Dario SiniscalcoDepartment of Experimental Medicine University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" via S. Maria di Costantinopoli 16 80138 Naples, Italy
Biography
Dr. Dario Siniscalco is biochemist for the Department of Experimental Medicine of the University of Campania, Italy. He graduated in Chemistry from the University of Naples ?Federico II? in 2000 and received his Ph.D. in Pharmacological Sciences from the Second University of Naples in 2004. He completed his neuropathology fellowship at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA before joining the Second University of Naples staff in 2006. He is registered member of the following scientific societies: Order of the Chemists of Campania, National Council for Chemistry, Stem Cell Research Italy, International Association of Neurorestoratology, European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, Italian Pharmacological Society.
Research Interest
His main research interests: gene expression and molecular regulation in autism spectrum disorders; use of stem cells as therapeutic tool in autism; role of monocyte/macrophage activation in autism. Other research interests: stem cells therapy for the neuronal recovery; studying of neuronal apoptosis. Role of bcl-2 family, caspases, and cell cycle regulator genes.