The NeLOM project, which is held in collaboration with Regione Lombardia and ANAS (Associazione nazionale Allevatori Suini – National Association of Swine Breeders), wants to deepen the knowledge about the local swine breed Nero di Lomellina, defining its anatomical and productive characteristics, its rusticity and resilience to environmental stressors.
My PhD thesis fits into this project, focusing on the morpho-functional analyses of muscle and adipose tissues, together with the analysis of the skeletal development both in the Nero of Lomellina breed and the Commercial one. At the same time, the research will investigate the processes and the molecules involved in myogenesis in the pig, identified as an animal model.
For this purpose, the study will consider newborn animals, dead at birth, and adult animals, with well-developed skeletal muscle apparatus slaughtered for meat consumption and transformation into processed products. The study will be conducted with a multidisciplinary approach using histological, histochemical, immunohistochemical, and imaging techniques and complemented and supported by targeted gene expression analysis.
Bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Milan (2016-2019), Thesis title: Application of some forensic techniques in the veterinary field.
MSc in Veterinary Biotechnology at the University of Milan (2019-2021), Thesis title: Testing hypoxia in pig meniscal culture: differentiation and viability of neonatal medial posterior horn. Tutor: Prof. Alessia Di Giancamillo.
From 2021: PhD student in Veterinary and Animal Science (cycle XXXVII, 2021 – 2024).
Thesis title: Morpho-functional and productive characteristics of the “Nero di Lomellina” native breed pig. Supervisor: Prof. Silvia Clotilde Bianca Modina, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (DIVAS).
From 2021: Research collaboration with the Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine and Biomaterials of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (Milan).
Publications: Orcid ; IRIS-AIR
Supervisor Prof. Silvia Clotilde Bianca Modina
Co-supervisor Prof. Alessia Di Giancamillo
