Journal of Bioengineering & Biomedical Science

Marco Rusnati

Associated Professor University of Brescia Italy

Biography

Professor Marco Rusnati has received his PhD in Biological Sciences at the School of Biology, University of Milan, Italy, in 1985 110/100 cum laude. Currently, he is working as Associated Professor at the Section of Experimental Oncology & Immunology, Department of Molecular & Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, where he is head of the Macromolecular Interaction Analysis Unit. He teaches in several courses of the area of pathology and immunology since 1992. His work has been founded by several national grant agencies. He has given 78 invited speeches in national and international meetings and universities. He is serving as an editorial member of The Open Microcirculation Microvascular Journal and acts as reviewer for several reputed journals like Blood and Oncogene. He has authored 22 book chapters and 130 research articles on peer-reviewed journals h index 48.

Research Interest

Purification and characterization angiogenic factors (FGFs), identification of their functional domains, study of their interaction with their receptors and co-receptors present onto the cell-membrane or in the extracellular matrix of endothelium. Biological activities of HIV proteins Tat, gp120 and p17, their interaction with cellular receptors and extracellular matrix. development of inhibitor of HPV, RSV and HSV infection. Drug discovery in cystic fibrosis Study of molecular interaction by surface plasmon resonance (BIAcore technology).