Rodrigo Garcia Barros, DVM, PhD student (2018-2021)
Project: Development of a new oocyte in vitro maturation strategy to enhance the outcome of assisted reproductive technologies

Gianluca Giovanardi, MSc student, (2020-2021)
Project: Characterization of the role of progesterone receptor membranes component 1 (PGRMC1) during the early stages of embryonic development in bovine species

Alessia Anna Righi BSc student (2019-2020)
Project: Approaches for the improvement of assisted reproduction technologies in cattle through the in vitro culture of female gametes

Camilla Geremia, MSc student, (2019-2020)
Project: Role of zinc in gametogenesis, fertilization, and preimplantation embryo development in mammals

Laura Terzaghi, DVM, PhD student (2015-2018)
Project: Role of Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC-1) in cell division

Cecilia Dieci, MSc, PhD student (2012-2016)
Project: Molecular determinants in acquiring oocyte developmental competence in mammals: interplay between cumulus cells and oocyte chromatin remodeling

Ana Caroline Silva Soares, DVM, PhD Student (2016-2019)
Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
Oocyte prematuration and developmental competence acquisition: role of hormones, cAMP, and growth factors

Giulia Sivelli, MSc, PhD student (2016-2019)
Project: Role of Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC-1) in oocyte function

Fabio Barbieri, BSc, Master student (2015/16)
Project: Evaluation of the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) by means of the Brilliant Cresyl Blue (BCB) test to determine a morpho-functional approach to the competence of the development of the oocyte

Giulia Salvadori, MSc student (2015/2016)
Project: Evaluation of gene expression profile in bovine cumulus cells as biomarkers of developmental during oocyte prematuration

Lavinia Bertolani, MSc student (2015/2016)
Project: Effect of the inhibition of the nPR and PGRMC1 receptors during the in vitro maturation of the bovine oocyte

Valentina Baruffini, MSc student (2014/2015)
Project: Bovine oocyte maturation and pre-maturation system: cumulus-oocyte complex morphology, chromatin configuration, and developmental capability

Giorgia Lodi, DVM, PhD, Postdoc fellow (2013-2014)
Project: Development of physiological systems for the in vitro maturation of the oocyte in domestic mammals to improve the efficiency of assisted reproduction biotechnology

Francesca Corlazzoli, MSc, Postdoc fellow (2012-2013)
Project: Development of physiological methods of in vitro oocyte growth and differentiation to improve the efficiency of assisted reproduction techniques zootechnical interest mammals

Davide Corbani, DVM, PhD student (2009-2012)
Project: Molecular determinants of mammalian fertility: role of Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 (PGRMC1)

Irene Tessaro, Master Student, PhD Student, Post-Doctoral fellow (2007-2010)
Project: The dairy cow as a model for the study of early ovarian aging: morphological and
molecular aspects

Elisa Zuccari, DVM, Master student (2009/2010)
Project: Characterization of DNA methylation and histone acetylation processes during the bovine oocyte differentiation

Andrea Perota, MSc, PhD student (2007-2010)
Construction of gene expression vectors for the creation of transgenic pigs intended for xenotransplants

Matteo Serafino Beretta, MS, PhD student (2003-2006)
Project: The acquisition of competence to development in the oocyte of domestic mammals: role of intraovarian factors

Cristina Galbusera, MSc student (2003-2004)
Project: Chromatin organization in the immature oocyte and acquisition of embryonic developmental competence in the bovine species

Mariella Aru, MSc student (2003-2004)
Project: Cytoplasmic organization and embryonic developmental competence of bovine oocyte cryopreserved without cumulus oophorus cells

Silvia Colleoni, MSc student (2000-2001)
Project: Morpho-functional study of oocyte maturation and sperm capacitation in vitro in the horse ”

Elisa Borsani, MSc student (1999-2000)
Project: Genes insertion in the bovine species: development of a non-invasive method for the identification of transgenic embryos in vitro

Federica Perazzoli MSc student (1998-1999)
Project: Evaluation of the impact of polychlorinated biphenyl on the maturation, fertilization, and embryonic development of bovine oocyte

Eleni Alyfanti
Erasmus+ Traineeship, April July 2024
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine Athens, Greece
Topic: TBA

Dimitris Spiliotis
Erasmus+ Traineeship, April July 2024
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine Athens, Greece
Topic: TBA

Niki Katsakoglou, Master Student
Erasmus Traineeship, September 2022 – March 2023
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG), Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), Alexandroupolis, Greece ( https://www.mbg.duth.gr/index.php/en/)
Topic: The preantral follicle reserve in mammals: histological and morphometric evaluation

Armengol Silvia Llonch, PhD
Visiting Scientist INTREPiD Postdoctoral Fellow, October-November 2019
Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) Web: http://www.crg.eu/bernhard_payer
Barcelona, Spain
Topic: Epigenetic reprogramming during in vitro germ cell development

Ehsan Farooqi, Master Student
Visiting Scholar, April 2018 – June 2018
University of East-Paris Créteil (UPEC), Paris, France
Topic: Translation regulation during oocyte meiosis

Priscila Chediek Dall Acqua, PhD student
Visiting Scientist, April 2017 – September 2017
School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil
Topic: Oocyte differentiation and developmental competence

Franca Raucci, PhD
Visiting Scientist, March 2015 – July 2017
INSERM France – IFOM Milan, Italy
Topic: D-Asp in the regulation of gamete function

Ana Caroline Silva Soares, MS student
Visiting Scholar, March 2015 – July 2015
Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
Topic: Oocyte development and role of follicular cells

Remi Labrecque, PhD student
Visiting Scholar, October 2013 – December 2013
Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction Faculte des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Universite Laval (Quebec), Canada
Topic: Transcriptome analysis as a tool to better understand oocyte competence using the bovine model

Ileana Miclea, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, October 2012 – January 2013
The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Topic: Oocyte aging, DNA damage and aneuploidy

Federica Perazzoli, MSc
Visiting Scientist, October 2007 – September 2012
The University of Milan, Italy
Topic: Germinal vesicle transplantation and artificial oocyte reconstruction; Equine oocyte maturation and oxidative stress

Milena Slezakova, MSc
Post Doctoral Fellow, May 2005 – April 2006
Research Institute of Cattle Breeding, Rapotin, Czech Republic
Topic: Oocyte cryopreservation; Germinal vesicle transplantation and artificial oocyte reconstruction