Exposed Frederick

Biography

Scientific Career 2016-today - Researcher of Human Physiology at the San Raffaele University of Life and Health in Milan, Italy. Research topic: "Intestinal-liver-brain communication for central regulation of gastrointestinal and metabolic function". 2013-2016 - Senior Postdoctoral Scientist at the Department of Neurophysiology at the Friedrich Miescher Institute - Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (IMI - NIBR), Basel, Switzerland. Professor Botond Roska's Laboratory. Research topic: "Anatomy-Physiology of Foveal Retinal Projections". 2009-2013 - Postdoctoral Scientist (Career Development Fellow) at the MRC- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Neurobiology Division, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Prof. Leon Lagnado's Laboratory. Research topic: "The role of bipolar cells in multiplexing and coding of visual information in the vertebrate retina". 2006-2009 - Ph.D. cum laude in Bioengineering from the Politecnico di Milano. Title of the dissertation: "Analysis of long-term memory features of neuronal activity. Innovative methods of analysis and development of an interpretative hypothesis "(Tutor: MG Signorini Advisors: G. Magenes, A. Malgaroli). 2007 - Visiting PhD student at the Laboratory for Neuroengineering, Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, USA, (Prof. Steve M. Potter). 2005 - Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, with a vote of 110/110. Thesis: "Evaluations of Different Methods for Calculation of Hurst's Self-Exponent". 2003-2005 - Research Assistant at Humanitas Hospital (Rozzano, Italy) with Prof. Nicola Portinaro: Pediatric flat foot correction in patients with spasticity. Awards and Financing 2015 - Astellas European Foundation Transplant Grant. 2010 - Award of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). 2009 - Alberto Mazzoldi's Award from the National Bioengineering Group for the Best Thesis in Bioengineering of the Year. 2006 - Ph.D. from the Ministry of University and Research. Didactic experience 2016-now - Professor and Coordinator of the Physiology Course for the International MD degree at the San Raffaele University of Life and Health in Milan. 2013-2016 - Physiology contractor at the International MD degree at San Raffaele University of Milan, Italy. 2010 - Teacher of the course "From the tissue to molecule: the revolution of confocal microscopy" included in the PhD program in Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano. 2008-2009 - Teacher-trainer for the Bioengineering of the Neurosensory Systems of the Politecnico di Milano. 2006-2009 - Lecturer-trainer for the course of Foundations of Electronic Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano. 2006-2009 - Teacher-trainer for the course of Bioimages of the Politecnico di Milano. 2005 - Teacher-Instructor for the course of Technologies for Sensors and Instrumentation of the Politecnico di Milano.

Research Interest

Medicine and Surgery