Dr. Marco Tarasco

My research is primarily focused on elucidating the intricate processes involved in the development of the zebrafish heart, which is a leading vertebrate model in cardiovascular research. My main focus is to understand the complex changes that occur in the zebrafish heart during normal development and in the context of disease, both in terms of morphology and function. I am currently using single-cell transcriptomics to study the emergence, development and interaction of cardiac progenitors, which is essential for elucidating the functional integration of the entire cardiac system. On the other hand, I am using reverse genetics to generate zebrafish cardiomyopathy disease models, which will provide new insights into the onset and progression of heart disease. I believe that understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiomyopathies will provide new insights into the field and may lead to new therapeutic perspectives.

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5894-6526

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marco-Tarasco

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=kIqCWFoAAAAJ