The Torino Territorial unit of ISPA is located at the Department of Veterinary Science of the University of Turin, Grugliasco (TO). The Unit has two labs. One is hosted at the University of Turin in Grugliasco (TO) and the second one is at the BioIndustry Park Silvano Fumero in Colleretto Giacosa (TO). Staff consists of: 6 researchers, 2 technical aides, 1 administrative staff. Research activity at the Torino section is supported by 2 fixed term researcher, 1 research grant recipient.
The Torino Territorial unit of ISPA has a long tradition in research concerning two main lines, the first one aimed at improving the nutritional quality of feed and animal origin foods (milk, meat and fish) and at achieving safer products by monitoring and removing potentially toxic components. The second research line deals with protein identification and characterization and, more recently, in the development and application of Proteomic techniques (2D, protein sequencing, Mass spectrometry on protein and peptides, characterization of posttranslational modifications).
The staff is involved in local projects funded by Regione Piemonte, national projects funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, EU projects, and research and consulting activities with private partners.
The laboratories include electrophoresis tools, GelDoc imaging system, spectrophotometer, microplate reader for ELISA, incubators, laminar and chemical hoods, VersaDoc imaging system, Nanodrop 1000 and UV/visible spectrophotometers, DDGE system, HPLC (QP8000 Shimadzu, 1100 Agilent) and nano HPLC (nano 1100 Agilent) systems, acid analyzer system (Beckman), GC systems, Micro N analyzer (Elementar), a protein microsequencer (492 Applied Biosystems), a MALDI TOFTOF (Bruker), two ion traps (LCQ, Thermo and XCT Agilent).
Coordinator
Laura Cavallarin
Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie dell’Università di Torino
Largo Paolo Braccini 2 – 10095 Grugliasco (TO)
Phone:+39 011 6709234 – Fax +39 011 6709297
e-mail: laura.cavallarin@ispa.cnr.it
