In 2010 he obtained a degree in Medicine and Surgery at theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma with a score of 110/110 and honours.
In 2016 he obtained his specialization in Geriatrics at theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma with a score of 50/50 and honours.
In 2019 he obtained the title of Doctor of Research in Bioengineering and Biosciences, majoring in Food Science and Technology and Human Nutrition.
Studies carried out
1969 - Degree in Biological Sciences - La Sapienza University - Rome.
1973 - Degree in Veterinary Medicine - Federico II University - Naples
Contract professor at Campus Biomedico University of Rome
Teacher in Masters and training courses on Eating Disorders
Author of numerous publications on the subject
born in Turin on 24/2/1961
lived in Uruguay from 1977 to 1986
has lived in Rome since 1986
After graduating in Medicine and Surgery in 2009 from theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, carried out an international PhD on type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes at the same university and at Queen Mary, University of London. He then obtained a specialization in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, where he currently holds the role of University Researcher. In 2018, he obtained the national scientific qualification as Associate Professor of Endocrinology. His primary research activity focuses on the role of post-translational oxidative modifications of insulin and other beta-cell antigens in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. This research activity is based on the hypothesis that one or more modified (oxidized) forms of insulin are at the origin of the autoimmune response in type 1 diabetes. The final objective is to develop new diagnostic biomarkers and target therapies for the treatment or prevention of type 1 diabetes, based on forms of insulin modified by oxygen radicals. For these research activities he has received over 15 national and international awards and, from 2013 to today, he has been supported by various competitive grants (PI or Co-PI), including projects financed by the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Ministry of Health. Secondary research activities are aimed at: i) studying the effect of obesity and diabetes on bone metabolism and diet-induced changes, ii) characterizing markers of severity and the immune response in diabetic patients with COVID-19.
Three-year degree in Dietetics, at the Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti.
Consultant at the “Antonio Venerando” Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, Rome.
Member of the medical-scientific commission of the National Professional League Serie B football team.
Teacher at the Master's Degree course in Food Science and Human Nutrition, at
the Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome.
