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Prof. Francesca Arnaboldi, PhD
Francesca Arnaboldi, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy at the University of Milan and Head of the Morpholab Laboratory. She teaches Human Anatomy across medical, nursing and healthcare degree programmes. Her research focuses on structural and ultrastructural morphology, innate immunity, Toll-like receptors, inflammatory diseases, psoriasis, embryonic development and muscular dystrophy, using optical and electron microscopy and immunolocalisation techniques.
Education and Positions
2021–present
Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Italy.
2023
Italian National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Human Anatomy.
2007–2011
Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, working on the morphometric analysis of regenerative macronodules and hepatocellular carcinoma in the human cirrhotic liver.
2006
Academic qualification as Subject Expert in Human Anatomy, University of Milan.
2003–2006
PhD in Morphological Sciences, Department of Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan.
2005
Professional Qualification as Biologist, University of Milan.
2003
Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Professional Activities
Teaching Activities
Teaching Human Anatomy to students enrolled in Medicine and Surgery, Nursing and Paediatric Nursing programmes.
Teaching students in Environmental and Workplace Prevention Techniques, Professional Education and Health Assistance programmes.
Tutoring practical activities using anatomical models, histological slides and microscopic observation of human organs.
Teaching practical activities for PhD students in Translational Medicine.
Research Activities
Head of the Morpholab Laboratory at the Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, since 2018.
Research focused on structural and ultrastructural morphology and the role of Toll-like receptors in embryonic development, inflammatory diseases, psoriasis and epicardial adipose tissue.
Investigation of the innate immune system in inflammatory and tumour-related conditions.
Study of the epithelial barrier and the effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines and ultraviolet radiation on human skin.
Research into skin alterations in dyslipidaemic and apolipoprotein apoA-I knockout mice.
Study of collagen turnover in primary muscle fibroblasts in experimental models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Application of optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and immunolocalisation techniques.
Research Projects
Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in University of Milan research projects concerning Toll-like receptors, immune regulation, tumour microenvironment, psoriasis and muscular dystrophy.
Team Member of national and institutional projects concerning T-cell immunity, inflammatory processes and anti-PD-1 therapies.
Editorial Activities
Author and co-author of educational textbooks and Italian editions of anatomy, diagnostic imaging, kinesiology, microscopic anatomy and histology publications.
Reviewer for Scientific Reports, BioMed Research International, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, International Journal of Women’s Health and Annals of Medicine.
Editorial Board Member of Research and Development and Science PG.
Guest Editor of special issues dedicated to the cytoskeleton, Toll-like receptor signalling and related pathological conditions.
Scientific and Professional Activities
Member of the scientific organisation committees of the World Congress of Dermatology and the Annual Meeting of the Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research.
Member of the Italian Society of Anatomy and Histology.
Member of the Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research.
Member of the International Society for the Study of Connective Tissue.
