Rossella Breveglieri Resume
1- General information
Born in Bologna (Italy), 01-01-1975, italian citizenship, email: rossella.breveglieri@unibo.it
Tel: 00390512091745
Current position: Associate Professor SSD BIO/09 Physiology (sector 05/D1)
Spoken languages, Italian (mother tongue), English (CEFR level C1 assessed on Jan 2022).
2- Education
2004-2008: Post-doctoral student, University of Bologna, (MIUR scholarships) Tutor: Prof. C. Galletti Prof P. Fattori.
2004: PhD, Neurophysiology, University of Bologna Tutor: Dr Dieter F Kutz.
1999: Degree in Chimica e tecnologia farmaceutiche, 110/110 cum laude, University of Bologna. Tutor: Prof. C. Galletti
3- International fellowships
2008: Postdoctoral Associate, Tutor: Dr A. P. Batista, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA, U. S. A.); (Marco Polo scholarship, University of Bologna and startup grant of Dr Batista).
4- Work experiences
2014-present: Associate Professor SSD BIO/09 Physiology (sector 05/D1)
2008-2014: Permanent Researcher, School of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, SSD BIO/09-Physiology. Confirmed from 2011.
2007, 2010: 2 Maternity leaves (5-months compulsory periods)
5- Track record
years from the first paper: 20
H-index=23 Source Scopus 13/02/22;
Total publications=41 papers, 82 abstracts, 2 meeting papers, 1 book chapter; 1596 citations, 591 citing articles Source: ISI Web of Knowledge
First or Corresponding Author in 39% of papers.
Total IF=190,194
Average IF=4,64
Source: ISI Web of Knowledge (02/2022, IF of year 2020)
6- Awards
2006, 2018, 2021: Winner, Slot FENS for the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
2019: Best Poster award, SIF-FEPS meeting.
2014: Italian National qualification, Associate Professor sector 05/D1
2006-2008: winner of postdoctoral scholarship, University of Bologna and MIUR
2006: Selected to participate to the Summer School in Visual Neuroscience, Rauischholzhausen (Germany) (Prof F. Bremmer, Prof. K. Gegenfurtner, Prof. J. Braun).
2008: Winner, Marco Polo Scholarship, University of Bologna
2000-: Winner of PhD scholarship, University of Bologna
7- Editorial activity:
from 2019: Associate Editor in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
from 2016: Review Editor in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Referee for Cerebral Cortex, PLOS One, Journal of Neurophysiology, Frontiers in Zoology, JoVe, Scientific Reports, Psychiatry Research, Neuropsychologia, Brain Structure and Functions
8- Reviewer for research grants agencies
Referee for Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), German Research Foundation, for VQR (Valutazione della qualità della Ricerca), Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (ANVUR), Università di Verona, Regione Sardegna.
9- Membership in Scientific Societies
2004-: Società Italiana di Neuroscienze, Società italiana di Fisiologia.
2006-: ANS (Australian Neuroscience Society)
2012, 2021: Society for Neuroscience.
10- Invited Seminars/organization of symposiums:
2022: Chair, symposium at the FENS meeting (Paris): Multisensory integration and space representation in humans and monkeys: from neural circuits to models
2021: Chair, senior symposium, Società italiana di Fisiologia (Milano-online): Cognitive and visuomotor functions in human and non-human primates.
2021: Partner Meetings H2020-EIC-FETPROACT-2019 n.951910-MAIA, University of Bologna.
2019: Member of the local organizing committee, meeting SIF-FEPS, Bologna (Italy).
2018: Neuromatemathics seminars, Department of Mathematics, University of Bologna
2015: Chair, junior symposium, Società italiana di Fisiologia (Genova): Grasp encoding in the brain fronto-parietal network: evidences from human and nonhuman primates.
2008: Tutorial per PhD students, EYESHOTS FP7 ˆ ICT 217077 Kick-off meeting, University of Bologna.
2006: MATHESIS IST-027574 project meeting, University of Bologna.
2006: Mc Gowan Institute for regenerative medicine, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.).
2006: Meeting dei Progetti Strategici UNIBO, Dipartimento di Matematica, University of Bologna.
2004: Dipartimento di Fisiologia Umana e Generale, University of Bologna
11- Participation to International research projects:
2020-2024: H2020-EIC-FETPROACT-2019 n.951910-MAIA (PI Prof Patrizia Fattori), Role: PI of the TMS lab, writing of deliverables of UNIBO Unit; speaker in the project meetings.
2020-2023: ICT-48-2020 Humane AI Net (PI: Prof. Paul Lokowicz) Role: participant
2008-2011: EU FP7-2007-ICT- EYESHOTS PI: Dr. Silvio Sabatini. Role: participant, speaker in the project meetings.
2007-2009: Australian Research Council PI:M. Rosa, Role: participant
2007: Progetto bilaterale Italia-Francia “Galileo” finanziato dall’Università Italo-Francese PI Prof. Patrizia Fattori; Dr. Laure Pisella. Role: participant
2005-08: EU FP6-2004-IST-4 MATHESIS PI: Helen Savaki. Role: participant, speaker in the project meetings.
12- Participation to National research projects:
2017: ‘Finanziamento delle attività base di ricerca’, MIUR, Role: PI.
2009-2022: Progetti RFO, Università di Bologna; Role: participant
2004-2006: Progetto ex quota 60% dal titolo: PI Prof. C. Galletti. Role: participant
2001-2004: Progetto FIRB PI Prof. C. Galletti, Role: participant
2001-2003: Progetto ex quota 60% PI Prof. C. Galletti. Role: participant
1998-2000: Progetto ex quota 60% PI Prof. C. Galletti. Role: participant
1999: "Progetto giovani ricercatori e.f. 1999" PI Dr D F Kutz, University of Bologna. Role: participant
13- Research activities
2018-: PI of the transcranial magnetic stimulation lab, Dept. Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna.
1999-2018, Member of the neurophysiology lab on non-human primates, of C. Galletti (former PI) and P. Fattori (current PI).
14- Collaborations
A Avenanti, S Borgomaneri, A Tessari, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna
E. P. Gardner, Department of Physiology & Neuroscience, NYU School of Medicine, New York, U.S.A.,
V Raos, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Crete, (Hiraklion, Grecia),
V Gaveau, IFR19, Institut Federatif des Neurosciences de Lyon, Espace et Action INSERM UNITE 534 (Bron, Francia),
J. Fagard, Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception FRE 2929, CNRS - Université Paris Descartes, Centre Biomédical des Saints Pères (France),
A Batista, Dept. Of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, U.S.A.),
M Lappe, Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Munster (Germany),
M Davare, King’s College London.
15- Teaching
120 hours/year in these courses of Physiology of the University of Bologna:
- Medicine and Surgery (in English),
- Medicinal chemistry and Technology
- Pharmaceutical biotechnology (in English)
- Collegio Superiore
Supervisor and co-supervisor of undergraduate and graduate students (School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, University of Bologna).
