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Dr. Fanani graduated from Biochemistry in 1996 at FCQ-UNC and began her doctoral studies under the direction of Dr. Bruno Maggio under the theme “Supramolecular modulation of the activity of sphingomyelinase in biointerphases”, which ended in 2001 and for which he received the Dr. Agustin Marenzzi Prize, 2000/2001 awarded by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Univ. Buenos Aires. She also developed a brief postdoctoral work following this subject in Dr. Maggio. During 2003-2005, she developed studied on “Lipid Modulation of the Diacylglycerol Kinase Activity of α – and γ -Isoforms” under the supervision of Dr. Richard Epand at McMaster University (Canada). After her return, she obtained a position as Assistant researched (2005) and then as Associate Researcher of CONICET (2008) at CIQUIBIC, focusing her studies on the interfacial restructuring suffering by lipid membranes when they are subjected to the action of lipolytic enzymes. In this way, she deepened in the study of the structural (domain formation), rheological and thermodynamic properties of model lipid membranes (mainly lipid monolayers), in particular those containing simple sphingolipids such as ceramide and sphingomyelin. Currently she holds the position of Associate Professor and Independent CONICET Researcher at CIQUIBC, focusing her research on the interaction of amphiphiles of pharmacological interest with model lipid membranes, and how such interaction depends on both the drugs properties and the biophysical properties of the target membrane She has published over forty papers in international scientific journals, of which eight are reviews and has received more than 735 citations (index h 17). Dr. Fanani has received numerous trainees in her laboratory primarily interested in visualizing lipid monolayers by Brewster angle microscopy, which has led to collaborations with the National Univ. South Univ. of Habana, the Univ. of Sao Paulo, Brazil and the Univ. of the Basque Country. She has participated in the Bio-Nano-Science network of the center of the country PAE 22642 “Self-organization of bio-nanostructures for transmitting information in neurobiology and molecular biological processes” 2006-2009 and the Ibero-American Network Science and Technology Program for Development (CYTED) “Toxins of interest to biomedicine” 2012-2015. She is an active member of the Soc. Argentina Biophysics (SAB) and Soc. Arg. Research in Biochemistry and Cell Biology (SAIB).
Dr. Fanani has developed teaching activities since 1997 (1997- 2011 as Teacher Assistant and from 2011 to date as Associated Professor) on the fields of Molecular Biophysics in the School of Chemical Sciences, UNC. Beginning in 2018, Dr. Fanani will be in charge of the course Laboratory IV, mandatory for all the careers of our School. She also collaborate in the teaching of topics in Biological Chemistry related to enzymes and enzymatic activity for undergraduate courses. Since 2006 she collaborate in the teaching of the Graduate course “Molecular Biophysics of Biomembranes” in the Department of Biological Chemistry. Up to date she has supervised three theses of degree and two doctoral theses. She has an active participation in conferences and postgraduate thesis committees.
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PICT 2019_02331
PICT 2017-0332
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