Dr. Roberta Facchinetti is a Tenure-Track Researcher in Pharmacology (SSD BIOS-11/A) within the Department of Life Sciences, Health, and Health Professions at Link Campus University in Rome.
She attained a PhD in Toxicology and Pharmacology at the Sapienza University of Rome in 2020 and subsequently conducted research at that same university and at the University of Catania. In 2024, thanks to a FENS/IBRO-PERC fellowship for international mobility, she spent a period conducting research as a visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
Furthermore, she is involved in teaching and seminar activities, as well as in the supervision of undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience.
Throughout her career, she participated in several national and international research projects, securing funding in part as a Principal Investigator. Her scientific work has been recognized with several awards, including the 2025 Farmindustria Award for pharmacological research, presented by the Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF).
She has also presented the results of her research at national and international conferences and serves as a reviewer and editor for international journals.
Her scientific interests focus on studying the role of glial cells—astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes—in the development and progression of various neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, with a particular focus on Alzheimer’s disease, dementias, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Her most recent published studies focus on the cellular and metabolic interactions between glial cells, neurons, and oligodendrocytes, with particular emphasis on myelination processes.
Through the use of in vitro and in vivo experimental models, her research aims to identify new therapeutic targets and develop innovative pharmacological strategies with potential neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.
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