Sonia Melino#

• 2024 Full Professor in Biochemistry, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
• 2018 Editorial Board Member; Frontiers in Nutrition
• 2021 Member of the Centre for Nanoscience, Nanotechnologies, Innovative Instrumentation (CIMER), at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
• 2018 Editorial Board Member; International Journal of Molecular Science (MDPI)
• 2015 Associate Professor in Biochemistry, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
• 2015 Founder and member of the Scientific Council, spin-off University Company "Algares s.r.l."
• 2015 Member of the Rigenerative Medicine Center (CIMER), University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
• 2013 Editorial Board Member; Molecular & Cellular Oncology
• 2002 Assistant Professor in Biochemistry, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
• 1999 Aggregate Professor in Biochemistry, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
• 1999 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. University “G. D’Annunzio” in Chieti, Italy
• 1995 Specialization in Biotechnology Applications, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
• 1992 Degree in Biology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

• Cellular response to stiffness in hydrogels
• Protein structure
• Generation of novel gel-in-gel systems for the evaluation of cellular properties
• Effects on protein folding
• Proliferation and differentiation of staminal cells in response to bioactive compounds
• 3D models
• Protein-ligand interactions
• Structure & function of proteins
• Detoxification systems
• Cell delivery systems

• 2017 Rita Levi Montalcini Award for the project “Novel 3D Hydrogel Scaffolds for Tissue Repair and Regeneration” presented with prof. Dror Seliktar del Technion-Israel Institute of Technology of Haifa, Israel, Ministry of Science and Educations of Italy and Israel

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