Maria Francesca Silvagno

Professore/Professoressa associato/a

Curriculum Vitae (89.3 KB)

BIOCHIMICA (INT0647)
Corso di Laurea in Biotecnologie
Biochimica - D.M. 270/04 (MED3033B)
Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - Azienda Sanitaria Locale "Città di Torino"
Chimica propedeutica biochimica (MED3220C)
Corso di Laurea in Dietistica
(OPZIONALE) BIOCHIMICA TRASLAZIONALE IN ONCOLOGIA (SME1039)
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9
SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE 2 (MED3220)
Corso di Laurea in Dietistica
Struttura e morfologia del corpo umano - D.M. 270/04 (MED3033)
Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - Azienda Sanitaria Locale "Città di Torino"
TIROCINIO di BIOCHIMICA (SME0688)
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9

Research interests:

The overall research interest in my laboratory is to investigate the effects and signaling pathways of several steroid hormones (DHEA, glucocorticoids, vitamin D) in cancer cell metabolism, growth and differentiation. The most recent studies elucidate the physiological and pathological role of vitamin D receptor (VDR) in mitochondria of proliferating and differentiated cells.
I am also interested in evaluating the effects of environmental signals on cell metabolism with a focus on cancer cell metabolism and proliferation. The most recent studies in this area describe the effects of temperature and of the electromagnetic field.
Another research field is the study of protein expression in normal and cancer cells, focusing on the mechanisms driven by the cellular context.
In my laboratory the study of nutraceuticals is addressed by a biochemical approach. We investigate natural compounds with the aim of exploiting their beneficial effects on tissue metabolism and health.

My area of expertise is biochemistry, cell biology, cell metabolism, protein expression