Lodola Francesco, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology
room 3014, building U3, tel. +39 02 6448 3228
lab 3015, building U3, tel. +39 02 6448 3331
lab 3050, building U3, tel. +39 02 6448 3316
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Research Group
Chiara Florindi, PhD Student (XXXVIII Ciclo)
Lab 3015 (tel. +39 6448 3331), building U3
Lab 3050 (tel. +39 6448 3316), building U3
c.florindi@campus.unimib.it
Francesca Misitano, PhD Student (XXXIX Ciclo)
Lab 3015 (tel. +39 6448 3331), building U3
Lab 3050 (tel. +39 6448 3316), building U3
f.misitano@campus.unimib.it
Ludovica Cestariolo, Assegnista
Lab 3015 (tel. +39 6448 3331), building U3
Lab 3050 (tel. +39 6448 3316), building U3
ludovica.cestariolo@unimib.it
Keywords
Cardiovascular Physiology, Ca2+ signaling, Excitation-contraction coupling, Arrhythmias, Optical stimulation, Nanomaterials, Nanomedicine.
Research interest
Ca2+ signaling and cardiac arrhythmias; Novel optics-based approaches for cardiac electrophysiology.
Research projects
-PRIN 2022 PNRR- Missione 4, Componente 2, Investimento 1.1 -Avviso 1409/22 - Interaction between myofilament and SERCA2a activators on heart muscle mechanics
Anno: 2022
Bando: Bando PRIN 2022
Enti finanziatori: M.I.U.R. - MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE, DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA
-NUOVI FARMACI PER COVID-19: PIATTAFORME PER LO SCREENING "HIGH-THROUGHPUT" DI COMPOSTI
Anno: 2021
Bando: FAQC 2021 - terza finestra
Enti finanziatori: Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA
Selected articles
*Co-first author, #Corresponding author
[1] C. Maniezzi, M. Eskandr, C. Florindi, M. Ferrandi, P. Barassi, E. Sacco, V. Pasquale, A.S. Maione, G. Pompilio, V.O.N. Teixeira, R.A. de Boer, H.H.W. Silljé, F. Lodola#, A. Zaza, Early consequences of the phospholamban mutation PLN‐R14del+/− in a transgenic mouse model, Acta Physiologica (2024). DOI: 10.1111/apha.14082
[2] V. Vurro, B. Federici, C. Ronchi, Florindi C., V. Sesti, S. Crasto, Maniezzi C., Galli C., M.R. Antognazza, C. Bertarelli, E.D. Pasquale, Lanzani G., F. Lodola#, Optical modulation of excitation-contraction coupling in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, iScience (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106121
[3] M.L. DiFrancesco, F. Lodola*, E. Colombo, L. Maragliano, M. Bramini, G.M. Paternò, P. Baldelli, M.D. Serra, L. Lunelli, M. Marchioretto, G. Grasselli, S. Cimò, L. Colella, D. Fazzi, F. Ortica, V. Vurro, C.G. Eleftheriou, D. Shmal, J.F. Maya-Vetencourt, C. Bertarelli, G. Lanzani, F. Benfenati, Neuronal firing modulation by a membrane-targeted photoswitch, Nature Nanotechnology (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-019-0632-6
[4] F. Lodola#, V. Vurro, S. Crasto, E. Di Pasquale, G. Lanzani Optical Pacing of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Mediated by a Conjugated Polymer Interface. Advanced Healthcare Materials (2019). DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201900198
International and national collaborations
Prof. Guglielmo Lanzani and Dr. Maria Rosa Antognazza - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Prof. Kevin Kit Parker - Harvard University
Prof.ssa Chiara Bertarelli and Prof. José Félix Rodriguez Matas - Politecnico di Milano
Prof. Giulio Pompilio - Centro Cardiologico Monzino
Prof.ssa Cecilia Ferrantini - Università di Firenze
Lodola’s Lab – #LodolaLab_BtBs
last update: March 2024