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Maria Tereza Ferretti
Hometown:
Education:
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I completed my Master in Pharmaceutical
Chemistry at University of Cagliari, Italy.
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During my years of University, I spent
10 months in Spain (Valencia) as an exchange student
(Erasmus program).
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After University, I worked for 6 months
in the Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery (CEDD) in
Psychiatry of Glaxo Smith and Klein (Harlow, UK).
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I am currently a PhD student in Dr
Cuello’s lab, within the Graduate Program of the
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Research Interests:
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My main interest is to elucidate early,
pathological events in the progression of the
Alzheimer’s disease (AD). To do so, I am currently
working with the transgenic mouse McGill-Thy1-APP, which
recapitulates most of the features of the amyloid-like
pathology. Using this model, I am studying the role of
neuroinflammation in the earliest stages of the Abeta
pathology.
Current projects:
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Characterization of a pro-inflammatory
process in young, pre-plaque McGill-Thy1-APP mice.
(manuscript submitted)
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Effect of the anti-inflammatory drug
minocycline at early stages of Alzheimer-like amyloid
pathology in the McGill-Thy1-APP mouse model of AD.
(manuscript in preparation)
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Optimization of an in-vitro system to
study the interactions between neurons and glia in the
context of intracellular Abeta pathology. (in progress)
Extracurricular Interests and Activities:
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I am extremely fond of good books, good
movies and travels.
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I practice Yoga on a current base, and I
occasionally play all sort of sports (winter sports,
squash, tennis, volleyball, swimming, climbing) for the
fun of it.
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I am part of the Italian scientific
association CSIQ (Comunita’ scientifica italiana,
sezione Quebec).
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