Isabella Barajon

Biography

Born in Milan in 1963. In 1988, she graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the State University of Milan summa and was licensed to practice medicine. In 1989 she won a research grant from Fondazione Confalonieri and in 1990 a position as researcher of Human Anatomy at the State University of Milan. From 1990 to 1993 she spent long research periods at the Panum Institute of Copenaghen University studying spinal mechanisms involved in motor control. In 1996 she became associate professor of Human Anatomy at the State University of Milan. In 2014 she gained the same position at Humanitas University. Teaching activity: since 1989, she has been teaching in the degree course in Medicine and Surgery (Italian and English), in postgraduate Medical Specialty Schools, in the degree course in Biotechnology and other Bachelor’s degrees.

Research Interest

Her scientific skills and competences are mainly related to themorphological area: light microscopy; electron microscopy; histological preparations; immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence; CNS tracers. Other skills include handling of experimental animal, microsurgery on experimental animals for studies on the nervous system, neurophysiological techniques, cell cultures. Current main research interests: Innate immune system with special reference to Toll-like-receptors, Interleukin receptors and pentraxins Development of the nervous system during maternal immune activation (MIA)