Publications and Awards
Rehab Technologies Lab is an award-winning research line of IIT and our teams actively support the scientific community with many publications, dissemination talks and other accomplishments.
Publications
2025
Spattini S., La Rosa L., Pereira R.C., Giantomasi L., Pelizzoli R., Tuntevski K., Battaglia G., Di Fonzo A., Armirotti A., De Pietri Tonelli D.
A microRNA-based Therapy against Human Medulloblastoma Validated in a Xenotransplant Model using Wild-Type Mouse Embryos
BiorXiv
2025
La Rosa L., Spattini C., Pelizzoli R., Pereira R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
A miRNA-based therapeutic approach for medulloblastoma in xenotransplanted wild-type mouse embryos
Neurogenomics Conference - Human Technopole - Milan (Italy) - May19th-21st
Poster
Conference
2025
Beatini S., Giantomasi L., Tuntevski K., Pelizzoli R., Sanges R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Exploring the role of the piRNA pathway in microglia and neuroinflammation
Neurogenomics Conference - Human Technopole - Milan (Italy) - May19th-21st
Poster
Conference
2025
Perilli S., Pezzilli S., Ferranti F., Tuntevski K., Giantomasi L., Decherchi S., Pelizzoli S., Cialdai F., Risaliti C., Di Fino L., Negri B., Masotti A., De Pietri Tonelli D., Monici M.
Investigating the impact of spaceflight on human health: insights from the astRNAuts and NUT projects
International Space Station Research and Development Conference ISSRDC 2025 | Seattle, WA July 28-31, 2025
Poster
Conference
2025
Beatini S., La Rosa L., De Pietri Tonelli D.
PIWI-interacting RNAs in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders and potential for clinical development
Brain Organoid and Systems Neuroscience Journal
2025
Rancati S., Pereira R.C., Schlich M., Sgroi S., Beatini S., La Rosa L., Giantomasi L., Pelizzoli R., Braccia C., Spattini C., Tuntevski K., Lo Van A., Pons Espinal M., Palange A., Bajetto A., Daga A., Armirotti A., Florio T., Decuzzi P., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Synergic microRNAs suppress human glioblastoma progression by modulating clinically relevant targets
BiorXiv
2024
La Rosa L., Spattini C., Pelizzoli R., Pereira R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
A novel immune-competent murine model of brain tumors and its use to evaluate the efficacy of a microRNA-based therapy for medulloblastoma
EMBO Workshop "Microglia in health and disease"
Poster
Conference
2024
Tuntevski K., Giantomasi L., Paolini A., Baldassarre A., Pelizzoli R., Decherchi S., Perilli S., Di Fino L., Negri B., Miller J., Narici L., De Vivo M., Masotti A., Pezzilli S., De Pietri Tonelli D.
AstRNAuts: Monitoring space-induced stress by small rnas in body fluids.
75th International Astronautical Conference, pp. 617-626
2024
Tuntevski K., Beatini S., Giantomasi L., Gasperini C., Pelizzoli R., Cossu R.M., Sanges R., Gustincich S., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Dissecting the Mechanism of piRNA Biogenesis and Function in Adult Somatic Stem Cells of the Murine Hippocampal Niche
ABCD 2024 RNA Biology and Systems Medicine
Poster
Conference
2024
Tuntevski K., Beatini S., Giantomasi L., Gasperini C., Pelizzoli R., Cossu R.M., Sanges R., Gustincich S., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Dissecting the Mechanism of piRNA Biogenesis and Function in Adult Somatic Stem Cells of the Murine Hippocampal Niche
5th International Conference on the Long and the Short of Non-Coding RNAs (06/17/2024 - 06/22/2024; Chania, Crete, Greece)
Poster
Conference
2024
Beatini S., Giantomasi L., Tuntevski K., Pelizzoli R., Sanges R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Exploring the role of the piRNA pathway in microglia and neuroinflammation
EMBO Workshop "Microglia in health and disease"
Poster
Conference
2024
Giantomasi L., Beatini S., Tuntevski K., Pelizzoli R., Sanges R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Exploring the role of the piRNA pathway in microglia and neuroinflammation
5th International Conference on the Long and the Short of Non-Coding RNAs
Poster
Conference
2024
Pezzilli S., Di Fino L., Crisconio M., Esposito C., Ferranti F., Galoforo G., Pacelli C., Parca L., Perilli S., Valentini G., Cardone F., Corona C., Ciofani G., Genchi G.G., Narici L., Amantini G.S., Gentile F., De Pietri Tonelli D., Masotti A., Monici M., Cialdai F., Mascetti G., Negri B.
New routes to advance knowledge in microgravity research: The ASI research portfolio for Ax-3
75th International Astronautical Conference
Conference Paper
Conference
2024
Comas M., De Pietri Tonelli D., Berdondini L., Astiz M.
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development
Trends in Neurosciences, vol. 47, (no. 1), pp. 36-46
2024
Beatini S., De Carlo S., Tuntevski K., Giantomasi L., Pelizzoli R., Gasperini C., Sanges R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Piwil2 knockout impairs adult hippocampal neurogenesis and voluntary running
EUROGENESIS 5th meeting - Adult Neurogenesis in Physiology and Disease
Poster
Conference
Awards
2024
Macaluso A., Bottino A., Pratticò F.G., Lamberti F., Galletti C., Storchi C., Podda J., Tacchino A., Brichetto G., Boccardo N., et al.
Best Session Presentation - Executive Control in a Mixed Reality Exergame for Motor-Cognitive Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
2022
Maludrottu S., Laffranchi M., Vassallo C., Vaccaro R., De Michieli L.
iF DESIGN AWARD 2022 - Twin Exoskeleton
2021
Laffranchi M., Traverso S., Vaccaro R., Maludrottu S., Poli F., De Bartolomeis L., Diamanti G., Gruppioni E., De Michieli L.
Good Design
2020
Laffranchi M.
Robotics 2020 Young Investigator Award
2020
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lombardi L., Canepa M., Lince A., Semprini M., Saglia J.A., Naceri A., Sacchetti R., et al.
XXVI Compasso d'oro
2019
Colombi I.
PhD thesis award in Neuroengineering "MASSIMO GRATTAROLA" (17^ Ed.)
2018
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lince A., Canepa M., Saglia J., Gruppioni E., Sacchetti R., Diamanti G., Poli F., et al.
ADI Design Index
2018
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lombardi L., Canepa M., Lince A., Semprini M., Saglia J.A., Naceri A., Sacchetti R., et al.
ADI Design Index
2018
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lombardi L., Canepa M., Lince A., Semprini M., Saglia J.A., Naceri A., Sacchetti R., et al.
Good Design
2018
Semprini M.
selected as "reviewer of the year" for Journal of Neural Engineering