Francesco Di Virgilio#
| Membership Number: | 4367 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2016 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | https://servizi.unife.it/rubrica/utenti/francesco-divirgilio |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2009 - current - Professor of Clinical Pathology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
- 2011 - 2015 Deputy Rector for Research and Technology Transfer, University of Ferrara, Italy
- 2007 - 2012 Dean for Education, Medical School, University of Ferrara, Italy
- 2008 - 2012 Departmental Chairman, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
- 1994 - 2009 Professor of General Pathology, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
- 1992 - 1994 Associate Professor of General Pathology, Istitute of General Pathology, University of Ferrara, Italy
- 1988 - 1992 Associate Professor of General Pathology, Istitute of General Pathology, University of Padova, Italy
- 1986 - 1988 Associate Professor of Molecular Pathology, Istitute of General Pathology, University of Padova, Italy
- 1985 - 1986 Visiting Fellow Scientist, Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, USA
- 1983 - 1984 Honorary Research Assistant, University College London, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Inflammation
- Neuroinflammation
- Cytokines
- Inflammasome
- Purinergic receptors
- Innate immunity
- Energy metabolism
- Cancer
Honours and Awards
- 2016 Current Member of the European Academy of Tumor Immunology
- 2012 Current Member of the Faculty of 1000 (Cell Biology Section)
