Prof. Carlo Ventura

Carlo Ventura is a Full Professor at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy. He is also the Chief of the National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering of the National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems. He received both his MD and Specialization in Cardiology from the School of Medicine of the University of Bologna and obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1990 from the University of Bologna. He is a member of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) and the Cell Transplant Society. He discovered essential mechanisms of cardiogenesis from stem cells and developed new molecules capable of promoting cardiovascular regeneration. He found that properly conveyed electromagnetic radiation enhanced the regenerative activity of human adult stem cells and even transformed human skin fibroblasts (non-stem, somatic cells) into myocardial, neuronal, and skeletal muscle cells. He also discovered that cells are sensitive to acoustic vibrations and patented the (stem) cell ability to express “vibrational” signatures of their health, differential, and regenerative potential. These findings paved the way for regenerative/precision medicine executed without cell or tissue transplantation and based on enhancing our self-healing potential.