Laura Lasagni

Biography

Laura Lasagni obtained her degree in Biological Sciences from the Faculty of Physical and Natural Sciences of the University of Florence in 1989; 2) achieved in 1990 the qualification of the profession of Biologist; 3) won for the years 1991-1993 a scholarship founded by Giuliana Cremascoli entitled "Biochemical markers in bone remodeling" 4) won in 1994 a scholarship created by the Florentine Association for the study of immunologic, endocrine, chemotherapeutic and radiopharmaceutical mechanisms that control neoplastic growth titled "Collagen crosslink metabolites for the osteopenia study included those of tumor origin "; 5) won in 1995 a scholarship established by the Florentine Association for the study of immunological, endocrine, chemotherapeutic and radiobiological mechanisms controlling neoplastic growth titled "Study of markers of bone metabolism in osteolytic metastases"; 6) won in 1997 a technical assistant, VI vocational qualification. Since November 1997 she has been employed as a technical assistant at the Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence;  7) won in 2005 a competition for an indefinite researcher in Internal Medicine (disciplinary disciplinary field MED09). Since January 2005 she has been employed as a researcher at Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Florence 8) won a competition for second-tier MEDAC disciplinary science professor in 2015. 9) has conducted and does the following didactic activity: course on "Immunological Techniques" during the Degree in Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, from the academic year 2005-2006 Course on "Differentiation and Stem Cell Characterization Techniques" under the Biennial of Specialization in Regenerative Medicine of the Degree Course in Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, from the academic year 2005-2006; "Neoangiogenesis and post-stenotic revascularization through the use of endothelial progenitors" course in the Biennial of Specialized Medicine for Regenerative Medicine of the Degree Course in Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, from the academic year 2005-2006; course "Regeneration and restoration of renal function by using stem cells" within the Biennium specialist of Regenerative Medicine of the Degree Course in Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, from the academic year 2005-2006; holder of the "Regenerative Therapies in Cardiovascular Diseases" -ADE, graduate course in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, from the academic year 2013-2014; lecturer at the Specialization Schools of Nephrology, Allergology and Immunology, Genetics, from the academic year 2013-2014; 10) participated in the following upgrading courses: Residential course of the Oncology and Biomedical Sciences. "Growth Factors and Hematological Receptors", Santa Margherita Ligure 16-17 November 1992 CEFAR (European Center for Training, Upgrading and Research in Health Sciences and Biotechnology): Osteoporosis: from physiopathology to clinical through the lab. Capri 9-11 June 1993 Update Course in Quantitative PCR "ABI Prism 7900 Sequence Detection System". Rome October 2003 11) has won the following prizes: Travel Grant for Congress "The XIth International Conference on Calcium Regulating Hormones", 1992 better communication at the 43nd Congress of the Italian Society of Nephrology, 2002. better communication to the Congress of the Italian Society of Oncology Urology, 2002. best poster at the 6th Quantitative PCR Workshop, Florence 2003. best poster at the World Congress of Nephrology, Berlin 2003 best poster at the 47th Congress of the Italian Society of Nephrology, Rome, 24-27 May 2006 Better Communication to the Young Nephrology Congress, Rome 31 October-2 November 2006 12) participated and participated in the following European, national and local research programs: 2015 - 2019: Participating in ERC Consolidator Grant ERC-2014 CoG-648274_Renoir project. "Renal progenitors: Tools for modeling and targets for treatment of kidney disorders" 2013 - 2016 Participating in the European Grant FP7 European Cooperative Project, KIDNEY CONNECT, "A gateway to European kidney research resources", Grant number 602422 2012 - 2017 Participating in the European Grant FP7 European Cooperative Project, STELLAR, "Stem-cell based therapy for kidney repair" Grant number 305436 2008 - 2012 Participant in the European project ERC Starting Grant Young Investigator Award, RESCARF, Renal stem cells: possible role in kidney pathologies and as new therapeutic tools. Grant number 205027 2008 - 2011 Participant in the European project European Cooperative Grant Seventh Framework Program theme-Health-2007-1.4-8 FP7 Program, STAR-T REK, Set up and comparison of multiple stem cell approaches for kidney repair. Grant number 223007   2009-2011 Participant as Deputy Head of the Regional Health Research Program 2009 - Tuscany Region, "Renal stem cells amplifying the urine of patients with glomerular disorders for the set-up of autologous cell therapy of chronic renal injury . " 2008-2010. Participant as Deputy Head of Project PRIN 2008- prot. 2008M9WSJX_001 "Stem cell-based therapy and de novo kidney organogenesis for treatment of chronic renal failure" 2007-2009: Participant in the AIRC project "Renal Cancer Stem Cells: Isolation, Characterization and Comparison with Normal Renal Stem Cells". 13) has performed and carries out the following editorial activity: reviewer of the PlosOne magazine reviewer of Nephrology magazine member of the Editorial Body of the magazine Stem Cells International a member of the Editorial Body of the journal Journal of Nephrology Research Lead Editor, the Special Issue of Renal Stem Cells, Tissue Regeneration, and Stem Cell Therapies for Renal Diseases (TIRE). of the magazine Stem Cells International scientific evaluator for National Congress of Italian Society of Nephrology evaluator CINECA 14) is author of 56 extensive publications with a total impact factor of 386.37, an impact factor of 6,899, citation Index 4934 (Google Scholar) and H-Index 33 (Google Scholar) 15) is the holder of the patent for industrial invention entitled: Method for the isolation, purification and amplification of CD133 + CD24 + renal progenitors from the urine of patients with renal disease. No. PCT / IB2014 / 067271. Inventors named: Elena Lazzeri, Paola Romagnani, Laura Lasagni.  

Research Interest

Technical Sciences of Laboratory Medicine