Pulmonologist and medical scientist with expertise in discovery research and in clinical and translational pulmonology. Successful entrepreneur with consolidated working experience in the biopharmaceutical sector. Expert in Research and Innovation for the European Commission and Eurostars-Eureka Technical Expert. Author of more than 250 publications. Recipient of many international awards and honors.
Education
Medical doctor diploma (summa cum laude) from the University of Perugia (Italy); thesis on the role of calcium channels in the pathogenesis of asthma.
Specialty diploma in pulmonary diseases and tisiology (summa cum laude) from the Catholic University (Italy).
Postgraduate education with research training at the Catholic University(Italy) and at McMaster University (Canada).
Career
Extensive clinical experience as a board-certified pulmonologist.
Scientist with work experience in academic and private research institutions.
Independent expert of the European Commission and Eurostars-Eureka technical expert.
Executive in the pharmaceutical industry.
Entrepreneur with consolidated work experience in the biopharmaceutical sector.
Recipient of many international awards and honors, such as a Top 10 Special Fellow-in-Training Award of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology (1987), a Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship Award (1987), the 1990 Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation Honourable Mention for Progress in Research, the 1990 Scientific Award for Excellence in Research of the XIII World Congress of Asthmology (1990), first inclusion in Who is Who in Medicine and Healthcare (1999), top reviewer award for exceptional contribution to the quality of the Journal of Immunological Methods (2000), etc.
Recipient of many international awards and honors, such as a Top 10 Special Fellow-in-Training Award of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology (1987), a Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship Award (1987), the 1990 Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation Honourable Mention for Progress in Research, the 1990 Scientific Award for Excellence in Research of the XIII World Congress of Asthmology (1990), first inclusion in Who is Who in Medicine and Healthcare (1999), top reviewer award for exceptional contribution to the quality of the Journal of Immunological Methods (2000), etc.