Andrea Remuzzi

Andrea Remuzzi graduated in Biomedical Engineering, at the Polytechnic of Milan. From1982 to 1984 he was visiting scientist at M.I.T. and Womens’ Hospital, in Boston. He then moved to the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Milan and Bergamo. From the 1999 he is the Head of the Department of Bioengineering of the â€oeMario Negri― Institute and from 2007 associate professor at the University of Bergamo. He is author of more than 155 scientific publications on international journals on several topics of bioengineering, biophysics, renal and vascular pathophysiology. Main areas of interest are: Transport phenomena in biological systems (filtration of macromolecules, interaction between circulating cells and vascular wall, characterization of the motion of blood in large vessels and in the microcirculation, in physiological and pathological conditions); Effect of shear stress on endothelial cell function in vitro and in vivo; Morphometrical analysis of the ultrastructure of the glomerular capillary; Mathematical models for the filtration of water and neutral macromolecules across the glomerular capillary wall; Three-dimensional reconstruction of large arteries from digital images; Computational fluid dynamics in large arteries and in the microcirculation; Pancreatic cell transplantation in experimental models of insulin dependent diabetes; Confocal and electron microscopy (TEM, ESEM/FIB).