Cavestro Giulia Martina Professore associatoMedicineMED/12

Career/Academic Appointments:

– June 2017-present: Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

– July 2015-present: Head of the Gastrointestinal Personalized Medicine (Gastro Per Me) program for Hereditary Gastrointestinal Syndromes. This is a multidisciplinary program to evaluate predisposition to hereditary GI cancer syndromes. The team includes gastroenterologists, geneticists, gastrointestinal and pancreatic surgeons, gynecologists, urologists, medical oncologists, and pathologists.

– From March 2013 to June 2017: Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

– From 17/01/2011 to 16/01/2013 Visiting Professor at  Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan.

– From 2011 to 2017: Head of the Biobank of gastroenterological neoplastic and inflammatory diseases, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan.

– From 31/012/2002 to 16/01/2011: Assistant professor of Gastroenterology, University of Parma, Italy, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

– From 2002 to March 2013: Head of the Molecular Research laboratory for the study of genetics of gastrointestinal diseases, University of Parma, Italy, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

– 2001-2005 Ph.D. “Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal and Liver diseases” University of Parma, School of Medicine

– 1997-2001 Residency and fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Parma.

– 1995-1997: Basic research fellowship using molecular biology methodologies in the study of bile secretion. Yale University, School of Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

– 1992–1996 Internship (Research) Laboratory of Hepatology University of Padova

 

International Collaborations:

– Tufts University, Frank C. Doble Professor of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Physics, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Science and Technology Center of Engineering, Silklab, Medford

– Pan-European Working Group. Progetto: Genetic Risk contribution to Alcoholic chronic Pancreatitis, Pan-European Working Group

– PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium

– Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Gastroenterology Unit, U.S.A.

– Pädiatrische Ernährungsmedizin, Technische Universität München (Heiko Witt)

– Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

– Genomic Epidemiology Group German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

– Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-v.-Guericke-University, Magdeburg

 

Peer Review Groups/Grant Study Sections:

– From 2015 to present: Responsible for building long term relationships with individuals, organisations, companies, and local authorities and taking responsibility for raising funds for Gastrointestinal Personalized Medicine annual gala dinner, that covered 90 percent of the annual budget.

Participation in Finalized Health Research Projects (Ministries of Health’s funding):

– 2004-2006 (Biennial): “Innovative Strategies for Early Diagnosis, Follow-up and Cancer Therapy of the Esophagus and Cardias”.

– 2004-2005: Role of Keratine 8 gene mutations and TNF-α gene polymer in genetic predisposition to chronic intestinal inflammatory diseases.

– 2003-2004: Metabolism of proton gastric pump inhibitors and CYP2C19 enzyme polymorphism

– 2001-2002: “Factors of genetic susceptibility in the pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis”.

– 2000-2001: “Idiopathic chronic pancreatitis and association with specific HLA antigens (A, B, DR1) with TNFα -308 polymorphism”.

– 1999-2000: “Primitive Sclerosing Colangitis and Association with TNFα -308 Polymorphism”.

– 2000-2002 (Biennial): Cell death, death and proliferation of biliary epithelium in human and experimental cholestasis.

– Participation in national inter-university research projects (Ministry of Education’s funding):

– 1998-2000 (Biennial): Cholestasis in humans and experimental models. Cellular and molecular biology of biliary secretion and its alterations as a cause of liver damage and progression of disease.

– 1998-1999: “Primitive Sclerosing Colangitis: pathogenetic role of gene mutations for cystic fibrosis”.

 

Current Teaching Activities (From 2011 to date)

– Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the Italian M.D. Program, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan

– Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the International M.D. Program, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan

– Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the Dental School, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan

– Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the Bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene, Dental School, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan

Past Teaching Activities (From 2002 to 2011)

From 2002 to 2001 Lecturer of Diseases of the Digestive and Endocrine Systems, M.D. and PhD programs at the University of Parma, School of Medicine

Current Clinical Activities

–  Diagnostic and operative endoscopy of the upper (1000 procedures/year) and lower digestive tract (1000 procedures/year)

– Head of the program for the study, screening, prevention and surveillance of hereditary gastrointestinal cancers

Education and training

– 2001-2005: Ph.D. “Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal and Liver diseases” University of Parma, School of Medicine

– 1996-2000: Residency and Clinical Training in Gastroenterology at the University of Parma. Thesis: “Association Study of HLA, Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNF), Transporters Associated with antigen Processing (TAP) and CFTR in the physiopathology of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) ”

– 1991-1996: M.D degree, University of Padova, School of Medicine. Thesis: “Experimental evidence of a rat Na+/H+ exchanger in the basolateral and apical plasma membranes of biliary epithelial cells.”

– 1995-1997: Basic research fellowship using molecular biology methodologies in the study of bile secretion. Yale University, School of Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Professional Honors & Recognition

– 2016: DDW Grant Award for the communication:” Variations of Oral and Fecal Microbiota Are Associated With Autoimmune Pancreatitis”

– 2006: UEGW Grant award for the communication: “Connections between genetics and clinical data in the setting of acute, acute recurrent, and chronic pancreatitis”.

– 2004: UEGW Grant award for “Keratin 8 mutations in patients with chronic pancreatitis”.

– 2000: SIGE Grant award for the communication VI Congresso della Federazione Nazionale delle Malattie Digestive premio per lo studio: “Il contributo dei geni della regione MHC delle mutazioni del CFTR nella predisposizione genetica alla colangite sclerosante primitiva”.- 2006: American Pancreatic Association Grant award “Connections between genetics and clinical data in the setting of acute, acute recurrent, and chronic pancreatitis”.

 

Professional Service for Scientific Organizations:

– 2014-present: Member of the Scientific committee for the Società Italiana di GastroEnterologia (SIGE)

– 2016-present: Member of the Scientific committee for the Federazione Italiana Malattie Digestive (FISMAD)

Citations: 2700 total citations

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