Annamaria Altomare

He obtained his classical high school diploma in the year 2000.

From September 2004 to September 2005 he carried out an internship at the Oncology department of the University "Campus Bio-Medico of Rome". In September 2006 she began attending the Gastroenterology department of the same hospital.

He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University "Campus Bio Medico" of Rome in the first graduation session of the 2006/2007 academic year, carrying out the thesis entitled "Functional alterations of smooth muscle cells of the human colon after acute exposure of the mucosa to pathogenic lipopolysaccharide: role of inflammation and oxidative stress”, supervisor Prof. M. Cicala, with vote 110/110 cum laude.

From 2007 to 2011 he attended the specialization school in Gastroenterology at theUniversità Campus Bio-medico di Roma, director Prof. Michele Cicala, conferring the title of Specialist in Gastroenterology on 14 September 2011, with a score of 70/70 and honours.

He obtained a PhD in biochemical and technological sciences applied to food and nutrition at theUniversità Campus Bio-medico di Roma (XXVII cycle year 2012) with discussion of the thesis on 27 April 2015, entitled "Functional alterations of the smooth muscles of the human colon: effect of the modulation of the intestinal microbiota".

She received a Research Grant from 01/02/2016 to 31/01/2017 at the Campus Biomedico University of Rome for carrying out a research project entitled "Use of gut on chip multicellular technology in the prevention of drug toxicity pro-oxidant substances. An integrated, experimental and mathematical modeling approach”.

Researcher (RTD) in Gastroenterology at the Faculty of Science and Technology for Man and the Environment, Campus Biomedico University of Rome.

Professor of the course “Nutrition and Digestive Pathologies” in the Master's Degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma from 2021, ongoing

Professor of Gastrointestinal Physiology in the Medicine and Surgery degree course, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, from 2023, ongoing

Medical specialist in Gastroenterology with charge for supplementary care activities at the Campus Bio-medico University Hospital Foundation in Rome.

Obtaining the National Scientific Qualification as a second level university professor in the competitive sector 06/D4 SKIN, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES valid FROM 31/10/2018 TO 31/10/2030 (art. Law 20 December 2024, n.199, mod. Legislative Decree 28 October 2024 n.160).

Enrolled in the Italian Society of Gastroenterology since 2011. GISMAD member since May 2015.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM) from 2020 to 2023.

Areas of scientific interest: gastrointestinal motility, pathophysiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders, oncological gastroenterology.

Languages: Speaks and writes fluently in Italian, English and Spanish.

Editorial board of scientific journals: Nutrients, MEDIC, Current trends in Inflammation research, EC Gastroenterology and Digestive System. Reviewer of the following peer-reviewed international scientific journals: Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Proteomics, Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, Cells, IBD.

Co-investigator of several phase III and IV clinical trials.

Speaker and moderator at numerous national and international congresses.

Acknowledgments:

• Poster Award “Human Colonic Smooth muscle contractility following acute thermal cooling”, AGA Poster Session, DDW 2012-19-22 may.

• Travel grant “Colonic muscle contractile activity following exposure to Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG” UEGW Stockholm 2011, October 22 - 26, 2011 Stockholm/Sweden.

• Travel grant “A proteomic approach to explore the protective role of inulin in preventing LPS-induced human colonic smooth impairment”. UEG Week 2016 October 15-19, 2016, Vienna – Austria

• Recognition as Early Career Investigator at DDW 2018 (Washington DC, 2-5 June) on the occasion of the presentation of the research project entitled "Type-1 Cannabinoid receptor effect on human colonic motility in patients with slow transit constipation and controls"

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8630-7836.

Scopus ID: 11539354000

n. Documents Scopus: 52

Scopus H-index: 21

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