Maurizio Cammalleri

Education and career

2023: National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor in Physiology (valid until June 9, 2034)
2022-present: Associate Professor of Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy.
2008-2021: Researcher of Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy.
2005-2007: Technician, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy.
2003-2004: Postdoc fellow, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Pisa, Italy.
2003: PhD in Basic Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Italy.
1999-2003: PhD student, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Pisa, Italy.
1999: Visiting Fellow, Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
1998: Master’s degree Biological Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.

Research activities
Role of neuropeptides in retinal physiology
Molecular mechanisms underlying retinopathy of prematurity
Functional role of the beta-adrenergic system: retinopathy of prematurity, retinitis pigmentosa
Functional role of beta-3 adrenoceptors as oxygen sensors
Molecular mechanisms underlying diabetic retinopathy
Functional role of the uPAR system in retinopathies
Molecular mechanisms underlying retinitis pigmentosa
Role of neuroinflammation in retinal diseases
Nutraceuticals in the treatment of retinal diseases.

Research Grants
2022: Research grant from Fidia Farmaceutici, Italy.
April-December 2019: Research grant from Sooft Italia SpA, Italy.
May-December 2017: Research grant from Kaleyde Pharmaceuticals AG, Switzerland.
July-2016-June 2017: Research grant from Sooft Italia SpA, Italy.
June-2016-October 2017: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Meyer, Italy.
2018: Research grant from the University of Pisa, Italy.
2016: Research grant from the University of Pisa, Italy.
2008-present: Annual support from the University of Pisa, Italy.

Editorial activities
2021: Guest Editor for the Special Issue of Medicina “Retinal diseases: novel approaches for diagnosis and treatments”.
2020: Guest Editor for the Special Issue of Diagnostics “Corneal and Retinal Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches”.
2019-present: Frontiers in Pediatrics Critical care, Review Editor.

Ad-hoc reviewer for the following journals: British Journal of Pharmacology; Experimental Eye Research; Frontiers in Pharmacology; International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity.