DAVIDE VIGETTI, Ph.D.
Department of Surgery and Medicine
School of Medicine - University of Insubria
Via Dunant, 5 - 21100 Varese
ITALY

tel. ++39-0332-397170
fax. ++39-0332-397119
email: davide.vigetti@uninsubria.it

EDUCATION
• 2002 Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, University of Milan, Italy.
• 1996 Degree in Biology (MS) cum laude, University of Milan, Italy.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
• 2015-present Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
• 2004-2014 Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Insubria, Varese.
• National Scientific Qualification (ASN - Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) to function as Full Professor in Bio/10 - Biochemistry (March 31st 2017 - March 31st 2026)
• 2020-2023 President of Animal Welfare Organisation (“OPBA”)
• 2016-2019 Scientific member of Animal Welfare Organisation (“OPBA”)
• 2016-2018 Member of the Quality Assurance Board (PQA) of the University of Insubria

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
• Internationa Society for Matrix Biology (2021-present)
• American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2014-present)
• Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2005-present)
• Italian Society of Connective Tissue Research (2005-present; secretary 2017-2022)
• International Society of Hyaluronan Sciences (2005-present; secretary 2018-2021)


ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
• Organizer of Matrix Biology Europe 2020 conference, Florence, Italy (postposed to September 18-22, 2022, for the COVID-19 pandemic)
• Organizer of the International conference Hyaluronan2019, Cardiff, UK
• Organizer of the Seven lakes International Conference on Proteoglycans 2017, Varese, Italy.
• Member of the Scientific Program Committee of the International conference Hyaluronan2017, Cleveland, USA
• Organizer of the 17° meeting of the Italian Society for Connective Tissue Research – Como - Italy
• Organizer of the International conference Hyaluronan2015, Florence, Italy
• Member of the Scientific Program Committee of the International conference Hyaluronan2013, Oklahoma City, USA
• Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Riccione 2007

AWARDS
• 2013 FEBS Journal Top-cited paper Award
• 2008 Young Researcher Award from “Centro Insubre di Biotecnologie per la Salute Umana)”
• 2001 Postdoctoral fellowship from Dept. of Structural and Functional Biology, University of Insubria

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS
• 2014-2024 Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
• 2021-2023 Member of the Associate Editor of the BMC Cancer
• 2021-2023 Member of the Editorial Board of the Biomolecules
• 2021-2023 Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) of Molecular and Cellular Oncology specialty section of Frontiers in Oncology and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
• 2019 Editor of the book Methods in Molecular Biology – Extracellular Matrix - Method and Protocols – Springer
• 2014- present Member of the Editorial Board of Clinical & Medical Biochemistry
• 2013 Lead Guest Editor of the special issue entitled “Cellular microenvironment in human pathologies” in Biomedical Research International.
• 2019 Author of textbook “Biochimica” (Bassi, Boffi, De Curtis, Degano, Di Liegro, Ientile, Vigetti, Zocchi, Editor Edi-Ermes, ISBN: 9788870515367)

GRANT SUPPORT
• 2015-2019 - H2020 MSCA-RISE-2014 GLYCANC Unit member (PI: Martin Götte, Munster, Germany. 567,000 euro)
• 2016 - MIZUTANI FOUNDATION Unit member (PI: Alberto Passi, Insubria, Italy. 25,000 $)
• 2013 - FOCOVA ONLUS Unit member (PI: Alberto Passi, Insubria, Italy. 50,000 $)
• 2011-14 - EU FP7-PEOPLE: INFLAMA Unit member (PI: Alberto Passi, Insubria, Italy. 151,200 euro)
• 2009-11 - PRIN: Unit member (PI: Antonio Rossi, Pavia, Italy. 231,164 euro)
• 2008 - FOCOVA ONLUS Principal investigator 25,000 euro.
• 2007-09 - FONDAZ. CARIPLO Unit coordinator (PI: Loredano Pollegioni ,Insubria, Italy. 161,000 euro)
• 2006-08 - CIB Unit coordinator (PI: Alberto Passi, Insubria, Italy. 18,000 euro)
• 2004-06 - PRIN Unit coordinator (PI: Roberto Perris, Parma, Italy. 123,000 euro)

Grant referee: MRC, FIRB Futuro in Ricerca, PRIN


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Davide Vigetti is author of 93 peer reviewed papers with total impact factor of more than 250, more than 3300 citations, and a H-index is 33 (from Scopus database).
He attended more than 65 scientific meetings presenting about 25 talks as invited or selected speaker or chair.
Briefly:
• Gordon Research Conference on Proteoglycans 2012 (poster selected for oral presentation).
• International Conference on Hyaluronan Sciences 2003, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2021 (poster selected for oral presentation, invited speaker and session chair).
• FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Matrix Pathobiology 2013, 2015, 2017 (poster selected for oral presentation).
• FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Matrix Pathobiology 2018 (Discussion leader and invited speaker).
• Italian Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015 (poster selected for oral presentation).
• Italian Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2007, 2013 (invited speaker).
• Italian Congress of Connective Tissue Studies 2006, 2016 (poster selected for oral presentation).
• Italian Congress of Connective Tissue Studies 2018 (invited speaker).