Agata Zappalà

Name: Agata
Surname: Zappalà
Master's degree in Pharmacy, University of Catania
PhD in Exercise Sciences
Post-doctoral fellow in Physiology (SSD BIO/09)
Researcher in Physiology (SSD BIO/09)
Associate Professor of Physiology (SSD BIO/09)

Member of the Doctoral committee of the PhD program in Biotechnology at the University of Catania

Professor of the following Degree course: 
Physiology of Nutrition for the Degree Course in Pharmacy (Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), Physiology I for the Degree Course in Medicine (Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties), Clinical Physiology of Nutrition for the degree course in Dietetics (Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department). Nutrition physiology for the degree course in Experimental and Applied Biology, curricula in Nutrition Biology. Nutrition Physiology for the Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition. Nutrition Physiology for the Graduate School of Hospital Pharmacy. Physiology of the digestive system for the School of Specialization in Food Science, School "Faculty of Medicine", University of Catania.

Research Experience: Institute of Physiology of the University of Parma. Normale et pathologique histology laboratories U-106 INSERM - Paris, France. Developmental Biology Laboratory, Center for Advanced Biotechnology, Genoa. Laboratory of Biology and Genetics, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Lita Vialba, University of Milan. Proteomics Laboratory Italian Experimental Institute Lazzaro Spallanzani, Milan. Unit of Proteomics and Biochemistry. DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan.

Consultant for students-to-Professor Interactions for the faculty of Pharmacy.

Member of the disciplinary board as Professor of the University of Catania.

Research area: in vitro and in vivo models for the study of neurodegenerative diseases and functional pathways.