Bianca Papotti

Bianca Papotti is a fixed-term Researcher at the Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Parma. Her academic career spans interdisciplinary research in

• Pharmacology
• Cholesterol Metabolism
• Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Cardiovascular Pathology
• Immunometabolism

. She teaches courses including Experimental Pharmacology and Food Toxicology.

Her research focuses on the role of PCSK9 and cholesterol efflux in

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Atherosclerosis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Lipoprotein Biology
• Inflammatory Disease
• Drug Development

. Key trends in her publications (3 in 2025, 12 in 2024) reveal strong emphasis on PCSK9 inhibition mechanisms, cholesterol-immune crosstalk in rheumatoid arthritis, and fasting interventions in lipid-related pathologies.

Her work has explored

• PCSK9's neuroinflammatory effects
• ABCA1/ABCG1 transporter dynamics
• Macrophage cholesterol loading
• Natural compound screening
• HDL dysfunction in diabetes
• Covid-19 lipid interactions

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