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Roberto Rimondini Giorgini

Associate Professor

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences

Academic discipline: BIO/14 Pharmacology

Curriculum vitae

Curriculum Vitae Roberto Rimondini-Giorgini,

Personal details

Date and place of birth: 27th of July 1961; Bologna, Italy        

Nationality: Italian 

Working address:        Department of Pharmacology Via Irnerio 48 40125 Bologna Phone n.: +39 0512091788 Fax +39 051248862 E-mail: roberto.rimondini@unibo.it   

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4099-513X

Academic Curriculum

·          Bachelor in Biological Science at the University of Bologna (Italy) in 1990

·          Board certified Biologist at the University of Bologna (Italy), 08-07,1992

·          PhD at the University of Bologna (Italy) in Experimental and Clinic Physiopathology defended 27/10/1995.

·          PhD. at Karolinska Institute (Sweden) in Neuroscience defended 02/12/1999

Professional Curriculum

November 2015 to present Associated Professor in Pharmacology at the Department of Medical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy

2012 To November 2015   Researcher at the Department of Medical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy

2005 To 2012   Researcher at the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy

2003 To 2005       Researcher (group leader) at the Dept. Of Clinical Neuroscience, NEUROTEC, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden

1998 To 2004       Associate Research (Forskarassistent) at the Dept. Of Clinical Neuroscience, NEUROTEC, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital

1995 to 1998         PhD Student in Neuroscience by Prof. Kjell Fuxe, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

1993 to 1995         Guest scientist in the laboratory of Prof. Kjell Fuxe at the Dept. of Neuroscience and Prof. Urban Ungerstedt at the Dept. of Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden 

1991 to 1994         PhD student  in Experimental and Clinic Physiopathology at the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy

1990 to 1991         Scholarship holder in Neuropharmacology at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Bologna, Italy

1986 to 1990         Student training in Neuropharmacology at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Bologna, Italy

Educational Curriculum

2009 to 2018 Member of “Collegio dei Docenti Scuola di Dottorato “BIOTECNOLOGIE, FARMACOLOGIA E TOSSICOLOGIA" University of Bologna

2010 to present Responsible “General pharmacology”, “Pharmacology”and “Emergency pharmacology School of Nursery Polo di Rimini School of Medicine University of Bologna

2012 to present Responsible “Aspetti farmacologici ed implicazioni terapeutiche nella patologia glaucomatosa e retinica” (C.I. Ipovisione: patologia glaucomatosa e Retinica) School of Medicine University of Bologna

2012 to present Responsible “Farmacologia in Radiologia” e del CI “Assistenza al paziente in radiologia” Tecniche di Radiologia Medica per Immagini e Radioterapia Polo di Rimini School of Medicine University of Bologna

2013 to present Responsible “General pharmacology”, “Pharmacology School of Nursery Polo di Bologna School of Medicine University of Bologna

2013 to 2021 Responsible “General pharmacology and Neuropharmacology”  section B School of Medicine University of Bologna

2020 to present Responsible “Neuropharmacology” School of Medicine University of Bologna

Previous teaching

2000-2001 Assistant professor in “Experimental Psychopharmacology “ Postgraduated Research Course #1776, “The neuronal basis of psychiatric disease” organized by Dot. Wolfgang Sommer

2000-2005 Co-Tutor for PhD student at the Department di Psychiatry, Karolinska South University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm (Sweden)

2000-2005 Person in charge for Erasmus/Socrates University of Bologna/ Karolinska Institute (S Stockho03 at the Department di Psychiatry, Karolinska South University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm (Sweden)

2003 Assistant professor in “Experimental and behavioral Psychopharmacology (12 educational points), Neuropsychology for Yrkesverksamma Psykologer, HT04, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

2002-2003 Assistant professor in “Neuroanatomy and neuropharmachology of Basal Ganglia” Graduated course of Experimental and Clinical Neuroanatomy, Graduated Course n. 1800 organized by Prof Nenad Bogdanovic, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

2006-2010 Assistant professor in “General Pharmacology” (5 educational points) Ungraduate Course in Biotecnological Science, Faculty of Biological, Natural, Mathematic, Physic Science, University of Bologna Italy

2010 Assistant Professor “Adult neurogenesis” (CI “Modulazione della neuro genesi prenatale e postnatale”) School of Medicine Università degli Studi di Bologna

2008-2011 Assistant Professor “Animal model of Anxiety” (CI di Salute e Sicurezza del Lavoro II) Psicologia della Salute Faculty of Psychology Università degli Studi di Bologna

2010-2012 Assistant Professor “General pharmacology” and “Pharmacology” School of Nursery Polo di Faenza School of Medicine University of Bologna

2007 -2013 Assistant professor in “General Toxicology” (2 educational points) Ungraduate Course in Corso “Tecniche della Prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di Lavoro”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna Italy

Research Founding
Italian Research Council (CNR)- Swedish Medical Research Council: 1995-1996
2000-2003: European Project “TARGALC”
2002: Swedish Medical Association Grant 2002-730
2003: Swedish Medical Association Grant 2003-617
2004: Swedish Medical Association Grant 2004-888
Karolinska Institute Research Grant: 2004
MFR (Swedish Medical Council): K2001-21X-10872 Markus Heilig (PI) 1999-2004 Co- investigator
2006 al presente: Italian RFO (ex 60%) fascia A
2007: Italian PRIN-Cofin(ex 40%)
2011: Progetti Italia-USA con Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2012: Finalizzata Ministero Sanità

2022: Project "Medicine Discovery Catapult’s Psychiatry Consortium" title; "Investigating Target X as a novel target for the treatment of depression"

Patent

Fiorentini C., Loizzo S, Malchiodi-Albedi F, Travaglione S, Rimondini R, Campana G: Patent n. WO2013107910 A1 “Cytotoxic necrotising factor 1 (CNF1) treats dysfunctional astrocytes and is useful to treat conditions associated with astrogliosis and/or neuroinflammation.”