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Funded projects

Project PRIN 2022

The role of proteIn foldiNg in proTozoan infEctions: unravelling the inteRACTtome of Leishmania molecular chaperones (INTERACT) Date: 28/09/2023 – 27/09/2025 Principal investigator: Silvia Parapini, PhD Summary Leishmaniasis, an endemic zoonosis...

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Project PRIN 2022

Assessment of the missing link between Human Endogenous Retroviruses and gut microbiota-immunity axis in the colorectal cancer pathogenesis (HERMIA) Date: 30/09/2025 – 29/09/2025 Principal investigator: Serena Delbue, PhD Summary Colorectal...

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Project PRIN-PNRR 2022

Study of the role of inflammatory mediators and endothelial dysfunctions in the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases Date: 30/11/2023 – 29/11/2025 Principal investigator: Lucia Signorini, PhD Summary Vascular endothelium is a...

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Project Cariplo Foundation “Young Researchers” 2022

Molecular mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition by Leishmania infantum-derived factors in the neuropathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease Date: 01/06/2023 – 31/05/2026 Principal investigator: Estefanía Calvo Alvarez, PhD Summary Alzheimer’s disease (AD)...

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Project funded by the Medical Research Council (UK) 2022

Lead optimisation of a series of antimalarial Plasmepsin IX/X beta-hydroxyethylamine based inhibitors Date: 01/02/2024 – 31/01/2026 Principal investigator: Paul O’Neill (University of Liverpool) Participants: Summary Malaria is an infectious disease...

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