Stefano Milani

Biography

Born in Florence on May 17, 1955, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Florence, where he graduated on October 10, 1984 with the highest marks and praise. In March 1987, he became a PhD in Applied Physiopathology at the Department of Clinical Physiopathology of the University of Florence. During the academic years 1986-1988 he was a visiting researcher at the Institute of Pathology and the Department of Gastroenterology of the Klinikum Steglitz of the Free University of Berlin. In 1992 he was appointed Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the Department of Clinical Physiopathology of the University of Florence. Since 2001 he has been an Ordinary Professor of Gastroenterology at the Department of Clinical Physiopathology of the University of Florence, He is currently responsible for the Tuscany Center of Reference for Hepatic Diseases, at the Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Careggi. Professor Stefano Milani has dedicated most of his scientific activity to the study of the physiopathology of liver fibrosis. In this context, he conducted in vivo and in vitro studies that helped identify cellular synthesis cells of the liver extracellular matrix proteins, also through the development of original RNAm expression analysis methods on histological sections. He also collaborated on studies to clarify the fibrous role of growth factors in liver disease and to identify the role of degrading enzymes in the extracellular matrix and their inhibitors in the dynamics of accumulation of liver fibrotic tissue. He also collaborated in analytical studies on the role of chemokines in the pathophysiology of liver fibrosis, both in experimental models and in humans. He also actively collaborated on studies in chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative-peptic disease, and Helicobacter pylori infection.

Research Interest

Gastroenterology