ILARIA BARCHETTA

CV Ilaria Barchetta

Education and Training
2007 – MD, Medicine and Surgery cum laude, Sapienza University of Rome
Thesis: Relationship between insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and impaired glucose tolerance (GENFIEV study)
2011 – PhD, Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Sapienza University of Rome. Thesis: Hypovitaminosis D, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and NAFLD
2016 – Specialty in Internal Medicine cum laude, Sapienza University of Rome. Thesis: Adipose tissue inflammation, type 2 diabetes and ectopic fat
Advanced Training: Pedagogy and Medical Teaching (2019); Statistical Methods for Biomedical Research (2013); Ultrasonography in Internal Medicine (2011); GCP/ICH E6 (R2) Certification (2020).

Academic Positions
2025–present – Associate Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
2022–2025 – Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (RTD-B), Sapienza University of Rome
2017–2020 – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sapienza University of Rome

Research Interests
Metabolic and endocrine disorders, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD/NAFLD), adipose tissue inflammation, and cardiometabolic risk.
Principal or co-investigator in multiple national and international clinical trials, and participant in international collaborations such as SUMMER Study, DARWIN Renal Study, and MAFLD ICD-11 group.

Publications list: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=23484387000