Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
USF Health � College of Medicine
Login here to update your profile  
My Profile

Carmelina Gemma , PHD

Primary Department: CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR AGING & BRAIN REPAIR
profile Image
Contacts
Email: cgemma@health.usf.edu
Phone: (813) 974-6281
Office: MDT, 1582
Mailing address 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd ,MDC-78
Tampa, FL 33612
View My C.V.
 
Education
  • PHD, Institute Of Human Physiology Ii , Italy - 1997.
    		•
  • PHD, Mario Negri Institute For Pharmacological Research , Italy - 1992.
    		•
  • PHD, University Of Bologna , Italy - 1989.
    		•
     
    Interdisciplinary & Emerging Signature Programs
    Neuroscience.
     


    Selected Publications
  • Garbuzova-Davis, S.Sanberg, CD.Kuzmin-Nichols, N.Willing, AE.Gemma, C.Bickford, PC.Miller, C.Rossi, R.Sanberg, PR. Human umbilical cord blood treatment in a mouse model of ALS: optimization of cell dose. PloS one. 3(6): e2494, 2008.
  • Bachstetter, AD.Pabon, MM.Cole, MJ.Hudson, CE.Sanberg, PR.Willing, AE.Bickford, PC.Gemma, C. Peripheral injection of human umbilical cord blood stimulates neurogenesis in the aged rat brain. BMC neuroscience. 9(): 22, 2008.
  • Bachstetter, AD.Morganti, JM.Jernberg, J.Schlunk, A.Mitchell, SH.Brewster, KW.Hudson, CE.Cole, MJ.Harrison, JK.Bickford, PC.Gemma, C. Fractalkine and CX(3)CR1 regulate hippocampal neurogenesis in adult and aged rats. Neurobiology of aging. (): , 2009.
  • Gemma, C. Neuroimmunomodulation and Aging. Aging and disease. 1(3): 169-172, 2010.
  • Acosta, S.Jernberg, J.Sanberg, CD.Sanberg, PR.Small, BJ.Gemma, C.Bickford, PC. NT-020, a natural therapeutic approach to optimize spatial memory performance and increase neural progenitor cell proliferation and decrease inflammation in the aged rat. Rejuvenation research. 13(5): 581-8, 2010.
  • Park, DH.Eve, DJ.Sanberg, PR.Musso, J.Bachstetter, AD.Wolfson, A.Schlunk, A.Baradez, MO.Sinden, JD.Gemma, C. Increased neuronal proliferation in the dentate gyrus of aged rats following neural stem cell implantation. Stem cells and development. 19(2): 175-80, 2010.
  • Bachstetter, AD.Jernberg, J.Schlunk, A.Vila, JL.Hudson, C.Cole, MJ.Shytle, RD.Tan, J.Sanberg, PR.Sanberg, CD.Borlongan, C.Kaneko, Y.Tajiri, N.Gemma, C.Bickford, PC. Spirulina promotes stem cell genesis and protects against LPS induced declines in neural stem cell proliferation. PloS one. 5(5): e10496, 2010.
  • Zhu, Y.Hou, H.Rezai-Zadeh, K.Giunta, B.Ruscin, A.Gemma, C.Jin, J.Dragicevic, N.Bradshaw, P.Rasool, S.Glabe, CG.Ehrhart, J.Bickford, P.Mori, T.Obregon, D.Town, T.Tan, J. CD45 Deficiency Drives Amyloid-{beta} Peptide Oligomers and Neuronal Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Mice. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 31(4): 1355-1365, 2011.
  • Pabon, MM.Bachstetter, AD.Hudson, CE.Gemma, C.Bickford, PC. CX3CL1 reduces neurotoxicity and microglial activation in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Journal of neuroinflammation. 8(1): 9, 2011.

    • Grants
  • NEURONAL-GLIAL DIALOGUE AND COGNITION ($180,810.00, 08/15/2011-12/31/2011)
  • INTERLEUKIN-1AND MEMORY LOSS IN AGING ($203,185.00, 07/01/2005-06/30/2008)
  • INTERLEUKIN-1 AND MEMORY LOSS IN AGING ($118,900.00, 07/01/2005-06/30/2007)
  • ROLE OF TNFA IN MULTIPLE MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE ($40,000.00, 07/01/2003-06/30/2004)


    • Lectures
  • "CX3CR1 Microglial Receptor Modulates Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity" American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair. FL, United States - 2010.
  • "Regulating Neuroinflammation to Treat Age-Related Mammalian Cognitive Impairment : Is IL-1b a Good Target?" GTCbio: New Applications for Aging Research . CA, United States - 2008.
  • "Modulating Age-Related Decline in Neurogenesis with Anti-Inflammatory Treatments" American Aging Association: Neurogenesis in Aging. CO, United States - 2008.

    • Profile last modified on 04/08/2008