Clementi Francesco
Emeritus Professor
Via Luigi Vanvitelli 32
20129 Milano
Tel 02-50316962
Fax 02-7490574
f.clementi @ in.cnr.it
Scientific interests
Neuronal nicotinic receptors are ubiquitous signaling molecules and therefore involved in a wide variety of diseases affecting neuronal and non-neuronal tissues. Our research concentrates on brain diseases and in particular on smoking addiction and on the pharmacological remedies that can prevent or alleviate it. More recently I increased my interest on the methods to teach pharmacology in university courses and science to school students.
Representative publications
Gotti C, Zoli M, Clementi F. (2006) Brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: native subtypes and their relevance. Trends Pharmacol Sci. Sep;27(9):482-91.
Clementi F, (2013) La farmacologia cellulare e molecolare della giunzione nicotinica: la mia storia di 40 anni. Quaderni della SIF, 34: 18-28
Clementi F, (2013) Sostituire il fumo di tabacco con l’inalazione della nicotina è innocuo? Quaderni della SIF, 35: 42-4
Clementi F, FumagalliG. (2015) General and Molecular Pharmacology: Principles of Drug Action, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Clementi F., (2015) L’insegnamento delle scienze nella scuola: quali necessità, quali contenuti,quali metodi e prospettive?. In Quale Scuola? A cura di F.Clementi & L. Serianni, Carocci editore, Roma, pag 165-191.