Bettegazzi Barbara

Bettegazzi Barbara is a Fixed-term Researcher (Type A) in Medicine at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. She is affiliated with the Department of Physiology within the School of Medicine. Her academic work focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurological disorders, with particular emphasis on epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, and cellular physiology.

Dr. Bettegazzi teaches Physiology across multiple programs at the university:

• Physiology for Dental Hygiene undergraduate program
• Physiology 1 LU (B, C, DAS) for the 6-year Medicine and Surgery Master's program
• Physiology 2 LU (DAS) for the 6-year Medicine and Surgery Master's program
• Physiology 1 LS (B, C) for the Medicine and Surgery Master's program

Her research spans multiple areas of neuroscience and cellular physiology:

• Neurodegenerative diseases including Friedreich's ataxia and Alzheimer's disease
• Cellular mechanisms of epilepsy and potential therapeutic interventions
• Neurotrophic factors and their therapeutic potential
• Calcium signaling and redox biology in neural cells
• Glial cell physiology in neurological disorders
• Molecular mechanisms underlying neuroinflammation

Dr. Bettegazzi has published extensively in high-impact journals, with her most recent work focusing on gene therapy for epilepsy, neuroprotective mechanisms in neurodegenerative disorders, and cellular responses to pathological conditions. Her publication record demonstrates a strong trajectory in translational neuroscience research with implications for therapeutic development.

Her research has appeared in prestigious journals including Journal of Cell Science, Molecular Neurobiology, Frontiers in Physiology, EMBO Reports, and Neurotherapeutics.