Francesco Giorgino
About: Francesco Giorgino is Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Chairman of the Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation at the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy. He is also Chief of the Division of Endocrinology at the University Hospital Policlinico Consorziale in Bari, Italy. Professor Giorgino received his M.D. degree from the University of Bari Aldo Moro and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Naples Federico II, in Italy. After completing clinical and research training in endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Catania, Italy, he worked for several years at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, USA, first as a postdoctoral research fellow and then as a visiting scientist. Professor Giorgino has received distinguished scientific awards from various international and national institutions, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) Fellowship (New York, NY, USA), the Mary K. Iacocca Foundation Fellowship (Boston, MA, USA), the Glaxo-Wellcome Award from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), the Aldo Pinchera and Cassano Awards from the Italian Society of Endocrinology, and the Alcmeone Award from the Italian Society of Diabetology. He has been the Italian Delegate in various European Commission Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) actions for diabetes research. Professor Giorgino has served on many national commissions and national boards and has been President of the Italian Society of Endocrinology from 2019 to 2021. He is or has been a member of the Editorial Boards for the following journals: PLoS ONE, Journal of Endocrinology, Endocrinology, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Adipocyte, Acta Diabetologica, Cardiorenal Medicine, and Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews. He has published more than 300 original and review articles in prestigious scientific journals and has been an invited speaker at many national and international meetings. Professor Giorgino’s research interests include the mechanisms leading to insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes with a particular focus on skeletal muscle metabolism and organ cross-talk, inflammation and lipotoxicity, and the effects of diabetes drugs on pancreatic islets and the cardiovascular system. He has also been involved in several clinical trials investigating the effects of glucose-lowering drugs in individuals with type 2 diabetes. He has an H-index of 65 and 15,000 citations (Google Scholar).
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