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ANDREA PORZIONATO

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Position

Professore Ordinario

Structure

Dipartimento di Neuroscienze - DNS

Address

VIA A. GABELLI, 65 - PADOVA

Telephone

0498272314

E-mail

andrea.porzionato@unipd.it

Born in Chioggia (VE), in 1976. Medical degree cum laude in 2001 in the University of Padova. Specialization cum laude in Legal Medicine in 2005 in the University of Padova. PhD in Neuroscience in 2009 in the University of Padova. Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy in the University of Padova from 2005. Associate Professor of Human Anatomy in the University of Padova from 2011. National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor in Human Anatomy from 2016.
Didactic activity in the Courses of Medicine and Surgery, Odontoiatry and Dental Prosthesis, Biotechnologies, Medical Biotechnologies, Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Ortoctics. Didactic activity in the Specializations in Infant Neuropsichiatrics, Dermatology, Food Science, Endocrinology, Audiology, Sports Medicine. Didactic activity in macroscopic anatomy for the Wake Forest University (Canada) in March-April 2014.
Member of the Library Commission of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery from 2009 to 2011. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Molecular Medicine of the University of Padua from 2012 to 2016. External Reviewer for the Research Grant Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2012. Representative for the School of Medicine in the ‘Presidio della Qualità della Didattica”. Director of the Course in Aerospace Medicine from 2013-2014. Member of the PhD Program in Molecular Medicine from 2014-2015.
Main research fields in neuroscience (central and peripheral chemoreceptors, neuroanatomy/physiology of enteric neurons, neuroanatomy/neuropathology of the brainstem), analysis of the effects of probiotics on enteric nervous system, experimental models of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering and clinical anatomy.
Author of more than 300 in extenso papers in journals with Impact Factor (IF >900; H-index Scopus = 40; total citations: >5900; 2021 citations: >1000; H-index Google Scholar = 48; total citations: >8800).
Participation in PRIN 2005 and 2007. Head of Research Project of the University of Padua in 2014. Scientific head for of Scholarships and Research Grants in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (2016-2021, with co-funding from Fondazione TES Onlus, Padova). Private funds for surgical anatomy courses with cadavers. Participant of the LifeLab Program (2019-2021), funded by the Veneto Region (Principal investigator of Workpackage 9: 108.000 euros). Research team participant and winner of the SEGALA - Grants-for-Young-Reasearchers - 2020 - LOI entitled "Uni- and Bi-Directional Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis Communication in Parkinson’s Disease" (PI: Prof. Miryam Carecchio).
Editorial Board of European Journal of Anatomy, Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Forensic Science and Criminology, Annals of Medical Case Reports – Section: Forensic and Legal Medicine Case Reports.
Anatomical dissections on cadaver with didactic and research purposes through the Body Donation Program of the University of Padua. Technical consultant for medico-legal site inspections and judicial autopsies. Consultant activities in the field of Forensic Clinical Anatomy.

Notices

Office hours

  • Wednesday from 12:00 to 13:00
    at Sede di Anatomia Umana Via Gabelli 65

Teachings

Publications

Main in extenso papers from 2013 (first/last author)
1. Porzionato A, Macchi V, De Caro R. Central and peripheral chemoreceptors in sudden infant death syndrome. J Physiol. 2018 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print]
2. Porzionato A, Macchi V, Stecco C, De Caro R. The Carotid Sinus Nerve - Structure, Function and Clinical Implications. Anat Rec 2018 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print]
3. Porzionato A, Macchi V, De Caro R. Physical Abuse of Children. N Engl J Med. 2017;377:398-9.
4. Porzionato A, Macchi V, Stecco C, Loukas M, Tubbs RS, De Caro R. Forensic clinical anatomy: A new field of study with application to medicolegal issues. Clin Anat. 2017;30:2-5.
5. Porzionato A, Sfriso MM, Pontini A, et al. Development of Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts Through Decellularization of Human Blood Vessels. J Biomat Tissue Eng. 2017;7:101-110.
6. Porzionato A, Macchi V, Massaro L, et al. Double origin of the superior cerebellar artery associated with homolateral haemorrhagic infarction of cerebellum. Folia Neuropathol. 2016;54:410-7.
7. Porzionato A, Guidolin D, Macchi V, et al. Fractal analysis of alveolarization in hyperoxia-induced rat models of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2016;310:L680-8.
8. Porzionato A, Guidolin D, Macchi V, et al. Tissue Dynamics of the Carotid Body Under Chronic Hypoxia: A Computational Study. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2015;860:25-39.
9. Porzionato A, Rucinski M, Macchi V, et al. ECRG4 expression in normal rat tissues: expression study and literature review. Eur J Histochem. 2015;59:2458.
10. Porzionato A, Sfriso MM, Pontini A, et al. Decellularized Human Skeletal Muscle as Biologic Scaffold for Reconstructive Surgery. Int J Mol Sci. 2015;16:14808-31.
11. Porzionato A, Sfriso MM, et al. Effects of hyperoxic exposure on signal transduction pathways in the lung. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2015;209:106-14.
12. Porzionato A, Macchi V, et al. Diffuse pulmonary ossification in permanent vegetative state. Pathol Int. 2015;65:27-32.
13. Porzionato A, Polese L, Lezoche E, et al. On the suitability of Thiel cadavers for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): surgical training, feasibility studies, and anatomical education. Surg Endosc. 2015;29:737-46.
14. Porzionato A, Macchi V, et al. Effects of postnatal hyperoxia exposure on the rat dentate gyrus and subventricular zone. Brain Struct Funct. 2015;220:229-47.
15. Marconi GD, Zara S, De Colli M, Di Valerio V, Rapino M, Zaramella P, Dedja A, Macchi V, De Caro R, Porzionato A. Postnatal hyperoxia exposure differentially affects hepatocytes and liver haemopoietic cells in newborn rats. PLoS One. 2014;9:e105005.
16. Porzionato A, Macchi V, De Caro R. Role of the carotid body in obesity-related sympathoactivation. Hypertension. 2013;61:e57.
17. Zara S, De Colli M, Rapino M, Di Valerio V, Marconi GD, Cataldi A, Macchi V, De Caro R, Porzionato A. NF-κB involvement in hyperoxia-induced myocardial damage in newborn rat hearts. Histochem Cell Biol. 2013;140:575-83.
18. Porzionato A, Sfriso MM, et al. Decellularized omentum as novel biologic scaffold for reconstructive surgery and regenerative medicine. Eur J Histochem. 2013;57:e4.
19. Porzionato A, Macchi V, De Caro R, et al. Inflammatory and immunomodulatory mechanisms in the carotid body. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2013;187:31-40.
20. Porzionato A, Zaramella P, et al. Cyclosporine and hyperoxia-induced lung damage in neonatal rats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2013;187:41-6.

Research Area

Main research fields in
- neuroscience (central and peripheral chemoreceptors, neuroanatomy/neuropathology of the brainstem), - regenerative medicine and tissue engineering (development of biologic scaffolds through decellularization and innovative artificial materials),
- clinical anatomy.