Fabio Monzani

EDUCATION • 1977 University of Pisa Medical School; Degree: MD, Magna cum Laude. • 1980 University of Pisa, School of Medicine; Degree: Specialist in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Magna cum Laude. • 1977-1980 Resident in Endocrinology at University of Pisa; • 1980-2000 Researcher at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Pisa; • 2001-present Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa. • 1991-present Professor at postgraduate Schools of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Environmental and Working Health, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Nephrology, Pneumology, Clinical Pathology, Thermal Medicine University of Pisa. • 2001-present Professor of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pisa; • 2001-present Professor of Internal Medicine, School of Odontology, University of Pisa; • 2007-present Director of postgraduate School of Thermal Medicine, University of Pisa; • 2007-present Professor at the PhD School “Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology”, University of Pisa. • 2007-present Deputy President of the Educational Board, School of Medicine, University of Pisa; • 2008-present Director Master in Thalassotherapy, University of Pisa; • 2009-present Director of postgraduate School of Geriatrics, University of Pisa; • 2009-present Director of Molecular Biology and Cell Culture Lab. of the Centre for Biological and Pathological Research in Geriatrics, University of Pisa • 2010-present member of the Scientific Board of the PhD School “ Biomedical Technology in Internal Medicine” University of Rome “La Sapienza” CLINIC • 1998-2007 - Deputy Chief of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa. • Currently - Director, Geriatrics and Gerontology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa RESEARCH • Referee for the following international scientific journals: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Multiple Sclerosis, Thyroid, Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetologia, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Circulation, Diabetologia, Endocrinology, European Journal of Internal Medicine, BioMed Central Endocrine Disorders, European Journal of Endocrinology, European Journal of Neurology, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, Translational Research, The Open Autoimmunity Journal, Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, Maturitas. • Member of the Editorial Board of: “European Journal of Internal Medicine” (the official Journal of the European Federation of Internal Medicine); “Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” (the official clinical Journal of the Endocrine Society); “The Open Autoimmunity Journal”; “Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Drug Discovery”; “Acta Medica Labronica”. • Ordinary Member: Italian Society of Endocrinology, Italian Thyroid Association (member of the Group for coordination of “Scientific Research Protocols”); European Thyroid Association; Endocrine Society. • Member of the Scientific Board of “Centro di Area Vasta Nord Ovest per la Farmacovigilanza”. • Member of the Scientific Board of the PhD School of “Medical and Pharmacological Physiopathology“, University of Pisa and of “Biomedical Technology in Clinical Medicine” University of “La Sapienza”, Rome. • Coordinator of several national research projects, supported by Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica, Rome, Italy. • Main scientific fields of interest: physiopathology of endocrine disorders, thyroid autoimmune disorders, metabolic, cardiovascular and neuromuscular dysfunction in thyroid dysfunction, immunological and endocrine complications of cytokine therapy for multiple sclerosis, diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules, physiopathology of Purinergic receptors (P2) in normal thyroid cells and thyroid cancer. • His scientific production includes more than 100 original papers published in Italian and International peer reviewed scientific journals and more than 500 abstracts and full text proceedings of presentations at Italian and International scientific meetings.