Family Name: Caprini First Name: Marco
Place and date of birth: Bologna, Italy, 22/12/1969
Address: Department of human and general physiology
Via San Donato 19/2, Edificio Ex-Bodoniana, 40127 Bologna,
Italia
Tel: +390512095631+390512095631+390512095631
Fax: +390512095629
Email-Address: mcaprini@umh.es
UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Degree: Biology
Center: University of Bologna
Date: (1988-1994)
Thesis/Title: “Effects of gestational or neonatal treatment with
alpha-difluoromethylornithine on ornithine decarboxylase and
polyamines in developing rat brain and on adult rat
neurochemistry.
Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Contestabile
Doctorate: Cellular physiology and Neuroimmunophysiology
Center: University of Siena Date: (1995 –1998)
Thesis/Title: “Modular structure of voltage-gated potassium
channels”
Supervisor: Prof. Carmela Rapisarda and Dr. Stefano Ferroni
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
· 1988-1994: Graduate degree in the Department of Biology,
University of Bologna, Italy.
· 1994-1995: Master in Neurochemistry and Immunocitochemistry the
Department of Biology, University of Bologna, Italy.
· 1995-1998: Doctorate carried out in the Department of Human and
General Physiology, University of Bologna (supported by University
of Siena).
1/1/1995-31/12/1996: PhD student in the Department of Human and
General Physiology, University of Bologna.
1/1/1997-1/9/1998: foreign PhD student in the University of
California San Diego, in the laboratory of the Prof. Maurice
Montal.
2/9/1998: PhD student in the Department of Human and General
Physiology, University of Bologna.
9/2/1999: Thesis defense. Title: “Modular structure of
voltage-gated potassium channels”.
· 1999-2000: Post-doctoral visiting fellowship from the Italian
Government, to the Center of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Univeristy Miguel Hernández (Alicante-Spain).
· 2000-2001 Fellow of the Marie Curie Host Fellowship Program at
the Department of Neuroscience, University Miguel Hernandez
(Alicante-Spain) in the laboratory of Prof. Carlos Belmonte.
. 2001-2002 Post-doctoral fellowship from the Italian
Government, to the Center of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Univeristy Miguel Hernández (Alicante-Spain).
· 2002-2004 Research Fellowship , in the Department of Human and
General Physiology, University of Bologna.
- (2005) Research Fellowship , in the Department of Human and
General Physiology, University of Bologna.
- (2006-up to now) Assistant Professor in Physiology (Bio/09) at
the Department of Human and General Physiology, University of
Bologna.
Techniques employed:
Cellular and molecular biology, Cellular electrophysiology
(patch-clamp), microfluorimetry,
Grants and awards
(1998) Young Researcher Grant, University of Bologna
– Title: Characterization of the modular structure of voltage gated
potassium channels.
(2002)
Award
Grünenthal Foundation – Best publication on pain studies:
García-Martínez, C., Humet, M., Planells-Cases, R., Gomis, A.,
Caprini, M., Viana, F., De la Peña, E.,
Sanchez-Baeza, F., Carbonell, T., De Felipe, C., Pérez-Payá, E.,
Belmonte, C., and Ferrer-Montiel, A.V. (2002) Attenuation of
thermal nociception and hyperalgesia by VR1 blockers. Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 2374-2379.
(2003) Marco Polo Fellowship from the University of
Bologna – Title: C-terminal influence on the gating of chimerical
voltage gated potassium channels.
(2005) Award Dr. Antonio
Esteve Foundation - Best publication on pain studies:
García-Martínez, C., Humet, M., Planells-Cases, R., Gomis, A.,
Caprini, M., Viana, F., De la Peña, E.,
Sanchez-Baeza, F., Carbonell, T., De Felipe, C., Pérez-Payá, E.,
Belmonte, C., and Ferrer-Montiel, A.V. (2002) Attenuation of
thermal nociception and hyperalgesia by VR1 blockers.
Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 2374-2379.
(2006) Grant entitled: Structural
and functional studies of voltage-gated ion channels. This project
(RFO) is funded by the University of Bologna.
(2007) Unit in the Research project
“Neuroprotection and molecular mechanisms of neuron-microglia
interaction: a cellular, functional and behavioural study” in
the framework of the strategic projects from University of Bologna
2007-2009.
(2008) Grant entitled: Structural and
functional studies of voltage-gated ion channels. This project
(RFO) is funded by the University of Bologna.
(2008) Special prize "Best experimental measurement",
Team of the University of Bologna, at the ´´ International Genetically Engineered
Machine competition´´ iGEM 2008. Project
tittle: "Ecoli PROM: an Erasable and Programmable
Genetic Memory with E. coli". Boston, USA, 8- 9 November 2008.
(2009) Special prize "Golden medal", Team of the
University of Bologna, at the ´´ International Genetically Engineered
Machine competition´´ iGEM 2009. Project
tittle: "T-REX:Trans Repression of EXpression".
Boston, USA, October 31- 2 November 2009.
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