Permanent researcher at CNR Clinical Physiology Institute of Milan since 2009. Scientific Activity: Author of 63 papers in national and international peer reviewed journals. Main research lines: cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, cardiac device, heart transplantation, vascular dysfunction, risk factors, sepsis, biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial activation and genetic instability. Investigator in different EU projects: FP7-ICT 2008-2011, grant No. 224635: "VPH2 - Virtual Pathological Heart of the Virtual Physiological Human"; FP7-ICT 2008-2013, grant No. 224297: "ARTreat - Multi-level patient-specific artery and atherogenesis model for outcome prediction, decision support treatment, and virtual hand-on training"; FP7-ICT-2013 611650: "DOREMI - Decrease of cognitive decline, malnutrition and sedentariness by elderly empowerment in lifestyle management and social inclusion"; FP7-ICT-2013-10 611516: "SEMEOTICONS - SEMEiotic Oriented Technology for Individual's CardiOmetabolic risk self-assessmeNt and Self-monitoring"; H2020-PHC-2015 689068: "SMARTool - Simulation modeling of coronary artery disease: a tool for clinical decision support"; H2020-EU.1.3.3 2016-2020, grant No. 691042: "MAST4HEALTH Mastiha treatment for healthy obese with NAFLD diagnosis"; H2020-Euratom-1.4, grant No. 847707: "HARMONIC - Health effects of cardiac fluoroscopy and Modern radiotherapy in pediatrics".