The Center has a consolidated experience in the field of biogerontology, in particular on genetic, epigenetic, bio-molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases.
Overview of the main instruments and technologies available
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Amnis Flowsigth |
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| Combines cellular images with cytofluorimetry data Used in the characterization of senescent cells and screening of senolytic compounds |
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Molecular Biology Platform |
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| Includes automatic RNA and DNA extractors, RT-PCR, new generation systems for sequencing, methylation analysis and gene expression on the entire genome. Used in multiple applications requiring DNA and RNA analysis. | |||
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Metallomic platform (nano-HPLC-ICP-MS) |
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| Used in the measurement of total metal contents in biological materiala s well as for the speciation of the metal components | |||
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Nikon Eclipse Ti2 microscope |
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| Image analysis on live and fixed cells and tissues, high-resolution fluorescence applications and confocal microscopy | |||
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Head of the Aging Science & Technology Center
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Mauro Provinciali
Maurizio Cardelli Robertina Giacconi Marco Malavolta Francesco Piacenza Elisa Pierpaoli Beatrice Bartozzi Elisabetta Farnocchia |
m.provinciali@inrca.it
m.cardelli@inrca.it r.giacconi@inrca.it m.malavolta@inrca.it f.piacenza@inrca.it e.pierpaoli@inrca.it b.bartozzi@inrca.it e.farnocchia@inrca.it |
+39 071 8004210
+39 071 8004534 +39 071 8004213 +39 071 8004216 +39 071 8004214 +39 071 8004329 +39 071 8004329 +39 071 8004329 |
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