Laboratory of Biogerontology and Geroscience (LBG)

Who we are:

Scientific Manager: Prof. Alessandro Bartolomucci; alessandro.bartolomucci@unipr.it - tel: 0521-902610
Technical Manager: Dott.ssa Elisa Tamburini; elisa.tamburini@unipr.it - tel: 0521-902059
Temporary Researcher Type A: Dott.ssa Bianca Vezzani; bianca.vezzani@unipr.it - tel: 0521-902060

Where we are:

Integrated Bio-tech complex, Building D, 2nd Floor, at the General Pathology Laboratory. Via Volturno, 39, 43125 Parma

What we do:

Main lines of research

Biological and molecular bases of aging
Inflammaging and Immunosenescence
Development of in vitro models of human adipose tissue
Mechanisms of neuroendocrine and endocrine communication between organs

Applied Methodologies - Main Methods of Cell Biology and Molecular Biology:

Cell cultures of primary human cells
Generation of 3D cell cultures (organoids)
RNA extraction and analysis by qPCR
Protein extraction and analysis by Western blotting
Immunocytochemistry
Immunofluorescence

Main instrumentation provided

Analytic scale
Laminar flow hood
Chemistry hood
Centrifuge and microcentrifuge
Refrigerator, freezer and ultrafreezer (-80°C)
Cell culture incubator
Phase inversion microscope
Tissue homogenizer
PHmeter
PCR-Real Time Thermocycler

Funding

The funding list of professors pertaining to the research group can be found at the following link:

Funding Laboratory Biogerontology and Geroscience (LBG) | Department of Medicine and Surgery (unipr.it)

Publications

Links to the publications of the professors afferent to the research group can be found at the following links:

Alessandro Bartolomucci https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zYClmb8AAAAAJ

Bianca Vezzani https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=24wOBdkAAAAJ