Angelantonio S, Trettel F, Miccheli A, D’Alessandro Giuseppina*, Limatola C*. Antibiotics treatment promotes vasculogenesis in the brain of glioma-bearing mice. Cell Death Dis. 2024 Mar 13;15(3):210. doi: 10.1038/s41419-024-06578-w.
  • D’Alessandro Giuseppina, et al. Gut microbiota alterations affect glioma growth and innate immune cells involved in tumor immunosurveillance in mice. Eur J Immunol. 2020 Feb 8. doi: 10.1002/eji.201948354
  • Ratano P, Cocozza G, Pinchera C, Busdraghi LM, Cantando I, Martinello K, Scioli M, Rosito M, Bezzi P, Fucile S, Wulff H, Limatola C, D’Alessandro Giuseppina. Reduction of Inflammation and Mitochondrial Degeneration in Mutant SOD1 Mice through Inhibition of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Kv1.3. Front Mol Neurosci. 2024 Jan 16;16:1333745. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1333745.
  • Massenzio F, Cambiaghi M, Marchiotto F, Boriero D, Limatola C , D’Alessandro Giuseppina*, and Buffelli *. In vivo morphological alterations of TAMs during KCa3.1 inhibition by using in vivo two-photon time-lapse technology. Front. Cell. Neurosci. 2022, 16:1002487
  • Giuseppina D’Alessandro, et al. Radiation Increases KCa3.1 Functional Expression and Invasiveness in Glioblastoma. Cancers (Basel). 2019 Feb 26;11(3):279. doi: 10.3390/cancers11030279.

On-going Grants

Project Title Funding source Amount (Euros) Period Role of the PI
“Targeting the immunosuppressive microenvironment of glioma through a novel dendritic cell vaccination” ISTITUTO PASTEUR ITALIA - FOND. CENCI BOLOGNETTI 40.000 2025-2027 PI ( 30% of time)
“Exploiting the natural antigen specific response to selected bacteria to counteract glioblastoma progress” RICERCA SAPIENZA-ROME TECHNOPOLE FOR THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF RESEARCH' FUNDING LINE 1 20.000 2024-2025 PI (30 % of time)

Complete list of published work in MyBibliography:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=D%27Alessandro+Giuseppina&sort=date&sort_order=asc

 KEYWORDS:

Glioma; Innate immunity; Immunotherapy; Gut microbiota.

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