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Dr Antonella Forlino

Dr Antonella Forlino obtained her Degree in Biological Science in 1991 at the University of Pavia, Italy; her PhD in Biochemistry in 1994 at the University of Pavia and her Speciality Degree in Genetic in 1997. From 1995 to 1999 Dr Forlino had a fellowship at NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. She is now Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Biochemistry, University of Pavia. Her research activity is focused on the molecular, biochemical, and functional study of genetic diseases of the connective tissue, in particular Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). Her present research interests are the investigation of the intracellular retained mutant collagen fate in OI using in vitro and in vivo models, the development of a cell/gene therapy approach using OI murine models and she also recently started a D.Rerio facility to generate zebrafish models of skeletal dysplasias and to start drug screening approach.