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Natascia Vedovato is an Academic Visitor in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) at the University of Oxford, actively contributing to both the Ashcroft Group and de Wet group. Her research leverages electrophysiological expertise to investigate membrane protein mechanisms in disease contexts.
Her academic foundation includes:
- Master in Science, Major in Physics, University of Padua, Italy (2003)
- DPhil in Biomedical, Endocrinological and Neurophysiological Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy (2007)
Dr. Vedovato's work centers on structure-function relationships of membrane proteins, particularly ion channels and transporters, using patch clamping to elucidate their pathophysiological roles. Current investigations in the de Wet group focus on ABC transporters' involvement in neurodegenerative processes, bridging molecular biophysics with neurological disease mechanisms.
Her recent publications reveal interdisciplinary impact: the 2025 Translational Psychiatry study connects ABC transporter C5 to memory and circadian regulation, while the 2024 Diabetologia paper identifies KCNJ11 mutations in early-onset diabetes. This dual focus demonstrates methodological consistency in probing membrane protein dysfunction across neurological and metabolic disorders.
No information is available regarding student supervision or research grant acquisition.
She maintains active laboratory engagement within Oxford's DPAG, collaborating across the Ashcroft Group's ion channel expertise and the de Wet group's neurodegenerative disease research to advance understanding of transporter pathobiology.
