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Dr. Luisa Sturiale

Dr. Luisa Sturiale

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Family name, First name: Sturiale Luisella

Researcher unique identifier:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-1138

Email: luisella.sturiale@cnr.it

URL for web site: http://www.ipcb.ct.cnr.it/ct/LSturiale.htm

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EDUCATION

1992 Master’s degree in Chemistry. University of Catania - Italy (110/110 cum Laude)

CURRENT POSITION

2010-today Senior Researcher - National Research Council (CNR)/ Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB) of the National Research Council (CNR)/Italy

PAST POSITIONS and RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2001 - 2010 Permanent Researcher - National Research Council of Italy (CNR) - Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB)
1998 - 2001 Post-doctoral research fellowship at "G. Ronzoni" Institute for Chemical and Biochemical Research (Carbohydrate Science Group) in Milan. Research field: Structural characterization of oligo- and polysaccharides by Mass Spectrometry
1996 - 1997 Post-doctoral research fellowship at "G. Ronzoni" Institute for Chemical and Biochemical Research (Carbohydrate Science Group) in Milan. Project: Biotechnological routes in generating Heparin-related saccharides (FP4-BIOTECH 2)
1995 Post-doctoral research fellowship at "G. Ronzoni" Institute for Chemical and Biochemical Research (Carbohydrate Science Group) in Milan. Research field: Methods for obtaining bioactive products through chemical modification of microbial polysaccharides and evaluation of structure/function relationships
1992 - 1994 Post-doctoral research grant at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers (ICTP) in Catania. Research field: Structural characterization of microbial polysaccharides

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Translational research on biomolecules characterization by mass spectrometry in the glycobiology field
  • Structural characterization of microbial glycans from pathogen, opportunistic or symbiont bacteria and their role in the immune recognition pathways
  • Omic Sciences: clinical application of glycomics in human genetic glycosylation defects
  • Studies of glycoproteomic alterations in human neurodegenerative disorders

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

1998-1999 15 educational seminars at the Chemistry Dept. of University Politecnico in Milan, degree course in Chemistry
1996-1997 Educational seminars at the Engineering Faculty, University of Lecco, for the course of Chemistry

SUPERVISION ACTIVITIES

2015-2016 Tutor of Postgraduate School Thesis in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry. Dept. of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences. University of Catania. Title: "Proteomics and Glycomics in Neurodegenerative Disorders: Relevance to Antiaging Medicine"

RESEARCH GRANTS/PROJECTS

  • Sanfilippo Children’s Foundation Research Grant. Project: Secondary deficiency of neuraminidase 1 in neurological mucopolysaccharidoses: mechanism and pathological implications. Role: CNR team leader. Period: 2022-2023
  • Research agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Project: Glycosylation analysis of stored serum samples of patients enrolled in study LAMAN02-03-04 and 05. Role: CNR scientific coordinator. Period: 2021-2022
  • Vaincre les Maladies Lysosomales (VML) Research Grant 2019: Pathophysiology of Sanfilippo Type C disease (N° 2018-5C). Role: CNR team member. Period: 2019-2020
  • Mizutani Research Grant 2018 (Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience). Project: Chloroviruses encode a novel glycosylation biosynthetic machinery. Role: team member. Year 2018
  • FIRB MERIT (MEdical Research In Italy). Project: Molecular bases in ageing-related degenerative syndromes. RBNE08HWLZ_003. Role: team member. Period:2011-2015
  • PON01 00074 Project: High-tech devices for biomedical applications (DIATEME). Role: team member. Period: 2007-2013
  • PRIN 2009: Structure and function of the microbial polysaccharide component in pulmonary infections of cystic fibrosis patients. Prot. MIUR 20092J98Z3_002. Role: team member. Period: 2010-2012
  • Scientific cooperation agreement CNR/ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Argentina. Project: Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation; glycoproteomic analysis for the identification of different variants by mass spectrometry. Two-year programme: 2009/2010. Role: CNR participant
  • EUROGLYCANET - Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation: an European network for the advancement of research, diagnosis and treatment of a growing group of rare disorders (coordination action, FP6). LSHM-CT-2005-512131. Role: team member. Period: 2005-2009
  • APQ Regione Siciliana. Scientific research and technological innovation. Research and training Project RS-20. Object: Innovation and technologies for agro-industrial sustainability, food safety and quality. Role: team member. Period: 2005-2008
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