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onio Musarò je redni profesor za histologijo, embriologijo in bioteh- vabljeni predavatelji | invited lecturers
nologijo na Univerzi Sapienza v Rimu. Je član uredništva World Journal
of Biological Chemistry, Skeletal Muscle, PlosOne, Current Genomics.
Nekdanji predsednik Med-univerzitetnega inštituta za miologijo (IIM). Je tudi
član upravnega odbora medicinske akademije v Rimu. Njegovi poglavitni razi-
skovalni interesi so: staranje in živčnomišične bolezni (ALS, mišične distrofije);
vloga IGF-1 v fiziopatologiji skeletnih mišic; celična proliferacija in celična dife-
renciacija; vloga matičnih celic in tkivne niše pri regeneraciji mišic.
Antonio Musarò is a Full Professor of Histology, Embryology and Biotechnol-
ogy at Sapienza University Rome. He is a member of the editorial board of
the World Journal of Biological Chemistry, Skeletal Muscle, PlosOne, and Cur-
rent Genomics. Prof. Musarò is a former president of the Interuniversity Insti-
tute of Myology (IIM), and a board member of the medical academy of Rome.
Major Research Interests: Ageing and neuromuscular diseases (ALS, muscular
dystrophies); role of IGF-1 in the physiopathology of skeletal muscle; cell pro-
liferation and cell differentiation; role of stem cells and tissue niche on muscle
regeneration.

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