Italian professional recognition
Registered with the Italian Albo degli Odontoiatri and with the OMCeO Roma — Ordine dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri della Provincia di Roma.
Dentist · Italy
Clinical precision.
Scientific depth.
I’m Dr. Salma Bousselmi, a dentist registered in the Italian Albo degli Odontoiatri and a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
DMD / DDSUniversity of Monastir
Registered dentistAlbo degli Odontoiatri · OMCeO Roma
PhDCellular & Molecular Biology
MSc, 110/110 cum laudeApplied Biotechnology
Professional focus
Dentistry grounded in biology.
My professional foundation is dentistry. My research training adds a rigorous understanding of tissues, biomaterials, regeneration and disease mechanisms—knowledge that strengthens how I approach oral health.
Clinical dental training
Hands-on internships across university dental and hospital settings in Tunisia, supported by a broad medical-science curriculum.
Implant dentistry foundation
Doctor of Dental Medicine thesis on the specificities of canine replacement using implant-supported crowns.
Experience
From the clinic
to the laboratory.
A career spanning clinical dentistry, translational biomedical research and advanced cellular models.
2026
Professional registration · Rome
Registration with the Albo degli Odontoiatri di Roma
Professional qualification in Italy and registration with the OMCeO Roma — Ordine dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri della Provincia di Roma.
2024—2025
Research fellowship · Milan
Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare
Developed a three-dimensional model of the neuromuscular junction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis within the REMODEL project.
2022—2024
Research scholarship · Milan
Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Research in neurology on the role of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-4 and sympathetic cardiac denervation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
2021—2022
Research intern · Rome
Anatomy Laboratory, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Worked on stem-cell-mediated muscle repair, human adipogenic differentiation, tissue engineering and in-house 3D bioprinting methods.
2015—2019
Clinical training · Tunisia
University and hospital rotations
Dental Medicine Clinic of Monastir; University Hospitals Farhat Hached and Fattouma Bourguiba; stomatology rotation at Abderrahmen Mami Hospital.
Research profile
Research that moves between scales.
From gene regulation and chromatin architecture to engineered muscle tissue, my work explores how cellular mechanisms can inform translational medicine.
01
3D bioprinting & tissue engineering
02
Neuromuscular disease models
03
Chromatin & gene regulation
04
Stem cells & regeneration
05
Adipogenic differentiation
Scientific output
Selected publications.
Peer-reviewed work spanning biofabrication, tissue engineering, extracellular matrix biology and disease modeling.
Education
Three disciplines.
One integrated profile.
2026
PhD · University of Rome Tor Vergata
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Doctoral degree awarded on 9 February 2026 following the three-year XXXVIII cycle.
2022
MSc · University of Rome Tor Vergata
Applied Biotechnology
Graduated 110/110 cum laude. Thesis: Investigating the WNT/beta-catenin pathway in adipogenesis.
2020
DMD / DDS · University of Monastir
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Graduated with distinction. Thesis focused on canine replacement with implant-supported crowns.
Selected expertise
A clinically informed
scientific toolkit.
DentistryOral healthBiomaterials
Cell cultureImmunofluorescence3D bioprinting
Western blottingFlow cytometryProtein analysis
Regenerative medicineTissue engineering
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