Prof. FRANCESCO PAOLO RUSSO

Prof. Francesco Paolo Russo graduated from Medical School at the University of Padua in 1997, where he also obtained training in gastroenterology in 2002 and earned a PhD in Hepatological Science in 2006. During his PhD studies, he performed pioneering research at Imperial College London, regarding the contribution of bone marrow derived cells during liver fibrosis. Since December 2006, he has served as an Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Padua. He is now involved in basic and clinical research regarding liver transplant-related issues, chronic liver disease, liver regeneration, and fibrosis. Prof. Russo has earned numerous prestigious awards from the main scientific societies involved in gastroenterology, hepatology, and transplantation. In particular, in 1999, he received a Novartis Study Grant from the European Society of Organ Transplantation to visit the Institute of Experimental Surgery in Munich, Germany. In 2003 and 2004, he received the prestigious Sheila Sherlock Fellowship from the European Professional Association for the Study of the Liver to visit the Section of Hepatology at the Imperial College London. In November 2009, Prof Russo was honored with the Rising Star in Gastroenterology award, and was nominated during the United European Gastroenterology Week.