{"id":2344,"date":"2021-02-24T11:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T10:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/?page_id=2344"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:45:20","slug":"daniela-alfano","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/index.php\/daniela-alfano\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniela Alfano"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2344\" class=\"elementor elementor-2344\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b16288a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b16288a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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#006293;\">Researcher<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><div><div><p><strong>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/> +39 081 6132 409 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 19px) 100vw, 19px\" \/> daniela.alfano@igb.cnr.it<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Embryonic Development and Biology of Stem Cells<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Keywords: <\/strong><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Cell migration, cell-extracellular matrix interactions, cardiac progenitor biology<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42540349 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42540349\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12f8af7d\" data-id=\"12f8af7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6186225e elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"6186225e\" 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                                         <li id=\"selected-publications\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"selected-publications-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Selected Publications<\/span>                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"professional-experience\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"professional-experience-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Professional Experience<\/span>                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"research-group\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"research-group-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Research Group<\/span>                                                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"research-interest-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"research-interest-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>Since many years, I am interested in understanding the regulatory circuits that govern cells dynamics, in physiological and pathological contexts. \u00a0In the last years, my research interest focused on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the incorporation of cardiac progenitors into a functional heart, which represents a major hurdle in cardiac regeneration research. I am currently investigating whether\u00a0ECM dynamics may be a determinant for tissue architecture of cardiac progenitors niche by\u00a0studying how signals from extracellular matrix regulate cell polarity, cell division and control cell migration during cardiac morphogenesis.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"selected-publications-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"selected-publications-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Paxillin is crucial for thymus and parathyroids development by regulating the architecture of the third pharyngeal pouch endoderm.<\/span> Iacolare O, Bilio M, Altomonte A, Turner C, Baldini A, Alfano D. Under revision in <em>Cell Mol Life Sciences<\/em>, 2024.<\/p><div class=\"journal-actions dropdown-block\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"\">Tbx1 plays a critical role in focal adhesion dynamics through Paxillin regulation<\/span>.<\/span> Iacolare O, Ferrentino R Altomonte A, Turner C, Baldini A, Alfano D. \u00a0<em class=\"\">Life Science Alliance<\/em>,\u00a0<span class=\"period\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"cit\">2025 May 29;8(8):e202403151.<\/span><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35493073\/\">Modulation of cellular function by the urokinase receptor signalling: a mechanistic view<\/a>. Alfano D*, Franco P, Stoppelli MP. <em>Front Cell Dev Biol.<\/em> 2022 April 8; 10:818616. doi: 10.3389\/fcell.2022.818616. *corresponding author<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31963474\/\">TBX1 and Basal Cell Carcinoma: Expression and Interactions with <em>Gli2<\/em> and <em>Dvl2<\/em> Signaling. \u00a0<\/a>Caprio C, Varricchio S, Bilio M, Feo F, Ferrentino R, Russo D, Staibano S, Alfano D, Missero C, Ilardi G, Baldini A. <em>Int J Mol Sci<\/em>. 2020 Jan 17;21(2):607. doi: 10.3390\/ijms21020607.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31180501\/\">Tbx1 regulates extracellular matrix-cell interactions in the second heart field. <\/a>\u00a0Alfano D*, Altomonte A, Cortes C, Bilio M, Kelly RG, Baldini A. Alfano D, Altomonte A, Cortes C, Bilio M, Kelly RG, Baldini A. <em>Hum Mol Genet<\/em>. 2019 Jul 15;28(14):2295-2308. doi: 10.1093\/hmg\/ddz058. *corresponding author<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26082201\/\">Urokinase receptor and CXCR4 are regulated by common microRNAs in leukaemia cells. <\/a>Alfano D*, Gorrasi A, Li Santi A, Ricci P, Montuori N, Selleri C, Ragno P. <em>J Cell Mol Med<\/em>. 2015 Sep;19(9):2262-72. doi: 10.1111\/jcmm.12617. *corresponding author<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25835050\/\">c-Myc modulation: a key role in melanoma drug response.<\/a> Fico A, Alfano D*, Valentino A, Vasta V, Cavalcanti E, Travali S, Patriarca EJ, Caputo E. <em>Cancer Biol Ther<\/em>. 2015;16(9):1375-86. *equal contribution<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26062445\/\">Discovery of new small molecules inhibiting 67 kDa laminin receptor interaction with laminin and cancer cell invasion<\/a>. Pesapane A, Di Giovanni C, Rossi FW, Alfano D, Formisano L, Ragno P, Selleri C, Montuori N, Lavecchia A. <em>Oncotarget<\/em>. 2015 Jul 20;6(20):18116-33. doi: 10.18632\/oncotarget.4016.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24466048\/\">The urokinase receptor takes control of cell migration by recruiting integrins and FPR1 on the cell surface<\/a>. Gorrasi A, Li Santi A, Amodio G, Alfano D, Remondelli P, Montuori N, Ragno P. <em>PLoS One<\/em>. 2014 Jan 21;9(1):e86352. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0086352.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23238745\/\">uPAR regulates pericellular proteolysis through a mechanism involving integrins and fMLF-receptors<\/a>. Montuori N, Cosimato V, Rinaldi L, Rea VE, Alfano D, Ragno P. <em>Thromb Haemost<\/em>. 2013 Feb;109(2):309-18. doi: 10.1160\/TH12-08-0546.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22366462\/\">RhoB regulates uPAR signalling<\/a>. Alfano D, Ragno P, Stoppelli MP, Ridley AJ. <em>J Cell Sci<\/em>. 2012 May 15;125(Pt 10):2369-80. doi: 10.1242\/jcs.091579.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21895963\/\">PED\/PEA-15 interacts with the 67 kD laminin receptor and regulates cell adhesion, migration, proliferation and apoptosis.<\/a> Formisano P, Ragno P, Pesapane A, Alfano D, Alberobello AT, Rea VE, Giusto R, Rossi FW, Beguinot F, Rossi G, Montuori N. <em>J Cell Mol Med<\/em>. 2012 Jul;16(7):1435-46. doi: 10.1111\/j.1582-4934.2011.01411.x.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20972812\/\">The cross-talk between the urokinase receptor and fMLP receptors regulates the activity of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor.<\/a> Montuori N, Bifulco K, Carriero MV, La Penna C, Visconte V, Alfano D, Pesapane A, Rossi FW, Salzano S, Rossi G, Ragno P. <em>Cell Mol Life Sci<\/em>. 2011 Jul;68(14):2453-67. doi: 10.1007\/s00018-010-0564-7.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20123981\/\">Modulation of cellular migration and survival by c-Myc through the downregulation of urokinase (uPA) and uPA receptor.<\/a> Alfano D, Votta G, Schulze A, Downward J, Caputi M, Stoppelli MP, Iaccarino I. <em>Mol Cell Biol<\/em>. 2010 Apr;30(7):1838-51. doi: 10.1128\/MCB.01442-09.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18844213\/\">Inhibition of migration and invasion of carcinoma cells by urokinase-derived antagonists of alphavbeta5 integrin activation.<\/a> Vocca I, Franco P, Alfano D, Votta G, Carriero MV, Estrada Y, Caputi M, Netti PA, Ossowski L, Stoppelli MP. <em>Int J Cancer<\/em>. 2009 Jan 15;124(2):316-25. doi: 10.1002\/ijc.23933.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19273310\/\">Structure, function and antagonists of urokinase-type plasminogen activator.<\/a> Vincenza Carriero M, Franco P, Vocca I, Alfano D, Longanesi-Cattani I, Bifulco K, Mancini A, Caputi M, Stoppelli MP.<\/p><p><em>Front Biosci<\/em>. 2009 Jan 1;14(10):3782-94. doi: 10.2741\/3488.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16632475\/\">Urokinase signaling through its receptor protects against anoikis by increasing BCL-xL expression levels.<\/a> Alfano D, Iaccarino I, Stoppelli MP. <em>J Biol Chem<\/em>. 2006 Jun 30;281(26):17758-67. doi: 10.1074\/jbc.M601812200.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16882693\/\">Activation of urokinase receptor by a novel interaction between the connecting peptide region of urokinase and alpha v beta 5 integrin<\/a>. Franco P, Vocca I, Carriero MV, Alfano D, Cito L, Longanesi-Cattani I, Grieco P, Ossowski L, Stoppelli MP. <em>J Cell Sci<\/em>. 2006 Aug 15;119(Pt 16):3424-34. doi: 10.1242\/jcs.03067.<\/p><p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15711734\/\">The urokinase plasminogen activator and its receptor: role in cell growth and apoptosis. <\/a>Alfano D, Franco P, Vocca I, Gambi N, Pisa V, Mancini A, Caputi M, Carriero MV, Iaccarino I, Stoppelli MP. <em>Thromb Haemost<\/em>. 2005 Feb;93(2):205-11. doi: 10.1160\/TH04-09-0592.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"professional-experience-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"professional-experience-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Current Position<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>2011- \u00a0Research Scientist, IGB-ABT, CNR, Naples, Italy<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>2006 PhD in Advanced Biology, University of Naples &#8220;Federico II&#8221;, Naples, Italy,<\/p><p>2001 Bachelor cum laude in Biological Sciences, University of Naples &#8220;Federico II&#8221;, Naples, Italy.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Research Appointments<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>2008-2011 Post-doc fellow, Dept. Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Italy.<\/p><p>2007-2008 Research Associate, Randall Division of Cell &amp; Molecular Biophysics, King\u2019s College, London (Prof. Anne Ridley\u2019s lab).<\/p><p>2005-2007 Post-doctoral fellow, IGB-ABT, CNR, Naples.<\/p><p>2002-2005 PhD student, IGB-ABT, CNR, Naples.<\/p><p>2000-2001 Undergraduate student, IGB-ABT, CNR, Naples.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>2007 EMBO Short Term Fellowship<\/p><p>2008 FEBS Short Term Fellowship<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Research Funding<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>2022-2025 MIUR (Ministero Istruzione Universit\u00e0 e Ricerca) PRIN 2022, P2022JAEY4L, \u201cExtracellular matrix biology in the pathogenesis of Tbx1 mutant cardiac phenotype\u201d. (Funds\/unit. \u20ac120.000)<\/p><p>2022-2025 MIUR (Ministero Istruzione Universit\u00e0 e Ricerca) PRIN PNRR 2022, P2022ZXAJ9, \u201cRole of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) haploinsufficency in driving cardiac extracellular matrix changes and mechanical sequelae using a Tbx1 mutant mice model: mechanistic insight and detection of potential therapeutic targets\u201d. (Funds\/unit. \u20ac100.000)<\/p><p>2019-2023 MIUR (Ministero Istruzione Universit\u00e0 e Ricerca) PRIN 20179J2P9J, &#8220;Unraveling cardiac progenitor biology: in vivo mechanistic insights and significance for congenital heart disease&#8221; (Funds\/unit \u20ac280.000).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Collaborations:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Christopher Turner<strong> (<\/strong>Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA)<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"research-group-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"research-group-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><div class=\"tmm tmm_research-group-alfano\"><div class=\"tmm_2_columns tmm_wrap tmm_plugin_f\"><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#006293 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_pic_research-group-alfano_0\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iacolare.jpg); margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Olimpia<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Iacolare<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Undergraduate student<\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/><\/strong> +39 081-6132226\u00a0 <strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 19px) 100vw, 19px\" \/> <\/strong>olimpia.iacolare@igb.cnr.it<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Project title:<\/strong> Study of cell-extracellular matrix signals in heart development: <i class=\"\">in vivo<\/i> and <i class=\"\">in vitro<\/i> approaches.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#006293 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_pic_research-group-alfano_1\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/images.png); margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Sara<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Allegretti<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">PhD student <\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/><\/strong> +39 081-6132226 <strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 19px) 100vw, 19px\" \/> <\/strong>sara.allegretti@igb.cnr.it<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Project title:<\/strong> Identificazione e validazione di meccanismi molecolari e cellulari nella regolazione tessuto-specifica del gene Tbx1 <\/p><\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><\/div><span class=\"tmm_columns_containers_desktop\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#006293 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_pic_research-group-alfano_2\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/images.png); margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Alessandra<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Altomonte<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Student <\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/><\/strong> +39 081-6132226 <strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/email-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 19px) 100vw, 19px\" \/> <\/strong>alessandra.altomonte@igb.cnr.it<\/p><p><strong>Project title:<\/strong> The role of Paxillin in the pharyngeal morphogenesis: molecular and cellular mechanisms of segmentation patterning<\/p><\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#006293 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_pic_research-group-alfano_3\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/olga.jpg); margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Olga<\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Lanzetta<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Research fellow (left) <\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/><\/strong> +39 081-6132226<\/p><\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"tmm_two_containers_tablet\"><\/span><\/div><span class=\"tmm_columns_containers_desktop\"><\/span><div class=\"tmm_container\"><div class=\"tmm_member\" style=\"border-top:#006293 solid 5px;\"><div class=\"tmm_photo tmm_pic_research-group-alfano_4\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/images.png); margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; background-size:cover !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"tmm_textblock\"><div class=\"tmm_names\"><span class=\"tmm_fname\">Warsha <\/span> <span class=\"tmm_lname\">Poondi Krishnan<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tmm_job\">Research fellow (left) <\/div><div class=\"tmm_desc\" style=\"text-align:\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona.png 512w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-270x250.png 270w, https:\/\/www.igb.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Telefono-icona-510x510.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/><\/strong> +39 081-6132226<\/p><\/div><div class=\"tmm_scblock\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniela Alfano Researcher \u00a0 +39 081 6132 409 \u00a0 \u00a0 daniela.alfano@igb.cnr.it Embryonic Development and Biology of Stem Cells Keywords: Cell migration, cell-extracellular matrix interactions, cardiac progenitor biology\u00a0 Research Interest Selected Publications Professional Experience Research Group Since many years, I am interested in understanding the regulatory circuits that govern cells dynamics, in physiological and pathological contexts. 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