Prof. Giuseppe Pugliese

Dr. Giuseppe Pugliese is a Full Professor of Endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Rome “La Sapienza” and the Head of the Endocrine and Metabolic Unit at the Sant Andrea University Hospital, Rome. He received, from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, a Degree in Medicine and Surgery with a vote 110/110 cum laude in 1978, a license for professional practice in 1979, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Internal Medicine in 1983. From 1986 to 1988, he was a Research Fellow at the Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, USA. He then obtained a Ph.D. in Endocrinological and Metabolic Sciences from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1990 and a Diploma of Specialization in Endocrinology and Reciprocal Diseases in 1992. His research interests include biochemical and molecular mechanisms of diabetic complications (particularly nonenzymatic glycation, carbonyl stress and galectin-3), long-term complications (kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, neuropathy, and muscle and bone disease) and mortality in type 2 diabetes and physical activity, sedentary behavior, and exercise training in people with type 2 diabetes.