Department of Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry and Genetic Biology
The faculty members of the Section of Biochemistry, Biology, and Genetics conduct research in the fields of biology, genetics, applied biochemistry, enzymology, and biochemical technologies.
They also carry out teaching activities in the degree programs of the Faculties of Medicine and Surgery, Science, Biology, and Pharmacy.
Contact person: Prof. Paola Caria
Cytomorphology
The faculty members of the Cytomorphology Section conduct research in the field of morphological and molecular sciences of cells and tissues under normal conditions, in experimental models, and in pathological conditions.
They also carry out teaching and advanced training activities in the degree programs of the Faculties of Medicine and Surgery, Biology and Pharmacy, Engineering and Architecture, as well as in interfaculty degree programs, PhD programs in Morphological and Functional Sciences and in Biomedical Engineering, and in medical and service specialization schools.
Contact person: Prof. Marina Quartu
Physiology
The faculty members of the Physiology Section conduct research in various areas of physiology, including neurophysiology, nutrition, sensory metabolism, muscle and cardiovascular physiology. Their studies are carried out using different experimental models under both physiological and pathological conditions.
They also engage in teaching and advanced training activities in the degree programs of the Faculties of Medicine and Surgery, Biology and Pharmacy, Engineering and Architecture, as well as in the PhD programs in Morphological and Functional Sciences.
Contact person: Prof. Giorgia Sollai
Microbiology and Virology
The current Section of Microbiology and Virology is composed of faculty members who are affiliated with various Faculties for their teaching activities. The group from Biological Sciences, coordinated by Prof. Paolo La Colla, focuses its scientific interests on General Virology and antiviral drugs, as well as on Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnologies. The group from the Faculty of Pharmacy, coordinated by Prof. Raffaello Pompei, is mainly dedicated to the study of antimicrobial drugs, Biomedical and Environmental Biotechnologies, and the Molecular Epidemiology of bacterial and viral infections. The Medical Microbiology group, coordinated by Prof. Aldo Manzin, conducts its scientific research primarily in the field of Clinical Microbiology and Virology.
The faculty members of the Section of Microbiology and Virology are involved in teaching and advanced training in the degree programs of the Faculties of Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy, and Biology, in the School of Specialization in Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, in the PhD program in Research and Development of Anti-Infective Drugs, and in the PhD program in Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology in collaboration with the Catholic University of Rome.
Contact person: Prof. Aldo Manzin
Pathology
The faculty members of the Pathology Section conduct scientific research in oncology (specifically hepatic carcinogenesis) using transcriptomic, miRNome, and metabolomic analyses; they study the role of molecular mechanisms responsible for cellular and plasma lipid alterations in inflammation, cancer, and degenerative diseases; and they explore regenerative medicine in the liver (cell therapy using stem and progenitor cells, and mechanisms of liver repopulation with transplanted cells).
They are also involved in teaching and advanced training in the degree programs of the Faculties of Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy and Biology, and Education Sciences; in the PhD programs in Toxicology and in Research & Development of Anti-Infective Drugs; in the Specialization Schools in Clinical Pathology, Medical Pharmacology, and many other Specialization Schools of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Cagliari (UNICA); and in the joint PhD program in Medicine and Experimental Therapy, administratively based in Turin.
Contact person: Prof. Luigi Atzori
Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology
The faculty members of the Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology Section conduct research in the fields of basic and clinical neuroscience, basic and clinical pharmacology, and pharmacogenomics.
They are also involved in teaching and advanced training activities within the degree programs of the Faculties of Medicine and Surgery and Education Sciences, in the PhD program in Neuroscience, and in the Specialization Schools in Medical Pharmacology, Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, and various other medical and service specialization schools.
Contact person: Prof. Annarosa Carta