SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
- Carlo Ventura, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Biology
Chief
Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering
National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems
Unversity of Bologna Italy
S. Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Institute of Cardiology, Pavilion 21 Bologna
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Prof. Laura Calzà (Stem cells and neuronal and glial differentiation, Neuro-degenerative diseases, approved clinical trial on multiple sclerosis)
DIMORFIPA – Veterinary Morpho-physiology and Animal Production Department
Ozzano dell'Emilia
- Prof. Massimo Campieri (Stem cells and intestinal chronic and degenerative diseases such as ulcerous colitis and Chron disease)
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Department
Clinica Medica e Gastro Bologna
- Prof. Sandro Carrara Ph.D. (Nanofabrications, nanometric Biochips construction for rapid measurement of stem cell "secretoma", possibility of constructing nanochips to monitor the molecular characteristics of the stem cells produced by Cell Factories, possibility of optimizing the output and scale-up of Cell Factories)
Biochemistry Department «Giovanni Moruzzi»
Bologna University
- Prof. Nazzareno Galiè (European Excellence Centre on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Use of stem cells for vessel and lung repair)
Cardiovascular System Disease Institute
Bologna
- James K. Gimzewski
PhD CPhys FIoN FInstP FWIF FREng
Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Prof. Edward G. Lakatta
Director of: Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science
Gerontology Research Center
National Institutes of Helath (N.I.H.)- National Institute on Aging (N.I.A.)
5600 Nathan Shock Drive
- Dr. Vincenzo Lionetti (in vivo translational medicine research concerning cardiovascular repair with stem cells on small and large-scale animal models of myocardial infarction and heart failure, molecular imaging in vivo studies, PET, microPET, TAC-PET)
Clinical Physiology Institute of CNR, Pisa; Medicine Department, Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa; Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595 New York, USA
- Prof. Antonio Marzocchi (Emo-dynamics Manager, European Excellence Centre for coronary angioplasty)
Cardiovascular System Disease Institute
Bologna
- Prof. Claudio Napoli (M.D., Ph.D., M.B.Eth.) Specialisty in CardioAngiology, Specialist in Geriatrics; Full Professor of Clinical Pathology. Medical Manager, Coagulation Sector, D.A.I. of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Azienda Policlinico.
Full Professor of Clinical Pathology, Excellence Centre in Cardiovascular Disease and General Pathology Department, 1° Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, II Università in Naples.
Adjunct Professor of Medicine,Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute,Boston University, MA, USA Adjunct Professor, Sbarro Institute of Molecular Medicine, temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Prof. Sergio Paoletti (Molecural synthesis and characterisations of polysaccharides and glicosaminoglicanes, ialuronic acid esters, chitosani, alginati and extracellular matrix components. Developing particles by cell and molecule incapsulation. Hydrogel synthesis)
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macro-molecule Chemistry Institute
University of Trieste
- Prof. Edoardo Raposio (isolation, differentiation and culture of human adult multipotent cells from liposuction and hair follicles), Plastic Surgery O.U., DICMI
University of Genoa
- Prof. Fabio A. Recchia (in vivo translational medicine research concerning cardiovascular repair with stem cells on small and large-scale animal models of myocardial infarction and heart failure, molecular imaging in vivo studies, PET, microPET, TAC-PET)
Clinical Physiology Institute of CNR, Pisa; Medicine Department, Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa; Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595 New York, USA
- Prof. Marco Romanelli
Non-invasive diagnostic tissue repair technical laboratory, immunohistochemical characterising of tissue engineering products, in vivo extra-cellular matrix applications. Managing patients with difficult wounds.
Skin Tissue Repair Deparment, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana and Clinica Dermatologica, University of Pisa.
- Prof. Vittorio Sambri
Haematology and Oncology Science Department "L. e A. Seragnoli"
. Manager of the bacteria, micology and parasite Laboratory of the Microbiology O.U.
. Manager of the regional Reference Centre (Lab BSL3) for Microbiological Emergencies of the Emilia Romagna regional government
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria – Policlinico S.Orsola Malpighi
Bologna
- Prof. Mariastella Scandola (Building and characterisation of nano-fibrous scaffolds using techniques which make it possible to define, on a nanometric scale, the size, pattern and orientation of the synthesis matrix. Bio-absorbable polymer materials are used, with the possibility of managing the re-absoption and biodegradability time of the scaffold)
Polymer Science Laboratory
Chemistry Department «Giacomo Ciamician»
Bologna University
- Prof. Gianluca Tell ("Molecular Secretomics", large-scale study on the secretoma of stem cells, possibility of identifying trophic factors parachrinously involved in stem cell-mediated tissue repairs)
Department of Medical and Morphological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
