Name: Alessandra Pelagalli

Date of birth: 10/03/1970

Place of birth: Napoli

e-mail: alpelaga@unina.it

1999-2012 Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”

                  Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria

                  Dipartimento di Strutture, Funzioni e Tecnologie Biologiche

                  Via F. Delpino 1 80137 Napoli –ITALY

2012 up to now Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”

                           Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche avanzate

                           Via Pansini 5

                           80131 Napoli

Confirmed researcher in Veterinary Physiology (SSD VET/02)

1993 Pharmacy Degree – Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

1993-1997 Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology PhD

1997-1999 Post-doctoral research bursary

1999 up to now Researcher in Veterinary Physiology at School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples, ITALY

2013 up to now Researcher in Veterinary Physiology at the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples, ITALY

2013 up to now Associate Researcher at Institute of Biostructures and Bioimages of National Research Council (CNR), Napls, ITALY

1999-2000 Professor of Veterinary Phisiology I (School of Biotechnology)

2000 up to now Professor of Physologic Methodologies and Biotechnology applied to Reproduction (School of Biotechnology)

2001-2002 Professor of Endocrinology of Domestic Animals

2003-up to 2010 Professor of Physiology of Fish species

2008 up to now Professor of Physiology and animal welfare (Postgraduete course in food inspection)

2010 up to now Professor of Physiology In Veterinary Biotechnology Course

Main current field of research:

1999-2012 Characterization of platelet function in animals of veterinary interest (aggregometry, adhesion assay, flow cytometry); secondary fileds of interest: i) role of enzymes activity in colostrum and in milk of buffalo, goat and ewe, ii) activity of enzymes in seminal plasma of stallion and their correlations with fertility, evaluation of stress marker in buffalo (cortisol in hair, feces, saliva) in relation to animal welfare

2012 up to now

-Characterization of ovine and human mesenchymal stem cell; Analysis of expression of CXCR4 and aquaporin1 in ovine mesenchymal stem cell; Role of Aqp1 in migration and homing of mesenchymal stem cell; Study on leptin effect on mesenchymal stem cells.

- Characterization of neuropeptides in gastrointestinal tract of different animal species

- Studies on aquaporin distribution and function in the gut of human and animal species; Study on aquaporin function in animal models of hepatic steatosis;

Biology of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)

2000-2001 Scientific responsible for a project for young researcher entitled “Aggregation and adhesion studies in different animal species and evaluation of the effects of natural peptides containing the RGD sequence” financed by University of Napoli with 6.200 euros

2001-2003 Scientific responsible for a project for young researcher entitled “Characterization of physiologic, biochemical and pharmacological aspects of platelet function in different animal species” financed by National Research Council (CNR) with 7.800 euros

2012-2015 Component of PON Project - Smart Health Cluster OSDH Smart FSE -Staywell

June 1997 - Winner of a prize for the scientific contents of the poster entitled "Structural changes and functional fibrinogen induced by free radical generating systems," presented at the Scientific Days of the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine

July 1997 - Winner of a travel bursary of £ 200 for participation in the "7th International Congress of the European Association for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Madrid" assigned by the Veterinary Pharmacology Trust

Academic and Society Membership

1995 up to now - Member of Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences (SISVET)

2001 up to now - Member of the Italian Society of Veterinary physiologists (SOFIVET)

2013 up to now Membership in the Italian Association of Cell Colture

Editor and reviewer activity

2012- up to now Reviewer of Journal of Dairy Science

2016- up to now Reviewer of Journal of Veterinary Sciences

2016- up to now Reviewer of Global Journals Inc. (US)

2016- up to now Reviewer of International Journal of Molecular Medicine

2016- up to now Reviewer of BMC Veterinary Sciences

2016- up to now Reviewer of Molecules

2017- up to now Reviewer of Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

2017- up to now Reviewer of Frontiers in Veterinary Scinces

2016- up to now Editorial Board component for Symbiosis Journal of Veterinary Sciences, Buffalo Science, International Journal of Veterinary and Dairy Sciences, Symbiosis Journal of Veterinary Sciences, Open Access Journal of Veterinary Science & Research (OAJVSR), Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Allied Science and Frontiers in Veterinary Science; Annals of Stem Cell Research & Therapy

2017- Guest Editor for a Special Issue entitled "Emerging Roles in Animal Socio-Cognition in Relation to Ethics, Behavior and Welfare” in Behavioural Sciences, MDPI Journals.