De Felici Massimo

Brief CV
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH
JUNE 10, 1951, FRASCATI, ROME (Italy)
CITIZENSHIP: ITALIAN
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED (two sons)
PRESENT ADDRESS
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Section of Histology and Embryology, University of Rome Vergata, Rome
E-Mail: defelici@uniroma2.it
EDUCATION
July, 1970 High school degree
February, 1976 Ph.D. (Biology Science) degree, with honours, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome
BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
1974-1976 Pre-graduate student, Laboratory of Animal Radiation Biology, C.N.E.N, Casaccía, Rome
1976-1981 Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Histology and General Embryology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome
1981-1983 Royal Society Fellow, MRC Mammalian Development Unit, University College, London
1982-1987 Researcher, Institute of Histology and General Embryology, University of Rome Sapienza
1987-to 1999 Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Section of Histology and Embryology, University of Rome Tor Vergata
2000-to day Full Professor of Histology and Embryology, Department of Public Health and Cell Biology, Section of Histology and Embryology, University of Rome Tor Vergata
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Control of mammalian embryonic development
- Biochemical mechanisms of oocyte maturation and fertilization
- Parthenogenetic activation of mammalian oocyte
- Development and differentiation of mammalian primordial germ cells
- Mechanisms of apoptosis in female germ cells
- Stem cell biology
MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
- Italian Society of Cell Differentiation and Development
- American Society for the Study of Reproduction
- American Society for Developmental Biology
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
- 130 Publications on international Journals with I.F.
- 12 Publications on Italian Journals
- 30 Books and Proceedings of International Congresses
- 31 National Grants
- 3 International Grants (EU Program)
MEMBER OF EDITORIAL BOARD AND REVIEWER
- Member of the editorial board of International Journal of Developmental Biology
- Member of the editorial board of Journal of Stem Cell
- Member of the editorial board of International The Open Reproductive Science Journal
- Reviewer for Cell Death and Differentiation, Experimental Cell Research, Developmental Biology, Differentiation, Biology of Reproduction, Nature, Science, Development
- Reviewer for National Research Projects of the Italian Ministry of University and Research; Reviewer for International Human Frontier Science Program; National Science. Foundation, USA; Lalor Foundation, USA, ICGEB Collaborative Research Programme, UK; Agence Nationale de la Recherce, ANR, France.
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