S C I E N T I F I C R E S E A R C H
La Musa in cooperation with
Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR Pisa (Alessandro Pingitore)
Signal and Image Laboratory, Institute of Information Science and Tecnologies (Paolo Paradisi)
Department of Traslational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Physiology Institute, Laboratory of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurosciences, Pisa University (Laura Sebastiani)
Contemporary Solo Improvisation Concerts in Scientific Research.
July 2016: CNR Pisa (Solo concerts of Diego Mune)
September 2016: CNR Pisa (Solo concerts of Diego Mune)
La Musa in cooperation with
Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR Pisa (Alessandro Pingitore)
Signal and Image Laboratory, Institute of Information Science and Tecnologies (Paolo Paradisi)
Department of Traslational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Physiology Institute, Laboratory of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurosciences, Pisa University (Laura Sebastiani)
Contemporary Solo Improvisation Concerts in Scientific Research.
July 2016: CNR Pisa (Solo concerts of Diego Mune)
September 2016: CNR Pisa (Solo concerts of Diego Mune)
Informations about the scientists/ doctors of the research project:
Alessandro Pingitore, PhD, MD, Researcher at the Clinical Physiology Instite, CNR Pisa
POSITIONS AND HONORS Personal Statement
The research activity was initially focused on the assessment of regional and global cardiac function, myocardial viability and pharmacological stress test for the detection of myocardial ischemia by non invasive cardiac imaging techniques, echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance. Currently research activity is focused on the relationship between heart and thyroid system and physiological response and adaptation to extreme conditions in healthy subjects and professional athletes.
RESEARCH INTEREST KEYWORDS
1) Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance
2) Left Ventricular dysfunction
3) Thyroid hormone and heart 4) Extreme Physiology
5) Cardiovascular Prevention
Positions, Employment and Teaching
Internal resident, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa Resident, Hammersmith Hospital (London) Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Birmingham) Temporary Scientist, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa Permanent Scientist, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa Teacher of the Master of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Pisa, Italy Teacher of the Cardiovascular Imaging Technics. Visiting Assistant Professor, New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA
Reviewer of the following scientific journals
European Journal of Radiology, International Journal of Cardiology, Basic Cardiology, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, PLOS ONE, Cardiology, New Evidences in Alternative Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.
Main Acknoledgments
o 2003: The paper "Low-T3 Syndrome: a strong prognostic predictor of death in patients with heart disease" (Circulation 2003;107:708-713), has considered "Featured
o Article of the Month" in the cardiology from the „American Association for Eradicatio of Eradication of Heart Attack - Vulnerable Plaque“ (Scientific committee, E. Braunwald, JT Willerson Editor Circulation, A. Maseri, V. Fuster, M. Naghavi)
o 2007: The paper „Association between increased mortality and mild thyroid dysfunctional in cardiac patients“. Iervasi G. et Al. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167:1525-1532, has been cited in the main web-Highlights of Heart on line 2007;93(12); Medical Economics, 2007 Aug 3; Anales de Medicina, 2007;75(15); Heartwire, 2007; July 25; InCirculation.net, 2007 July 25; Cardiosource 2007 July 31; MDLink 2007 July 30; Fucalec 2007; Southern Medical Journal 2007; The Heart.org
o 2008: Research highlights entitled „Liothyronine is beneficial in patients with low-T3 syndrome and dilated cardiomyopathy“, Nature Clinical Practice Edocrinology & Metabolism, 2008;4(5), on the paper „Acute effects of triidothyronine replacement therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and low-t3 syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled study“ by Pingitore A et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:1351-8
o 2008: Editorial entitled „Thyroid hormone treatment to mend a broken heart“ I. Klein. S. Danzi J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:1172-74 on the paper „Acute effects of triiodothyronine replacement therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and low- t3 syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled study“ by Pingitore A et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:1351-8
Publications (selection)
o Sabatino L, Iervasi G, Pingitore A. Thyroid hormone and heart failure: from myocardial protection to systemic regulation. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2014;12:1227-36. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2014.957674. Epub 2014 Sep 13.
o Menicucci D, Piarulli A, Mastorci F, Sebastiani L, Laurino M, Garbella E, Castagnini C, Pingitore A, Gemignani A. Interactions between immune, stress-related hormonal and cardiovascular systems following strenuous physical exercise. Arch Ital Biol 2013;151:126-136
o Di Bella G, Aquaro GD, Strata E, Deiana M, De Marchi D, Lombardi M, Pingitore A. Simultaneous visualization of myocardial scar, no-reflow phenomenon, ventricular and atrial trombi by cardiac magnetic resonance. Int J Cardiol 2007;115:e10-11
o Pingitore A, Carpeggiani C. The need for open-access structured data in cardiology. Biomed Data J. 2015;1:36-38. doi.org/10.11610/bmdj.01106
o Pingitore A, Salvo P, Mastorci F, Catapano G, Sordi L, Piaggi P, Di Francesco F. Sweat Rate Monitoring During Maximal Exercise in Healthy Soccer Players: A Close Relationship with Anaerobic Threshold. Ann Sport Med Res 2015; 2:1047
o Vassalle C, Mastorci F, Sirianni P, Pingitore A. The Connection between Food and Exercise: Historical Issues and Future Perspectives. Ann Sports Med Res 2015;2: 1040.
o Rajagopalan V, Zhang Y, Ojamaa K, Chen YF, Pingitore A, Pol CJ, Saunders D, Balasubramanian K, Towner RA, Gerdes AM. Safe Oral Triiodo-L-Thyronine Therapy Protects from Post-Infarct Cardiac Dysfunction and Arrhythmias without Cardiovascular Adverse Effects. PLoS One. 2016;11:e0151413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151413
o Pingitore A, Nicolini G, Kusmic C, Iervasi G, Grigolini P, Forini F. Cardioprotection and thyroid hormones. Heart Fail Rev. 2016 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print]
o Dedkov EI, Bogatyryov Y, Pavliak K, Santos AT, Chen YF, Zhang Y, Pingitore A. Sex- related differences in intrinsic myocardial properties influence cardiac function in middle-aged rats during infarction-induced left ventricular remodeling. Physiol Rep. 2016;4. pii: e12822. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12822
o Di Bella G, Minutoli F, Piaggi P, Casale M, Mazzeo A, Zito C, Oreto G, Baldari S, Vita G, Pingitore A, Khandheria BK, Carerj S. Quantitative Comparison Between Amyloid Deposition Detected by 99mTc-Diphosphonate Imaging and Myocardial Deformation Evaluated by Strain Echocardiography in Transthyretin-Related Cardiac Amyloidosis. Circ J. 2016 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Laura Sebastiani, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department of Traslational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Physiology Institute, Laboratory of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurosciences, Pisa University
Education
1985 Degree in Biological Sciences, cum laude, at University of Pisa.
1987-1988 Post-graduate Fellowship, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
1988-1992: PhD in Neuroscience.
1992: Fellowship at the National Council of Research, Pisa
1993: Postdoc fellowship at Pisa University
1994-1995 Short-time contract with SSSUP S.Anna, Pisa (15/06- 15/08/94).
1996: Short-time contract with the Dept. of Physiology and Biochemistry, Pisa University.
1997: Researcher of Physiology at University of Pisa.
Research Activity
Researcher at Dept. of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Pisa University
Teaching Activity
o 1997 - 2001: lessons of Physiology for Bachelor’s degrees (Physioterapy, Speech Therapy,
o Neurophysiopathology, Audiometric and Audioprosthetic Technique), University of Pisa.
o 2002: course of Physiology for Bachelor’s degrees (Physioterapy, Speech Therapy,
o Neurophysiopathology, Audiometric and Audioprosthetic Technique), University of Pisa
o 2002-2013 course of Physiology for the Master’s degrees in Dentistry, University of Pisa
o 2003-2010: course of Physiology of the Nervous and audio-linguistic systems for the Speech
o Therapy Bachelor’s degree, University of Pisa
o 2005- 2010: course of Physiology of the Nervous and audio-vestibular system for the Audiometric and
o Audioprosthetic Technique Bachelor’s degrees, University of Pisa
o from 2007: course of Physiology for the Nursing Bachelor’s degree, University of Pisa
o Dal 2009: course of Physiology of Swallowing for the 1st level Master in Swallowing Disorders, University of Pisa.
o Dal 2015: course of Physiology of the Nervous System and of the Sensorial Organs for the Clinical
o and Health Psychology, University of Pisa
o 2001- 2009: member of the Academic Board of the PhD Course in Basic and Developmental Neuroscience
o University of Pisa
o 2005 - 2009: Secretary of the PhD Course in Basic and Developmental Neuroscience, University of Pisa
o 2010 -2012: member of the Academic Board of the PhD Course in Neuroscience and Endocrine-metabolic System, University of Pisa.
o dal 2013: member of the Academic Board of the PhD School in Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Pisa.
Research Activity
In the last 15 years LS research was aimed at the study of the physiology of emotions. In particular LS studied the autonomic responses and the cerebral dynamics evoked by fearful/aversive stimuli in both healthy individuals and phobic patients.
LS also studied the modulation exerted by the hypnotic trait on the autonomic responses elicited by suggestions of relaxation and fear. She also studied the neuropsychological characteristics (spatial attention, memory) related to the hypnotic trait.
In parallel LS has been involved in a series of research aimed at characterizing the Slow wave Sleep and at studying the effect of sleep on motor imagery learning and consolidation as well as
information reorganization.
Funding
Italian Ministry of University and Research
Research Topics
o Physiology of emotions
o Autonomic and EEG correlates of fear
o Cognitive modulation of emotions
o Sleep and memory consolidation.
o Motor Imagery learning
Publications (selection)
o Ghelarducci B. and Sebastiani L. Classical heart rate conditioning and affective behavior: the role of cerebellar vermis. Arch.Ital.Biol.,135: 369-384, 1997.
o Sebastiani, L., Simoni, A., Gemignani, A., Ghelarducci, B., Santarcarcangelo, E.L. Human hypnosis: autonomic and electroencephalographic correlates of a guided multimodal cognitive-emotional imagery. Neurosci. Lett., 338, 41-44, 2003. (IF 2.11)
o Balocchi R., Menicucci D., Santarcangelo E., Sebastiani L., Gemignani A., Ghelarducci B., Varanini M. Deriving the respiratory sinus arrhythmia from the heartbeat time series using Empirical mode decomposition, Chaos Solitons and Fractals, 20: 171-177, 2004. (IF 1.53)
o Gemignani A., Di Stefano M., Sebastiani L., Ghelarducci B., Jeannerod M., Guazzelli M., Massarelli R. Influence of mental motor imagery on the execution of a finger-to-thumb opposition task. Arch it Biol , 142, 1-9, 2004. IF: 1.295 (0.57)
o Jambrik Z., Sebastiani L., Picano E., Ghelarducci B., Santarcangelo E.L. Hypnotic modulation of flow-mediated endothelial response to mental stress. Int. J. Psychophysiol. , 55, 221-227, 2005. IF: 2.144 (2.58)
o Sebastiani L, Simoni A, Gemignani A, Ghelarducci B, Santarcangelo EL. Relaxation as a cognitive task. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 143:1-12, 2005. IF: 1.295 (0.69)
o Carli G., Rendo C., Sebastiani L., Santarcangelo EL. Suggestions of altered balance: Possible equivalence of imagery and perception. Int. J. Clin. Exp. Hypn., 54:1-18, 2006. IF: 1.85 (1.52).
o A. Gemignani, L. Sebastiani, A. Simoni, E.L. Santarcangelo, B. Ghelarducci. Hypnotic trait and specific phobia: EEG and autonomic output during phobic simulation. Brain Res. Bull. , 69, 197-203, 2006. IF: 2.818 (1.68)
o Sebastiani L., D'Alessandro L., Menicucci D., Ghelarducci B., Santarcangelo E.L.. Role of relaxation and specific suggestions in hypnotic emotional numbing. Int. J. Psychophysiol. 63: 125-132, 2007. IF: 2.144 (2.21)
o Castellani E., D'Alessandro L., Sebastiani L. Hypnotizability and spatial attentional functions. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 145: 23-37, 2007. IF: 1.3 (0.65)
o Castellani E., Sebastiani L. Manipulation of attention in highly and low hypnotizable individuals: a study on verbal priming. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 146, 21-34, 2008. IF: 1.3
o Castellani E, D'Alessandro L, Sebastiani L. Hypnotizabilityand temporal dynamics of attention: a study on the Attentional Blink effect. Contemporary Hypnosis, 26, 80-02, 2009.
o Ursula DEBARNOT, Eleonora CASTELLANI, Gaetano VALENZA, Laura SEBASTIANI, and Aymeric GUILLOT, Daytime naps improve motor imagery learning. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 11, 541-550, 2011. IF: 3.565
o Danilo Menicucci, Fiorenzo Artoni, Remo Bedini, Alessandro Pingitore, Mirko Passera, Alberto Landi, Antonio L'Abbate, Laura Sebastiani, Angelo Gemignani. Brain responses to emotional stimuli during breath holding and hypoxia: an approach based on the Independent Component Analysis. Brain Topography, available on line, 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-013-0349-z IF: 3.671
o Danilo Menicucci, Andrea Piarulli, Francesca Mastorci, Laura Sebastiani, Marco Laurino, Erika Garbella, Cinzia Castagnini, Silvia Pellegrini, Valter Lubrano, Maria Rita Metelli, Remo Bedini, Antonio L'Abbate, Alessandro Pingitore, Angelo Gemignani. Interactions between Immune, Stress-related Hormonal and Cardiovascular Systems Following Strenuous Physical Exercise. Archives Italiennes de Biologie 151:126-136, 2014. IF: 1.3
o Angelo Gemignani, Andrea Piarulli, Danilo Menicucci, Marco Laurino, Paolo Allegrini, Giuseppina Rota, Francesca Mastorci, Vadim Gushin, Olga Shevchenko, Erika Garbella, Alessandro Pingitore, Laura Sebastiani, Massimo Bergamasco, Antonio L'Abbate, Remo Bedini. How stressful are 105 days of isolation? Sleep EEG patterns and tonic cortisol in healthy volunteers simulating manned flight to Mars. Int J Psychophysiol. 93: 211-9,2014. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.04.008.
o Menicucci D, Piarulli A, Allegrini P, Bedini R, Bergamasco M, Laurino M, Sebastiani L, Gemignani Looking for a precursor of spontaneous Sleep Slow Oscillations in human sleep: the role of the sigma activity. Int J Psychophysiol 97 :99-107, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho. 2015.05.006
o Eleonora Castellani, Danilo Menicucci, Fiorenzo Artoni, Angelo Gemignani, Laura Sebastiani. Inefficient stimulus processing at encoding affects formation of high-order general representation: a study on cross-modal word-stem completion task. Brain Res. 1622:386-96, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.042
o G. Valenza A. Greco, C. Gentili, A. Lanata, L. Sebastiani, D. Menicucci, A. Gemignani, E.P. Scilingo. Combining EEG Activity and Instantaneous Heart Rate for Assessing Brain-Heart Dynamics during Visual Emotional Elicitation in Healthy Subjects. Philosophical Transaction A. 374(2067). pii: 20150176. 2016. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0176.
o Sebastiani L , Castellani E. Long lasting musical training modifies language processing:
Dichotic Fused Word Test study. ArchivesItaliennes de Biologie. In press 2016.
Paolo Paradisi, PhD, Researcher at Signal and Image Laboratory, Institute of Information Science and Tecnologies
Expertise:
mathematical tools of non-equilibrium statistical physics: stochastic processes, probability theory and statistics. Modeling of complex systems with fractal intermittency and long-range correlations.
Skills:
numerical algorithms and associated software (Fortran, C, C++, Matlab, Linux) for: numerical simulations of stochastic processes, statistical data analysis, applications to bursty time series (event detection algorithms, long-range memory features in fractal intermittency).
Applications to real datasets (fluorescence intermittency, turbulence, electroencephalograms).
Since 2014 he started collaborations in the field of computational biophysics (Max Planck Institute, Potsdam).
Studies and Positions:
o Since 01/09/2015: External Scientific Member of BCAM - Basque Center of Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Spain [recognized Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence since 2014]
o 15/11-05/12/2015: Visiting researcher at Department of Structure and Constituents of Matter, University of Barcelona
o 01-31/10/2015: Visiting researcher at BCAM [Funding: BCAM]
o 12/04-12/05/2015: Visiting researcher at BCAM [Funding: BCAM]
o 2014: Visiting researcher (2 months) at BCAM [Funding: BCAM]
o 2014: Visiting researcher (3 weeks) at the Department of Theory and Bio-systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam (Germany) [Funding: CNR Short-Term Mobility Program]
o Since 01/04/2010: Research Scientist at the Institute of Information Science and Technologies “A. Faedo”, National Council of Research (ISTI-CNR, Pisa)
o 28/12/2001-31/03/2010: Research Scientist at the Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, National Council of Research (ISAC-CNR, Lecce Unit)
o 2006: One sojourn period (2 months) as short-term visiting scientist, Department of Radio-Physics, Nizhny Novgorod State University (Russia)
o 2005-2007: 3 short-term visits as adjunct researcher (2 months each), Center for Nonlinear Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (USA)
o *1999-2001: PhD student in Technical Physics, Department of Energetics, Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Control (DIENCA), Bologna University
o 2001: Philosophy Doctor (PhD) in Technical Physics,
Thesis in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Tutor: Prof. S. Salvigni
Title: “Numerical analysis of viscous dissipation and turbulence effects on the convective thermal exchange in finned tubes”
o 2001: short-term sojourn period as visiting PhD student at Department of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (USA)
o 2001: 1-year fellowship on numerical and experimental study of forced and mixed convection in inclined tubes, tutor: Prof. S. Salvigni
o *1997-1999: Institute for studies of atmospheric physics and chemistry, National Council of Research (FISBAT-CNR)
o 1998-1999: 1-year fellowship, numerical models for particle transport in fluid flows with Stokes-Basset force, tutor: Dr. F. Tampieri
o 1997-1998: 6-months internship
o 1997: Laurea (Master Degree) in Physics (magna cum laude)
Thesis in Mathematical Physics, supervision: Prof. F. Mainardi, Dr. F. Tampieri
Title: “Analysis of diffusive systems by means of Non-Markovian stochastic processes”
o 1996-1997: National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN, Bologna), associated undergraduate student.
Prizes:
o Certificate of Reviewing Excellence 2013 (recognition of outstanding contribution to the quality of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals)
o Named one of the most valued reviewers of 2014 for Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
Teaching and supervising:
o Supervisor of five Master Degree thesis, tutor of two research fellowships (1-year and 2-year) and two training internships (150 hours each)
o Two invited seminarial courses (6 hours each) on atmospheric turbulence and diffusion models
o Teaching assistant (20 hours) (Introduction to the CFD software FLUENT, 2000)
o 2000:qualification for High School Teaching (38/A:Physics, 47/A:Mathematics, 49/A:Mathematics and Physics)
o 2013: National qualification for University Teaching (duration: 4 years) as Associate Professor:
o 02/C1-Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics of the Earth and planets; 04/A4–Geophysics
Editorial and Organizing Activity:
o Since 2006: reviewer for ISI journals: Nonlinear Dynamics; International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos; Fluctuation and Noise Letters; Central European Journal of Physics; Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment; Frontiers in Physiology; New Journal of Physics; Physica A (12 reviewed papers).
o Since April 2010: Review Editor of Frontiers in Physiology
o Since July 2011: permanent reviewer of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals (25 reviewed papers since now)
o Since May 2013: Associate Editor of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
o Since September 2014: member of the Editorial Board of Cogent Physics
2014
o Organizer and chair of the Special Session ''Stochastic Modelling of Biological Systems'', 2th International Work-conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO2014), Granada (Spain), 7-9 April 2014
o Organizer of the Workshop ''Applying Complexity Science in Biology and Medicine'' and chair in 4 sessions of the same Workshop, International Conference on Statistical Physics (SIGMAPHI2014), Rhodes (Greece), 7-11 July 2014
o Promoter and organizer of a Special Award for Young Scientists for the Best Work on Complexity (granted by Elsevier Editor through Chaos, Solitons and Fractals)
o Member in the scientific committees of 3 Awards for Young Scientists
o Member of the Program Committee, International Conference on Statistical Physics (SIGMAPHI2014), Rhodes (Greece), 7-11 July 2014
o Member of Program and Steering Committee, 2th International Work-conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO2014), Granada (Spain), 7-9 April 2014.
2015
o Member of the Program and Steering Committe of the 3th International Work-conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO2014), Granada (Spain), 15-17April 2014 [reviewer of two proceeding papers in the same conference]
o Managing Guest Editor of the Special Issue ''The emergence of self-organization in complex systems'', published in Vol. 81(B), Chaos, Solitons and Fractals (2015)
Funding and Projects:
Participation to 13 projects as participant investigator, 1 as external professional consultant, 3 as Coordinator. 7 projects were/are funded by the European Community, 1 in the framework of a Italy-USA agreement, 8 by Italian Institutions, 1 by COFUND scheme (Bizkaia Talent Foundation, Basque Country, and European Commission).
Winner of:
o 2001: 1 Exchange Program Fellowship for PhD (Bologna University–Brown University) for a short-term visiting period (2 months) at: Dept. Applied Math., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (USA);
4 CNR Short-Term Mobility fellowships:
o 2005: University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (USA) [2 months];
o 2006: Dept. Radio-Physics, Nizhny Novgorod University (Russia) (6 weeks);
o 2014: Dept. Theory and Bio-systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam (Germany) (3 weeks);
o 2015: Dept. Structure and Constituents of Matter, University of Barcelona (3 weeks).
Main Selected Funded Research Projects:
o Principal investigator of the Bizkaia Talent project “Anomalous Transport in Complex Systems: Stochastic Modelling and Statistical Data Analysis”, reference number AYD-000-252, cofunded by Bizkaia Talent and European Commission through COFUND scheme.
[Period: since 01/09/2015, duration: 10 months]
o Scientific Coordinator of the Scientific Agreement between Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate (ISAC-CNR) and University of Salento on the topic “Theoretical and experimental study of the effects of coherent structures on turbulent transport”.
[Period: 01/08/2006-30/08/2006]
o Scientific Coordinator of the Young Research Grant “Effects of coherent structures on turbulent transport in vegetated canopies”, funded by ISAC-CNR, Grant N. 01/03, 22/05/2003.
[Period: 01/11/2003-31/10/2004]
o Participation in the European Project "SEMEiotic Oriented Technology for Individual’s CardiOmetabolic risk self-assessmeNt and Self-monitoring (SEMEOTICONS)”, 7th Framework Programme, Collaborative Project, Grant N. 611516.
[Period: Since 01 November 2013, duration: 3 years]
o The contribution of Paolo Paradisi is on the development of models and signal processing algorithms for post-processing of data from chemical composition of human breath.
o Participation in the FISR Project funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research: “Evolution of crop systems by climate change (CLIMESCO)”, Work Package 2.1 ''Simulations of future climate scenarios''.
[Period: 20/02/2006-31/03/2010]
The research activity of Paolo Paradisi was focused on the statistical analysis of historical time series of meteorological variables and on the development of a statistical downscaling model for the simulation of future local climate.
Publications:
From 2001 to 2015 he is co-author of 56 papers: 46 in peer-reviewed editorial journals (43 ISI journals; 3 non-ISI journals); 5 proceedings in international conferences (with ISBN), 1 book chapter (with ISBN), 2 proceedings in international conferences (without ISBN). He is also co-author of 2 proceedings in national conferences, 3 abstracts published on international journals and 2 papers in published in national (italian) journals. He is co-authors of 2 internal reports and 10 project reports.
He is the main author and speaker of 26 talks in international conferences, 7 of which are invited talks, and he is also co-author of other 7 talks and of 11 poster presentations. He also gave 2 invited seminars.
ISI-SCOPUS Publications as Main Author (selection):
o P. Paradisi, P. Allegrini, A. Gemignani, M. Laurino, D. Menicucci, A. Piarulli:
o Scaling and intermittency of brain events as a manifestation of consciousness,
o AIP Conference Proceedings 1510, 151-161 (2013).
o P. Paradisi, G. Kaniadakis, A.M. Scarfone: The emergence of self-organization in complex systems – Preface, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 81(B), 407-411 (2015) [doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2015.09.017].
o P. Paradisi, P. Allegrini: Scaling law of diffusivity generated by a noisy telegraph signal with fractal intermittency, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 81(B), 451-462 (2015) [doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2015.07.003].
o P. Paradisi, P. Allegrini, D. Chiarugi: A renewal model for the emergence of anomalous solute crowding in liposomes, BMC systems biology 9(Suppl 3), S7 (2015)
o [doi:10.1186/1752-0509-9-S3-S7] (WebSite: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1752-0509/9/S3/S7).
o P. Allegrini, D. Menicucci, R. Bedini, A. Gemignani, P. Paradisi: Complex intermittency blurred by noise: Theory and application to neural dynamics, Physical Review E 82, 015103 (2010).
o P. Allegrini, D. Menicucci, R. Bedini, L. Fronzoni, A. Gemignani, P. Grigolini, B.J. West, P. Paradisi: Spontaneous brain activity as a source of ideal 1/f noise, Physical Review E, vol. 80, 061914 (2009)
Alessandro Pingitore, PhD, MD, Researcher at the Clinical Physiology Instite, CNR Pisa
POSITIONS AND HONORS Personal Statement
The research activity was initially focused on the assessment of regional and global cardiac function, myocardial viability and pharmacological stress test for the detection of myocardial ischemia by non invasive cardiac imaging techniques, echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance. Currently research activity is focused on the relationship between heart and thyroid system and physiological response and adaptation to extreme conditions in healthy subjects and professional athletes.
RESEARCH INTEREST KEYWORDS
1) Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance
2) Left Ventricular dysfunction
3) Thyroid hormone and heart 4) Extreme Physiology
5) Cardiovascular Prevention
Positions, Employment and Teaching
Internal resident, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa Resident, Hammersmith Hospital (London) Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Birmingham) Temporary Scientist, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa Permanent Scientist, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa Teacher of the Master of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Pisa, Italy Teacher of the Cardiovascular Imaging Technics. Visiting Assistant Professor, New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA
Reviewer of the following scientific journals
European Journal of Radiology, International Journal of Cardiology, Basic Cardiology, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, PLOS ONE, Cardiology, New Evidences in Alternative Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.
Main Acknoledgments
o 2003: The paper "Low-T3 Syndrome: a strong prognostic predictor of death in patients with heart disease" (Circulation 2003;107:708-713), has considered "Featured
o Article of the Month" in the cardiology from the „American Association for Eradicatio of Eradication of Heart Attack - Vulnerable Plaque“ (Scientific committee, E. Braunwald, JT Willerson Editor Circulation, A. Maseri, V. Fuster, M. Naghavi)
o 2007: The paper „Association between increased mortality and mild thyroid dysfunctional in cardiac patients“. Iervasi G. et Al. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167:1525-1532, has been cited in the main web-Highlights of Heart on line 2007;93(12); Medical Economics, 2007 Aug 3; Anales de Medicina, 2007;75(15); Heartwire, 2007; July 25; InCirculation.net, 2007 July 25; Cardiosource 2007 July 31; MDLink 2007 July 30; Fucalec 2007; Southern Medical Journal 2007; The Heart.org
o 2008: Research highlights entitled „Liothyronine is beneficial in patients with low-T3 syndrome and dilated cardiomyopathy“, Nature Clinical Practice Edocrinology & Metabolism, 2008;4(5), on the paper „Acute effects of triidothyronine replacement therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and low-t3 syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled study“ by Pingitore A et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:1351-8
o 2008: Editorial entitled „Thyroid hormone treatment to mend a broken heart“ I. Klein. S. Danzi J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:1172-74 on the paper „Acute effects of triiodothyronine replacement therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and low- t3 syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled study“ by Pingitore A et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:1351-8
Publications (selection)
o Sabatino L, Iervasi G, Pingitore A. Thyroid hormone and heart failure: from myocardial protection to systemic regulation. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2014;12:1227-36. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2014.957674. Epub 2014 Sep 13.
o Menicucci D, Piarulli A, Mastorci F, Sebastiani L, Laurino M, Garbella E, Castagnini C, Pingitore A, Gemignani A. Interactions between immune, stress-related hormonal and cardiovascular systems following strenuous physical exercise. Arch Ital Biol 2013;151:126-136
o Di Bella G, Aquaro GD, Strata E, Deiana M, De Marchi D, Lombardi M, Pingitore A. Simultaneous visualization of myocardial scar, no-reflow phenomenon, ventricular and atrial trombi by cardiac magnetic resonance. Int J Cardiol 2007;115:e10-11
o Pingitore A, Carpeggiani C. The need for open-access structured data in cardiology. Biomed Data J. 2015;1:36-38. doi.org/10.11610/bmdj.01106
o Pingitore A, Salvo P, Mastorci F, Catapano G, Sordi L, Piaggi P, Di Francesco F. Sweat Rate Monitoring During Maximal Exercise in Healthy Soccer Players: A Close Relationship with Anaerobic Threshold. Ann Sport Med Res 2015; 2:1047
o Vassalle C, Mastorci F, Sirianni P, Pingitore A. The Connection between Food and Exercise: Historical Issues and Future Perspectives. Ann Sports Med Res 2015;2: 1040.
o Rajagopalan V, Zhang Y, Ojamaa K, Chen YF, Pingitore A, Pol CJ, Saunders D, Balasubramanian K, Towner RA, Gerdes AM. Safe Oral Triiodo-L-Thyronine Therapy Protects from Post-Infarct Cardiac Dysfunction and Arrhythmias without Cardiovascular Adverse Effects. PLoS One. 2016;11:e0151413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151413
o Pingitore A, Nicolini G, Kusmic C, Iervasi G, Grigolini P, Forini F. Cardioprotection and thyroid hormones. Heart Fail Rev. 2016 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print]
o Dedkov EI, Bogatyryov Y, Pavliak K, Santos AT, Chen YF, Zhang Y, Pingitore A. Sex- related differences in intrinsic myocardial properties influence cardiac function in middle-aged rats during infarction-induced left ventricular remodeling. Physiol Rep. 2016;4. pii: e12822. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12822
o Di Bella G, Minutoli F, Piaggi P, Casale M, Mazzeo A, Zito C, Oreto G, Baldari S, Vita G, Pingitore A, Khandheria BK, Carerj S. Quantitative Comparison Between Amyloid Deposition Detected by 99mTc-Diphosphonate Imaging and Myocardial Deformation Evaluated by Strain Echocardiography in Transthyretin-Related Cardiac Amyloidosis. Circ J. 2016 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Laura Sebastiani, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department of Traslational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Physiology Institute, Laboratory of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurosciences, Pisa University
Education
1985 Degree in Biological Sciences, cum laude, at University of Pisa.
1987-1988 Post-graduate Fellowship, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
1988-1992: PhD in Neuroscience.
1992: Fellowship at the National Council of Research, Pisa
1993: Postdoc fellowship at Pisa University
1994-1995 Short-time contract with SSSUP S.Anna, Pisa (15/06- 15/08/94).
1996: Short-time contract with the Dept. of Physiology and Biochemistry, Pisa University.
1997: Researcher of Physiology at University of Pisa.
Research Activity
Researcher at Dept. of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Pisa University
Teaching Activity
o 1997 - 2001: lessons of Physiology for Bachelor’s degrees (Physioterapy, Speech Therapy,
o Neurophysiopathology, Audiometric and Audioprosthetic Technique), University of Pisa.
o 2002: course of Physiology for Bachelor’s degrees (Physioterapy, Speech Therapy,
o Neurophysiopathology, Audiometric and Audioprosthetic Technique), University of Pisa
o 2002-2013 course of Physiology for the Master’s degrees in Dentistry, University of Pisa
o 2003-2010: course of Physiology of the Nervous and audio-linguistic systems for the Speech
o Therapy Bachelor’s degree, University of Pisa
o 2005- 2010: course of Physiology of the Nervous and audio-vestibular system for the Audiometric and
o Audioprosthetic Technique Bachelor’s degrees, University of Pisa
o from 2007: course of Physiology for the Nursing Bachelor’s degree, University of Pisa
o Dal 2009: course of Physiology of Swallowing for the 1st level Master in Swallowing Disorders, University of Pisa.
o Dal 2015: course of Physiology of the Nervous System and of the Sensorial Organs for the Clinical
o and Health Psychology, University of Pisa
o 2001- 2009: member of the Academic Board of the PhD Course in Basic and Developmental Neuroscience
o University of Pisa
o 2005 - 2009: Secretary of the PhD Course in Basic and Developmental Neuroscience, University of Pisa
o 2010 -2012: member of the Academic Board of the PhD Course in Neuroscience and Endocrine-metabolic System, University of Pisa.
o dal 2013: member of the Academic Board of the PhD School in Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Pisa.
Research Activity
In the last 15 years LS research was aimed at the study of the physiology of emotions. In particular LS studied the autonomic responses and the cerebral dynamics evoked by fearful/aversive stimuli in both healthy individuals and phobic patients.
LS also studied the modulation exerted by the hypnotic trait on the autonomic responses elicited by suggestions of relaxation and fear. She also studied the neuropsychological characteristics (spatial attention, memory) related to the hypnotic trait.
In parallel LS has been involved in a series of research aimed at characterizing the Slow wave Sleep and at studying the effect of sleep on motor imagery learning and consolidation as well as
information reorganization.
Funding
Italian Ministry of University and Research
Research Topics
o Physiology of emotions
o Autonomic and EEG correlates of fear
o Cognitive modulation of emotions
o Sleep and memory consolidation.
o Motor Imagery learning
Publications (selection)
o Ghelarducci B. and Sebastiani L. Classical heart rate conditioning and affective behavior: the role of cerebellar vermis. Arch.Ital.Biol.,135: 369-384, 1997.
o Sebastiani, L., Simoni, A., Gemignani, A., Ghelarducci, B., Santarcarcangelo, E.L. Human hypnosis: autonomic and electroencephalographic correlates of a guided multimodal cognitive-emotional imagery. Neurosci. Lett., 338, 41-44, 2003. (IF 2.11)
o Balocchi R., Menicucci D., Santarcangelo E., Sebastiani L., Gemignani A., Ghelarducci B., Varanini M. Deriving the respiratory sinus arrhythmia from the heartbeat time series using Empirical mode decomposition, Chaos Solitons and Fractals, 20: 171-177, 2004. (IF 1.53)
o Gemignani A., Di Stefano M., Sebastiani L., Ghelarducci B., Jeannerod M., Guazzelli M., Massarelli R. Influence of mental motor imagery on the execution of a finger-to-thumb opposition task. Arch it Biol , 142, 1-9, 2004. IF: 1.295 (0.57)
o Jambrik Z., Sebastiani L., Picano E., Ghelarducci B., Santarcangelo E.L. Hypnotic modulation of flow-mediated endothelial response to mental stress. Int. J. Psychophysiol. , 55, 221-227, 2005. IF: 2.144 (2.58)
o Sebastiani L, Simoni A, Gemignani A, Ghelarducci B, Santarcangelo EL. Relaxation as a cognitive task. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 143:1-12, 2005. IF: 1.295 (0.69)
o Carli G., Rendo C., Sebastiani L., Santarcangelo EL. Suggestions of altered balance: Possible equivalence of imagery and perception. Int. J. Clin. Exp. Hypn., 54:1-18, 2006. IF: 1.85 (1.52).
o A. Gemignani, L. Sebastiani, A. Simoni, E.L. Santarcangelo, B. Ghelarducci. Hypnotic trait and specific phobia: EEG and autonomic output during phobic simulation. Brain Res. Bull. , 69, 197-203, 2006. IF: 2.818 (1.68)
o Sebastiani L., D'Alessandro L., Menicucci D., Ghelarducci B., Santarcangelo E.L.. Role of relaxation and specific suggestions in hypnotic emotional numbing. Int. J. Psychophysiol. 63: 125-132, 2007. IF: 2.144 (2.21)
o Castellani E., D'Alessandro L., Sebastiani L. Hypnotizability and spatial attentional functions. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 145: 23-37, 2007. IF: 1.3 (0.65)
o Castellani E., Sebastiani L. Manipulation of attention in highly and low hypnotizable individuals: a study on verbal priming. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 146, 21-34, 2008. IF: 1.3
o Castellani E, D'Alessandro L, Sebastiani L. Hypnotizabilityand temporal dynamics of attention: a study on the Attentional Blink effect. Contemporary Hypnosis, 26, 80-02, 2009.
o Ursula DEBARNOT, Eleonora CASTELLANI, Gaetano VALENZA, Laura SEBASTIANI, and Aymeric GUILLOT, Daytime naps improve motor imagery learning. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 11, 541-550, 2011. IF: 3.565
o Danilo Menicucci, Fiorenzo Artoni, Remo Bedini, Alessandro Pingitore, Mirko Passera, Alberto Landi, Antonio L'Abbate, Laura Sebastiani, Angelo Gemignani. Brain responses to emotional stimuli during breath holding and hypoxia: an approach based on the Independent Component Analysis. Brain Topography, available on line, 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-013-0349-z IF: 3.671
o Danilo Menicucci, Andrea Piarulli, Francesca Mastorci, Laura Sebastiani, Marco Laurino, Erika Garbella, Cinzia Castagnini, Silvia Pellegrini, Valter Lubrano, Maria Rita Metelli, Remo Bedini, Antonio L'Abbate, Alessandro Pingitore, Angelo Gemignani. Interactions between Immune, Stress-related Hormonal and Cardiovascular Systems Following Strenuous Physical Exercise. Archives Italiennes de Biologie 151:126-136, 2014. IF: 1.3
o Angelo Gemignani, Andrea Piarulli, Danilo Menicucci, Marco Laurino, Paolo Allegrini, Giuseppina Rota, Francesca Mastorci, Vadim Gushin, Olga Shevchenko, Erika Garbella, Alessandro Pingitore, Laura Sebastiani, Massimo Bergamasco, Antonio L'Abbate, Remo Bedini. How stressful are 105 days of isolation? Sleep EEG patterns and tonic cortisol in healthy volunteers simulating manned flight to Mars. Int J Psychophysiol. 93: 211-9,2014. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.04.008.
o Menicucci D, Piarulli A, Allegrini P, Bedini R, Bergamasco M, Laurino M, Sebastiani L, Gemignani Looking for a precursor of spontaneous Sleep Slow Oscillations in human sleep: the role of the sigma activity. Int J Psychophysiol 97 :99-107, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho. 2015.05.006
o Eleonora Castellani, Danilo Menicucci, Fiorenzo Artoni, Angelo Gemignani, Laura Sebastiani. Inefficient stimulus processing at encoding affects formation of high-order general representation: a study on cross-modal word-stem completion task. Brain Res. 1622:386-96, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.042
o G. Valenza A. Greco, C. Gentili, A. Lanata, L. Sebastiani, D. Menicucci, A. Gemignani, E.P. Scilingo. Combining EEG Activity and Instantaneous Heart Rate for Assessing Brain-Heart Dynamics during Visual Emotional Elicitation in Healthy Subjects. Philosophical Transaction A. 374(2067). pii: 20150176. 2016. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0176.
o Sebastiani L , Castellani E. Long lasting musical training modifies language processing:
Dichotic Fused Word Test study. ArchivesItaliennes de Biologie. In press 2016.
Paolo Paradisi, PhD, Researcher at Signal and Image Laboratory, Institute of Information Science and Tecnologies
Expertise:
mathematical tools of non-equilibrium statistical physics: stochastic processes, probability theory and statistics. Modeling of complex systems with fractal intermittency and long-range correlations.
Skills:
numerical algorithms and associated software (Fortran, C, C++, Matlab, Linux) for: numerical simulations of stochastic processes, statistical data analysis, applications to bursty time series (event detection algorithms, long-range memory features in fractal intermittency).
Applications to real datasets (fluorescence intermittency, turbulence, electroencephalograms).
Since 2014 he started collaborations in the field of computational biophysics (Max Planck Institute, Potsdam).
Studies and Positions:
o Since 01/09/2015: External Scientific Member of BCAM - Basque Center of Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Spain [recognized Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence since 2014]
o 15/11-05/12/2015: Visiting researcher at Department of Structure and Constituents of Matter, University of Barcelona
o 01-31/10/2015: Visiting researcher at BCAM [Funding: BCAM]
o 12/04-12/05/2015: Visiting researcher at BCAM [Funding: BCAM]
o 2014: Visiting researcher (2 months) at BCAM [Funding: BCAM]
o 2014: Visiting researcher (3 weeks) at the Department of Theory and Bio-systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam (Germany) [Funding: CNR Short-Term Mobility Program]
o Since 01/04/2010: Research Scientist at the Institute of Information Science and Technologies “A. Faedo”, National Council of Research (ISTI-CNR, Pisa)
o 28/12/2001-31/03/2010: Research Scientist at the Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, National Council of Research (ISAC-CNR, Lecce Unit)
o 2006: One sojourn period (2 months) as short-term visiting scientist, Department of Radio-Physics, Nizhny Novgorod State University (Russia)
o 2005-2007: 3 short-term visits as adjunct researcher (2 months each), Center for Nonlinear Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (USA)
o *1999-2001: PhD student in Technical Physics, Department of Energetics, Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Control (DIENCA), Bologna University
o 2001: Philosophy Doctor (PhD) in Technical Physics,
Thesis in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Tutor: Prof. S. Salvigni
Title: “Numerical analysis of viscous dissipation and turbulence effects on the convective thermal exchange in finned tubes”
o 2001: short-term sojourn period as visiting PhD student at Department of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (USA)
o 2001: 1-year fellowship on numerical and experimental study of forced and mixed convection in inclined tubes, tutor: Prof. S. Salvigni
o *1997-1999: Institute for studies of atmospheric physics and chemistry, National Council of Research (FISBAT-CNR)
o 1998-1999: 1-year fellowship, numerical models for particle transport in fluid flows with Stokes-Basset force, tutor: Dr. F. Tampieri
o 1997-1998: 6-months internship
o 1997: Laurea (Master Degree) in Physics (magna cum laude)
Thesis in Mathematical Physics, supervision: Prof. F. Mainardi, Dr. F. Tampieri
Title: “Analysis of diffusive systems by means of Non-Markovian stochastic processes”
o 1996-1997: National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN, Bologna), associated undergraduate student.
Prizes:
o Certificate of Reviewing Excellence 2013 (recognition of outstanding contribution to the quality of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals)
o Named one of the most valued reviewers of 2014 for Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
Teaching and supervising:
o Supervisor of five Master Degree thesis, tutor of two research fellowships (1-year and 2-year) and two training internships (150 hours each)
o Two invited seminarial courses (6 hours each) on atmospheric turbulence and diffusion models
o Teaching assistant (20 hours) (Introduction to the CFD software FLUENT, 2000)
o 2000:qualification for High School Teaching (38/A:Physics, 47/A:Mathematics, 49/A:Mathematics and Physics)
o 2013: National qualification for University Teaching (duration: 4 years) as Associate Professor:
o 02/C1-Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics of the Earth and planets; 04/A4–Geophysics
Editorial and Organizing Activity:
o Since 2006: reviewer for ISI journals: Nonlinear Dynamics; International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos; Fluctuation and Noise Letters; Central European Journal of Physics; Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment; Frontiers in Physiology; New Journal of Physics; Physica A (12 reviewed papers).
o Since April 2010: Review Editor of Frontiers in Physiology
o Since July 2011: permanent reviewer of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals (25 reviewed papers since now)
o Since May 2013: Associate Editor of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
o Since September 2014: member of the Editorial Board of Cogent Physics
2014
o Organizer and chair of the Special Session ''Stochastic Modelling of Biological Systems'', 2th International Work-conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO2014), Granada (Spain), 7-9 April 2014
o Organizer of the Workshop ''Applying Complexity Science in Biology and Medicine'' and chair in 4 sessions of the same Workshop, International Conference on Statistical Physics (SIGMAPHI2014), Rhodes (Greece), 7-11 July 2014
o Promoter and organizer of a Special Award for Young Scientists for the Best Work on Complexity (granted by Elsevier Editor through Chaos, Solitons and Fractals)
o Member in the scientific committees of 3 Awards for Young Scientists
o Member of the Program Committee, International Conference on Statistical Physics (SIGMAPHI2014), Rhodes (Greece), 7-11 July 2014
o Member of Program and Steering Committee, 2th International Work-conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO2014), Granada (Spain), 7-9 April 2014.
2015
o Member of the Program and Steering Committe of the 3th International Work-conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO2014), Granada (Spain), 15-17April 2014 [reviewer of two proceeding papers in the same conference]
o Managing Guest Editor of the Special Issue ''The emergence of self-organization in complex systems'', published in Vol. 81(B), Chaos, Solitons and Fractals (2015)
Funding and Projects:
Participation to 13 projects as participant investigator, 1 as external professional consultant, 3 as Coordinator. 7 projects were/are funded by the European Community, 1 in the framework of a Italy-USA agreement, 8 by Italian Institutions, 1 by COFUND scheme (Bizkaia Talent Foundation, Basque Country, and European Commission).
Winner of:
o 2001: 1 Exchange Program Fellowship for PhD (Bologna University–Brown University) for a short-term visiting period (2 months) at: Dept. Applied Math., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (USA);
4 CNR Short-Term Mobility fellowships:
o 2005: University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (USA) [2 months];
o 2006: Dept. Radio-Physics, Nizhny Novgorod University (Russia) (6 weeks);
o 2014: Dept. Theory and Bio-systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam (Germany) (3 weeks);
o 2015: Dept. Structure and Constituents of Matter, University of Barcelona (3 weeks).
Main Selected Funded Research Projects:
o Principal investigator of the Bizkaia Talent project “Anomalous Transport in Complex Systems: Stochastic Modelling and Statistical Data Analysis”, reference number AYD-000-252, cofunded by Bizkaia Talent and European Commission through COFUND scheme.
[Period: since 01/09/2015, duration: 10 months]
o Scientific Coordinator of the Scientific Agreement between Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate (ISAC-CNR) and University of Salento on the topic “Theoretical and experimental study of the effects of coherent structures on turbulent transport”.
[Period: 01/08/2006-30/08/2006]
o Scientific Coordinator of the Young Research Grant “Effects of coherent structures on turbulent transport in vegetated canopies”, funded by ISAC-CNR, Grant N. 01/03, 22/05/2003.
[Period: 01/11/2003-31/10/2004]
o Participation in the European Project "SEMEiotic Oriented Technology for Individual’s CardiOmetabolic risk self-assessmeNt and Self-monitoring (SEMEOTICONS)”, 7th Framework Programme, Collaborative Project, Grant N. 611516.
[Period: Since 01 November 2013, duration: 3 years]
o The contribution of Paolo Paradisi is on the development of models and signal processing algorithms for post-processing of data from chemical composition of human breath.
o Participation in the FISR Project funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research: “Evolution of crop systems by climate change (CLIMESCO)”, Work Package 2.1 ''Simulations of future climate scenarios''.
[Period: 20/02/2006-31/03/2010]
The research activity of Paolo Paradisi was focused on the statistical analysis of historical time series of meteorological variables and on the development of a statistical downscaling model for the simulation of future local climate.
Publications:
From 2001 to 2015 he is co-author of 56 papers: 46 in peer-reviewed editorial journals (43 ISI journals; 3 non-ISI journals); 5 proceedings in international conferences (with ISBN), 1 book chapter (with ISBN), 2 proceedings in international conferences (without ISBN). He is also co-author of 2 proceedings in national conferences, 3 abstracts published on international journals and 2 papers in published in national (italian) journals. He is co-authors of 2 internal reports and 10 project reports.
He is the main author and speaker of 26 talks in international conferences, 7 of which are invited talks, and he is also co-author of other 7 talks and of 11 poster presentations. He also gave 2 invited seminars.
ISI-SCOPUS Publications as Main Author (selection):
o P. Paradisi, P. Allegrini, A. Gemignani, M. Laurino, D. Menicucci, A. Piarulli:
o Scaling and intermittency of brain events as a manifestation of consciousness,
o AIP Conference Proceedings 1510, 151-161 (2013).
o P. Paradisi, G. Kaniadakis, A.M. Scarfone: The emergence of self-organization in complex systems – Preface, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 81(B), 407-411 (2015) [doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2015.09.017].
o P. Paradisi, P. Allegrini: Scaling law of diffusivity generated by a noisy telegraph signal with fractal intermittency, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 81(B), 451-462 (2015) [doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2015.07.003].
o P. Paradisi, P. Allegrini, D. Chiarugi: A renewal model for the emergence of anomalous solute crowding in liposomes, BMC systems biology 9(Suppl 3), S7 (2015)
o [doi:10.1186/1752-0509-9-S3-S7] (WebSite: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1752-0509/9/S3/S7).
o P. Allegrini, D. Menicucci, R. Bedini, A. Gemignani, P. Paradisi: Complex intermittency blurred by noise: Theory and application to neural dynamics, Physical Review E 82, 015103 (2010).
o P. Allegrini, D. Menicucci, R. Bedini, L. Fronzoni, A. Gemignani, P. Grigolini, B.J. West, P. Paradisi: Spontaneous brain activity as a source of ideal 1/f noise, Physical Review E, vol. 80, 061914 (2009)