Neuroscience
Luca Colnaghi
Email: colnaghi.luca@hsr.it
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Project Leader, Protein signaling in brain physiology and pathology
Protein signaling in brain physiology and pathology
Dr. Colnaghi moved to the United States after graduating in Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics to pursue a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from New York University. There, he began to study the proteins of the ubiquitin family, fundamental regulators of cellular biological processes. He then continued his education with a post-doc in neuroscience at Columbia University, where he studied the molecular mechanisms of memory and how they can be modified by ubiquitin and other proteins of the same family. Now, using approaches from computational biology, cell biology, molecular biology, neuroscience, and physiology, he studies the role of the ubiquitin family in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease, a complex neurological condition characterized by the loss of synapses and brain neurons. Dr. Colnaghi has published in international scientific journals such as Neuron, Molecular Cell, Blood, Science Advances, and Cell Reports and is the recipient of national and international grants.
2021-present: Assistant Professor (BIO/09) – Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
2020-2021: Head of unit: “Biological regulation” – Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy
2019-2020: Research scientist – Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy
2016-2018: Scientist, Plico Biotech, New York, USA
2012-2015: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Eric Kandel, Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, USA
BrightFocus Award 2019
2012: Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, New York University, USA
2007: Master degree in Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of Milan, Italy
Chiara Di Luca, Predoctoral Fellow - diluca.chiara@hsr.it
Rossella Indellicato, Postdoc Fellow - indellicato.rossella@hsr.it
Francesca Molinari, Undergraduate Student - molinari.francesca@hsr.it