E U R O P A S S C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E PERSONAL INFORMATION First Name/ Surname BENEDETTA ELENA FORNASARI E-mail benedettaelena.fornasari@unito.it Nationality Italian Date of birth July 11, 1989 Gender Female EDUCATION AND TRAINING January 2014 in progress PhD student in Neuroscience. Doctoral School in Life Science and Health, (Italy). Department of Clinical and Biological Science (Orbassano, Turin). September 2011 October 2013 Master degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology (110/110 cum laude) Thesis entitled: Electrospun Gelatin Fibers as cellular substrate. Thesis prepared at the Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi in the laboratory of Prof. Isabelle Perroteau. In collaboration with Nanostructured Interfaces and surfaces (NIS) Centre of Excellence, Chemistry Department (University of Turin) and Department of Mechanics, Polytechnic of Turin. Pagina 1 - Curriculum vitae di
September 2008 October 2011 Bachelor degree in Biological Sciences (110/110 cum laude). PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES MOTHER TONGUE(S) OTHER LANGUAGE(S) Self-assessment European level (*) ITALIAN ENGLISH UNDERSTANDING READING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production B1 B1 B1 B1 A2 (*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES I am an enterprising woman, able to setting goals and carry them out. I have good organizational skills and good management of resources. During my training I acquired planning and design skills. Good ability to work in group. TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Skills and competences in biological field: - BIOMOLECULAR TECHNIQUES: DNA, RNA and protein extraction, quantitative real-time PCR, primers study and design, Western blot. - CELLULAR BIOLOGY: cell colture, primary colture of Schwann cells and dorsal root ganglia, cell transfection, cell migration assays, proliferation and viability assays, time lapse assays. - MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS: immunocitofluorescence, resin embedding procedures - ANIMAL CARE - BIOMATERIAL PRODUCTION: production of fibres through electrospinning technique Computer skills and competences: - owner of ECDL Full (24/01/2007) - Microsoft Office - Graphics: Adobe Photoshop, Image J., GraphPad - Statistical eleboration: SPSS. SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES European Society for the Study of Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration (ESPNR), from May 2014 Pagina 2 - Curriculum vitae di
Papers with impact factor and peer reviewer PUBBLICATION -S. Gnavi, B.E. Fornasari, C. Tonda-Turo, G. Ciardelli, M. Zanetti, S. Geuna, I. Perroteau, The influence of electrospun fibre size on Schwann cell behaviour and axonal outgrowth, Materials Science and Engineering C. 2015 Mar;48:620-31. -S. Gnavi, B.E. Fornasari, C. Tonda-Turo, R. Laurano, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, S. Geuna, The effect of electrospun fibre alignment on Schwann cell and axonal behaviour and organization, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2015 Jun 8;16(6):12925-42. -G. Ronchi, K. Haastert-Talini, B.E. Fornasari, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna, G. Gambarotta, The Neuregulin 1/ErbB system is selectively regulated during nerve degeneration and regeneration, European Journal of Neuroscience. 2016 Feb;43(3):351-64. -B.E. Fornasari, M. El Soury, S. De Marchis, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna, G. Gambarotta, Neuregulin1 alpha activates migration of neuronal progenitors expressing ErbB4, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 77(2016) 87-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2016.10.008. -S. Gnavi, B.E. Fornasari, C. Tonda-Turo, R. Laurano, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, S. Geuna In vitro evaluation of gelatin and chitosan electrospun fibers as artificial guide in peripheral nerve repair: a comparative study, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 2016 Nov 12. doi: 10.1002/term.2351. -G. Ronchi, M. Cillino, G. Gambarotta, B.E. Fornasari, S. Raimondo, P. Pugliese, P. Tos, A. Cordova, F. Moschella, S. Geuna, Irreversible changes occurring in long-term denervated Schwann cells affect delayed nerve repair, Journal of Neurosurgery. 2017 Jan 6:1-14. doi: 10.3171/2016.9.JNS16140. Abstracts presented to National and International Conferences 1) B.E. Fornasari, C.Tonda-Turo, E. Cipriani, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna and S. Gnavi - The influence of fibre diameter on electrospun substrates on Schwann cell behaviour and axonal outgrowth for nerve tissue engineering, 2nd International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Turin, January 23-25, 2014. 2) B.E. Fornasari, C.Tonda-Turo, E. Cipriani, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna, S. Gnavi - Influence of gelatine fibre diameter on Schwann cell behaviour and axonal outgrowth, Fens Forum, Milan (Italy), July 5-9, 2014. 3) B.E. Fornasari, C.Tonda-Turo, E. Cipriani, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna and S. Gnavi - Gelatin fibre diameter influences Schwann cell behaviour and axonal outgrowth, XXIV Convegno Nazionale Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Neuromorfologia, Bologna (Italy), November 28-29, 2014 (ORAL SPEECH). 4) B.E. Fornasari, G. Ronchi, A. Crosio, P. Pugliese, L. Montafia, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna, G. Gambarotta Empty chitosan tube as a model to study peripheral nerve regeneration in an isolated system, Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microchirurgia (SIM), Turin (Italy), November 26-28, 2015 (ORAL SPEECH). 5) B.E. Fornasari, S. Gnavi, C. Tonda-Turo, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, S. Geuna - In vitro evaluation of gelatin and chitosan electrospun nanofibers as artificial guide in peripheral nerve Pagina 3 - Curriculum vitae di
repair, European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), Uppsala (Sweden), June 28- July 1, 2016. 6) B.E. Fornasari, G. Gambarotta, G. Ronchi, S. Raimondo, A. Crosio, C.A. Budau, P. Tos, B. Battiston, S. Geuna - Chitosan tubes enriched by skeletal muscle for peripheral nerve regeneration, 6th Vienna Symposium on Surgery of Peripheral Nerves (PNS), Vienna (Austria), March 17-19, 2017. Co-authorship in abstracts presented to National and International Conferences 1) S. Gnavi, B.E. Fornasari, C. Tonda-Turo, R. Laurano, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, S.Geuna - The influence of electrospun fibre alignment on Schwann cell behaviour and axonal outgrowth, Quinta Riunione Annuale dell'associazione italiana per lo studio del Sistema Nervoso Periferico (ASNP). Turin (Italy), April 9-11, 2015. 2) G. Ronchi, K. Haastert-Talini, B.E. Fornasari, N. Viano, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna, G. Gambarotta - Selective regulation of the Neuregulin1/ErbB system after peripheral nerve injury, 2015 PNS Biennial Meeting, Quebec City (Canada), June 28-July 2, 2015 3) G. Ronchi, M. Cillino, B.E. Fornasari, G. Gambarotta, L. Montafia, S. Raimondo, P.Tos, F. Moschella, S. Geuna Are the changes occuring in the nerve distal to chronic transection reversibile?, 3nd International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Hannover (Germany), September 23-25, 2015. 4) S. Gnavi, C. Tonda Turo, M. Morano, B.E. Fornasari, C. Riccobono, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, I. Perroteau and S. Geuna - Electrospun gelatin fibers features modulate Schwann cells and DRG neuron behaviour, 3nd International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Hannover (Germany), September 23-25, 2015. 5) G. Gambarotta, G. Ronchi, K. Haastert-Talini, B.E. Fornasari, A. Crosio, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna - The regulation of the neuregulin1/erbb system in the degenerating and regenerating nerve, 3nd International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Hannover (Germany), September 23-25, 2015. 6) G. Gambarotta, G. Ronchi, K. Haastert-Talini, B. E. Fornasari, A. Crosio, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna - Neuregulin1/ErbB expression regulation in the injured rat peripheral nerve during degeneration and regeneration, Neuroscience 2015, Chicago, Illinois (USA), October 17-21, 2015 7) G. Gambarotta, B.E. Fornasari, G. Ronchi, D Pascal, S. Raimondo, M. El Soury, C.A. Budau, D. Visigalli, L. Nobbio, A. Schenone, S. Geuna - Regulation of the NRG1/ErbB system in CMT1a peripheral nerves, 6th International Charcot-Marie-Tooth and related neuropathy consortium (CMTR) meeting, Venice-Mestre, 8-10 September, 2016. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System 21:229 314 (2016). 8) G. Ronchi, G. Gambarotta, S. Raimondo, B.E. Fornasari, A. Crosio, P. Tos, B. Battiston, T. Freier, K. Haastert-Talini, C. Grothe, S. Geuna - Chitosan tubes for peripheral nerve regeneration, American Society for Peripheral Nerves (ASPN) Annual Meeting 2017, Waikoloa, Hawaii (USA), January 13-15, 2017. 9) G. Gambarotta, B.E. Fornasari, G. Ronchi, S. Raimondo, M. Cillino, P. Pugliese, A. Cordova, F. Moschella, P. Tos, S. Geuna - Postponing nerve repair irreversibly affects peripheral nerve regeneration and functional recovery, 6th Vienna Symposium on Surgery of Peripheral Nerve s (PNS), Vienna (Austria), March 17-19, 2017. Pagina 4 - Curriculum vitae di
Scholarship and merit awards: 2014-2017: awarded of a PhD position in Neuroscience (XXIV cycle), University of Turin. Winner of a travel grant to participate as speaker at the XXIV Convegno Nazionale Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Neuromorfologia, Italy, 28-29 November 2014, presenting: Gelatin fibre diameter influences Schwann cell behaviour and axonal outgrowth, B.E. Fornasari, C.Tonda-Turo, E. Cipriani, M. Zanetti, G. Ciardelli, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna and S. Gnavi Pagina 5 - Curriculum vitae di