Europass Curriculum Vitae Insert photograph. (JPG format) Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Angela Gismondi Address(es) Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324; 00161 Rome, Italy Telephone(s) +39-06-49970590 Mobile: 3351655495 Fax(es) +39-06-44340632 E-mail angela.gismondi@uniroma1.it Nationality Italian Date of birth March,14 th 1959 Gender Occupational field Female (S s/d) MED/46 Work experience Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Sector 1 November 2001 to present Full Professor Project Coordinator, research projects in the field of Immunology and Cell Biology Academic Teacher, Immunology and General Pathology for Medical School students and Immunology for students of Second-Level Master in Medical Biotechnology Sapienza University of Rome Viale Regina Elena, 324 00161, Rome Italy Dept. Molecular Medicine Dates January 1990- October 2001 Occupation or position held Researcher Main activities and responsibilities Academic teaching, research, and studend training Name and address of employer Sapienza University of Rome Sector Dept. Molecular Medicine Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer January 1990 to present Assistant Biologist, Special Service of Immunolgy and Immunopathology Policlinico Universitario Umberto I, Rome, Italy. Education and training Dates 1991-1992 Dates 1989 Grant for a fellowship Institute of Biomedical Technologies CNR of Rome PhD in Experimental Medicine Page 1/6 - Curriculum vitae of
Personal skills and competences Dates 1985 Dates 1984 Dates 1984 Laboratory of Immunology, Dept. Experimental Medicine and Pathology, La Sapienza University of Rome Research Collaborator Regina Elena, National Cancer Institute, Rome. License in Pharmacy La Sapienza University of Rome Master Degree in Pharmacy La Sapienza University of Rome Scientific activities Over the last 20 years, the main interests of Prof. Gismondi's have been focused on many aspects of NK cell biology and more recently on their role in pregnancy. She focused her attention on understanding the intracellular signaling pathways triggered by several surface activation/adhesion receptors and their involvement in the regulation of NK cell functions. She first demonstrated that integrins on NK cells can function not only as adhesion receptors but also as signaling molecules. More recently, she has been interested in analyzing the molecular events involved in the control of human NK cell migration and tissue localization, the relationships between circulating and tissue resident NK cells and the role played by specific tissue microenvironment in the modulation of NK cell phenotypic and functional profile. The results obtained by Prof. Gismondi has been published in highly qualified international journals and presented at many national and international scientific congresses. Prof. Gismondi is recipient of grants from several research agencies including MIUR, CNR, Ministry of Health and participant in projects funded by AIRC and the European Union. MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES: Italian Society of Immunology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology (SIICA) Italian Society of Pathology (SIP) Society for Natural Immunity Mother tongue(s) Italian Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English B2 C1 B2 C1 C1 Language (*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Additional information Recieving Include here any other information that may be relevant, for example contact persons, references, etc. Annexes List any items attached. Page 2/6 - Curriculum vitae of
Scientific Publication (max 30) 1. Nikitina L, Ahammer H, Blaschitz A, Gismondi A, Glasner A, Schimek MG, Dohr G, Sedlmayr P. A new method for morphometric analysis of tissue distribution of mobile cells in relation to immobile tissue structures. PLoS One. 2011;6(3):e15086. 2. Caprodossi S, Amantini C, Nabissi M, Morelli MB, Farfariello V, Santoni M, Gismondi A, Santoni G. Capsaicin promotes a more aggressive gene expression phenotype and invasiveness in null-trpv1 urothelial cancer cells. Carcinogenesis. 2011;32(5):686-94. 3. Agostinis C, Bulla R, Tripodo C, Gismondi A, Stabile H, Bossi F, Guarnotta C, Garlanda C, De Seta F, Spessotto P, Santoni A, Ghebrehiwet B, Girardi G, Tedesco F. An alternative role of C1q in cell migration and tissue remodeling: contribution to trophoblast invasion and placental development. J Immunol. 2010;185(7):4420-9. 4. Stabile H, Carlino C, Mazza C, Giliani S, Morrone S, Notarangelo LD, Notarangelo LD, Santoni A, Gismondi A. Impaired NK-cell migration in WAS/XLT patients: role of Cdc42/WASp pathway in the control of chemokine-induced beta2 integrin high-affinity state. Blood. 2010;115(14):2818-26. 5. Santoni A, Carlino C, Stabile H, Gismondi A. Mechanisms underlying recruitment and accumulation of decidual NK cells in uterus during pregnancy. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2008;59(5):417-24. 6. Santoni A, Carlino C, Gismondi A. Uterine NK cell development, migration and function. Reprod Biomed Online. 2008;16(2):202-10. 7. Carlino C, Stabile H, Morrone S, Bulla R, Soriani A, Agostinis C, Bossi F, Mocci C, Sarazani F, Tedesco F, Santoni A, Gismondi A. Recruitment of circulating NK cells through decidual tissues: a possible mechanism controlling NK cell accumulation in the uterus during early pregnancy. Blood. 2008;111(6):3108-15. 8. Santoni A, Zingoni A, Cerboni C, Gismondi A. Natural killer (NK) cells from killers to regulators: distinct features between peripheral blood and decidual NK cells. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2007;58(3):280-8. 9. Nicolussi A, D'Inzeo S, Gismondi A, Coppa A. Reduction of invasive potential in K-ras-transformed thyroid cells by restoring of TGFbeta pathway. Clin Exp Metastasis. 2006;23(5-6):237-48. 10. Bernardini G, Kim JY, Gismondi A, Butcher EC, Santoni A. Chemoattractant induces LFA-1 associated PI 3K activity and cell migration that are dependent on Fyn signaling. FASEB J. 2005;19(10):1305-7. 11. Gismondi A, Cifaldi L, Mazza C, Giliani S, Parolini S, Morrone S, Jacobelli J, Bandiera E, Notarangelo L, Santoni A. Impaired natural and CD16-mediated NK cell cytotoxicity in patients with WAS and XLT: ability of IL-2 to correct NK cell functional defect. Blood. 2004;104(2):436-43. Page 3/6 - Curriculum vitae of
12. Gismondi A, Jacobelli J, Strippoli R, Mainiero F, Soriani A, Cifaldi L, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 and Rac activation by chemokine and integrin receptors controls NK cell transendothelial migration. J Immunol. 2003;170(6):3065-73. 13. Santoni G, Lucciarini R, Amantini C, Jacobelli J, Spreghini E, Ballarini P, Piccoli M, Gismondi A. Candida albicans expresses a focal adhesion kinase-like protein that undergoes increased tyrosine phosphorylation upon yeast cell adhesion to vitronectin and the EA.hy 926 human endothelial cell line. Infect Immun. 2002;70(7):3804-15. 14. Magnanti M, Gismondi A, Gandini O, Rossi FM, Michetti PM, Santiemma V, Morrone S. Integrin pattern and effect on contraction in cultured testicular peritubular myoid cells. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2001;45(1):21-7. 15. Gismondi A, Jacobelli J, Mainiero F, Paolini R, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Cutting edge: functional role for proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 in NK cell-mediated natural cytotoxicity. J Immunol. 2000;164(5):2272-6. 16. Mainiero F, Soriani A, Strippoli R, Jacobelli J, Gismondi A, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. RAC1/P38 MAPK signaling pathway controls beta1 integrin-induced interleukin-8 production in human natural killer cells. Immunity. 2000;12(1):7-16. 17. Spreghini E, Gismondi A, Piccoli M, Santoni G. Evidence for alphavbeta3 and alphavbeta5 integrin-like vitronectin (VN) receptors in Candida albicans and their involvement in yeast cell adhesion to VN. J Infect Dis. 1999;180(1):156-66. 18. Milella M, Gismondi A, Roncaioli P, Palmieri G, Morrone S, Piccoli M, Frati L, Cifone MG, Santoni A. Beta 1 integrin cross-linking inhibits CD16-induced phospholipase D and secretory phospholipase A2 activity and granule exocytosis in human NK cells: role of phospholipase D in CD16-triggered degranulation. J Immunol. 1999;162(4):2064-72. 19. Mainiero F, Gismondi A, Soriani A, Cippitelli M, Palmieri G, Jacobelli J, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Integrin-mediated ras-extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) signaling regulates interferon gamma production in human natural killer cells. J Exp Med. 1998;188(7):1267-75. 20. Cerboni C, Gismondi A, Palmieri G, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. CD16-mediated activation of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI-3K) in human NK cells involves tyrosine phosphorylation of Cbl and its association with Grb2, Shc, pp36 and p85 PI-3K subunit. Eur J Immunol. 1998;28(3):1005-15. 21. Gismondi A, Bisogno L, Mainiero F, Palmieri G, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Proline-rich tyrosine kinase-2 activation by beta 1 integrin fibronectin receptor crosslinking and association with paxillin in human natural killer cells. J Immunol. 1997;159(10):4729-36. Page 4/6 - Curriculum vitae of
22. Milella M, Gismondi A, Roncaioli P, Bisogno L, Palmieri G, Frati L, Cifone MG, Santoni A. CD16 cross-linking induces both secretory and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-dependent cytosolic phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity in human natural killer cells: involvement of ERK, but not PLA2, in CD16-triggered granule exocytosis. J Immunol. 1997;158(7):3148-54. 23. Pérez-Villar JJ, Melero I, Gismondi A, Santoni A, López-Botet M. Functional analysis of alpha 1 beta 1 integrin in human natural killer cells. Eur J Immunol. 1996;26(9):2023-9. 24. Palmieri G, Serra A, De Maria R, Gismondi A, Milella M, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Cross-linking of alpha 4 beta 1 and alpha 5 beta 1 fibronectin receptors enhances natural killer cell cytotoxic activity. J Immunol. 1995;155(11):5314-22. 25. Mortarini R, Gismondi A, Maggioni A, Santoni A, Herlyn M, Anichini A. Mitogenic activity of laminin on human melanoma and melanocytes: different signal requirements and role of beta 1 integrins. Cancer Res. 1995;55(20):4702-10. 26. Gismondi A, Milella M, Palmieri G, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Stimulation of protein tyrosine phosphorylation by interaction of NK cells with fibronectin via alpha 4 beta 1 and alpha 5 beta 1. J Immunol. 1995;154(7):3128-37. 27. Mainiero F, Gismondi A, Milella M, Morrone S, Palmieri G, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Long term activation of natural killer cells results in modulation of beta 1-integrin expression and function. J Immunol. 1994;152(2):446-54. 28. Gismondi A, Mainiero F, Morrone S, Palmieri G, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Triggering through CD16 or phorbol esters enhances adhesion of NK cells to laminin via very late antigen 6. J Exp Med. 1992;176(5):1251-7. 29. Mortarini R, Gismondi A, Santoni A, Parmiani G, Anichini A. Role of the alpha 5 beta 1 integrin receptor in the proliferative response of quiescent human melanoma cells to fibronectin. Cancer Res. 1992;52(16):4499-506. 30. Gismondi A, Morrone S, Humphries MJ, Piccoli M, Frati L, Santoni A. Human natural killer cells express VLA-4 and VLA-5, which mediate their adhesion to fibronectin. J Immunol. 1991;146(1):384-92. Works Page 5/6 - Curriculum vitae of
Textbooks (Chapters, etc.) (Max 5) 1. Gismondi A, Carlino C, Stabile H and Santoni A (2009). NK Cell And Endothelial Cell Interactions. In: Elsevier Natural Killer Cells Lotze Mt And Thomson Aw Book (ISBN: 978-0-12-370454-2). 2. Gismondi A, Bernardini G and Santoni A (2009). NK Cells and Chemokines. In: Elsevier Natural Killer Cells Lotze Mt And Thomson Aw Book (ISBN: 978-0-12-370454-2). 3. Gismondi A, Mainiero F, Santoni A. Evaluation of Rho family small G-protein activity induced by integrin ligation on human leukocytes. Methods Mol Biol. 2004;239:69-76. 4. Mainiero F, Gismondi A, Strippoli R, Jacobelli J, Soriani A, Morrone S, Santoni A. Integrin-mediated regulation of cytokine and chemokine production by human natural killer cells. Eur Cytokine Netw. 2000;11(3):493-4. 5. Gismondi A, Santoni A. Integrin mediated stimulation of tyrosine phosphorylation in lymphoid cells. Methods Mol Biol. 1999;96:205-10. Page 6/6 - Curriculum vitae of