Ornella Parolini
International Placenta Stem Cell Society (IPLASS), Italy
Biography
Ornella Parolini is the Director of E. Menni Research Center, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy and the President of IPLASS - International Placenta Stem Cell Society. She has pioneered research on human placenta-derived stem cells. Her research is focused on the immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties of amniotic and chorionic membrane-derivatives as amnion patches, amniotic cell subpopulations and their conditioned medium, as products applicable in regenerative medicine. She is author of over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as several book chapters. She also has several patent applications.
Abstract
Abstract : Immunomodulatory mechanisms underlying the therapeutical effects of amniotic membrane-derived cells