GIOVANNARDI STEFANO

1990
Degree in Biological Sciences, majoring in molecular and cellular biology, with thesis: "Cytosolic calcium oscillations in single human fibroblasts stimulated with mitogens," concerning the study of changes in membrane conductance and cytosolic Ca2+ concentration induced by serum, PDGF and bradykinin in single human fibroblasts. The Thesis was carried out while attending the electrophysiology laboratory of the Department of General Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Milan; grade obtained 110/110.

1990-91
Postdoctoral fellowship at the laboratory of Prof. C. Peracchia, Dept. of Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York U.S.A., studying the regulation of cell-to-cell communication by gap junction. The research was conducted on pairs of chicken embryo ventricular myocytes using the double whole-cell clamp technique. The study was particularly focused on changes in gap junction conductance caused by cytoplasmic changes in Ca2+ and pH.

1995
Ph.D. in Physiological Sciences, attending the electrophysiology laboratories of the Department of General Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Milan. Fields of study are: the analysis of subcellular calcium distribution and the mechanisms underlying its regulation. The techniques used are fluorescent image analysis and patch-clamp.
Internship and license to practice as a biologist.

1996
Short term fellowship of the Human Frontier Science Program at the laboratory of Prof. P. McNaughton, Dept. of Physiology King's College, London studying The mechanisms of sensory transduction in rat DRG thermo-nociceptors, using confocal microscopy and patch-clamp techniques.

1996-2023
University Researcher disciplinary field BIO/09 (05/D1), at the University of Insubria.
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Physiology: modulation of ion channels by second messengers;
- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, laboratory of cellular and molecular physiology, relation structure function of neurotransmitter transporters, ligand-receptor interaction.
- Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, laboratory of cell physiology: identification and characterisation of antibacterial peptides extracted from invertebrates.
Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, comparative pathophysiology laboratory: mechanisms of phagocytosis in insect hemocytes.

Techniques used are: patch-clamp, heterologous expression, double-electrode voltage-clamp, fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, FRET, NMR.

Teaching activities
In charge of teaching activity in the electrophysiology module of the course Laboratory of Experimental Biology II (5 CFU), of the Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences Faculty MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria, ranging from AY 1995/96 to 2000/01.

Assistant professor of the course of Cellular Physiology (5 CFU), in the degree course in Biological Sciences Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria in the AY 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12.

Assistant professor in the course of Structural and Functional Biology (physiology module 1 CFU), in the degree course in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria, in the AY 2001/02.

Assistant professor of the General Physiology course (5 CFU), in the degree course in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria in the AY 2002/03.

Assistant professor of the course of Integrated Physiological Systems (3 CFU), in the undergraduate course in Biological Sciences Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria in the AY 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10

Assistant professor of the course of Cellular Physiology (6 CFU), in the master's degree course in Biology Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria in AY 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14.

Assistant professor of the course of Comparative Physiology (2.5 CFU), in the degree course in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria in the AY 2007/08

Member of the examination committees of the courses of Cellular Physiology (since 1993), General Physiology (since 1996), Laboratory of Physiological Techniques (since 1996), Laboratory of Experimental Biology II (since 1995), Molecular Physiology (since 2000), Comparative Physiology (since 2000), Biophysics (since 2003), Integrated Physiological Systems (since 2003).

Rapporteur and co-rapporteur of several experimental dissertations at the Faculties of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Milan and University of Insubria from 1993 to present.

Collaborated in supervising several experimental Ph.D. theses in Physiological Sciences and in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology at the Faculties of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Milan and University of Insubria from 1996 to present.

Teaching seminars in the Ph.D. courses in physiological sciences (2001) and Ph.D. courses in cell and molecular biology (1998, 2001) at the University of Milan.

Cycles of theoretical-practical lectures in the School of Physiology and Biophysics organised by the Italian Society of Physiology: 1997 course (Perugia) and 2000 course (Varese).

Cycles of lectures in the courses of Laboratory of Physiological Techniques and Cell Biology of the degree course in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria.

Lecture cycles in the course of Biophysics of the degree course in Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria.

Lecture cycles in the course of Laboratory of Pharmacological and Physiological Techniques of the degree course in Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN., University of Insubria. in the AY 2014/2015, 2015/16.

Lecture cycles in the course of Cellular Techniques in Biomedical Research of the degree course in Biological Sciences, DBSV, University of Insubria, , in the AY 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23,2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26.

Lecture cycles in the course of Cellular Techniques of the degree course in Biological Sciences, DBSV, University of Insubria, , in the AY 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22.

Assistant professor of the course of Comparative Physiology (6 CFU), in the degree course in Biological Sciences, DBSV, University of Insubria in the AY 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25.

Lecture cycles in the course of Pathophysiology and Physiological Techniques of the Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, DBSV, University of Insubria, in the AY 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26.

Lecture cycles in the course of Physiology of stress and bioindication of the Master of Science in Biology and Sustainability, DBSV, U University of Insubria, in the AY 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26.

Lecturer of the Teaching Lab: Introduction to Sounding in the Multimedia World, of the undergraduate course in Communication Sciences, DiSUIT, University of Insubria, in the AY 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26.

Institutional activities
1999-2001 Researcher representative in Faculty Council of Science MM. FF. NN. of the University of Insubria.

1999-2001 implementation of the website of the Department of Structural and Functional Biology and development of a teaching innovation project concerning the distribution of course materials via the web.

1999-2007 member of the IT committee of the Department of Structural and Functional Biology of the University of Insubria.

Since 2001 member of the Board of Lecturers of the PhD School in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology now PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Dept. of Structural and Functional Biology, University of Insubria.

November 2002, member in the selection board of the comparative evaluation procedure for one researcher position for the disciplinary field BIO/09 at the Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN. of the University of Milan.

Researcher representative on the Board of the Department of Structural and Functional Biology of the University of Insubria from 2002 to 2007.

From 2003-2006 in charge of tutoring for students participating in the Erasmus project as part of the Degree Courses in Biological Sciences and Biotechnology at the Faculty of Sciences MM. FF. NN. of the University of Insubria.

Since 2004 member of the International Relations Committee of the University of Insubria.

Since 2007 responsible for Erasmus+ for the degree program in Biological Sciences at the University of Insubria.

2010-2012 university representative for the29april network.

2012 member of the rectoral committee related to the remuneration of RUs.

2013-2017 member of the faculty board of the doctoral school in Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Medical Humanities at the University of Insubria.

2022-2024 member of the committee for the evaluation of economic progression of professors and researchers.

Since 2023 responsible for Erasmus+ for the Master of Science in Biology and Sustainability, University of Insubria.