Professor Francesco Di Virgilio

Biography

Professor Francesco Di Virgilio is Professor of Clinical Pathology, University of Ferrara, Head of the Postgraduate School in Clinical Pathology and of the PhD School in Molecular Medicine and Pharmacology. Francesco has published over 230 scientific papers, of which over 200 are on purinergic receptor signalling. His corporate experience includes being on the Scientific Advisory Board of Duska Therapeutics Inc. and Affects Pharmaceuticals AG. Francesco obtained a Medical Degree (MD) from the University of Padova. In 1982-3 he was Honorary Research Assistant at the University College London and in 1986-7 a Visiting Fellow, Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, before becoming Associate Professor of Molecular Pathology at the University of Padova in 1988, and Professor of General Pathology at the University of Ferrara in 1992. He was Chairman of the Center of Excellence for the Study of Inflammation (2001-2010), and Deputy-Rector for Research and Technology Transfer of the University of Ferrara (2011-2015). He is a member of the Faculty of 1000, Cell Biology Section, and an Academic Member of European Academy of Tumour Immunology.  

Research Interest

molecular pathology