Laura Calza

Biography:

Laura Calza, MD, Endocrinologist

Professor of Embryology, Regenerative Medicine and Cognitive Sciences at University of Bologna

Director of the Health Sciences and Technologies - Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (HST-ICIR), University of Bologna

President of the Scientific and Technical board of the Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute for spine and brain injury

Scientific Advisor of the Life Science Platform, High Technology Network, Emilia Romagna Region

Scientific Director of IRET Foundation, Ozzano Emilia, Italy

Founder of TransMed Research srl, Ozzano Emilia, Italy

Scientific interests: neurobiology, with regard to neurodegenerative diseases (focus on Alzheimer disease and multiple sclerosis) and acute injuries (stroke, spinal cord injury and peripheral nerve injury); stem cells and nanostructured scaffolds for neural and myelin repair; stem cells for high content screening; dynamic imaging by confocal laser scan microscopy. Biomarker discovery in neurodegenerative diseases