Brain development and disease

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Group leader:  Alessandro Vercelli

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Ersilia Nicorvo

Ersilia Nicorvo

Fellowship recipient

Contacts:

e-mail:  ersilia.nicorvo@unito.it

Born in Benevento on 31.05.1995- Italian

EDUCATION
2021. International Master Degree in Neuroscience, University of Trieste (Italy)

2017. First level degree in Biological Sciences (summa cum laude), University of Siena (Italy)

CURRENT POSITION
Full-time fellowship. Supervisor: Marina Boido
Project title: “A Combinatorial Pharmacotherapeutic Approach To Counteract Spinal Muscular Atrophy”.
Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Turin (Italy); Department of Neuroscience Rita Levi Montalcini, Turin (Italy).

PREVIOUS POSITION
January 2022: 1-year Research Fellowship granted by ELA International, Luxembourg.
Project title: “Allele-specific siRNAs as therapeutic option for ADLD: in vitro pre-clinical validation on unique human experimental models”.
Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Turin (Italy); Department of Neuroscience Rita Levi Montalcini, Turin (Italy). PI: Prof. Annalisa Buffo

RESEARCH FIELDS
Study of experimental therapeutic approaches (stem cells and/or drugs) for motor neuron diseases.