Maurizio Simmaco

Academic career: 2003-present Full professor of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome 2000-2003 Full professor of Biochemistry, II Faculty of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome 1998-2000 Director of the Specialty School in Laboratory Medicine, University of Chieti 1994-2000 Full professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chieti, Italy 1988-1994 Researcher at the National Research Council, Centre of Molecular Biology Hospital career: 2003-2017 Director of the Advanced Molecular Diagnosis Unit (DiMA), Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome 2017- Present Director of Analytical Laboratory – Clinical Biochemistry and Advanced Molecular Diagnostics, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome 2022 – Director Department Diagnostic Sciences , Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome Scientific Activities: - Primary structure of antioxidant proteins. - Bioactive peptides with pharmacological or antibacterial activities from amphibian skin: structure, activity and identification of post-translational modifications in bioactive peptides. - Phytotoxic lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas syringae. - Proteomic studies on T lymphocytes (2DE/MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry) as biosensors - Pharmacogenomics and metabolomics - Personalized/Precision Medicine Patents: Barra Donatella, Bossa Francesco, De Biase Daniela, Simmaco Maurizio & Ponti Donatella. (1998) Plasmid for the production of anti-microbial peptides in recombinant bacteria. Italian patent no. RM98A000393 Simmaco Maurizio, Barra Donatella, Ponti Donatella. (2001) Transgenic plant with increased resistance against phytopatogens and methods of production. Italian patent no. RM2001A000268 Barra Donatella, Maurizio Simmaco. (2001) ANTIMICROBIALLY ACTIVE POLYPEPTIDES US patent no. 6,310,176 B1 Scientific society: 2012-2021 Board member of ESPT (European Society Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Therapy 2013-2018 Secretary of Italian Society of Personalized Medicine Publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=simmaco+m&sort=date