Irene Paterniti

Associate Professor
Università degli Studi di Messina

Irene Paterniti graduated in 2008 with a Master's Degree in Biology at the University of Messina. In 2012 she obtained the title of PhD in Experimental Medicine at the same university, spending a period abroad at Queen Mary University of London. 

She carried out research activities as post-doc at the University of Messina from 2012 to 2016. From 2016 to 2019 she worked as a researcher (RTDA / B) in Pharmacology at the same university. From 2021 to today she is Associate Professor in Pharmacology (BIO / 14) at the same university. Irene Paterniti is author of more than 124 publications, including articles in international peer reviewed journals, 50 congress participations and 3 scientific books. 

Citations: 3184; H-index: 34. 

The Irene Paterniti's scientific research focused on the study of the mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation, common to many neuronal pathologies. The research is aimed to understanding the different mechanisms that drive neurodegeneration, characterized by inflammatory cells, their mediators and oxidative stress at the level of the central and peripheral nervous system, in brain and spinal cord trauma and in brain tumors. 

The aim of Irene Paterniti's research is to elucidate all the key aspects of brain cancer, studying the possible molecular targets for the development of biosensors for therapeutic monitoring.