CV Claudia Laperchia Eng

Claudia Laperchia, PhD
Curriculum vitae et studiorum – October 2014
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born in Naples (IT), May 14, 1980
Office: Strada Le Grazie, n. 8 37134 Verona, (IT). Phone: (+39) 045 80 276 36
e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Skype contact: claudialaperchia
EMPLOYEMENT
• Current position, since Jan 2011: Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Verona (IT)
Section of Anatomy and Histology, Dept. of Morphological and Motor Sciences
Supervisor: Prof. Marina Bentivoglio
• Jan 2008/Dec 2010: PhD Student in Neurosciences, University of Verona (IT)
Section of Physiology, Dept. of Morphological and Motor Sciences
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Buffelli
• Sept/Dec 2007: Research Fellow, University of Verona (IT)
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Buffelli
• Jun/Jul 2007: Research Fellow, C.N.R. (Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche) – Modena (IT)
Laboratory of NanoBioPhysics at “S3 – nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces”
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Facci
• Mar 2002/Oct 2006: Scientific guide and scientific divulgation at the Science Center “Città della
Scienza”, Naples (IT)
EDUCATION
• May 2011: PhD in Neurosciences - University of Verona (IT)
Thesis: “Characterization of a motile population of cells in the cerebral cortex and meninges of
thy1GFP-M transgenic mouse by multiphoton microscopy”
• Sept 2007: qualification as a professional biologist
• Academic year 2005/06: Master Degree in Biological Sciences. University “Federico II”,
Naples (IT). Thesis: “Neuroanatomical distribution of mast cells in the brain of Rana esculenta”.
Marks: 110/110 cum laude
• Jan 2006/March 2007: apprenticeship at Dept. of Biology, University “Federico II”, Naples (IT).
Tutors: Prof. Rakesh Kumar Rastogi; Prof. Biagio D’Aniello
PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
- Two-photon microscopy in vivo and ex vivo (Leica SP5 Multiphoton); confocal microscopy (Leica
SP5); fluorescence microscopy
- Software for imaging analysis: Imaris software (BitPlane); Leica Application Suite (LAS); ImageJ
- Cell biology (immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence). Cell cultures (cortical neurons,
myotubes) and molecular biology (PCR)
- Microsurgery in rodents (thinned skull and chronic optical brain window; drawing of cerebrospinal
fluid via cisterna magna; intra-cerebral ventricular injections; intra-ocular injections; blood
collection by intracardiac puncture and by retro-orbital insertion; transcardial perfusions
LANGUAGES: Italian (mother tongue); English (fluent); French (pre-intermediate)
TRAINING COURSES ON MICROSCOPY IMAGING AND IMAGE ANALYSIS
• July 2014: New imaging approaches to understand astrocyte-neuron interactions in health and
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disease. FENS Workshop, Milan (IT)
Dec 2013: Theoretical and practice course for analysis data with the software ImageJ.
Immagini&computer, Verona (IT)
Aug/Sept 2012: Imaging Neural Function (School of high resolution imaging techniques).
FENS-IBRO Training Center, Lausanne & Geneve, Switzerland (CH)
May 2010: Optical techniques in neurophysiology, biophysics and medicine.
Italian School of Physiology, (SIF) Florence (IT)
Mar 2010: Analysis data with the software Imaris. BitPlane, Verona (IT)
May 2008: Theoretical and practice course on confocal and two-photon microscopy.
Leica, Verona (IT)
Feb 2008: Bioimaging and Cellular Assay (theoretical and practice course on imaging
techniques). Alembic-Dibit, Istituto San Raffaele, Milan (IT)
TRAINING COURSES ON CELL BIOLOGY AND NEUROBIOLOGY
• Apr 2011: Go with the flow (theoretical and practice course of cytofluorimetry).
AINI, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome (IT)
• Nov 2010: Neurobiology of infectious diseases: a view for global neuroscience.
IBRO-UNESCO School of Neuroscience, Saint-Denis, La Réunion Island (FR)
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• 2012-2014: Seminar lectures: “Fluorescent proteins and their application in neuroscience”;
“Advanced in vivo imaging techniques”, for undergraduate courses in Neuroscience and
Biotechnology. University of Verona (IT).
• 2008-2011: Substitute teacher in Physiology for undergraduate courses in: Biotechnology;
Techniques of Medical Radiology; Imaging and Radiotherapy. University of Verona (IT)
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
• Jan 2008/Dec 2010: PhD Scholarship from Italian Ministry of University and Research
• Nov 2013: Financial Support for Young Researchers – G.I.S.N. (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio
della Neuromorfologia)
OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• Aug 2013: Visiting Researcher at E.B.R.I. (European Brain Research Institute), Rome, IT.
Advanced training in the use of Imaris software
• April and Oct 2013; Oct 2014: Visiting Researcher at C.N.R., Pozzuoli, IT. Training on sample
preparation and data analysis for the study of synaptic boutons.
MEMBERSHIPS
S.I.N.S. (Società Italiana per le Neuroscienze – Italian Society for the Neuroscience)
I.B.R.O. (International Brain Research Organization)
A.I.N.I. (Associazione Italiana di NeuroImmunologia – Italian Association of NeuroImmunology)
G.I.S.N. (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Neuromorfologia)
OTHER INTERESTS
Oct 2014: Apprenticeship as volunteer in the emergency medical service “Croce Verde” (VR)
Sports: fit boxe, pilates, swimming, trekking
PUBLICATIONS ON PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
- Laperchia C., Allegra Mascaro A. L., Sacconi L., Andrioli A., Grassi-Zucconi G., Bentivoglio M.,
Buffelli M., Pavone F.S.
Two-photon microscopy imaging of thy1GFP-M transgenic mice: a novel animal model to
investigate brain dendritic cell subsets in vivo - PLoS ONE, Vol.8 n.2, 2013, e56144
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056144
- Ettorre M., Lorenzetto E., Laperchia C., Baiguera C., Benarese M., Spano P.F., Pizzi M.,
Buffelli M.
Glutamatergic neurons induce expression of glutamatergic synapses in targeted primary
myotubes.– PLoS ONE, Vol.7 n.2, 2012, e31451 doi 10.1371/journal.pone.0031451
- Laperchia C., Van Reet N., Andrioli A., Florenzano F., Büscher P., Grassi-Zucconi G., Buffelli
M., Bentivoglio M.
Intracerebral dendritic cells trafficking in experimental sleeping sickness – under review
- Azeez I., Olopade F., Laperchia C., Andrioli A., Onwuka S., Bentivoglio M., Olopade J.
Neurotoxicity of vanadium exposure: regional prevalence of brain damage – under review
ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE FOLLOWING CONGRESSES
- Laperchia C., Andrioli A., Buffelli M., Grassi-Zucconi G., Bentivoglio M.
Brain dendritic cells. National Congress of Società Italiana di Anatomia e Istologia (S.I.A.I.).
Ancona (IT), Sept 2014
- Laperchia C., Andrioli A., Buffelli M., Grassi-Zucconi G., Bentivoglio M.
Brain dendritic cells during an experimental infection: imaging in vivo with two-photon microscopy
Annual Meeting of the College of Teaching of Histology and Embiology. University La Sapienza,
Rome (IT), Jan 2014
- Laperchia C., Grassi-Zucconi G., Andrioli A., Van Reet N., Florenzano F., Büscher P., Buffelli
M., Bentivoglio M. Brain and cervical lymph nodes dendritic cells during central nervous system
infection - Proceedings of the 23th National Congress of the “Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della
Neuromorfologia” (G.I.S.N.). Cagliari, Nov 2013. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2013.s3
- Laperchia C., Grassi-Zucconi G., Andrioli A., Van Reet N., Büscher P., Buffelli M., Bentivoglio M.
Watching in vivo dendritic cells in action in the brain. XV Congress of the Italian Society of
Neuroscience (S.I.N.S.), Rome (IT), Oct 2013
- Laperchia C., Buffelli M., Seke Etet PF., Bentivoglio M., Grassi-Zucconi G.
In vivo visualization of dendritic cells in the mouse brain cortex by multiphoton microscopy in
normal conditions and parasitic infection – I.A.N.I.S. Congress. University of La Réunion, La
Reunion Island (FR), Dec. 2010
- Laperchia C., Buffelli M., Seke Etet P.F., Bentivoglio M., Grassi-Zucconi G.
Migratory behavior of dendritic cells in the mouse brain cortex in normal and pathological
conditions by multiphoton microscopy – XX National Congress G.I.S.N.- Torino (IT), Oct 2010
POSTER PRESENTER AT THE FOLLOWING CONGRESSES
- Sept 2014: “Dalle malattie tropicali alla salute globale”. Verona (IT)
- July 2014: F.E.N.S. Congress, Milan (IT)
- Oct. 2012: Congress Neuroscience (SfN), New Orleans, Lousiana (U.S.A.)
- Sept. 2012: Lemanic Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Les Diablerets, Switzerland (CH)
- Jul 2011: I.B.R.O. Congress, Firenze (IT)
- Dec. 2010: I.A.N.I.S. Congress, University of La Réunion, La Reunion Island (FR)
- Apr 2009: National Congress of PhD Students in Neuroscience, Naples (IT)