Dennis Lorenzo

Biography

Associate Professor of Applied Medical Sciences and Techniques, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele Vita-Health University, Milan Vice-Coordinator, San Raffaele International MD Program, San Raffaele University Health Care Center, Milan Area Coordinator, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology , Department of General and Special Medicine, IRCSS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan Coordinator of Didactic Activities, Department of General and Special Medicine, IRCSS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan Studies Degree in Medicine and Surgery July 19, 1999 at the University of Milan, 110/110 cum laude. Diploma of Specialization in Internal Medicine on November 9, 2004 at the San Raffaele University of Health and Welfare in Milan, with a vote of 70/70 and praise. Teaching assignments Associate Professor of Applied Medical Sciences and Techniques at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan Vice-Coordinator, San Raffaele International MD Program, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele Health-and-Health University, Milan Lecturer, School of Specialization in Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Emergency and Urgency Medicine, Hematology, Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Health University, Milan Member of the Pedagogical Technical Commission and Head of University Orientation for the Specialist Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele International MD Program, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan Co-Director and Professor, European School of Internal Medicine (ESIM), Costa-Rei (I); Teacher Sintra-Estoril (PT), London (UK), European Federation of Internal Medicine From October 2005 to February 2011: Contract Professor, "Clinical Problem Solving in Internal Medicine" and "Clinical Case Studies in Internal Medicine: theory, "Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele University of Milan, Milan From October 2002 to February 2011: tutor for teaching and university assistant, Integrated Courses for Medical Therapy and Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan From October 2006 to February 2011: Coadiutore tutorial, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan Clinical and research activity From March 2011 to today: Area Coordinator, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of General and Specialist Medicine, IRCSS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan From September 2007 to February 2011: First Level Medical Manager, UO of Immunological Medicine Clinic, IRCSS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan From July 2005 to August 2007: Medical Consultant with Assistance Services, UO Clinical Immunology Clinic, IRCSS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan From February 2005 to January 2008: Research Assistant , SSD MED / 09 (Internal Medicine), San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan From September 1999 to June 2005: Researcher, Human Virology Unit - Dibit, San Raffaele Institute, Milan From October 1996 to June 2005: Internal Student, Specialist and Internal Physician, UO of Internal Medicine, IRCSS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan August 2002, August 2003, July / August 2006, August 2007, August 2008: Volunteer Doctor Sao Marcos Hospital, Favela Paulo de Lima, San Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Hospital of Barra, Barra, Bahia, Brazil; Hospital "St. Raphael of St. Francis - Nsambya ", Kampala, Uganda; Hospital "St. Mary's - Lachor ", Gulu, Uganda; ISIC Hospital, New Delhi, India; Orphanage of Mother Teresa Brothers and Sisters, Guragon, India

Research Interest

pathogenesis and immunotherapy of autoimmune diseases, with particular regard to rare diseases with autoimmune and autoinflammatory etiology; recruitment and activation mechanisms in the Erdheim-Chester disease; study and analysis of the role of viral agents in the pathogenesis of systemic diseases and mechanisms of viral escape from the immune system, with particular reference to herpes viruses; the role of T γδ lymphocytes in the immune response to pathogens (and in particular against Mycobacterium tuberculosis), as well as their cytotoxic activity against tumor or infected cells; the role of in vitro and in vivo activation-induced cell death (AICD), both in the context of failure of immune responses against tumor antigens, and in diseases of altered apoptosis, such as Canale-Smith syndrome (or autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome ).