Research

 Location: "Banca della placenta" Laboratory
Ph: +39 0577-586613
RESEARCH TOPICS
GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS
gyn -Obstetric

METHODS


A. – MOLECULAR BIOLOGY -

A1 – DNA and RNAm extraction
A2 – Retrotranscription
A3 – Qualitative PCR
A4 – Real time PCR

 

B. – CELL BIOLOGY –
B1 – Primary culture of trophoblast, decidua, amniotic cells
B2 – Placental tissues explants
B3 – Primary culture of endothelial cells from umbilical vein (HUVEC)
B4 – Primary culture of endometrial cells

 

C. – BIOCHEMISTRY

C1 – Immunohystochemistry
C2 –Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
C3 – Enzimatic immunoassay (ELISA)
C4 – Western blotting
C5 – Gel electrophoresis

 

D. – BIOPHISIC

D1 – Ultrasounds and Doppler velocimetry
D2 – Three-dimensional ultrasound reconstruction of placental vascularization and umbilical cord
D3 – Haptic interface and virtual fetal (Fetus-Touch Project)

 

E. – FETAL WEIGHT INDEX

COLLABORATIONS

A. - UNIVERSITY OF SIENA -
 
  • Pediatria Preventiva e Neonatologia
    Prof. F. Bagnoli, Prof. G. Buonocore, Dr. C. De Felice
  • Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare - Sezione Microbiologia
    Prof. G. Pozzi, Prof.ssa D. Medaglini
  • Biologia Molecolare
    Prof. S. Oliviero
  • Anatomia Patologica
    Prof. L. Leoncini, Dr. F. Arcuri, Dr. P. Toti
  • Fisiologia Umana
    Prof.ssa L. Ricci Paulesu
  • Diabetologia
    Prof. F. Dotta
  • Reumatologia
    Prof. M. Galeazzi
  • Laboratorio di Ematologia e Coagulazione
    Prof. L. Sabatini
  • Psichiatria
    Prof. A. Fagiolini

B. - IN ITALY -
 
  • Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Milano
    Prof. E. Ferrazzi, Prof.ssa I. Cetin
  • Anatomia Umana Normale, Università di Ancona
    Prof. M. Castellucci
  • Istituto Tumori, Milano
    Dr. F. Raspagliesi

C. – INTERNATIONAL -
  • The Salk Institute, California, USA
    Prof. W. Vale
  • University of Toronto, Canada
    Prof. J.R.G. Challis
  • University of Belo-Horizonte, Brasile
    Prof. F.M. Reis
  • Emory University, Atlanta, USA
    Prof. R. Taylor
  • University of Oxford, UK
    Prof. S. Kennedy
  • Université Paris V, France
    Prof. D. Bellet - Prof. C. Chapron
  • University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Prof. B. Fauser
  • University of Edinburgh, Prof. J. Norman - Prof. H. Critchley
  • University of Giessen, Prof. H. R. Tinneberg