STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF RESPIRATORY SUPERCOMPLEXES Prof. Leonid Sazanov, FRS Institute of Science and Technology Austria October 7th 2021 4:30 PM Aula Magna – “Vallisneri” Building, Via Ugo Bassi 58b, Padova Born in Belarus, Leonid Sazanov got his PhD at the State University in Moscow in 1990, worked on biophysical issues for some time in […]
READ MOREFenofibrate, a drug routinely used for the treatment of high levels of triglycerides, is able to stimulate the level of circulating stem cells in patients with diabetic retinopathy: this is what emerges from a study conducted by researchers from the Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM ) and of the Department of Medicine of the […]
READ MOREThe growth of a tumor within the human body causes functional, structural and metabolic changes in the tissues that lead to the progressive worsening of the patient’s condition. In most cases, the neoplasm alters the normal muscle contractile and metabolic capacity, often inducing in patients a state of fatigue, tiredness and “shortness of breath” which […]
READ MOREWhen we are at rest, that is, in sleep or in the absence of particular tasks, our brain produces spontaneous activity that resembles that recorded during active behavior, but whose role is still debated. A possible description of this activity comes from a theoretical study published in the journal “Trends in Cognitive Sciences” by Giovanni […]
READ MORELearn more about the RAI1 gene, a gene that plays a fundamental role from the earliest stages of embryo development. Understanding how its malfunction is at the origin of very severe rare diseases (such as Smith-Magenis and Potocki-Lupski) but, also, if it is responsible for more common pathologies of childhood neurodevelopment, characterized by learning and […]
READ MOREThe Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) seeks candidates to appoint the new Scientific Director. This is a unique opportunity for an accomplished scientist to lead a well-established Institute focused on promoting advanced research and excellence in biomedical sciences. Applications, including a full Curriculum Vitae (one only pdf file), are accepted until March 15th, 2021, but we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, mailing to: human.resources@fondbiomed.it
READ MOREVIMM Trainee Seminars are weekly short seminars held by our junior trainees on Fridays. The spirit of the initiative is to offer our students and postdocs a peer-to-peer time to networking, improve communication skills and get feedbacks on ongoing projects. In addition, during the same time slot, we will now have bi-monthly “Meet-the-expert” sessions, where senior personnel will illustrate some of […]
READ MOREThe laboratory on Prof. Massimo Santoro (www.massimosantorolab.com) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow and a PhD student to study the role of mevalonate metabolism and ferroptosis in cancer growth and spreading.
READ MOREThe laboratory of Prof. Massimo Santoro at Dept. of Biology, University of Padua and Venetian Institute Molecular Medicine (https://massimosantorolab.com) is seeking for a PhD student and a postdoc fellow to study METABOLITES AS SIGNALING MOLECULES IN ANGIOGENESIS.
READ MOREEmanuela Zuccaro, researcher of the VIMM of the group of Maria Pennuto. Her project, “MOVER” wins the 2020 call of the AriSLA Foundation (Italian Research Foundation for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), issued to select the best Italian research projects in the field of SLA. It will cover a period of 12 months.
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