Miriam Sciaccaluga

Miriam Sciaccaluga is an Associate Professor at Link Campus University in Rome, specializing in neuroscience with extensive expertise in cellular/molecular biology and neurophysiology. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience and focuses on synaptic dysfunction mechanisms in neurodegenerative conditions.

Research Interests: Her work centers on neuronal hyperexcitability mechanisms using electrophysiological techniques (notably patch-clamp recordings), with applications in Parkinson's disease, autism, epilepsy, amyloidosis, and Lafora disease models. She actively collaborates with national and international interdisciplinary research teams.

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