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Signal transduction, Calcium signaling, Organelle biology, Genetically encoded indicators (biosensors), Molecular imaging., Microscopy and mesoscopy
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Employment (9)

University of Milan: Milan, IT

2020-02-01 to present | Professor (Biosciences)
Employment
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Alex Costa

University of Milan: Milan, IT

2015-04-01 to 2020-01-31 | Associate professor (Biosciences)
Employment
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Alex Costa

University of Milan: Milan, IT

2011-10-01 to 2015-03-31 | Assistant professor (Biosciences)
Employment
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Alex Costa

Shinshu Daigaku - Ueda Campus: Ueda, Nagano, JP

2014-05-04 to 2014-08-27 | Visiting Scientist
Employment
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Alex Costa

University of Padova: Padova, IT

2007-09-01 to 2011-09-31 | Post doctoral fellow (Biology)
Employment
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Alex Costa

University of Bologna: Bologna, IT

2007-02-01 to 2007-07-01 | Post doctoral fellow (Biology)
Employment
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Alex Costa

UCSD: San Diego, California, US

2005-08-15 to 2006-10-01 | Post doctoral fellow (Division of Biological sciences)
Employment
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Alex Costa

University of Padova: Padova, IT

2004-02-01 to 2005-07-31 | Post doctoral fellow (Biology)
Employment
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Alex Costa

INRA Centre de Montpellier: Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR

2003-06-23 to 2003-10-23 | Visiting doctoral student
Employment
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Alex Costa

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Padova: Padova, IT

2000-11-02 to 2004-01-23 | PhD Biotechnology (Biology)
Education
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Alex Costa

University of Padova: Padova, IT

1995-10-02 to 2000-07-18 | Master degree Magna cum laude in Natural Science (Biology)
Education
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Alex Costa

Professional activities (7)

New Phytologist: Lancaster, GB

2024-01-01 to present | Board of Advisors
Invited position
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Alex Costa

Faculty Opinions: London, GB

2019-06-28 to present | Faculty Member
Invited position
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Faculty Opinions

John Wiley and Sons Ltd: Chichester, GB

2019-01-01 to present | Associate Editor for Plant Cell & Environment
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Alex Costa

SOCIETÀ ITALIANA BIOLOGIA VEGETALE: Rome, Italy, IT

2012-09-26 to present
Membership
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Alex Costa

The Royal Society of Biology: London, London, GB

2022-04-01 to 2025-03-31 | Associate Editor for Royal Society Open Science
Service
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Alex Costa

SOCIETÀ ITALIANA BIOLOGIA VEGETALE: Rome, Italy, IT

2013-09-19 to 2017-09-21 | Councilor
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Alex Costa

SOCIETÀ ITALIANA BIOLOGIA VEGETALE: Rome, IT

2016-09-21 | Baccarini Melandri Award
Distinction
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Alex Costa

Funding (16)

Joint Bilateral Agreement CNR/Royal Society of London (UK). Biennial Programme 2023-2024.

2023-01 to 2025-01 | Grant
/Royal Society of London (UK). Biennial Programme 2023-2024 (London, GB)
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Alex Costa

Towards structural studies in cell systems by advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy

2023 to 2025 | Grant
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (Rome, Italy, IT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

2022NMSFHN

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Alex Costa

DEMEtRA “DEcoding Metabolic Effectors in plant sTress Response and Acclimation"

2022-10 to 2024-09 | Grant
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01 (Brussels , BE)
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Alex Costa

Plant micRObiome in Sustainable vITiculture

2021-06 to 2025-06 | Grant
PRIMA_2020. Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (Barcelona, ES)
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Alex Costa

New Red-shifted photoluminescent Organic Dyes for selective detection of calcium ion/reactive oxygen species for deep Imaging of live tissue

2020-05 to present | Grant
Università degli Studi di Milano (MILANO, Lombardia, IT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SEED 2019

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Alex Costa

Study of the physiological role played by the aminoacid-binding domain of the Arabidopsis Glutamate Receptor-like channel GLR3.3 in long-distance communication

2020-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Università degli Studi di Milano (MILANO, MILANO (MI), IT)
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Alex Costa

Biochemical, structural and functional studies of Arabidopsis glutamate-like receptors

2018-01 to 2018-12 | Grant
University of Milan, Department of Biosciences (Milan, IT)
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Alex Costa

Finanziamento delle attività base di ricerca

2018-01 to 2018-12 | Grant
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (Roma, IT)
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Alex Costa

Physiological characterization of Arabidopsis glutamate receptors and their involvement in plant defense-signaling and resistance to Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis

2017-01 to 2017-12 | Grant
University of Milan, Department of Biosciences (Milan, IT)
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Alex Costa

Functional characterization of GLRx (A Glutamate-like receptor of Arabidopsis thaliana) through genetic, gene expression and cell biology analyses

2016-01 to 2016-12 | Grant
University of Milan, Department of Biosciences (Milan, IT)
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Alex Costa

Functional characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana Glutamate-like receptors

2014-04 to 2015-04 | Grant
University of Milan, Department of Biosciences (Milan, IT)
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Alex Costa

CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDES IN BIOTIC STRESS SIGNALLING IN PLANT

2012-03 to 2015-09 | Grant
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (Rome, IT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

RBFR10S1LJ

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Alex Costa

Inflammation triggered by P. aeruginosa-activated lung-infiltrating Th1/17 cells: a novel approach for precision medicine in CF

Grant
Fondazione per la Ricerca sulla Fibrosi Cistica (Verona, IT)
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Alex Costa

Inter-organellar orchestration of the plant light and drought stress response by dynamic regulation of intracellular channel and transporter activities

Grant
University of Milan (Milan, MIUR, IT)
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Alex Costa

Intracellular channels and pores: structural and functional studies provide new rules for engineering artificial channels.

Grant
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (Rome, IT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

2010CSJX4F

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Alex Costa

Role of calcium signalling in low oxygen signallingin plants

2025-01 | Grant
Royal Society (London, GB)
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Alex Costa

Peer review (47 reviews for 12 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advanced science. (1)
Review activity for Developmental cell. (2)
Review activity for EMBO journal. (1)
Review activity for EMBO reports. (1)
Review activity for Faculty Opinions (25)
Review activity for Nature (3)
Review activity for Nature communications (2)
Review activity for Nature electronics. (1)
Review activity for Nature plants. (3)
Review activity for Plant physiology. (4)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for The plant cell. (3)