Research fellow
Graduated in Pharmacy in 2018 at the University of Milan, she obtained a PhD in Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Experimental and Clinical in 2024 at the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy of the Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences ‘Rodolfo Paoletti’ of the University of Milan, with a thesis entitled “Ellagitannins: potential natural compounds against gastric H. pylori infection”.
Dr. Giulia Martinelli’s research activity is mainly aimed at studying the anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activity of extracts of natural origin deriving from medicinal plants and / or edible at the gastrointestinal level. In particular, the research is aimed at studying the infection of the pathogen Helicobacter pylori, one of the main causes of the development of gastritis, in a co-culture model with tumor and non-tumor gastric epithelial cells. He carried out part of his doctoral studies (6 months) at the University of Zurich, where he was able to deepen his research in gastric organoid models and in vivo models.
Author and co-author of 23 articles published in international peer reviewed journals, 7 of which as first name, she has participated in numerous national and international conferences, winning an award for best presentation. She has been co-supervisor of 10 experimental theses, has collaborated on numerous research projects funded by pharmaceutical companies and on 2 ministerial research projects, in addition to the organization of the Laboratory Exercises of the teaching of Pharmacognosy I of the Degree Course in Herbal Sciences and Technologies, of the School-Work Alternation projects and of various Third Mission events.