Research Area

  • Title:
    Physiological and Neural System Modelling

  • Keywords:

    metabolism, human posture, motor control modeling, cardiovascular modeling, safety pharmacology, brain modelling

  • Description:

    Physiological modeling and simulation can be powerful tools to accelerate mechanistic understanding and may have a real clinical utility. Studies in this field are mainly related to the following areas/systems:

    • metabolism and immunometabolism
    • human posture and musculoskeletal system
    • cardiovascular system
    • respiratory system
    • nervous system
  • Laboratories:

  • Contact Person:

    Micaela Morettini, Alessandro Mengarelli, Laura Burattini, Andrea Tigrini

  • Collaborations:

    Istituto di Neuroscienze, CNR, Padova (Italy); Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Vienna (Austria); Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo, CNR, Roma (Italy); Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California (US); Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie, Umane e della Salute, Università degli Studi di Roma “Foro Italico” (Italy); Clinica di Neuroriabilitazione Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Unit of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona (Italy), UnivPM (DiSVA), University of Kyoto, Graduate School of Informatica, Università eCampus

  • Projects:
    • POR MARCHE FESR 2014-2020 “Promuovere soluzioni innovative per affrontare le sfide delle comunità locali nell’ambito della salute e benessere” DC-PRESSURE: Integrated System for the prevention and treatment of the chronic and rehabilitative acute ulcers of foot and/or decubitus ulcers
    • POR MARCHE FESR 2014-2020 “W2BIOS-Wireless Wearable Biometric Sensors”.