Curriculum

1. “Dietistica”
2. “Fisioterapia”
3. “Ortottica ed Assistenza Oftalmologica”
4. “Infermieristica”
5. “Ostetricia”
6. “Logopedia”
7. “Infermieristica Pediatrica”
8. “Terapia della neuro e psicomotricità dell'età evolutiva”

1. “Scienze delle Professioni Sanitarie, Tecniche e Diagnostiche”
2. “Scienze delle Professioni Sanitarie della Riabilitazione”

1. “Tecniche della prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro”
2. “Infermieristica”
3. “Fisioterapia”
4. “Tecniche di Radiologia Medica e Radioterapia”
5. “Tecniche di Laboratorio Biomedico”

• “Scienze delle Professioni Sanitarie, Tecniche e Diagnostiche”.

• 52° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Anatomia svoltosi a Palermo nel 1998
• 54° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Anatomia svoltosi a Firenze nel 2000.

• Embriogenesi, struttura ed ultrastruttura dei sistemi trofici retinici in tutte le classi dei Vertebrati. Studi condotti con metodiche di Istologia tradizionale, Microscopia Elettronica a Trasmissione, Scansione ed elaborazione computerizzata.
• Studi sulla struttura ed ultrastruttura della cornea umana in condizioni fisiologiche e nel corso di patologie distrofiche con metodi di Isto- ed Immunoistochimica, Microscopia Ottica, Microscopia Elettronica a Trasmissione ed a Scansione.
• Studi sperimentali sulla struttura ed ultrastruttura della congiuntiva umana e di animali sottoposti a diversi trattamenti attraverso l’utilizzo di metodiche di Citologia ad Impressione Istochimica, Microscopia Elettronica a Trasmissione, a Scansione ed analisi d’immagime computerizzata.
• Studi sperimentali sulla morfologia e la struttura dei capi articolari in animali da laboratorio sottoposti ad artrite indotta e dopo diverse terapie farmacologiche. Utilizzo di metodiche di Microscopia Ottica e di Microscopia Elettronica a Trasmissione
• Studi sugli effetti della ischemia e riperfusione su testicolo e sulla colite sperimentale dopo terapie farmacologiche. Utilizzo di metodiche di Immunoistochimica e Microscopia Ottica.
• Studi sulla struttura di testicoli, reni e cervelli di animali da laboratorio dopo somministrazione di metalli pesanti e verifica degli effetti terapeutici di nutraceutici. Utilizzo di metodiche di Immunoistochimica e Microscopia Ottica.  

Curriculum

Prof. Antonio Micali, born in Rome on March 24, 1957, enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Messina in the academic year 1975/76.
From the academic year 1976/77 to the year 1980/81 he was an internal student at the Institute of Normal Human Anatomy for the preparation of the degree thesis.
He graduated in the summer session of the sixth year of the course, with an experimental thesis entitled "Structural and ultrastructural observations on the trophic systems of the retina", considered worthy of publication.
He obtained the qualification to practice as a surgeon in November 1981.
Immediately after graduation, he continued to attend the Anatomical Institute as a resident in Anatomy and Pathological Histology for the elaboration of the specialization thesis. He specialized in Anatomy and Pathological Histology on October 19, 1985 with full marks, discussing the experimental thesis "Experimental retinal lesions from light".
During the period of his specialization he also dealt with other sectors of scientific research, so much so that he was co-author of numerous printed publications.
From 2/1/1989 to 29/12/2011 he was Technical Officer at the Department of Biomorphology and Biotechnology, as well as Medical Director at the Simple Operating Unit of Sports Medicine of the "G.Martino" University Hospital of Messina. .
From 30 December 2011 to date he is full-time Associate Professor of Histology and Embryology at the Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences. From the same date he has been a reference teacher in the Master's Degree Course of Medicine and Surgery.
In the 2014/2015 academic year he was Coordinator of the Integrated Course "Histology and Embryology" for the single-cycle Master's Degree Course of "Medicine and Surgery"
In the 2015/2016 academic year he was elected "Coordinator of the Master's Degree Course in Diagnostic Technical Health Professions Sciences" for the three-year period 2015/2018.
Since 2019 he has been a member of the Editorial Committee of the international journal "Open Biomaterial Science Journal"
He was a member of the Board of Professors of the Research Doctorate in: "Medical and Surgical Biotechnologies"
Since 2020 he has been a member of the Board of Professors of the Research Doctorate in: “Translational molecular medicine and surgery”.
He is a shareholder of the following companies:
• Italian Society of Anatomy and Histology
• Italian Society of Electron Microscopy
• Italian Ophthalmological Society
Teaching activity
Even before taking on the role, Prof Micali, as an expert on the subject, carried out teaching activities in small groups for students of the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery and was appointed in the 1987/88 academic year to teach of "Anatomy" at the School for Professional Nurses, at the School for Professional Nurses annexed to the Obstetric Clinic and at the School for Rehabilitation Therapists of the University Hospital of Messina.
After taking on the role, he was included by the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Messina in the list of suitable candidates for the assignment of vacant courses for the Scientific Disciplinary Sector BIO / 17 - Histology and therefore received , from the same Faculty, the following teaching positions in Histology:
for First Level Degree Courses in
1. "Dietetics"
2. "Physiotherapy"
3. "Orthoptics and Ophthalmological Assistance"
4. "Nursing"
5. "Obstetrics"
6. "Speech therapy"
7. "Pediatric Nursing"
8. "Therapy of the neuro and psychomotricity of the developmental age"
for the Master's Degree Programs of
1. "Sciences of the Healthcare, Technical and Diagnostic Professions"
2. "Sciences of the Health Professions of Rehabilitation"
In the Postgraduate Course in "Oncological Cytogenetics and Oncohematology" at the Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy of the University Hospital of Messina he taught "Image analysis and automatic karyotyping techniques" in the academic years 2000/2001
Since the academic year 1999/2000 he has been entrusted with 4 ECTS of the frontal teaching of "Histology and Embryology" for the Degree Course of Medicine and Surgery.
He currently holds the teaching of "Histology" for the following three-year degree courses in:
1. "Techniques of prevention in the environment and in the workplace"
2. "Nursing"
3. "Physiotherapy"
4. "Techniques of Medical Radiology and Radiotherapy"
5. "Biomedical Laboratory Techniques"
for the Master's Degree Course of
• “Sciences of the Healthcare, Technical and Diagnostic Professions”.
He also teaches "Embryology" for the School of Specialization in Pediatric Surgery and "Histology" for the School of Specialization in Dermatology of the University of Messina.

Scientific Activity
Prof Micali is co-author of:
- Printed publications in extenso: n. 89 of which
Printed publications in national journals: n. 27
Printed publications in international journals: n. 62
Publications reported on PUB Med: n. 61, of which n. 59 with Impact Factor
for a total of I.F. (calculated on the basis of the J.Cit.Rep. 2019) equal to 212.993
- Communications to Congresses: 114 of which
Communications to National Congresses: 65
Communications at International Congresses: 19

He is co-author of the volume "Semeiotica della Cornea" by G.Ferreri and A.M. Roszkowska published by Medical Books in 2007, having personally supervised the drafting of the chapter "Anatomy of the Cornea" with the contribution of personal and original iconography.
He was the winner of the SOI Award for "Best basic research" at the 76th National Congress of the Italian Ophthalmological Society held in Rome in 1996.
He won the Award for Best Scientific Contribution in Poster form to:
- 52nd National Congress of the Italian Society of Anatomy held in Palermo in 1998
- 54th National Congress of the Italian Society of Anatomy held in Florence in 2000.
The main research topics can be summarized in:
• Embryogenesis, structure and ultrastructure of retinal trophic systems in all classes of Vertebrates. Studies conducted with methods of traditional histology, transmission electron microscopy, scanning and computerized processing.

• Studies on the structure and ultrastructure of the human cornea in physiological conditions and in the course of dystrophic pathologies with methods of histochemistry and immunohistochemistry, optical microscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy.

• Experimental studies on the structure and ultrastructure of the human conjunctiva and of animals subjected to various treatments through the use of Histochemical Impression Cytology, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning and computerized image analysis.

• Experimental studies on the morphology and structure of joint heads in laboratory animals subjected to induced arthritis and after various pharmacological therapies. Use of optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy methods

• Studies on the effects of ischemia and reperfusion on the testis and on experimental colitis after drug therapies. Use of Immunohistochemistry and Optical Microscopy methods.

• Studies on the structure of testes, kidneys and brains of laboratory animals after administration of heavy metals and verification of the therapeutic effects of nutraceuticals. Use of Immunohistochemistry and Optical Microscopy methods.