Maria Ferraro
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Maria
Ferraro
Institute of Traslational Pharmacology Research Nutrheff Thematic Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology), Biological validation
Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals
and functional food
Keywords: Clinical Nutrition; Immune System; Inflammation; Bronchial Epithelial Cells; Intestinal Epithelial Cells; Microbiota/microbiome; Probiotics; Dysbiosis; Mediterranean Diet; Antioxidants; Brain-Gut Axis.
Nutraceuticals and foods of interestThe research interest is both in clinical (in vivo) and in pre-clinical (in-vitro) studies. These are focused in the use of nutraceuticals and antioxidants, in the context of the regulation of the immune system, inflammation, cancer, neurological disorder and chronic degenerative diseases. Specifically intestinal dysbiosis is considered for the identification of new biomarkers for pulmonary, metabolic and neurological diseases Probiotics; Prebiotics; Postbiotics; Antioxidants; Phytotherapy; Mediterranean Diet; Fields of application Clinical (in vivo) and Pre-clinical (in-vitro, ex-vivo) studies Facilities and equipments Body Composition evaluation by bioelectrical impedance analysis ; Handgrip Strenght Test by hand-held dynamometer; Cell culture; Flow Cytometry; Protein detection equipments; Molecular biology; qPCR apparatus; Recombinant proteins production; Molecular cloning; CRISPR-Cas9 technology; Plate Reader; Ultracentrifuge |
