Research Line

New precision medicine approaches in gastroenterology and hepatology /
Geriatrics

Lipidology and genetic alterations in lipid metabolism during aging
Clinical and biological characteristics of an elderly outpatient population with genetic dyslipidemia

Atherosclerosis and metabolic diseases
The research team participates in international registry studies on rare diseases of lipid metabolism and national and international clinical trials pertaining to new hypolipidemic therapies.

Aging-related diseases
The research activity consists of national and international projects aimed at studying frailty and aging-related conditions (delirium, neurodegeneration, atherosclerosis, metabolic diseases, sarcopenia).

  • Registry of Presidiums of the Lombardy Regional Network, accredited for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment of "congenital defects of lipoprotein metabolism" - DM 279/2001 Rare Diseases - for adulthood and multidisciplinary team of the European Reference Network on Hereditary Metabolic Disorders (MetabERN)
  • IRCCS of the Aging Network
  • IRCCS Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
  • University of Turin
  • Grossi Paoletti Center
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli (Rome)

Lipidology team: 3 geriatricians, 1 universitary researcher, 1 health researcher, 1 biologist

Atherosclerosis and metabolic diseases team: 2 geriatricians, 1 biologist

Aging-related conditions team: 2 geriatricians, 1 university researcher, 1 health researcher, 1 biologist