Graduated in Medicine cum laude (1980) at University of “G. D’Annunzio” School of Medicine, Chieti, Italy. Postdoctoral fellow of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Roma, Italy and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biochemical Sciences, Università "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy. Since 1984, Dr. Arduini has spent several years in various prestigious academic centers in the U.S. Dr. Arduini has several years of industry experience as head of the department of Metabolic Diseases in Sigma Tau Pharmacetical Industries, Pomezia, Italy, as disease area head of the department of Metabolic Diseases in Hoffman-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, and as head of the department of Metabolic Diseases in DARA BioSciences, Raleigh, NC, USA. Dr. Arduini also founded several research driven pharmaceutical companies in Italy and Switzerland. These experiences have given him a unique perspective on the issues involved in drug discovery and development. During his academic and industrial carrier, Dr. Arduini has established scientific background and experimental tools leading to the discovery of novel pathways in different fields such as oxidative stress, ischemia-reperfusion injury (cardiovascular), lipid metabolism, diabetes and obesity. He has discovered and developed new chemical entities in the metabolic and cardiovascular fields, and new crystalloid solutions in the peritoneal dialysis and transfusion medicine fields. Dr. Arduini’s research has resulted in more than 90 peer reviewed papers, 30 international patents, and 15 book chapters and reviews. He serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals.

 Biochemical Sciences