Massimo Crimi

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Massimo Crimi, August 3, 2021
Position
Associate Professor
Academic sector
BIOS-02/A - Plant Physiology
Research sector (ERC-2024)
LS3_2 - Cell senescence, cell death, autophagy, cell ageing

LS3_6 - Organelle biology and trafficking

Research sector (ERC)
LS3_4 - Apoptosis

LS3_6 - Organelle biology

Office
Ca' Vignal 1,  Floor 1,  Room 1.85
Telephone
045 802 7924; Lab: 045 802 7050
E-mail
massimo|crimi*univr|it <== Replace | with . and * with @ to have the right email address.

Office Hours

Tuesday, Hours 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM,  
Wednesday, Hours 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM,  

Curriculum

Professor Massimo Crimi specializes in Bioenergetics. His research focuses on how energy is stored at the molecular level by the respiratory complexes of mitochondria and by the photosynthetic complexes of the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts. More specifically, mitochondria can play a dual role: as producers of the energy required for life, or as molecular machines that trigger the apoptotic process. This mechanism of controlling the cell's fate is the primary focus of his research, pursued through biochemical and cellular studies. In addition, he investigates plant secondary metabolites—compounds capable of activating apoptotic processes—which may prove valuable in cancer treatment.

Modules

Modules running in the period selected: 112.
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Course Name Total credits Online Teacher credits Modules offered by this teacher
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2025/2026)   12    2  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [Turno 1] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary teacher education Foundations and Teaching of Natural Sciences (2025/2026)   9  eLearning 1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 3] (Laboratorio)
1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 2] (Laboratorio)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2024/2025)   12  eLearning 3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
2  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary teacher education Foundations and Teaching of Natural Sciences (2024/2025)   9  eLearning 1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 3] (Laboratorio)
1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 2] (Laboratorio)
PERCORSO 60 CFU CLASSE A050 Didattica della biologia (2024/2025)   3    1  (A)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2023/2024)   12  eLearning 6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
2  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary teacher education Foundations and Teaching of Natural Sciences (2023/2024)   9  eLearning 1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 2] (Laboratorio)
1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 3] (Laboratorio)
PERCORSO 60 CFU CLASSE A050 Didattica della biologia (2023/2024)   3  eLearning 3 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2022/2023)   12  eLearning 2  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary teacher education Foundations and Teaching of Natural Sciences (2022/2023)   9  eLearning 1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 3] (Laboratorio)
1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 2] (Laboratorio)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2021/2022)   12  eLearning 6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
2  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary teacher education Foundations and Teaching of Natural Sciences (2021/2022)   9  eLearning 1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 2] (Laboratorio)
1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 3] (Laboratorio)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2020/2021)   12  eLearning 3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary teacher education Foundations and Teaching of Natural Sciences (2020/2021)   9  eLearning 1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 3] (Laboratorio)
1  FISIOLOGIA [Gruppo 2] (Laboratorio)
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary School Education in Padua (interuniversity)(head campus: Verona) Laboratory (2020/2021)   9  eLearning 1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 3]
1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 2]
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2019/2020)   12  eLearning 6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary School Education in Padua (interuniversity)(head campus: Verona) Laboratory (2019/2020)   9  eLearning 1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 2]
1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 3]
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2018/2019)   12  eLearning 3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [laboratorio 1° turno] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary School Education in Padua (interuniversity)(head campus: Verona) Laboratory (2018/2019)   9  eLearning 1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 3]
1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 2]
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2017/2018)   12  eLearning 3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [2° turno] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
Combined Bachelor's + Master's degree in Primary School Education in Padua (interuniversity)(head campus: Verona) Laboratory (2017/2018)   9  eLearning 1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 3]
1  LABORATORIO [Gruppo 2]
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2016/2017)   12  eLearning 3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [2° turno] (laboratorio)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2015/2016)   12    3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [2° turno] (laboratorio)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2014/2015)   12    6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [2° turno] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (teoria)
TFA A059 - Mathematics, chemistry, physics and natural sciences for middle school Didattica delle scienze naturali (2014/2015)   6    1  DIDATTICA DELLA BIOLOGIA CON ESERCITAZIONI (esercitazione)
1  DIDATTICA DELLA BIOLOGIA CON ESERCITAZIONI (lezione)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2013/2014)   12    3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (Teoria)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [2° turno] (Laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (Laboratorio)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2012/2013)   12    3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (Teoria)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [2° turno] (Laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (Laboratorio)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2011/2012)   12    3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (Teoria)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [2° turno] (Laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II [1° turno] (Laboratorio)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology [Cognomi F-O] (2010/2011)   12    3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (Teoria)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (Laboratorio)
6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Cell Biology (2009/2010)   12    6  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: I
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (Laboratorio)
3  BIOLOGIA GENERALE E CELLULARE: II (Teoria)
Masters in Molecular and Industrial Biotechniques Protein biosynthesis (2009/2010)   2    2 
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Biology (2008/2009)   7    3  Biologia cellulare (teoria)
1  Biologia cellulare (laboratorio)
1  Biologia cellulare (teoria)
1  Biologia vegetale (teoria)
1  Biologia vegetale (laboratorio)
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Chemistry and Analytical Biochemistry (2008/2009)   7    2  Biochimica analitica (teoria)
1  Biochimica analitica (laboratorio)
Masters in Molecular and Industrial Biotechniques Protein biosynthesis (2008/2009)   2    2 
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Chemistry and Analytical Biochemistry (2007/2008)   7    2  Biochimica analitica (teoria)
1  Biochimica analitica (laboratorio) [1° turno]
1  Biochimica analitica (laboratorio) [2° turno]
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2007/2008)   9    1  Fisiologia vegetale (laboratorio) [1° turno]
1  Fisiologia vegetale (laboratorio) [2° turno]
4  Fisiologia vegetale
Masters in Molecular and Industrial Biotechniques Protein biosynthesis (2007/2008)   2    2 
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2006/2007)   9    1  fisiologia vegetale (laboratorio) [1° turno]
1  fisiologia vegetale (laboratorio) [2° turno]
4  fisiologia vegetale
Masters in Molecular and Industrial Biotechniques Protein biosynthesis (2006/2007)   2    2 
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2005/2006)   9    1  Laboratorio di fisiologia e biochimica vegetale
4  Fisiologia e Biochimica vegetale teoria
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2004/2005)   9     
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2003/2004)   9     
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (old system) Plant Physiology (2002/2003)   0     
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2002/2003)   9     
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (old system) Biochemistry (Biological Chemistry - Plant Biochemistry) (2001/2002)   180     
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (until 2008-2009 academic year) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2001/2002)   9     
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (old system) Biochemistry (Biological Chemistry - Plant Biochemistry) (2000/2001)   180     
Bachelor in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (old system) Plant Physiology (1999/2000)   90     

Di seguito sono elencati gli eventi e gli insegnamenti di Terza Missione collegati al docente:

  • Eventi di Terza Missione: eventi di Public Engagement e Formazione Continua.
  • Insegnamenti di Terza Missione: insegnamenti che fanno parte di Corsi di Studio come Corsi di formazione continua, Corsi di perfezionamento e aggiornamento professionale, Corsi di perfezionamento, Master e Scuole di specializzazione.

Research groups

Biologia e biochimica
Responsabile: prof. Massimo Crimi – Referente sicurezza: Massimo Crimi
Research interests
Topic Description Research area
Apoptosis and PCD Study of the apoptotic process in animal eukaryotic cells and of programmed cell death (PCD) regulation in plant cells. Investigation of the molecular mechanisms involved, with a particular focus on the pro-apoptotic proteins BID, BAX, and BCL2, as well as on molecules that interact with the signaling and regulatory cascade governing mitochondrial activation during controlled cell death. Cell Biology
Laboratorio di Biologia e Biochimica Role of lipids in apoptosis and in signalling pathways. Apoptosis is an active and tightly regulated form of cell death, which can also be considered a stress-induced process of cellular communication. Recent studies reveal that the lipid network within cells is involved in the regulation and propagation of death signalling. Despite the vast growth of our current knowledge on apoptosis, little is known of the specific role played by lipid molecules in the central event of apoptosis - the piercing of mitochondrial membranes. Our research focus on the earliest changes that physiological apoptosis induces in mitochondrial membranes to understand the role of mitochondrial lipids in apoptosis and discover new stress sensing mechanisms in cells. Another aspect that we are studying is the lipid signalling pathway in plants and the role played by Lipid Transfer Proteins (LTPs). Developmental changes requires a complex set of signals and lipid-derived molecules are now investigated as important metabolites. Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) are a group of cystine-rich proteins named after their ability to bind and facilitate lipid transfer between membranes in vitro. Several studies have demonstrated that plant LTPs possess antimicrobial activity in vitro and are induced during pathogen infection, suggesting that these proteins can act in the protection against pathogens. LTPs seem to be implicated in the symbiotic association between rhizobia and leguminous plants as well. We are currently studying the role played by specific LTPs (like MtN5) in plant signalling pathways. Lipid derived molecules that can be recognised by LTPs will be investigated in the future to clarify the signal transduction pathway mediated by the members of this new class of LTPs, the Signaling LTPs. Biologia, fisiologia e biochimica delle piante
Biology
Projects
Title Starting date
Progetto di Ricerca per Potenziare la Competitività di Orticole in Aree meridionali (P.R.O.M.) 1/1/06
Ruolo delle Lipid Transfer Protein come proteine di difesa: attività antimicrobica e ruolo dell scambio lipidico 9/1/05
Lipid transfer proteins e membrane biologiche: studi sulle interazioni dirette e mediate da lipidi o proteine di membrana 7/1/04
Post genomica di leguminose foraggere 11/5/02
EMOGLOBINE E OSSIDO NITRICO NELLE RISPOSTE DI DIFESA DELLA PIANTA (2002) 1/1/02
Meccanismi molecolari di fotoprotezione nelle piante superiori (2000) 1/1/00



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