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by · December 18, 2017

FRANCESCA BOCCAFOSCHI

E-mail francesca.boccafoschiATmed.uniupo.it
Address : CNR – Institute of Crystallography, Via Amendola 122/o – 70126 Bari
Affiliation:  Università del Piemonte Orientale.

Position : Associate

Short CV :

Training:
• PhD in Molecular Medicine (2007)
• Qualification to practice as a biologist (2001)
• Master Degree in Biological Sciences (2001)
Academic positions:
• Associate Professor at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara (Italy) (2015 – present)
• Adjunct Professor at Laval University, Quebec City (Canada) (2014 – present)
• National Ability to Full Professor (2017-2023)
• Affiliation Institute of Crystallography CNR- Bari (2017- today)
Teachings:
From 2008 to today:
• “Human Morphology and Morphogenesis” Degree Course in Biotechnology (University of Piemonte Orientale)
• “Tissue Engineering and Biocompatibility” Master’s Degree in Medical Biotechnologies (University of Piemonte Orientale)
• “Human Anatomy” Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (University of Piemonte Orientale)
• “Human Anatomy” Specialty Schools in Psychiatry and Radiodiagnostics (University of Piemonte Orientale)
Research track record:
• Publications from 2004 to 2018
• Documents published: 55 scientific publications (source: Scopus)
• Scopus h-index: 16 (726 citations) (source: Scopus)

Research Activity :

• Vascular tissue engineering
• Mechanical stress applied to cell cultures
• Biocompatibility and hemocompatibility of materials for biomedical use

Selected Publications :

book chapters:

  • “Fondamenti di Anatomia ed Istologia dell’Uomo” (Edi Ermes) co-author
  • “Elementi di Anatomia Umana” Anne M. Gilroy (EdiSES)
  •  “Functionalized cardiovascular stent – Immobilization of peptides on cardiovascular stent” (Elsevier Ldt.) Co-author (2017)
  • “Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering – Peripheral vascular implant” (Elsevier Ldt.) Co-author (in press)

Selected scientific publications:

  1. Boccafoschi F, Ramella M, Bellofatto K, Md AF, Fusaro L, Boldorini R, Casella F, Porta C, Settembrini P, Cannas M. Endothelial MMP-9 drives the inflammatory response in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).  Am J Transl Res. 2017 Dec 15;9(12):5485-5495. eCollection 2017
  2. Boccafoschi F, Botta M, Fusaro L, Copes F, Ramella M, Cannas M. Decellularized biological matrices: an interesting approach for cardiovascular tissue repair and regeneration. . J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2015 Oct 29. doi: 10.1002/term.2103. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
  3. Sibillano T, De Caro L, Altamura D, Siliqi D, Ramella M, Boccafoschi F, Ciasca G, Campi G, Tirinato L, Di Fabrizio E, Giannini C. An optimized table-top small-angle X-ray scattering set-up for the nanoscale structural analysis of soft matter. . Sci Rep. 2014 Nov 10;4:6985. doi: 10.1038/srep06985.
  4. Boccafoschi F, Fusaro L, Botta M, Ramella M, Chevallier P, Mantovani D, Cannas M. Arginine-glycine-glutamine and serine-isoleucine-lysine-valine-alanine-valine modified poly(l‑lactide) films: bioactive molecules used for surface grafting to guide cellular contractile phenotype.  Biointerphases. 2014 Jun;9(2):029002. doi: 10.1116/1.4864432
  5.  Boccafoschi F, Ramella M, Sibillano T, De Caro L, Giannini C, Comparelli R, Bandiera A, Cannas M. Human elastin polypeptides improve the biomechanical properties of three-dimensional matrices through the regulation of elastogenesis. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2015 Mar;103(3):1218-30. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.35257. Epub 2014 Aug 28.
  6. Boccafoschi F, Mosca C, Ramella M, Carmagnola I, Chiono V, Ciardelli G, Cannas M. Biological evaluation of materials for cardiovascular application: the role of the short-term inflammatory response in endothelial regeneration. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2013 Nov;101(11):3131-40. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34630. Epub 2013 Mar 25.
  7. Boccafoschi F, Mosca C, Ramella M, Valente G, Cannas M. The effect of mechanical strain on soft (cardiovascular) and hard (bone) tissues: common pathways for different biological outcomes.  Cell Adh Migr. 2013 Mar-Apr;7(2):165-73. doi: 10.4161/cam.23020. Epub 2013 Jan 3. Review.
  8. Boccafoschi F, Bosetti M, Mosca C, Mantovani D, Cannas M. The role of shear stress on mechanically stimulated engineered vascular substitutes: influence on mechanical and biological properties. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2012 Jan;6(1):60-7. doi: 10.1002/term.398. Epub 2011 Feb 8.
  9. Boccafoschi F, Rajan N, Habermehl J, Mantovani D. Preparation and characterization of a scaffold for vascular tissue engineering by direct-assembling of collagen and cells in a cylindrical geometry.  Macromol Biosci. 2007 May 10;7(5):719-26.
  10. Boccafoschi F, Habermehl J, Vesentini S, Mantovani D. Biological performances of collagen-based scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering. Biomaterials. 2005 Dec;26(35):7410-7.