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Dr. Francesca Bartolini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at Columbia University. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry from New York University (NYU), where she focused on cellular mechanisms and neurobiology. Bartolini leads a research laboratory dedicated to understanding microtubule stability and the role of tubulin post-translational modifications in neurodegenerative and neuropathic diseases. Her laboratory employs a range of biochemical and cell-biological approaches, including immortalized non-neuronal cells, primary neuronal cultures, and animal models, to explore how alterations in microtubule dynamics and stability can lead to synaptic dysfunction and neuronal loss. Throughout her career, she has received several prestigious awards and fellowships, including a Velocity Fellowship from Columbia University's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and has been recognized as a Fulbright Specialist. Her research interests also encompass the roles of formins in actin and microtubule cytoskeleton interactions, particularly in relation to neuropathogenic pathways.
Columbia University • New York, NY
Teaching and conducting research in the field of pathology with a focus on microtubule stability and neurodegenerative diseases.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)