Mele Andrea
Associate professor
Department of Biology and biotechnology
University La Sapienza
Italy
Biography
2005-present Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Main research interest: 2001-2005 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 1993 Visiting Scientist, Biological Psychiatry Branch, Behavioral Pharmacology Section al National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda MD. U.S.A. 1990-2001 Research associate, Dept. of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 1987-1990 Postdoctoral research fellow, Biological Psychiatry Branch, Behavioral Pharmacology Section al National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda MD. U.S.A. 1987 Pre-doctoral Fellow, Institute of Psychobiology e Psychopharmacology, of Pharmacology, National Research Council (C.N.R.), Roma. Supervisor: Prof A. Oliverio 1987 Pre-doctoral Fellow, laboratory of Applied pharmaceutical chemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Supervisor: Prof. Enzo Carelli 1986 Visiting student, laboratory of Prof. P. Mandel, Centre de Neurochemie del CNRS, Strasbourg, Francia. 1981-1986 Pre-doctoral Fellow, laboratory of Psychobiology, Dept. of Genetic e Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Supervisors: Prof A. Oliverio.
Research Interest
Psychopharmacology, Psycho-biology
Publications
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Mannironi C, Camon J, De Vito F, Biundo A, De Stefano ME, Persiconi I, Bozzoni I, Fragapane P, Mele A, Presutti C. Acute stress alters amygdala microRNA miR-135a and miR-124 expression: inferences for corticosteroid dependent stress response. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 4;8(9):e73385.
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Gaglio D, Capitano F, Mastrodonato A, Minicocci E, Deiana C, Fragapane P, Camilloni G, Mele A. Learning induced epigenetic modifications in the ventral striatum are necessary for long-term memory. Behavioural brain research. 2014 May 15;265:61-8.
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Capitano F, Camon J, Ferretti V, Licursi V, De Vito F, Rinaldi A, Vincenti S, Mannironi C, Fragapane P, Bozzoni I, Oliverio A. microRNAs modulate spatial memory in the hippocampus and in the ventral striatum in a region-specific manner. Molecular neurobiology. 2016 Sep 1;53(7):4618-30.
