Curriculum Vitae for Roberto Loi, Ph.D.

 

Office

University of Cagliari
Department of Biomedical Sciences 
Section of Pathology
Oncology ad Molecular Pathology Unit
Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato
S.P. 8 Km 0,700
09042 Monserrato (CA)
ITALY
Tel. +39 070 675 8636
Fax +39 070 666062
E-mail: rloi@unica.it

 

 

 

Education

 

2002  Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pathology University of Perugia, Italy
1994  Specialization course in virological techniques, University of Cagliari, Italy.
1992  B. Sc. in  Biology, cum laude, University of Cagliari, Italy

 

 

Awards and grants

 

2013-2014 Grant FFC#2/2013 -  Italian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Role: PI. Project title: An induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS)-based approach for the repopulation and phenotypic correction of cystic fibrosis airway epithelium (Extension).
2010-2012 Grant FFC#3/2010 -  Italian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Role: PI. Project title: An induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS)-based approach for the repopulation and phenotypic correction of cystic fibrosis airway epithelium. 
2006-2008 Grant FFC#5/2006 -  Italian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Role: PI. Project title: Mechanisms of recruitment of adult bone marrow-derived cells to normal and cystic fibrosis airway epithelium.
1997-2002 Fogarty International Center (NIH, National Institutes of Health) Fellowship
1994-1995 Sardinian Regional Government Research Fellowship

 

 

 

Teaching activity

 

2013-present: Course of General Pathology for the students of the Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy, Degree in Biology.

2011-12: Module of the course of Cellular and Molecular Pathology for the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Degree in Toxicology.

2006 - 2010: Course of General Pathology for the students of the Faculty of Farmacy, degree in  Chemistry and Farmaceutical Technologies.

 

 

Scientific Activity

2006-present “Ricercatore”,  University of Cagliari, Department of Biomedical Sciences.

2003-2005   Postdoctoral Associate. Department of Medicine, University of Vermont,  Burlington VT.
   
1997- 2002  Visiting Fellow. Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

1996-1997  Ph.D. Student. Department of Toxicology - Oncology and Molecular Pathology Section, University of Cagliari, Italy.

1994-1995  Sardinian government Research Fellow. Department of Experimental Biology, Microbiology Section, University of Cagliari, Italy.

1992-1993  Internship. Department of Toxicology, University of Cagliari, Italy.

1990-1992  Undergraduate student. Department of Experimental Biology, Division of Neurosciences, University of Cagliari, Italy.

 

 

Foreign Languages

 

English.

 

 

Bibliometric indicators (Source: Scopus)

- h-index: 15
- Total citations: 952