Who we are
Scientific supervisor: Prof. Paola Palanza
Info and contacts:
Prof. Paola Palanza, paola.palanza@unipr.it (EthoMouse)
Prof. Davide Ponzi, davide.ponzi@unipr.it (EthoSapiens)
Affiliated Staff:
- Paola Palanza, full professor
- Davide Ponzi, associate professor
- Silvia Paterlini, research support technician
- Mariateresa Bellantoni, PhD student XXXIX cycle
- Ivana Bucaro, doctoral student XL cycle
- Cristiana Tonelli, doctoral student XL cycle
- Diletta Baccolo, research fellow
- Giulia Berni, contract researcher
- Federica Piccoli, contract researcher
- Daniela Sciarra, contract researcher
Where we are
University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124 Parma
Stabulario 560AE, via Volturno 39/F
Stabulario 4CEB4, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma
What we do
Main Lines of Research
Environment and Health: Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Behavior, Reproduction, and Metabolism
Life Milch Project: "Mother and Infant Dyads: Lowering the Impact of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Milk for a Healthy Life" (www.lifemilch.eu)
Sexual differences in behavior and vulnerability to stress and neuropsychiatric and metabolic disorders
EthoMouse
Gene-environment interaction in neurobehavioral and metabolic development in animal models
Effects of early exposure to endocrine disruptors on behavior, reproduction, and metabolism in animal models
Epigenetic effects of early experiences on neurobehavioral development in mouse models
EthoSapiens
Effects of early exposure to endocrine disruptors on neurodevelopment in children
Sex differences and sex-specific vulnerabilities
Analysis of stress-related physiological and hormonal responses
Behavior observation
Techniques in use
- ELISA assays for the assay of hormones on biological samples
- Behavioral tests and analyses in animal and human models
- Histological and immunohistochemical analyses
Main instrumentation in use
- Instrumentation for physiological analyses, hormonal and behavioral in mouse model and in human
- Software for analysis of animal and human behavior (Ethovision, Observer, baby Face Reader, Ultravox - Noldus)
- Cryostat for tissue dissection
- Laboratory with one-way mirror
