Carola Parolin
Dept of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna · Italy
Editorial leadership for Journal of Glycomics And Metabolism ISSN 2572-5424
Research interests
- Metabolomics Biochemistry Microbial Ecology Human Microbiome Probiotics
Biography
Dr. Carola Parolin got the master degree in Industrial Biotechnology in 2004 at Milano-Bicocca University, Italy, then the PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biotechnlogy in 2009 at University of Bologna, Italy. During 2008, she attended a scientific stage at New York Medical College, USA. In 2012 she was a visiting scientist at Curie Institute, France. During her PhD program, her research was focused on cancer biology and the role of lipid peroxidation products on cell growth control. She studied histone deacetylases and their inhibitors as potential anticancer drugs. She currently works in the field of microbial ecology and probiotics as a post-doc researcher at University of Bologna, Italy. She studies the composition of human microbiome, especially that of the vaginal environment, and investigates the mechanisms underlying the health-promoting effect of lactobacilli. She utilizes biochemical methods and metabolomics to identify microbial metabolites with antimicrobial and probiotic properties.
Selected publications
- Diversity of vaginal microbiome and metabolome during genital infections 2019 cited 297×
- Extracellular vesicles from symbiotic vaginal lactobacilli inhibit HIV-1 infection of human tissues 2019 cited 118×
- Biosurfactant from vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus BC1 as a promising agent to interfere with Candida adhesion 2020 cited 64×
- Mucoadhesive Buccal Films for Local Delivery of Lactobacillus brevis 2020 cited 37×
- Lactobacillus crispatus BC1 Biosurfactant Delivered by Hyalurosomes: An Advanced Strategy to Counteract Candida Biofilm 2021 cited 35×
- Protective Mechanisms of Vaginal Lactobacilli against Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections 2024 cited 35×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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