PhD in BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

email: gasperi@med.uniroma2.it
phone: 0672596465
building: F
room: 174

Dr Valeria Gasperi is Assistant Professor of Biochemistry tenured position at Tor Vergata University of Rome, Department of Experimental Medicine since 2008. She completed her post-doc training at the University of Teramo between 2005 and 2008. She received the Degree in Medical Biotechnology in 2001 at the University of Naples Federico II and the PhD degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2005 at Tor Vergata University of Rome.
Principal research activities:
- Characterization of platelet-derived miRNAs in cancer and their role in tumor biology.
- Study of miRNome in physiological and pathological conditions, with particular focus on biomarker identification in clinical research by bioinformatics analysis of Omics data.
- Study of the regulation of intercellular communication (platelets, leukocytes, endothelium, tumor cells) with implications in cardiovascular and oncological fields.
- Impact of phytochemical compounds on oxidative stress and inflammation associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease and obesity.
- Study of megakaryocyte differentiation, thrombogenesis and platelet activation in diabetes.
She has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers in international scientific journals (H-index = 30; over 3100 cit.) and 3 monographs/book chapters.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3200-8093