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SOLARI ELEONORA
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Overview
I am a Researcher in Physiology at the University of Insubria and my research focuses on lymphatic physiology, with particular emphasis on the thoracic district. Specifically, my work investigates the mechanisms regulating the spontaneous contractility of lymphatic vessels in response to changes in the interstitial microenvironment, in concert with extrinsic mechanisms and the role of intraluminal valves in modulating lymph flow. My research combines functional and molecular approaches to advance the understanding of lymphatic function.
I am involved in teaching activities within undergraduate programs at the School of Medicine, where I teach Human Physiology in degree courses in Nursing, Midwifery, Dental Hygiene, Biomedical Laboratory Techniques, Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques, Cardiocirculatory and Cardiovascular Perfusion Techniques, and Professional Education.
I am a member of the Italian Physiological Society. I contribute to public engagement and science outreach activities promoted by the University, targeting students and the general public, with the aim of fostering scientific culture.
Description
CURRENT POSITION
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Academic Discipline BIOS-06/A – Physiology
Qualified for the position of Associate Professor in Physiology (2025)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
01/05/2024 – present
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Physiology, Department of Medicine and Technological Innovation (DiMIT), University of Insubria
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
01/12/2022 – 30/11/2023 Senior Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
P.I. of the project investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of lymphatic vessel intrinsic contractility by a hyposmotic interstitial microenvironment.
01/12/2021 – 30/11/2022 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of lymphatic vessel intrinsic contractility by a hyperosmotic interstitial microenvironment.
01/07/2020 – 30/11/2021 Research Collaborator
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Development of a method for the quantification of lymph flow in lymphatic collectors using fluorescent microsphere tracking.
01/07/2019 – 30/06/2020 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of lymphatic vessel spontaneous contractility by local tissue temperature variations.
01/04/2018 – 31/03/2019 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Functional study investigating the effects of a hyposmotic or hyperosmotic interstitial microenvironment on spontaneous lymphatic vessel contractility and lymph flow.
01/07/2016 – 30/06/2017 Research Fellow
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria
Functional comparison of the effects of interstitial microenvironment temperature on spontaneous lymphatic vessel contractility and lymph flow in vessels located inside and outside the body thermal core region.
01/07/2015 – 30/06/2016 Research Fellow
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria
Functional and molecular characterization of the lymphatic pacemaker underlying spontaneous contractility of lymphatic collectors in the diaphragmatic muscle.
01/07/2014 – 30/06/2015 Research Fellow
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria
Quantitative functional characterization of the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic pump mechanisms on lymph flow in lymphatic collectors.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching activities in Human Physiology across multiple Bachelor’s Degree Programs of the School of Medicine.
a.y 2023/2024 - present
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Busto Arsizio
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Como
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Varese
- Human Physiology (Integrated Course in Medical Genetics and Human Physiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Midwifery
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Human Pathophysiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Human Pathophysiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques
- Human Physiology (Integrated Course in Physiopathological Foundations of Life), Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
- Human Physiology (Integrated Course in Physiopathological Foundations of Life), Bachelor’s Degree in Cardiocirculatory and Cardiovascular Perfusion Techniques
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
a.y. 2023/2024
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Anatomy and Physiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques
a.y. 2021/2022 - 2022/2023
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Busto Arsizio
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Como
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
a.y. 2018/2019 - 2020/2021
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Como
- Physiology module (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
a.y. 2016/2017 - 2017/2018
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
30/01/2013
PhD in Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Academic Discipline 05/D1 – Physiology
XXV cycle, Doctoral School in Biological and Medical Sciences, University of Insubria
Thesis title: “Coordination between intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms in thoracic lymphatics”
22/09/2009
Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences, 110/110 cum laude, University of Insubria
Thesis title: “Regulation of hyaluronic acid synthesis in human endothelial cells by inflammatory mediators”
29/03/2007
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, 110/110 cum laude, University of Insubria
Thesis title: “Effect of Interleukin-1 beta on hyaluronic acid metabolism in human endothelial cells”
AFFILIATIONS
2016 – present: Member of the Italian Physiological Society (SIF)
AWARDS
- 2020: APSselect September 2020 Award, American Physiological Society (APS). Awarded for the publication in American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology (doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2020), selected by the APS Editorial Board as one of the best recent advances in physiology
- 2015: Best Poster Award for the best poster presented at the 66th Congress of the Italian Physiological Society (Genova, 2015), selected among the 12 finalists of the “Best Poster Pitch Contest”
THIRD MISSION ACTIVITIES
- 2016 – present
Public outreach activities for children and young people as part of the European Researchers’ Night in Varese: “The balloon in the bottle: how do we breathe?” – construction of a working model of the respiratory system using balloons, straws, bottles, and adhesive tape
- 2017 – present
Laboratory activities for high school students, including electrocardiography, blood pressure measurement, spirometry, surface electromyography, stabilometry, and sensory physiology
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Academic Discipline BIOS-06/A – Physiology
Qualified for the position of Associate Professor in Physiology (2025)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
01/05/2024 – present
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Physiology, Department of Medicine and Technological Innovation (DiMIT), University of Insubria
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
01/12/2022 – 30/11/2023 Senior Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
P.I. of the project investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of lymphatic vessel intrinsic contractility by a hyposmotic interstitial microenvironment.
01/12/2021 – 30/11/2022 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of lymphatic vessel intrinsic contractility by a hyperosmotic interstitial microenvironment.
01/07/2020 – 30/11/2021 Research Collaborator
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Development of a method for the quantification of lymph flow in lymphatic collectors using fluorescent microsphere tracking.
01/07/2019 – 30/06/2020 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of lymphatic vessel spontaneous contractility by local tissue temperature variations.
01/04/2018 – 31/03/2019 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria
Functional study investigating the effects of a hyposmotic or hyperosmotic interstitial microenvironment on spontaneous lymphatic vessel contractility and lymph flow.
01/07/2016 – 30/06/2017 Research Fellow
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria
Functional comparison of the effects of interstitial microenvironment temperature on spontaneous lymphatic vessel contractility and lymph flow in vessels located inside and outside the body thermal core region.
01/07/2015 – 30/06/2016 Research Fellow
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria
Functional and molecular characterization of the lymphatic pacemaker underlying spontaneous contractility of lymphatic collectors in the diaphragmatic muscle.
01/07/2014 – 30/06/2015 Research Fellow
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria
Quantitative functional characterization of the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic pump mechanisms on lymph flow in lymphatic collectors.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching activities in Human Physiology across multiple Bachelor’s Degree Programs of the School of Medicine.
a.y 2023/2024 - present
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Busto Arsizio
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Como
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Varese
- Human Physiology (Integrated Course in Medical Genetics and Human Physiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Midwifery
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Human Pathophysiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Human Pathophysiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques
- Human Physiology (Integrated Course in Physiopathological Foundations of Life), Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
- Human Physiology (Integrated Course in Physiopathological Foundations of Life), Bachelor’s Degree in Cardiocirculatory and Cardiovascular Perfusion Techniques
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
a.y. 2023/2024
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Anatomy and Physiology), Bachelor’s Degree in Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques
a.y. 2021/2022 - 2022/2023
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Busto Arsizio
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Como
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
a.y. 2018/2019 - 2020/2021
- Human Physiology, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Como
- Physiology module (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
a.y. 2016/2017 - 2017/2018
- Physiology (Integrated Course in Biomedical Sciences), Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Education
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
30/01/2013
PhD in Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Academic Discipline 05/D1 – Physiology
XXV cycle, Doctoral School in Biological and Medical Sciences, University of Insubria
Thesis title: “Coordination between intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms in thoracic lymphatics”
22/09/2009
Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences, 110/110 cum laude, University of Insubria
Thesis title: “Regulation of hyaluronic acid synthesis in human endothelial cells by inflammatory mediators”
29/03/2007
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, 110/110 cum laude, University of Insubria
Thesis title: “Effect of Interleukin-1 beta on hyaluronic acid metabolism in human endothelial cells”
AFFILIATIONS
2016 – present: Member of the Italian Physiological Society (SIF)
AWARDS
- 2020: APSselect September 2020 Award, American Physiological Society (APS). Awarded for the publication in American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology (doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2020), selected by the APS Editorial Board as one of the best recent advances in physiology
- 2015: Best Poster Award for the best poster presented at the 66th Congress of the Italian Physiological Society (Genova, 2015), selected among the 12 finalists of the “Best Poster Pitch Contest”
THIRD MISSION ACTIVITIES
- 2016 – present
Public outreach activities for children and young people as part of the European Researchers’ Night in Varese: “The balloon in the bottle: how do we breathe?” – construction of a working model of the respiratory system using balloons, straws, bottles, and adhesive tape
- 2017 – present
Laboratory activities for high school students, including electrocardiography, blood pressure measurement, spirometry, surface electromyography, stabilometry, and sensory physiology
Concepts (2)
Keywords
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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Collaborates with (2)
Human Physiology
GroupHuman Physiology
LaboratoryPublications (48)
Awards and honors (2)
APSselect,
conferred by American Physiological Society - 2020
Best Poster Award,
conferred by Italian Physiological Society - 2015
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Fellowship
fs2 – Socio/a effettivo o corrispondente
- Società Italiana di Fisiologia (SIF) (Italia)
(2016 - )
2016
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Research and teaching at institutions (3)
Position carried out at: Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como - Attivita' di insegnamento
(01/01/2023 - 30/04/2024)20230101
Position carried out at: Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como - Attivita' di insegnamento
(01/11/2020 - 31/12/2022)20201101
Position carried out at: Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como - Attivita' di insegnamento
(01/03/2017 - 31/10/2020)20170301
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Doctoral college
Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como -
MEDICINA SPERIMENTALE E TRASLAZIONALE-2024
(cycle: 40 - Year: 2024
2024
)
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Courses (15)
6 CFU
90 hours
3 CFU
45 hours
8 CFU
76 hours
2 CFU
20 hours
5 CFU
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66 hours
2 CFU
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2 CFU
30 hours
5 CFU
74 hours
6 CFU
72 hours
2 CFU
36 hours
3 CFU
36 hours
3 CFU
45 hours
3 CFU
45 hours
3 CFU
45 hours
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