Colnaghi Luca Ricercatore a tempo determinatoMedicineBIO/09 – Fisiologia

Biography

Biography

Dr. Colnaghi moved to the United States after graduating in Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics to pursue a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from New York University. Here, he began to study the proteins of the ubiquitin family, fundamental regulators of cellular biological processes. He then continued his education with a post-doc in neuroscience at Columbia University, where he studied the molecular mechanisms of memory and how they can be modified by ubiquitin and other proteins of the same family. Now, using approaches from computational biology, cell biology, molecular biology, neuroscience and physiology, he studies the role of the ubiquitin family in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease, a complex neurological condition characterized by the loss of synapses and brain neurons. Dr. Colnaghi has published in international scientific journals such as Neuron, Molecular Cell, Blood, Science Advances and Cell Reports and is the recipient of national and international grants.


Education:
2012:  Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, New York University, USA
2007:  Master degree in Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of Milan, Italy

 

Research appointments:
2021 – present: Assistant Professor (BIO/09) – Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

2020 – 2021: Head of unit: “Biological regulation” – Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy

2019-2020: Research scientist – Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy

2016-2018: Scientist, Plico Biotech, New York, USA
2012-2015: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Eric Kandel, Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, USA

 

Teaching appointments:
October 2021 – present: Assistant Professor (BIO/09), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

2019 – 2021: Adjunct Professor in Human Anatomy for the degree in “Chemical safety and Toxicological Environmental Sciences”, Milan University

Honors and awards:
BrightFocus Award 2019

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(Nov. 2021)

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