Affiliation: Lund University, Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, and Lund Stem Cell Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Sweden

Dr. Alessandro Fiorenzano holds a senior postdoctoral position at the Department of Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Lund University,Sweden. Alessandro obtained his PhD in molecular and cellular biotechnology after training at the Italian National Research Council, where he consolidated his background in stem cell biology. During his PhD program, he studied the impact of the extracellular microenvironment on pluripotency and differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), with particular emphasis on extrinsic and intrinsic pathways including PSC self-renewal regulation by noncoding RNAs. His current focus is on investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal specification that efficiently drive controlled differentiation of human stem cells into specific neuronal subtypes for use in stem cell-based therapies for brain repair in neurodegenerative diseases.