Background
Azzi, Angelo was born on October 26, 1939 in Modena, Italy. Son of Enrico Azzi and Stephana Massarelli.
Azzi, Angelo was born on October 26, 1939 in Modena, Italy. Son of Enrico Azzi and Stephana Massarelli.
Doctor of Medicine, University Padova, Italy, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry (honorary), University Buenos Aires, 2001.
Assistant professor University Padova, 1963—1966, associate professor, 1970—1975, professor, 1976—1977. Research fellow University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1967—1969. Professor, head department University Bern, Switzerland, 1977—1984, professor, institute director, 1984—2005.
Scientist Tufts University Human Nutrition Center, Boston, since 2005. Chairman MCBN global network United Nations Educational, 1991—2001, member jury Women in Science prize, 1996—2004, member international science advisory board, since 1997. Director science council Warsaw International Institute United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/Polish Academy of Sciences, since 1997.
Chair publications committee International Union Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1997—2006, president, since 2007, European Society Free Radical Research, 1999—2000. President MCBN, non-governmental organization, Geneva, since 2001.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science (associate), Polish Academy of Sciences, Nordrhein-Westfalischen Akademie (correspondent), Swiss Bio-chemical Society (associate), Italian Society Biochemistry (associate), New York Academy of Sciences (associate), British Bio-chemical Society (associate).
Married Margherita Azzi-Visentini. Children: Stefania Azzi-Mojon, Francesca Azzi-Price, Maddalena Azzi-Rudloff.
