Marcello Rota, Ph.D., leads a laboratory that is interested in cellular alterations underlying the defective performance of the diseased heart and identification of corrective interventions aimed at restoring the functional properties of the myocardium. Dr. Rota's research is centered on signaling pathways activated in the heart following ischemic injury and the interplay between electrical properties of cardiomyocytes and contractile function of the aged heart.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Parma

Areas of Expertise

• Basic cardiovascular science
• Electromechanical coupling
• Aging
• Heart failure

Publications

• Bakas T, Miller E, Sucharew H, et. al. "Telehealth Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers (TASK III): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial." JMIR research protocols, (), (2025) . doi: 10.2196/67219
• Weber AM, Bakas T, Bailey R, et. al. "Using FRAME Documentation to Achieve RE-AIM Goals During Iterative, Stakeholder-Engaged Refinement of a Family Management Intervention for Parents of Preterm Infants." Journal of advanced nursing, (), (2024) . doi: 10.1111/jan.16477
• Rossi A, Zacchi F, Reni A, et. al. "Progresses and Pitfalls of Epigenetics in Solid Tumors Clinical Trials." International journal of molecular sciences, 25(21), (2024) . doi: 10.3390/ijms252111740
• La Sorda M, Palucci I, Natalini D, et. al. "Case report: First report of Legionella pneumophila and Bordetella bronchiseptica coinfection in an immunocompromised patient." Frontiers in medicine, 11(), (2024) 1470567. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1470567
• Ferrari F, Bizzarri N, Fagotti A, et. al. "Early non-compliance to ERAS in gynecological open surgery for malignancies, and post-operative complications: a multicenter, prospective, observational, cohort study." International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society, (), (2025) . pii: ijgc-2024-005648. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2024-005648
• Rota M, Sganzerla F, Zuffante M, et. al. "Case report: Male genital system, soft tissue and myocardial metastases in a patient with exon 11-mutated GIST of unknown origin." Frontiers in oncology, 14(), (2024) 1450889. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1450889
• Pizzo E, Cervantes DO, Ripa V, et. al. "The cAMP/PKA signaling pathway conditions cardiac performance in experimental animals with metabolic syndrome." Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 196(), (2024) 35-51. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2024.09.002

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Teaching Responsibilities

• Co-director, Mammalian Physiology Course I and II, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
• Dental Physiology Course, Touro College of Dental Medicine
• Fundamental Principles of Life, School of Medicine
• Cardiopulmonary Course, School of Medicine