Massimo Stefani
Professor
Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences
University of Florence
Italy
Biography
Massimo Stefani was born in Pisa on 31/7/1950 and graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of Florence. In 1990 he was Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Siena and since 1993 is Professor of Biochemistry at the Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences at the University of Florence. Currently its scientific interests are aimed at the study of the folding and misfolding of model proteins, the molecular mechanisms underlying the amyloid aggregation and cellular biology of the cytotoxicity of such aggregates in living systems. The results of his research have appeared in more than 120 scientific publications published in some of the most prestigious and widely quoted international journals (over 4,000 quotes from the 10 works cited above). He collaborated or collaborated with numerous Italian or foreign researchers. He has been, or is, responsible for research projects funded by CNR and MIUR (PRIN and FIIRB) and partners in CNR, EU and MURST PRIN projects. He was director of the "Center for Research on the Molecular Basics of Neurodegenerative Diseases" of the University of Florence. He is the leader of a research group associated with CIB and INBB consortia. He was auditor of PRIN projects (2004, 2008) and member of the college of auditors of PRIN projects (2006). He has been an auditor of numerous and qualified international scientific journals and evaluator of projects for international scientific institutions; He was Executive Editor of the Italian Journal of Biochemistry and is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Biological Chemistry, Current Proteomics, The Open Biology Journal, and the World Journal of Biological Chemistry. He is a member of the Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Protein Society and ASBMB. He has participated in many national or international congresses and meetings as invited speaker or chair or as a member of the scientific committee or organizer.
Research Interest
Biochemistry
Publications
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Raimondi, S.; Pp, Porcari R.; Mangione .; Verona, G.; S, Marcoux J.; Giorgetti .; Taylor, Gw.; Ellmerich, S.; Ballico, M.; Zanini, S.; Pardon, E.; Al-Shawi, R.; Simons, Jp.; Corazza, A.; Fogolari, F.; Leri, M.; Stefani, M.; Bucciantini, M.; Gillmore, Jd.; Hawkins, P.N.; Valli, M.; Stoppini, M.; Robinson, Cv.; Steyaert, J.; Esposito, G; Bellotti, V (2017). A specific nanobody prevents amyloidogenesis of D76N β2-microglobulin in vitro and modifies its tissue distribution in vivo. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 7, pp. 46711-46722, ISSN:2045-2322
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Gianfranco, Liguri; Massimo, Stefani (2017). Recent advances in basic and clinical research on the prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome and related disorders by the use of olive polyphenols. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, vol. 65, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2499-6564
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Pantano, D; Luccarini, I; Nardiello, P; Servili, M; Stefani, M; Casamenti, F. (2017). Oleuropein aglycone and polyphenols from olive mill waste water ameliorate cognitive deficits and neuropathology. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, vol. 83, pp. 54-62, ISSN:0306-5251
