Born: Portoferraio (LI) November 16, 1958
WOS Id I-7088-2012
Scopus Author Identifier 7006477246
Orcid: 0000-0003-1506-1829
Keywords: kidney glomerular diseases; vascular stem cells and progenitors; vascular diseases; electron microscopy; nanomaterials
Education
Residency in Surgical Pathology - University of Bologna, 1988 (Grade: 70/70)
Medical Board Qualifying Exam - 1983
Medical Degree - University of Bologna, 12 November 1983 (Grade: 110/110 cum laude)
High School Certificate in Classical Studies - Rome, 1977 (Grade: 60/60)
Professional Experience
From June 11, 2018 to date, Full Professor of Biotechnology and Methods in Laboratory Medicine MEDS-26/A, Dept of Medical and Surgical Sciences DIMEC, University of Bologna.
From November 1, 2002-2018, Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Bologna.
Assistant Professor, Pathology Unit, University Hospital S. Orsola, Bologna (1988-2002).
Researcher at the Institute of Normal and Pathological Cytomorphology, CNR, Bologna (1984-1988).
Academic Activities
Member of Student Disciplinary Board, University of Bologna (May 3, 2024 – to date)
Head of DIMEC Dept, University of Bologna (May 4, 2023 – to date)
Member of Academic Senate, University of Bologna (June 2023 - to date)
Head of DIMES Dept, University of Bologna (May 3, 2021 – December 31, 2022)
Member of Academic Senate, University of Bologna (2018- December 31, 2022)
Member of Student Disciplinary Board, University of Bologna (2021 – December 31, 2022)
President of Medical School Committee for the assignment of medical courses
Delegate for teaching activities of the DIMES Dept, University of Bologna
Chair of the Faculty-Student Joint Committee of the Medical School.
Chair of the Health Professional Courses of the School of Medicine - University of Bologna
Member of the council of the School of Medicine
Coordinator of the Degree Course in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques
Coordinator of the Degree Course in Nursing - Campus Ravenna, University of Bologna
Scientific productivity
National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor in the SSD MED/46, SC 06/N1
n. 284 publications (PubMed)
n. 312 publications (Scopus)
n. 313 publications (WOS)
n. 7 monographs / books
n. 19 book chapters
n. 2 atlases
Bibliometric indices (updated on 25 jan 2025)
H-index 41 (Scopus)
H-index 40 (WOS)
H-index 51 (Google Scholar)
i10-index = 183 (Google Scholar)
8034 citations (Scopus)
6843 citations (WOS)
54 papers on Pubmed (2020-2024)
Author position (WOS)
first: 11%
last: 24%
corresponding: 9%
PhD School
Member of the College in "Health and Technologies", University of Bologna, from the XXXIV cycle to date
Member of the College of the PhD School in "Surgical Sciences", University of Bologna, from the XXI to the XXXIII cycle (2005-2018)
Member of the College of the PhD School in Ultrastructural Pathology, University of Teramo, cycle XVIII
Affiliations
- IRCCS AOUBO
- Italian Group of Ultrastructural Pathology (GIPU)
- National Institute for Cardiovascular Research (INRC)
- National Institute Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB)
- Società Italiana di Anatomia Patologica e Citologia Diagnostica (SIAPEC) - International Academy of Pathology (IAP)
- Società Italiana per la Ricerca Traslazionale e le Professioni Sanitarie (SIRTEPS) - Founding Member
Editorial Activity
Editorial Board: The Scientific World Journal, Pathology Section, Hindawi
Editorial Board: Biomolecules, MDPI
Editor: Stem Cell Research in Frontiers in Genetics and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Frontiers
Reviewer
Stem Cells, PlosOne, Stem Cell International, Cytotherapy, Microscopy Research and Techniques, Frontiers Group, MDPI Group (Biomolecules, Diseases, Cells, Nanomaterials, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Antioxidants), Journal of Microscopy, Journal of Anatomy, DNA and Cell Biology, Angiology, Clinical and Translational Medicine, International Journal of Environmental Research, The Anatomical Record, Diabetic Medicine, Molecular Biology Reports, FASEB, EJVES.
