Dr. Rebustini received Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), was a Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow (2004-2008) and Research Fellow at NIDCR-NIH (USA, 2009-2011), and an Instructor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (USA, 2011-2016). He joined NEI-NIH as a Staff Scientist in the Section of Protein Structure and Function, Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology in 2020. His expertise includes Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Super Resolution Microscopy, and specialized laboratory techniques such as organ and tissue explants for functional screening of regulatory molecules, RNA interference and drug delivery, nanoparticle- and liposome-based cellular transfections, genomics and proteomics, microRNA biology, mouse and human genetics, stem cells therapy and gene editing approaches.
Scientific Director’s Award, Outstanding Collaborations
NIDCD-NIH
Award for outstanding collaborations with principal investigators at the National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, on January 2020.
Invited Speaker, 11th International Conference on Tooth Morphogenesis
11th International Conference on Tooth Morphogenesis
Invited speaker during the 11th International Conference on Tooth Morphogenesis in La Londe les Maures, France, 2013.
New Investigator Award, International Conference on Dental Craniofacial Stem Cells
International Conference on Dental Craniofacial Stem Cells
New Investigator Award during the International Conference on Dental Craniofacial Stem Cells, New York, NY, 2011.
Invited Speaker, General Session, International Association of Dental Research
International Association of Dental Research, 2011
Invited Speaker in the General Session, during the International Association of Dental Research, San Diego CA, 2011.
Invited Speaker, Systems Biology Session, GRC in Salivary Glands
Gordon Research Conference in Salivary Glands, Galveston TX, 2011
Invited Speaker in the Systems Biology Session, during the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Salivary Glands, Galveston TX, 2011.
Invited Chair, Symposium on Organ Morphogenesis, NIH Research Festival
NIH Research Festival, National Institutes of Health, USA.
Invited Chair for the Symposium on Organ Morphogenesis, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Festival, Bethesda-MD, USA, 2009.
Invited Speaker, Workshop on RNAi, NIDCR-NIH
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR-NIH)
Invited Speaker during the Workshop on RNAi, at NIDCR-NIH, Bethesda, MD, 2006.