Name and Surname : Alò Raffaella
CF : LAORFL69S70D086X
Place and date birth: Cosenza 30/11/1969
Home: Via Petraro n.10, 87027 PAOLA (CS)
nationality : Italy
Address : via Petraro n. 10,
87027 Paola (CS);
Tel. 0982 589489 cell. 3384854190
e-mail: raffaella.alo@unical.it
ACADEMIC TITLES
1996-Graduated in Biological Sciences c/o University of Calabria (UNICAL);
2001-PhD in Animal Biology, UNICAL.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2007-Assistant Professor in the Scientific Disciplinary Sector BIO/06, Comparative Anatomy and Cytology, UNICAL;
2007 until now - Member of the Doctorate Board in Animal Biology which then became Doctoral School in" Life Sciences ", Doctoral Course in “Life Sciences”, “Life Sciences and Technology, UNICAL.
2012-2017- Member of the Scientific Secretariat of the Doctoral School in "Animal Biology, which then became Doctoral School in" Life Sciences ", Doctoral Course in “Life Sciences”, “Life Sciences and Technology UNICAL;
2017- until now: Member of the Teaching Commission for Natural Sciences Degree and now Natural and Environmental Sciences, UNICAL.
2017: Is recognized as “Qualified Associate Professor 05/B2, Comparative Anatomy and Cytology.
FELLOWSHIPS, QUALIFICATION
1998 - Professional qualification as a Biologist;
1998/1999 - PhD in Animal Biology (XIV cycle), UNICAL;
2002/2003 and 2003/2004 - Winner of a Fellowship at the Ecology Department, UNICAL.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
1999/2000 - Experimental laboratory Tutor for Comparative Anatomy (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2000/2001 Experimental laboratory Tutor for Histology for (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2001/2002- Professor of Neurology (DAMS Degree), Letters and Philosophies Faculty, UNICAL;
2001/2002- Experimental laboratory Tutor for Histology (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2001/2002-Tutor for Comparative Anatomy (Biological Science Degree and Natural Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2002/2003- Experimental laboratory Tutor for Histology (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2002/2003- Tutor and Experimental laboratory Tutor for Principles of Comparative Anatomy (Natural Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2003/2004-Tutor of Principles of Comparative Anatomy (Natural Science Degree), and Comparative Anatomy (Biological Science Degree,MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2003/2004- Tutor and Experimental laboratory Tutor for Histology (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2003/2004- Experimental laboratory Tutor for Principles of Comparative Anatomy (Natural Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2004/2005 and 2005/2006 - Professor for Histology (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2004/2005- Tutor for Principles of Comparative Anatomy (Natural Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2005/2006-Tutor for Comparative Anatomy for (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2005/2006-Tutor for Cytology (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2005/2006- Experimental laboratory Tutor for Principles of Comparative Anatomy (Natural Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2006/2007-Professor for Neurobiology (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL;
2006/2007-Tutor for Comparative Anatomy, Histology, Cytology courses (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL.
2007 until now: Scientific coordinator for the elaboration of theses in Comparative Neuroanatomy (BIO/06).
2007/2008 - 2010/2011 - Professor of Neurobiology (Biological Science Degree), MM.FF.NN. Sciences Faculty, UNICAL.
2008/2009 - 2010/2011- Seminars for PhD in Animal Biology, UNICAL;
2011/2012 -2017/2018 - Professor for Comparative Neuroanatomy of course of Evolution and Adaptation of Vertebrates (Biodiversity and Natural Systems Degree), UNICAL;
2018/2019- 2020/2021 – Professor for Comparative Anatomy and Cytology, Module A (Natural Science Degrees), UNICAL;
2021/2022 - Professor of "Ecotoxicology of Organs and Systems" of the course of "Ecotoxicology: models and field applications" (Biodiversity and Natural Systems Degree), and of "Comparative Anatomy and Cytology , Module 1" (Biology Degree , UNICAL);
a.a. 2022/2023: Professor of "Ecotoxicology of Organs and Systems" of the course of "Ecotoxicology: models and field applications" (Biodiversity and Natural Systems Degree), and of "Comparative Anatomy and Cytology , Module 2" (Biology Degree , UNICAL).
COMMISSIONS
President of the examination commission of: "Applied Neurobiology" (Biological Sciences Degree); "Evolution and Adaptation of Vertebrates", Master's in Biodiversity and Natural Systems Degree; "Comparative Anatomy and Cytology (Module A)" (Natural Sciences Degree), UNICAL.
Member of the exams committees of: "Comparative Anatomy and Cytology" (Biology Degree); "Applications of Biotethnologies in Neurotoxicology" and "Cytohistology Applied to Biotechnologies", (Biotechnology for Health Degree); "Applied Cytoistology", "Applications of Biotechnology in Neurotoxicology", "Comparative Neurotoxicology" and "Comparative Neuroanatomy (Biological Sciences and Technologies, Degree);" Ecotoxicology: Models and Field Applications " (Biodiversity and Natural Systems Degree); "Comparative Anatomy", "Human Anatomy" and "Histology" (Biological Sciences Degree); UNICAL.
Member of the commissions for the Biological Sciences, Biology, Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences and Technologies Degree, UNICAL.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
1995-1996 - Caracterization of subtypes for benzodiazepines in the brain of a primitive mammal (Erinaceus europaeus);
1997-2001- Morpho-functional aspects of GABAA receptor system in some Vertebrates;
2001-Effects of neurosteroids on the GABAA receptor subunits composition;
2001-2007 -Cross-talking between the main excitatory /inhibitors neuroreceptors of some Vertebrates.
2001-2007 - Effects of stressors on mRNA expression levels of some neuropeptides in teleosts fishes and mammalian;
2007 until now - Role of Glutamatergic, GABAergic and Orexinergic systems on neuro-behavioural activities in a hibernating rodent (Mesocricetus auratus);
2008-2009 - Morpho-functional role of Orexinergic and GABAergic systems in the brain of teleosts.
2008-2010 - Neurobiological agents stressors: activity induced by cross-talking between hit shoch proteins and histamine receptors in aquatic Vertebrates;
2008 until now - Neuronal differentiation mechanisms at various stages of development of the hippocampus;
2008- 2017 - The catestastin: interaction with other neuroreceptor systems and vasomotor functions in the brain;
2008 until now - Alterations neuro-behavioral stress induced by sub-chronic varied in some limbic areas of golden hamster;
2019 until now- Behavioral and expression effects of molecular factors in brain areas of some autism experimental models.
SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS
Prof. Francesco Dessì-Fulgheri, Dept. Animal Biology, University of Firenze;
Prof. Enrico Sanna, Dip. Di Biologia Sperimentale, Università di Cagliari;
Prof. Pertti Panula, Neuroscience Center, Institute of Biomedicine/ Anatomy, Biomedicum, Università di Helsinki, Helsinki-Finland;
Dr.ssa Loredana De Bartolo e Prof. Enrico Drioli, Istituto delle Tecnologie delle Membrane (CNR), Arcavacata di Rende, Università della Calabria;
Prof. Sushil Mahata, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego.
Prof. Sushil Mahata, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego.
Prof. Vincenza Laforgia, Department of Biology, Section of Evolutionary and Comparative Biology, University of Naples, Federico II.
Prof. Barni Tullio, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia”.
Prof. Di Vito Anna, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia”.
NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
103 (42 peer-reviewed full articles, 5 book chapters, 56 congress communications).
