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METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI

(LM in Neurobiologia)

Orario: Martedì e Giovedì 11.00-13.00 

Aula Tecce (B), Ed. Fisiologia Generale (CU026) 

Inizio lezioni: Martedì 5 Marzo 2024

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INTRODUZIONE ALLE NEUROSCIENZE

(Laurea triennale in Scienze Biologiche) 

Orario: Lunedì e Mercoledì 11.00-13.00

Aula Pasquini, Ed. Zoologia (Viale dell'Università, 32) 

Il corso avrà inizio Mercoledì 28 Febbraio 2024

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FONDAMENTI DI NEUROSCIENZE

(Laurea in Scienze Matematiche per l'Intelligenza Artificiale) 

Orario: Giovedì 8.00-10.00 e Venerdì 9.00-11.00

Aula IV, Ed. Matematica Guido Castelnuovo (CU006)

Il corso avrà inizio Giovedì 7 Marzo 2024 

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Course Code Year Course - Attendance Bulletin board
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 10592906 2023/2024
INTRODUZIONE ALLE NEUROSCIENZE 1055578 2023/2024
FONDAMENTI DI NEUROSCIENZE 10603329 2023/2024
FONDAMENTI DI NEUROSCIENZE 10603329 2022/2023
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 10592906 2022/2023
INTRODUZIONE ALLE NEUROSCIENZE 1055578 2022/2023
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 10592906 2021/2022
INTRODUZIONE ALLE NEUROSCIENZE 1055578 2021/2022
INTRODUZIONE ALLE NEUROSCIENZE 1055578 2020/2021
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 10592906 2020/2021
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 10592906 2019/2020
INTRODUZIONE ALLE NEUROSCIENZE 1055578 2019/2020
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 1052016 2019/2020
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 1052016 2018/2019
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 1052016 2017/2018
METODI DI NEUROSCIENZE COMPORTAMENTALI 1052016 2016/2017

Ricevimento su appuntamento, preferibilmente il Giovedì
In presenza: Edificio di Fisiologia Generale (CU026), piano 2, stanza 14

EDUCATION
2007 Ph.D. in Psychobiology e Psychopharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2004 Degree in Biological Sciences (master equivalent), 110/110 cum laude, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

CURRENT POSITION
03/2022-present Associate Professor (SSD M-PSI/02). Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology C.Darwin and Centre for Research in Neurobiology D.Bovet, Sapienza University of Rome.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS
12/2011-03/2022 Assistant Professor (Ricercatore Universitario - SSD M-PSI/02). Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology C.Darwin and Centre for Research in Neurobiology D.Bovet, Sapienza University of Rome.
01/2012-03/2018 Research Associate. Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology (IBCN), CNR.
02/2014 Visiting researcher. Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh.
01/2008-08/2012 Postdoctoral research fellow. Laboratory of Dr. M.F. Nolan (Marie Curie Excellence Team, Wellcome Trust Project Grant), Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh.
10/2004 12/2007 Ph.D. student. Laboratory of Psychobiology, Dept. of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome. Supervisor: Prof. A. Mele.
03-04/2004 Visiting student. Laboratory of Dr. A. Mulder, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam.
01/2002 07/2004 Undergraduate student. Laboratory of Psychobiology, Dept. of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome. Supervisor: Prof. A. Oliverio.

TEACHING
from AA 2019-20 "Introduction to neuroscience , SSD M-PSI/02, 6 CFU, Bachelor in Biology, Sapienza University of Rome.
from AA 2019-20 "Methods in Behavioural Neuroscience", SSD M-PSI/02, 6 CFU, LM in Neurobiology, Sapienza University of Rome.
From AA.2012-13 "Methods in Behavioural Neuroscience", SSD M-PSI/02, Module 1, 3 CFU, LM in Neurobiology, Sapienza University of Rome.

2019-present Member of the Faculty, Bachelor in Biology, Sapienza University of Rome.
2012-present Member of the Faculty, LM in Neurobiology, Sapienza University of Rome.
2012-present Member of the Faculty, Ph.D. Program in Behavioral Neuroscience (curriculum of Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology), Sapienza University of Rome.
2005-present Supervision of undergraduate, master and PhD students, Sapienza University of Rome and University of Edinburgh.
2005-2007 Laboratory teaching, Biology, Sapienza University of Rome.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. S.Mandillo, A.Rinaldi, A.Oliverio, A.Mele (2003). Repeated administration of phencyclidine, amphetamine and MK-801 selectively impairs spatial learning in mice: a possible model of psychotomimetic drug-induced cognitive deficits. Behavioural Pharmacology, 14: 533-544.
2. V.Ferretti, C.Florian, V.J.A.Costantini, P.Roullet, A.Rinaldi, E. De Leonibus, A. Oliverio, A. Mele (2005). Co-activation of glutamate and dopamine receptors within the nucleus accumbens is required for spatial memory consolidation in mice. Psychopharmacology, 179: 108-116.
3. A.Rinaldi, S.Mandillo, A.Oliverio, A.Mele (2007). D1 and D2 antagonist injections in the prefrontal cortex selectively impair spatial learning in mice. Neuropsychopharmacology, 32: 309-319.
4. A.Rinaldi, S.Vincenti, F.De Vito, I.Bozzoni, A.Oliverio, C.Presutti, P.Fragapane, A.Mele (2010). Stress induces region specific alterations in microRNAs expression in mice. Behavioural Brain Research, 208: 265-269.
5. V.Ferretti, P.Roullet, F.Sargolini, A.Rinaldi, V.Perri, M.Del Fabbro, V.Costantini, V.Annese, G.Scesa, M.E.De Stefano, A.Oliverio, A.Mele (2010). Ventral striatal plasticity and spatial memory. PNAS, 107: 7945-7950.
6. A.Rinaldi, S.Romeo, C.Agustìn-Pavòn, A.Oliverio, A.Mele (2010). Different patterns of Fos immunoreactivity in striatum and hippocampus induced by different kinds of novelty in mice. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 94: 373-381.
7. B.Zonta, A.Desmazieres, A.Rinaldi, S.Tait, D.L.Sherman, M.F.Nolan, P.J.Brophy (2011). Selective disruption due to loss of neurofascin reveals a role for the axon initial segment in regulating action potentials. Neuron, 69: 945-956.
8. A.Rinaldi, A.Oliverio, A.Mele (2012). Spatial memory, plasticity and nucleus accumbens. Reviews in the Neurosciences, 23: 527-541.
9. A.Rinaldi, C.Defterali, A.Mialot, D.L.F.Garden, M.Beraneck, M.F.Nolan (2013). Specific contribution of HCN1 channels in Purkinje cells to motor learning and synaptic integration. Journal of Physiology, 591: 5691-5709.
10. F.Capitano, J.Camon, V.Ferretti, V.Licursi, F.De Vito, A.Rinaldi, S.Vincenti, C.Mannironi, P.Fragapane, I.Bozzoni, A.Oliverio, R.Negri, C.Presutti, A.Mele (2015). micro-RNAs modulate spatial memory in the hippocampus and in the ventral striatum in a region specific manner. Molecular Neurobiology, 53:4618-4630.
11. M.Jelitai, P.Puggioni, T.Ishikawa, A.Rinaldi, I.Duguid (2016). Dendritic excitation-inhibition balance shapes cerebellar output during motor behaviour. Nature Communications, 7: 13722. IF(5years)=13.81
12. D.L.F.Garden, A.Rinaldi, M.F.Nolan (2017). Active integration of glutamatergic input to the inferior olive generates bidirectional postsynaptic potentials. Journal of Physiology, 595:1239-1251. IF(5years)=4.94
13. F.Capitano, J.Camon, V.Licursi, V.Ferretti, L.Maggi, M.Scianni, G.Del Vecchio, A.Rinaldi, C.Mannironi, C.Limatola, C.Presutti, A.Mele (2017). MicroRNA-335-5p modulates spatial memory and hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 139:63-68.
14. C.Mannironi, A.Biundo, S.Rajendran, F.De Vito, S.Caioli, C.Zona, T.Ciotti, S.Caristi, E.Perlas, I.Bozzoni, A.Rinaldi, A.Mele, C.Presutti (2017). miR-135a regulates synaptic activity and anxiety-like behavior in amygdala. Molecular Neurobiology, 55:3301-3315.
15. M.Oostland, D.L.F.Garden, M.Jelitai, A.Rinaldi, I.Duguid, M.F.Nolan (2018). Inferior olive HCN1 channels coordinate synaptic integration, complex spike timing and motor learning. Cell Reports, 22:1722-1733.
16. U.Cappucci, G.Torromino, A.M.Casale, J.Camon, F.Capitano, M.Berloco, A.Mele, S.Pimpinelli, A.Rinaldi* and L.Piacentini* (2018). Stress-induced strain and brain region specific activation of LINE-1 transposons in adult mice. Stress, 21: 575-579 (*Corresponding author).
17. K.Hair, M.R.Macleod, E.S.Sena, The IICARus Collaboration (A.Rinaldi)* (2019). A randomised controlled trial of an Intervention to Improve Compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines (IICARus). BMC Research Integrity and Peer Review, 4:12 (*Member of the collaboration group).
18. G.Torromino, L.Autore, V.Khalil, V.Mastrorilli, M.Griguoli, A.Pignataro, E.Centofante, G.M.Biasini, V.De Turris, M.Ammassari-Teule, A.Rinaldi, A.Mele (2019). Ventral subiculum-ventral striatum communication is required for spatial memory consolidation. Nature Communications, 10:5721.
19. S.Gasparini, G.Del Vecchio, S.Gioiosa, T.Flati, T.Castrignanoò, I.Legnini, V.Licursi, L.Ricceri, M.L.Scattoni, A.Rinaldi, C.Presutti, C.Mannironi. Differential expression of hippocampal circular RNAs in the BTBR mouse model for autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Neurobiology, 57:2301-2313.
20. T.Flati, S.Gioiosa,G.Chillemi, A.Mele, A.Oliverio, C.Mannironi, A.Rinaldi*, T.Castrignanò* (2020). A transcriptomic data web resource and gene expression atlas for different kinds of stress. Scientific Data 7, 437 (*Corresponding author).
21. A.Rinaldi*, E.De Leonibus, A.Cifra, E.Minicocci, E. De Sanctis, R. Lopez Pedrajas, A.Oliverio, A.Mele. Flexible use of allocentric and egocentric spatial memories activates differential neural networks in mice. (2020). Scientific Reports, 10, 11338 (*Corresponding author).
22. V.Mastrorilli, E.Centofante, F.Antonelli, A.Rinaldi, A.Mele (2022). The neural substrate of spatial memory stabilization depends on the distribution of the training sessions. PNAS, 119: e2120717119.
23. R.Gioia, T.Seri, T.Diamanti, S.Fimmanò, M.Vitale, H.Ahlenius, Z.Kokaia, F.Tirone, L.Micheli, S.Biagioni, G.Lupo, A.Rinaldi, A.De Jaco, E.Cacci (2023). Adult hippocampal neurogenesis and social behavioural deficits in the R451C Neuroligin3 mouse model of autism are reverted by the antidepressant Fluoxetine. Journal of neurochemistry, 165:318 333.

ORCID: 0000-0002-5167-7420
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