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.: Rossi, Ferdinando

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Ferdinando Rossi, MD PhD
Neuroscience Institute of the Cavalieri-Ottolenghi Foundation (NICO)
Neuroscience Institute of Turin (NIT)
University of Turin
Regione Gonzole, 10
10043 Orbassano (Turin)
ITALY
Phone: +39/011/670 2057 (Secretary - Faculty of Psychology)
+39/011/670 6616 (desk - NIT/Ottolenghi)
Fax: +39/011/670 8174
E-mail: ferdinando.rossi@unito.it
Homepage: http://www.personalweb.unito.it/ferdinando.rossi/

Curriculum Vitae

Education and Research Training

1985
MD degree cum laude, University of Turin
1990
PhD degree in Neuroscience, University of Turin
1993-1994
On sabbatical leave at the INSERM U-106 (Paris)

Academic Positions

1990
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin
1998
Associate Professor of Neurobiology, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turin
1999
Full Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, University of Turin
1999
Faculty Member in the PhD Program in Neuroscience, University of Turin
2004
Faculty Member in the Marie Curie Research Training Programme on Brain Repair
2001-2009
Vice-President, Faculty of Psychology, University of Turin
2009
President, Faculty of Psychology, University of Turin
2010
Director, Neuroscience Institute of the Cavalieri-Ottolenghi Foundation (NICO) Editorial Boards European Journal of Neuroscience (Associate Editor)
The Cerebellum
Neuroscience
Neurobiology of Disease

Awards

1993
Annual Price of the Fondation Simone et Cino del Duca, Paris (France)
1994
Annual Price of the Italian Physiological Society

Selected Publications

  • Rossi F, Cattaneo E (2002) Neural stem cell therapy for neurological diseases: dreams and reality. Nat Rev Neurosci 3: 401-409.
  • Carletti B, Grimaldi P, Magrassi L, Rossi F (2002) Specification of cerebellar progenitors following heterotopic/heterochronic transplantation to the embryonic CNS in vivo and in vitro. J Neurosci 22:7132-7146.
  • Gianola S, Savio T, Schwab M, Rossi F (2003) Cell-autonomous mechanisms and myelin-associated factors contribute to the development of Purkinje axon intracortical plexus in rat cerebellum. J Neurosci 23:4613-4624.
  • Corvetti L, Rossi F (2005) Degradation of chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans induces sprouting of intact Purkinje axons in the cerebellum of the adult rat. J Neurosci 25:7150-7158.
  • Leto K, Carletti B, Williams IM, Magrassi L, Rossi F (2006) Different types of cerebellar GABAergic interneurons originate from a common pool of multipotent progenitor cells. J Neurosci 26:11682-11694.
  • Rossi F, Gianola S, Corvetti L (2007) Regulation of intrinsic neuronal properties for axon growth and regeneration. Prog Neurobiol 81:1-28
  • De Marchis S, Bovetti S, Carletti B, Hsieh Y, Garzotto D, Peretto P, Fasolo A, Puche A, Rossi F (2007) Generation of distinct types of periglomerular olfactory bulb interneurons during development and in adult mice: implication for intrinsic properties of the SVZ progenitor population. Age-dependent specification of OB interneurons. J Neurosci 27:657-664.
  • Carletti B, Rossi F (2008) Neurogenesis in the cerebellum. The Neuroscientist 14:91-100
  • Carletti B, Williams IM, Leto K, Magrassi L, Rossi F (2008) Time constraints and positional cues in the developing cerebellum regulate Purkinje cell placement in the cortical architecture. Dev Biol 317:147-160.
  • Grimaldi P, Parras C, Guillemot F, Rossi F, Wassef M (2009) Origins and control of the differentiation of inhibitory interneurons and glia in the cerebellum. Dev Biol 328:422-433.
  • Leto K, Bartolini A, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Magrassi L, Schilling K, Rossi F (2009) Laminar fate and phenotype specification of cerebellar GABAergic interneurons. J Neurosci 29:7079-7091.
  • Foscarin S, Gianola S, Carulli D, Fazzari P, Mi S, Tamagnone L, Rossi F (2009) Overexpression of GAP-43 modifies the distribution of the receptors for myelin-associated growth-inhibitory proteins in injured Purkinje axons. Eur J Neurosci 30:1837-1848.
  • Rolando C, Gribaudo S, Yoshikawa K, Leto K, De Marchis S, Rossi F (2010) Extracerebellar progenitors grafted to the neurogenic milieu of the postnatal rat cerebellum adapt to the host environment but fail to acquire cerebellar identities. Eur J Neurosci 31:1340-1351.
  • Buffo A, Zagrebelsky M, Huber A, Skerra A, Schwab ME, Strata P, Rossi F (2000) Application of neutralising antibodies against NI-35/250 myelin-associated neurite growth inhibitory proteins to the adult rat cerebellum induces sprouting of uninjured Purkinje cell axons. J Neurosci 20: 2275-2286.
  • Rossi F, Cattaneo E (2002) Neural stem cell therapy for neurological diseases: dreams and reality. Nat Rev Neurosci 3: 401-409.
  • Carletti B, Grimaldi P, Magrassi L, Rossi F (2002) Specification of cerebellar progenitors following heterotopic/heterochronic transplantation to the embryonic CNS in vivo and in vitro. J Neurosci 22:7132-7146.
  • Bizzoca A, Virgintino D, Lorusso L, Buttiglione M, Yoshida R, Polizzi A, Tattoli M, Cagiano R, Rossi F, Kozlov S, Furley A, Gennarini G (2003) Transgenic mice expressing F3/contactin from the TAG-1 promoter exhibit developmentally-regulated changes in the differentiation of cerebellar neurons. Development 130:29-43.
  • Gianola S, Savio T, Schwab M, Rossi F (2003) Cell-autonomous mechanisms and myelin-associated factors contribute to the development of Purkinje axon intracortical plexus in rat cerebellum. J Neurosci 23:4613-4624.
  • Gianola S, Rossi F (2004) GAP-43 overexpression in adult mouse Purkinje cells overrides myelin-derived inhibition of neurite growth. Eur J Neurosci 19:819-830.
  • Grimaldi P, Carletti B, Rossi F (2005) Neuronal replacement and integration in the rewiring of cerebellar circuits. Brain Res Rev 49:330-342
  • Corvetti L, Rossi F (2005) Degradation of chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans induces sprouting of intact Purkinje axons in the cerebellum of the adult rat. J Neurosci 25:7150-7158.
  • Carletti B, Rossi F (2005) Selective rather than inductive mechanisms favour specific replacement of Purkinje cells by embryonic cerebellar cells transplanted to the cerebellum of adult Purkinje cell degeneration (pcd) mutant mice. Eur J Neurosci 22:1001-1012.
  • Grimaldi P, Rossi F (2006) Lack of neurogenesis in the adult rat cerebellum after Purkinje cell degeneration and growth factor infusion. Eur J Neurosci 23:2657-2668.
  • Croci L, Chung S-H, Masserdotti G, Gianola S, Bizzoca A, Gennarini G, Corradi A, Rossi F, Hawkes R, Consalez GG (2006) A key role for the HLH transcription factor EBF2 COE2, O/E-3 in Purkinje neuron migration and cerebellar cortical topography. Development 133:2719-2729.
  • Leto K, Carletti B, Williams IM, Magrassi L, Rossi F (2006) Different types of cerebellar GABAergic interneurons originate from a common pool of multipotent progenitor cells. J Neurosci 26:11682-11694.
  • Rossi F, Gianola S, Corvetti L (2007) Regulation of intrinsic neuronal properties for axon growth and regeneration. Prog Neurobiol (in press).
  • De Marchis S, Bovetti S, Carletti B, Hsieh Y, Garzotto D, Peretto P, Fasolo A, Puche A, Rossi F (2007) Generation of distinct types of periglomerular olfactory bulb interneurons during development and in adult mice: implication for intrinsic properties of the SVZ progenitor population. Age-dependent specification of OB interneurons. J Neurosci (in press).