Life sciences - 9

Short description of the research team

Thematic fields of interest/research areas:
Molecular virology and epidemiology of herpesviruses
Regulation of innate response to viral and bacterial infections

Manager/head of the team:
Prof. Dario Di Luca

Team members:
Dr Antonella Rotola; Dr Elisabetta Caselli; Dr Roberta Rizzo; Dr Valentina Gentili; Dr Daria Bortolotti

Research infrastructures:

Lab space : 200m2
Computer Equipment:
13 PC, 15 printers, 7 scanners
Major Lab Equipment:
4 thermal cyclers; 1 Real Time thermal cycler; 4 power supplies; 6 gel casting systems (BioRad); 4 Western Blot systems; 2 Imaging system Gel and Chemi Doc; 3 microfuges; 7 laminar air flow units for bacteria and cell culture; 2 thermostat incubators; 2 ELISA plate readers; 2 refrigerated microfuges; 2 -80°C freezers; 7 -20°C freezers; 1 cold store; 2 autoclaves; 2 spectrophotometers; 4 liquid nitrogen storage units; 1 flow cytometer (Becton Dickinson).

Prerequisites of the trainee researcher:
Level of education: “Marie Curie Individual Fellowship” Action requirements.
Research experience: N/A
Required working language: N/A

Contact: Prof. Dario Di Luca