De Luca Giacomo Ricercatore tempo determinato tipo aMedicineMED/50

Position & Professional Experience

Assistant Professor (Ricercatore Tempo Determinato di tipo A), Academic Discipline MED/50, Applied medical technology and methodology Position A at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan (Italy).

Consultant Rheumatologist at Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR) – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (Italy).

Head of Systemic Sclerosis & Cardiovascular Immunopathology Clinic at Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR) – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (Italy).

Head of Myocarditis Clinic at Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR) – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (Italy).

Education & Training

Medical School: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Medical School, Rome, Italy, 2003-2009 (magna cum laude).

Resident in Rheumatology at Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences of Catholic University in Rome (May 2010 - May 2015) (magna cum laude).

Clinical Experience

Consultant Rheumatologist at “Covid-19 Hub”, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital (2020-2021).

Consultant Rheumatologist at Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR) – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (Italy) (2015-2020)

Academic Experience

Assistant Professor (Ricercatore Tempo Determinato di tipo A), Academic Discipline MED/50, Applied medical technology and methodology Position A at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan (Italy) (September 2021 – ongoing).

Lecturer at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan, Italy), Academic Discipline MED/09 Internal Medicine – 06/B1 – Course Title “Clinical Rotations: Internal Medicine and Surgery I – APRO” School of Medicine and Surgery, International MD Program.

Lecturer at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan, Italy), Academic Discipline MED/09 Internal Medicine – 06/B1 – Course Title “Attività professionalizzante Semeiotica Generale” School of Medicine and Surgery.

Lecturer at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan, Italy), Course Title “Casi clinici complessi in immunologia clinica e reumatologia” (course coordinator) –  School of Medicine and Surgery.

Lecturer at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan, Italy) - Academic Discipline MED/16 - Course Title “Ulcere cutanee nei pazienti con malattie autoimmune: la Sclerodermia” –  School of Medicine and Surgery, I degree Master Wound Care.

Thesis co-Supervisor (n.9) – Experimental thesis in Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele School of Medicine (2017/2018 – 2018/2019 – 2019/2020 e 2020/2021).

Research Activity

Rheumatology Research Fellowship at Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation - University of Glasgow – Glasgow (United Kingdom) - (June 2015 - November 2015).

“Assegno di Ricerca” at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan (Italy) – Project Title: “Primary cardiovascular involvement in Systemic Sclerosis” – Academic Discipline MED/16 – Rheumatology – Academic Recruitment Field: 06/D3 – Blood Diseases, Oncology and Rheumatology - June 2017 - May 2018.

“Assegno di Ricerca” at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan (Italy) – Project Title: “The role of periostin in Systemic Sclerosis” – Academic Discipline MED/16 – Rheumatology – Academic Recruitment Field: 06/D3 – Blood Diseases, Oncology and Rheumatology - June 2018 - May 2019.

“Assegno di Ricerca” at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan (Italy) – Project Title: “The role of periostin in Systemic Sclerosis” – Academic Discipline MED/16 – Rheumatology – Academic Recruitment Field: 06/D3 – Blood Diseases, Oncology and Rheumatology - June 2019 - April 2020.

Co-investigator for 12 funded grants & Clinical Trials.

Principal investigator (PI) of 3 funded grants finanziati & Clinical Trials.

Research Grant / Honor & Awards

Research Grant founded by the Italian Ministry of Health Ricerca Finalizzata 2019 – “DECIPHERING IL-1 MEDIATED INFLAMMATION FOR THE TARGETED TREATMENT OF DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY”- Principal Investigator – 450k.

Research Grant founded by the Italian Ministry of Health Ricerca Finalizzata 2018 – “Myocarditis therapy with IL-1 inhibitor (MYTH-1): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase IIa monocentric study of subcutaneous anakinra plus standard of care versus standard of care for the treatment of virus-negative myocarditis” - Co-Principal Investigator – 450k.

Research Grant founded by Gruppo Italiano Lotta alla Sclerodermia (GILS Onlus) 2018 – “The impact of Mediterranean diet on depression, anxiety, gastrointestinal symptoms, nutritional status and overall quality of life in Systemic Sclerosis patients: an Italian epidemiologic survey” - Principal Investigator – 20k.

Outstanding Abstract - 1th Heart Involvement in Scleroderma Congress 2019 (Roma, Giugno 2019).

Outstanding Abstract - (G. De Luca, ABS 407), 4th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress 2016.

Oustanding Abstract – (EULAR annual meeting 2014, Paris, France).

Cora Notable Poster (Controversies in Rheumatology and Autoimmunity) congress 2013.

Fellow of Italian Society of Rheumatology (SIR)

Member of 3rd GISEA International Meeting - Biomarkers in Rheumatology Scientific Committee (Rome, Italy - 2013).

Member of 4th GISEA International Meeting - Biomarkers in Rheumatology Scientific Committee (Rome, Italy - 2014).

Scientific Coordinator of member of Scientific Committee of National Congress “Inibizione di IL-1 nel trattamento delle malattie infiammatorie” (IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan; 17-11-2017).

Member of “Working Group Myocardial and Pericardial diseases” of the European Society of Cardiology.

Member of Italian Study Group on “nailfold videocapillaroscopy and micro-circulation in rhematology” of the Italian Society of Rheumatology.

Member of Italian Study Group on “Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatic Diseases” of the Italian Society of Rheumatology.

Member of The European Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR) & EUSTAR Young Investigator (YIG).

Scientific Production

84 original reports (published in international peer-review journals)

First author or co-author of more than 60 abstracts presented in international and national meetings.

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5306-7714

Scopus Author ID: 7102935568

RESEARCH ID: AAB-2933-2019

h-index: 18 (fonte: Scopus)

(Nov. 2021)