Research projects

Active funded research projects

Cancer

HERMES - HEreditary Risk in MESothelioma, funded through ASL AL.

UniCanVax - Disease-specific universal vaccines as new combinatorial immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma, sarcoma and osteosarcoma, funded by AIRC.

Health

Multiomic approach for the identification of new leukocytes biomarkers directly related to a restored CFTR activity following ex vivo treatment with VX770”, funded by Fondazione Fibrosi Cistica – ONLUS.

Interazione ospite-patogeno in vitro e epidemiologia molecolare del nuovo virus dell’Influenza tipo D, funded by Ministero della Salute.

Food and Health

MINDFUL - Microvescicles: INtersection between autoimmune Diseases, Food and Unhealthy Lyfe-styles, funded by the Department of Excellence of Food and Health, University of Piemonte Orientale.

MiFoMAD- The MIcrobiome at the interface between FOod and Medicine: gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites as potential active supplements in Alzheimer’s Disease, funded by the Department of Excellence of Food and Health, University of Piemonte Orientale.

MIMEC - Analisi del microbiota e del suo metaboloma in tumori del colon retto sporadici ed ereditari identificati dallo screening regionale: associazione con stile di vita e abitudini alimentari, funded by the Department of Excellence of Food and Health, University of Piemonte Orientale.

KETO-MI - Ruolo della restrizione calorica chetogenica proteica sul microbiota e sulla regolazione immunitaria in modelli umani e murini di sindrome metabolica, funded by the Department of Excellence of Food and Health, University of Piemonte Orientale.

NUTRAcore - Piattaforma integrata per lo sviluppo di processi innovativi nel contesto della bio-economia finalizzati alla produzione sostenibile di ingredienti funzionali e sicuri per alimenti e nutraceutici, funded by Regione Piemonte.

Environment

SAGAcE – Sistema Avanzato di MonitoraGgio AmbiEntale, funded by Regione Puglia.

Other projects

Study of the effect of microgravity on cancer cells.

Biomarker discovery in several diseases (Pancreatic cancer, Prostate cancer, Autoimmune disease, etc..).

Study of cancer microenvironment.

Study of exosome and microvescicles.

Identification of new allergens.