Title of project or programme
Neuroscience: molecular basis and clinical applications. 2
Principal Investigators of project/programme grant
| Title | Forname | Surname | Institution | Country |
| Dr | Annalisa | Pinna | Neuroscience Institute, CNR; Cagliari | Italy |
| Dr | Catia | Sorgato | Neuroscience Institute, CNR, and University of Padua, Padua | Italy |
| Dr | Michela | Matteoli | Neuroscience Institute, CNR, Milan | amyloid, environment, epidemiology, signal transduction, imaging, synapse, mutation, risk factor, aging, cell biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, acetylcholine |
| Dr | Maria Vincenza | Catania | Institute of Neurological Sciences, CNR, Catania | Italy |
| Prof | Tullio | Pozzan | Neuroscience Institute, CNR, Padua | Italy |
| Dr | Claudia | Verderio | Neuroscience Institute, Cnr, and University of Milan | Italy |
Address of institution of lead PI
| Institution | Enrica Strettoi, Italian National Research Council, CNR |
| Street Address | Neuroscience Institute, Area della Ricerca, Via moruzzi 1 |
| City | Pisa |
| Postcode | 56124 |
Country
Italy
Source of funding information
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Total sum awarded (Euro)
1000000
Start date of award
01-01-2009
Total duration of award in months
60
The project/programme is most relevant to
- Neurodegenerative disease in general
Keywords
drug, animal model, adenosine, amyloid, synapse, cell biology, biochemistry, calcium,imaging, glia, presenilins
Research abstract in English
Lay summary
The Neuroscience Program of the Italian CNR comprises numerous lines of research headed by investigators of 10 different Institutes located all over the Country. Several laboratories carry on studies on Alzheimer, Parkinson, Huntington and prion disease and other disorders of the CNS. Methods of study range from molecular techniques to epidemiological approaches.