Alberto Corsini, PharmD, PhD

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Full Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological Science, University of Milan

Business address:
Department of Pharmacological Sciences
University of Milan
Via Balzaretti 9
20133 Milano
Italy

E-mail: alberto.corsi­ni (at) unimi­.it

Education:
University of Milan and University of Siena, Italy
1981 Doctor of Pharmacy
1983 PhD in Experimental Pharmacology
1990 PhD in Experimental Medicine (Atherosclerosis)

Positions:
Full Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological Science, University of Milan
1981–1985 Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Cellular Pharmacology of Atherosclerosis, Intitute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan
1986–1987 Postdoctoral Fellow, Gladstone Foundation Laboratories for Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Phatology and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
1988–1990 Fellow of the Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan
1990–1997 Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan
1993–1999 Visiting Scientist, Department of Biochemistry (Howard Hughes Medical Institute), University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Affiliation:
International Atheroslerosis Society
American Heart Association
The New York Academy of Sciences
European Tissue Culture Society
Italian Society of Atherosclerosis
Italian Society of Pharmacology
Italian Association of Tissue Culture

Reviewer for:
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Atherosclerosis; Circulation; Drugs; The Faseb Journal; European Journal of Clinical Investigation; Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology; Lipids; Science, Pharmacological Research

Fellowships:
1998 Selected winner of an International Atherosclerosis Society Visiting Fellowship
1985–1989 PhD Student in „Experimental Medicine: Atherosclerosis“ University of Siena directed by Prof. G. Weber
1984–1985 Postdoctoral fellowship of the Nutrition Foundation of Italy
1983–1985 Fellow of the Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan

Scientific interest in the area of Pharmacology of Lipid lowering agents and Atheroslcerosis
Author of > 170 peer-reviewed publicationss
Editor of 1 book