Tosco Alessandra

Biography

TRAINING 2000 Ph.D. in "Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology", XI cycle, University of Naples, "Federico II", 1994 Graduated with honors in chemistry, University of Naples "Federico II" RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY ROLES 2015-today Associate Professor of Molecular Biology (SSD BIO / 11), Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno 2006 - 2015 Molecular Biology Researcher (SSD BIO11), Faculty (then Department) of Pharmacy, University of Salerno 2004-2006 Holder of a Research Check for the Project "Adjusting Apoptosis: The Role of BAG3 Protein and Its Molecular Partners" at the Laboratory of Prof. A. Leone, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Salerno. 2003-2004 Graduate scholarship under the MURST Research Project Law 488/92 entitled "Enhancement of the existing Stress Protein Research Network" at the International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, CNR Naples . 2000-2003 Holder of a scholarship for post-doctoral research in the framework of the project "Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of iron supplementation in pregnant women" funded by the European Union at the laboratory of Professor A. Leo, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Salerno 1996-2000 Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology Research, XI cycle, at the University of Naples, Federico II, tutor prof. G. Marino, with the elaboration of the thesis: "Factors assisting folding in cold-adapted organisms". 1995 Holder of a Bayer R & D scholarship for carrying out the research project aimed at characterizing the promoter of the D9-desaturase gene from the Histoplasma capsulatum pathogenic organism, B. Maresca, IIGB, CNR, Naples, 1993-1995 Internal student for conducting the experimental thesis entitled "Biosynthesis of tryptophan in Sulfolobus solfataricus: cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of the anthranilate synthase", rapporteur prof. G. Sannia. SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION Co-author of 42 publications on peer-reviewed international peer-reviewed journals (684 total citations, H-index 15)

Research Interest

Molecular Biology