PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology
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CURRICULUM VITAE GIUSEPPE VALACCHI
Date and place of birth: 07/10/1970, Siena Nationality: Italian and American
Affiliation and official address:
Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
University of Ferrara Via Borsari,
46 44100, Ferrara (FE) - ITALY
Email: giuseppe.valacchi@unife.it
Phone: 0532 455 482
Mobile: 335 6722592
EDUCATION
B.S. in Biological Sciences 110/110 magna cum laudem,
University of Siena (Italy). July 1996
Ph.D. in Cellular Physiology and Neuro-Immunophysiology,
University of Siena (Italy). December 1999
CAREER/EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor in Physiology. Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
From 06/11- present
Associate Professor in Regenerative Medicine (Tenured). Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science. Plant for human health Institute. North Caroline State University. Kannapolis, NC - USA. From 08/16- present
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Ph.D. Student in Cellular Physiology and Neuroimmuno-Physiology graduate program, Istituto di Fisiologia Gen. e Sc. dell’Alim., Università di Siena, Italy,
Mentor, Velio Bocci, M.D.; Ph.D.
Period 11/96 – 12/99
Exchange Ph.D. Student, Membrane Bioenergetics Group, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California-Berkeley, Laboratory of L. Packer, Ph.D. Period 02/99 –12/99
Post Doctoral Researcher, Membrane Bioenergetics Group, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California-Berkeley. Laboratory of L. Packer Period 01/00 – 10/00.
Post Doctoral Researcher. CCRBM, Internal Med. Dep., Pulmonary Division, University of California Davis. Laboratory of CE Cross, MD. Period 11/00 – 11-02
Senior Post Doctoral Researcher. Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis. Laboratory of PA Davis Ph.D. Period 11 /02 – 6/04
Senior Post Doctoral Researcher. CCRBM, Internal Med. Dep., Pulmonary Division, University of California Davis. Laboratory of CE Cross, MD. Period 06 /04 – 3/06
Assistant Project Scientist (PI status). CCRBM, Internal Med. Dep., Pulmonary Division, University of California Davis. Period 4/06 – 07/07
Lecturer (Professore a Contratto) and Researcher Prof. Department of Physiology, University of Siena, Italy. Brain Drain funding for research and teaching from the Italian Ministry for the University and Research (MIUR). Period 07/03 – 07/07
Lecturer (Professore a Contratto) and Researcher Prof. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Siena, Italy. From 08/07- 06/11
Adjunct Professor, Kyung Hee University, Department of Food and Nutrition 1 Hoegi- Dong, Dongdaemoon-Gu, Seoul, Korea. From 06/08 – 08/13; 03/15 – 02/16
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
OCC – Oxygen Club of California (1999 – present)
SFRM-Society for Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine (2001, 2003, 2005- 2007)
GTMB- Gene Therapy & Molecular Biology (2006-present)
ATS- American Thoracic Society (2000, 2006)
SFRR Europe- Society for Free Radicals Research (2008- present)
ASP- American Society of Physiology (2008)
SIF - Societa’ Italiana di Fisiologia (2008 – present)
NYAS-New York Academy of Science (2012-present)
ISNFF – International Society of Nutriceutical and Functional Food (2015 – 2017)
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Animal Ecophysiology for the “Environmental Sciences” Graduate Group in the School of Biology (from 2003 to 2009). University of Siena, Siena.
“Environmental Ecophysiology” for the “Techniques in Environmental Sciences” Graduate Group in the School of Biology (from 2003 to 2009). University of Siena, Siena.
“Animal Physiology” Undergraduate in “Environmental Sciences” (from 2005 to 2009). University of Siena, Siena.
“General Physiology and Nutrition Physiology” for the “Nutrition” Graduate Group in the School of Medicine (from 2009 – to 2011). University of Siena, Siena.
“General Physiology” for the “Pharmacy” Graduate Group. (from 2011) University of Ferrara, Ferrara.
“Skin Physiology” for the “Cosmetic Sciences” Graduate Group. (from 2011) University of Ferrara, Ferrara.
“Recent Topics in Nutrition” and “Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants” for the “Master in Nutrition” (2013) at Kyung Hee University, Department of Food and Nutrition. Seoul, South Korea.
“Molecular mechanisms involved in oxidative stress toxicity” for Graduate Students in Medicine. Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, Spain. (2014). International Teaching program ERASMUS.
“General Physiology” for the “Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry” Graduate Group. (from 2014) University of Ferrara, Ferrara.
“Human Pathophysiology” for the “Master in Nutrition” (2015) at Kyung Hee University, Department of Food and Nutrition. Seoul, South Korea.
“Skin oxidative stress damage” for Graduate Students in Pharmacy. Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Athens, Greece. (2016). International Teaching program ERASMUS
GRANTS
Project Title: Pollution and Children’s Health: Are there differential responses to common environmental stressors in Young versus Old skin?
Agency: Children Miracle Network, UC Davis.
Period: Feb ’03 – Feb ‘04
Role: PI
Project Title: Do environmental pollutants modulate the development of atopic dermatitis?
Agency: Center for Environmental Health Sciences Pilot Projects.
Period: May ’03 – July ’04
Role: PI
Project Title: Environmental Pollution Toxicity in Cutaneous Tissue
Agency: MIUR “Programma Rientro Cervelli”
Period: July 2004 – July 2007 and June 2008 – June 2009
Role: PI
Project Title: Delineating the role of tocopherol homeostasis in the mechanisms responsible for endothelin mediated endothelial dysfunction
Agency: Actelion
Period: July ’06 – July ’07
Role: PI
Project Title: Does second hand cigarette smoke modulate lung vitamin E uptake?
Agency: FAMRI
Period: July ’07 – July ’10
Role: PI
Project Title: Human Gene Profile in lymphomonocytes isolated from patients with Rett Syndrome.
Agency: Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Period: Jan ’10 – Jan ’11
Role: PI
Project Title: Risposte fisiologiche di linee cellulari umane a stressors di origine esogena ed endogena. (Physiological responses of human cell lines to exogenous and endogenous stressors).
Agency: University of Ferrara – FAR
Period: July ‘13 – June ’16
Role: PI
Project Title: Effect of PD4 inhibitors on keratinocytes proliferation.
Agency: CHIESI PHARMA
Period: Dec’11 – Dec ’12
Role: PI
Project Title: "Valutazione di composti derivati dall'acido ialuronico su wound-healing cutaneo"
Agency: Rottapharm
Period: April ‘13 – Dec ‘13
Role: PI
Project Title: Molecole di origine naturale e strategie biocompatibili per il controllo di organismi fitopatogeni e miglioramento delle colture ferraresi
Agency: Camera di Commercio FERRARA
Period: Feb’13 – Jan ’14
Role: (Co-PI)
Project Title: Molecular mechanisms involved in ozone induced skin toxicity
Agency: Skinceutical
Period: Jan’14 – Jul ’16
Role: PI
Project Title: Studi dei meccanismi di difesa dallo stress ossidativo nella syndrome di Rett.
Agency: AIRETT
Period: May’14 – May ’15
Role: PI
Project Title: Analisi del danno ossidativo nella syndrome di Rett attraverso l’uso di fibroblasti isolate da pazienti.
Agency: University of Ferrara – FAR
Period: July ‘14 – June ’17
Role: PI
Project Title: Proprieta’ dermo-protettive e cicatrizzanti di piante officinali spontanee del territorio Ferrarese
Agency: Camera di Commercio FERRARA
Period: June ‘16 – May ‘17
Role: PI
Project Title: Ruolo dello stress ossidativo nella patogenesi della syndrome di Rett
Agency: University of Ferrara – FAR
Period: July ‘15 – June ’18
Role: PI
Project Title: Ozone damage in skin tissue. Analysis of new technologies to prevent damage.
Agency: L’OREAL – Paris
Period: July ‘16 – June ’17
Role: PI
Project Title: Multiple pollutants exposure induce skin damage: mechanisms and protection
Agency: SkinCeuticals
Period: Nov 17 – Oct ’20
Role: PI
Project Title: Impact of air pollutants on cutaneous responses in both healthy and compromised skin barrier, and innovative solutions to protect skin against urban pollution
Agency: European Commission – Horizon 2020; ITN
Period: Sept 17 – August ‘20
Role: PI
AWARDS
Winner of the PSA (Post Doctoral Association) travel award (UCDavis) 2004.
Winner of the “Young Investigator Award”. OCC (Oxygen Club of California Meeting. 3-17- 06).
Winner of the “Faculty Travel Award” (UC Davis) 2006
Winner of the Program “Entelligence – ACTELION Young Investigator Program”, July 2006.
Winner of the “Science and Education Award”. First international Conference on Environmental Stressors in Biology and Medicine. Siena 4-6 June 2008.
Award from AIRETT “In appreciation of the research on oxidative stress in Rett Syndrome”. Ferrara 26 of June 2014.
Awarded for the Teaching program ERASMUS (Valencia). 2014
Awarded for the Teaching program ERASMUS (Athens). 2016
University and International Services
Grant Reviewer:
Selected as Peer Advisory and Reviewer for Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute – FAMRI - Study Session “Molecular Basis of Diseases (not cancer) associated with second hand smoke” Washington DC. 28-30 October, 2007.
Selected as Peer Advisory and Reviewer for Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute – FAMRI - Study Session “Molecular Basis of Diseases (non cancer) associated with second hand smoke” Washington DC. 26-28 October, 2008.
Selected as Peer Reviewer Expert per IGA of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic 2010.
Selected as Peer Reviewer Expert per IGA of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic 2011
Selected as Peer Advisory and Reviewer for Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute – FAMRI - Study Session “Molecular Basis of Diseases (non cancer) associated with second hand smoke”, 2012.
Selected as Reviewer for Agence Nationale de la Recerche (ANR) –Topic “Physiologie et physiopathologie humaines et animales” 2013.
Selected as Peer Reviewer Expert per IGA of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic 2014, 2015, 2016.
Selected as Peer Reviewer for the British Lung Foundation. 2016.
Selected as Peer Reviewer for Government Agency of National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki – NCN) Polish. 2016
Editorial work:
Editor of the book “Oxidants in Biology: a question of balance” publisher SPRINGER, 2009.
Editor for the International Journal “Toxicology and Industrial Health” for the Special Issue on “Environmental Stressors in Biology and Medicine”. vol 4-5; 2009.
Editor for the Special Issue on Lipid Mediators in Skin Inflammation: Updates and Current Views. Journal of Mediators in Inflammation. Vol. 2010.
Editor for the International Journal “New York Academy of Sciences” for the Special Issue on “Environmental Stressors in Biology and Medicine”. vol 1259; 2012.
Editor for the Special Issue on “Innovative Approaches in Environmental Medicine: Redox/Detoxification Biomarkers in Environmental Intolerances”. Journal of Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. Published in July 2013.
Lead Guest Editor for the Special Issue on “ASD: Biochemical Mechanisms behind Behavioral Disorder”. Journal: Mediators of Inflammation. Vol. 2014.
Editor for the International Journal “New York Academy of Sciences” for the Special Issue on “Cellular Environmental Stressors in Biology and Medicine. Focus on Redox Reactions”. Vol. 1340, 2015.
Editor for the Special Issue on “Redox Biology and Chemistry in Orphan Diseases”. Journal: Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine. Vol.88, part A, November 2015.
Editor for the Special Issue on “Redox regulation of inflammatory processes”. Journal: International Journal of Molecular Cell Biology and Cell Biochemistry. Vol. 80 Part B. December 2016.
Editor for the Special Issue on “Oxidative Stress and Skin”. Journal: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. In Progress, expected release December 2017.
Editor for the Special Issue on “Dietary Agents Modulating the Antioxidant/Prooxidant Balance: Implications in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity”. Journal: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. Expected Release Sept. 2017
Editor for the Special Issue on “Improving Aging Related Disorders by Dietary Interventions: The Role of Polyphenols and Their Metabolites”. Journal: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. Expected Release June. 2018
International Journal Board Member
Associate Editor for the Journal “Mediators of Inflammation”. 2007- present.
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the “Open Nitric Oxide Journal” 2008 – 2014.
Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal “Genes and Nutrition” 2010 - present
Member of the Editorial Board for the “Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 2012 – present
Member of the Executive Editorial Board for the “Journal of the Siena Academy of Sciences” the oldest Journal of Science. 2012 – present
Member of the Editorial Board for “OA Inflammation“ Journal. 2012 – present
Member of the Editorial Board for Clinical Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Drugs Journal, 2013-2016.
Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal “Clinical Immunology, Endocrine & Metabolic Drugs. 2013 - present
Member of the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Inflammation Pharmacology. 2013 – present
Member of the Editorial Board of Biomed Research International (Dermatology Subject). 2013 – present
Associate Editor for “World Research Journal of Biochemistry” 2013 – present
Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Clinical Research and Clinical Trials, 2013-present.
Associate Editor for Frontiers in Cellular Biochemistry, 2013-present.
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the “Open Biochemistry Journal” 2014 – present.
Associate Editor for the Journal “Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity” Journal, 2015 – present
Associate Editor for the “Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 2012 – present
Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal “Biofactors” 2017 - present
Member of the Editorial Board for the “Journal of Chemistry” 2017 - present
Academic Services:
Member of the Academic Federation Peer Review Group University of California, DAVIS. (2005 - 2006).
Member of Accademia dei Fisiocritici (among the oldest scientific academies in the world), since April 2007.
Member (expert) of the PhD committee in “Experimental and Environmental Toxicology”. University of Messina, Messina, Italy. 29-30 of March 2010.
Coordinator of the School of Pharmacy Academic Preparation Program. 2011 – 2012.
Coordinator of Graduate/Student Mentoring Program for the School of Pharmacy. 2011 – 2012 and 2015- present
Member of Accademia dei Rozzi (the oldest Italian Academy), since January 2012.
Member of the “Quality of Research” Committee for the Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara. 2013-present
Member for the PhD committee in “Life Science”. University of Siena, Siena, Italy. 22 of November 2013.
Member of the “Center for Molecular Radiobiology”, University of Siena. From January 2014.
Member for the PhD committee in “Immunorheumatology, Clinical and Experimental Oncology”. University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. 16 of December 2014
Member of the “Asian Council of Science Editors”. From July, 2014.
Member for the PhD committee in “Neurosciences and Neurobiology”. University of Trento, Trento, Italy. 17 of April 2015.
Examiner for the thesis titled ‘The effect of antioxidants on UV-irradiated melanocytes and melanoma cells’, for the award of Doctor of Philosophy. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. August 2015.
Member for the Assistant Professor committee in “Physiology”. University of Trento, Trento, Italy. 18 of October 2016.
Member for the PhD committee in “Molecular Medicine”. University of Padova, Padova, Italy. November 2016
Member for the PhD committee in “Complex System in Life Sciences”. University of Torino, Torino, Italy. March 2017
Member for the Faculty Search Committee in “Microbiome”. North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, USA. October, 27, 2017.
Member for the Faculty Search Committee in “Nutrigenomic”. North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, USA. October, 27, 2017.
International Services:
Member of the Advisory Board for the Oxygen Club of California (OCC) since 2011
Member of the Asian Council of Science since 2014.
Elected Council Member for the SFRR Europe (2017-2020)
Scientific Board Member for SkinCeuticals (2016—present)
Invited Speaker to 102 international conferences, co-organizer and chairman for 83 interantional conferences. Author of 186 peer reviewed papers in international journals, 1 book and 9 book chapters
H Index (Scopus): 35; (Google Scholar): 42
