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Francesco Bolzoni

Associate Professor

Physiology

Researcher

E-mail

Francesco.bolzoni@hunimed.eu

Education

2007 Bachelor’s degree in Medical Biotechnology, University of Milan.
2009 Master’s degree in Biology Applied to Biomedical Research, with a thesis on the development of neural stem cells to mature neural cells, studied by electrophysiological and molecular biology techniques. University of Milan.
2013 PhD in Physiology, with a thesis on the integration between the control of posture and of voluntary movement on human. University of Milan.
2016 Specialization course in Nutrition and Wellness: frontal lessons and practice dealing with the physiology of human nutrition and the management of nutrition in pathological conditions. University of Milan.
From 2012 to present Visiting Scientist at the University of Goteborg (Prof. Elzbieta Jankowska group): collaboration aimed to understand the mechanisms underlying the effect of Direct Current Stimulation on nervous system.
2018 National Academic Qualification as Associate Professor in Physiology (ASN 2016)

Teaching appointments

Cell – MEDTEC 1st year

Physiology – MEDTEC 2nd year

Physiology – Physiotherapy 1st year

The main field of interest is the investigation of several aspects of the feedforward motor control on human, in particular the relationship between Anticipatory Postural Adjustments and voluntary movements.

Some of the main investigated topics were: how a joint immobilisation interferes with the organization of the motor program; how different neurological motor diseases, like cerebellar ataxia and Parkinson disease, impair the postural control and which cortical brain structures are involved in producing Anticipatory Postural Adjustments.

Another important project aims to investigate, on animal, the mechanisms underlying the effect of the direct current stimulation (DCs, a potent neuromodulation tool widely used on humans) on different neural substrates and to evaluate the application of the same technique in human neurorehabilitation research.

Bolzoni F, Esposti R, Jankowska E, Hammar I, Interactions between Baclofen and DC-Induced Plasticity of Afferent Fibers within the Spinal Cord. (2019) Neuroscience., 404, pp. 119-129, DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.01.047.
Bolzoni F, Esposti R, Marchese SM, Pozzi NG, Ramirez-Pasos UE, Isaias IU, Cavallari P; Disrupt of Intra-Limb APA Pattern in Parkinsonian Patients Performing Index-Finger Flexion. (2018 ) Frontiers in Physiology, 9,1745.
Bolzoni F, Esposti R, Bruttini C, Zenoni G, Jankowska E, Cavallari P; Direct current stimulation modulates the excitability of the sensory and motor fibres in the human posterior tibial nerve, with a long-lasting effect on the H-reflex (2017) European Journal of Neuroscience, 46 (9), pp. 2499-2506. DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13696
Cavallari P, Bolzoni F, Bruttini C, Esposti, R; The organization and control of intra-limb anticipatory postural adjustments and their role in movement performance (2016) Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10 (OCT2016), art. no. 525, DOI:10.3389/fnhum.2016.00525
Bolzoni F, Pettersson L-G, Jankowska E; Evidence for long-lasting subcortical facilitation by transcranial direct current stimulation in the cat (2013) Journal of Physiology, 591 (13), pp. 3381-3399., DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.244764