Giulia Ferrari
Email: giulia.ferrari3@unimi.it
Cicle: XL A.Y. 2024 - 2025
Supervisor: Graziella Messina
Title: Deciphering NFIX role in Cancer-Associated Cachexia: a novel player in Muscle Wasting … read more


Curriculum vitae: >>>


PhD Seminars:

Date	Title	Speakers
04/11/2024	Mitochondria in Health and Disease: Bridging Molecular Sciences and Therapeutic Breakthroughs	Carlo Viscomi
08/11/2024	AA amyloidosis: a severe disease but also a model for studying amyloid-related questions	Gunilla Westermark
11/12/2024	The year in cancer cachexia - Cancer Cachexia Society	Alessandro Laviano
09/01/2025	Decoding the regulatory interplay of RNA-binding proteins and cis-elements in cancer	Erik Dassi
15/01/2025	The FGF21-IGFBP1 axis drives cachexia and musculoskeletal deficits in colorectal cancer - Cancer Cachexia Society	Andrea Bonetto
12/02/2025	Neuroendocrine mechanisms in cachexia - Cancer Cachexia Society	Anthony Coll
21/03/2025	Recent Progress in IPS Cell Research and Application	Shinya Yamanaka
19/05/2025	Deciphering cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac fibrosis	Nuno Camboa
26/05/2025	Leveraging the Power of Mendelian Genetics for Drug Development	Bruno Reversade
27/06/2025	CRISPR-based genetic-vulnerability-maps for anti-cancer target discovery	Francesco Iorio
01/07/2025	Switch ON seminar - Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Dr.ssa Valentina Grosso
11/07/2025	RhoGTPases in human cancer cell dissemination and metastasis	Camilla Cerutti
24/07/2025	SEMINARI ASSEGNISTI DI RICERCA DIPARTIMENTO DI BIOSCIENZE	Dott.ssa Stefania Fornezza e Dott. David Molla
08/10/2025	INTRODUCTION TO OPEN SCIENCE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICAL TRAINING - Session 1 Why manage research data	Dr. Paola Galimberti - Dr. Margherita Criveller - Dr. Laura Giovinazzi - Dr. Carolina Manfredini
15/10/2025	INTRODUCTION TO OPEN SCIENCE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICAL TRAINING - Session 2	Dr. Paola Galimberti - Dr. Margherita Criveller - Dr. Laura Giovinazzi - Dr. Carolina Manfredini
17/10/2025	Multimodal Single Cell Profiling of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	Dr. Lorenzo Giordani
10/11/2025	Rat Duchenne muscular dystrophy models for preclinical studies and deciphering tissue repair mechanisms	Prof. Frédéric Relaix
09/12/2025	PhD Defence: PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF A NOVEL NFIX INHIBITOR FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES TREATMENT	Dr. Raffaele Epis
12/12/2025	The alternative oxidase: a novel anti-parasitic and phytopathogenic target or a panacea for mitochondrial dysfunctions and sepsis?	Prof. Emer. Anthony L. Moore
14/01/2026	Systemic Alterations in Cancer Cachexia (cancer cachexia society seminars)	Dr. Eileen White
19/03/2026	Cross-species genetic mapping of targets in aging and metabolism	Johan Auwerx
26/03/2026	Nanobodies as novel tools for the treatment of Cardiac Light Chain Amyloidosis	Dott. Luca Broggini
14/05/2026	Tolerance and Repair of DNA damage in tumour suppression	Prof. Ivano Amelio
09/06/2026	PhDone: what next?	Dott.ssa Ludovica Carbone, Dott.ssa Emma Sofia Lunghi, Dott. Nicola Dengo, Dott. Chiara Veneziani
10/06/2026	Top-Down Bio4Dreams-Unimi	Prof.ssa Monica Diluca
11/06/2026	SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING ON PROGRAM “DIPARTIMENTI DI ECCELLENZA”	Prof.ssa Messina-Prof. Landini

PhD Courses:

Starting Date	Ending Date	Title	Place
26/11/2024	26/11/2024	Corso Gas Tecnici	Università degli Studi di Milano
13/01/2025	03/02/2025	Biostatistics for molecular and cellular biology	University of Milan
22/01/2025	23/01/2025	A world of biological images: from the nanoscale to the micro and mesoscale. A guide to electron and optical microscopy.	University of Milan
10/02/2025	24/02/2025	Molecular and cellular biology. Methods and communication of results	University of Milan
03/03/2025	05/03/2025	CRISPR_Cas9 and beyond	University of Milan
27/05/2025	27/05/2025	40° Cycle - Introduction to Open Science - Part 1 2025	University of Milan
07/06/2025	07/06/2025	40° Cycle - Open science: predatory journals, pre-print e open peer review 2025	University of Milan
28/06/2025	28/06/2025	40° Cycle - Open science: FAIR data 2025	University of Milan
28/06/2025	28/06/2025	40° Cycle - Research Integrity in Practice 2025	University of Milan
30/06/2025	30/06/2025	40° Cycle - Introduction to Open Science - Part 2: Q&A 2025	University of Milan
01/07/2025	02/07/2025	40° Cycle - Introduction to new media 2025	University of Milan
02/07/2025	02/07/2025	Case study Data protection in research	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° - Exploitation by means of business creation: spin-off and entrepreneurship from academic point of view – 2026	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° - Intellectual property and patent protection – 2026	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° - The art of Grantmanship 2026	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° Cycle - Assessment of the integrated sustainability for the Global Health 2026	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° Cycle - The purpose of a PhD in the knowledge economy 2026	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° - Data visualization 2026	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° - Language coaching – Interpersonal Skills: Interview Skills	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° - Research evaluation – 2026	University of Milan
21/04/2026	21/04/2026	40° - Teaching and learing 1 – 2026	University of Milan
03/06/2026	05/06/2026	How to make publication-ready scientific figures in R	University of Milan

Conferences / Workshops:

Starting Date	Ending Date	Title	Place
21/09/2025	26/09/2025	MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUSCLE GROWTH AND WASTING DURING AGING AND DISEASE	Ascona
16/02/2026	18/02/2026	Ph.D. Course in Molecular and Cellular Biology: the RETREAT 2026	Bertinoro (FC)

Posters:

Date	Title	Place	File
22/09/2025	Figuring out NFIX role in Cancer-Associated Cachexia: a novel player in Muscle Wasting	Ascona
17/02/2026	Unraveling the Dual Role of NFIX in Cancer-Associated Cachexia and Tumor Biology	Bertinoro (FC)

Abroad experiences:

Starting Date	Ending Date	Project	Institution	Supervisor
26/01/2026	30/01/2026	Periodo di formazione in Italia per svolgimento di attività di ricerca inerenti al progetto di dottorato	VIMM - Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine	Prof. Roberta Sartori