LUCIA STEFANINI

RICEVIMENTO: appointments must be requested via email

Email: lucia.stefanini@uniroma1.it

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7420-301X
Scopus ID: 9233743000
Researcher ID: K-3992-2016

EDUCATION:
1999 – 2002, Bachelor of science (major in Biology), University of Pavia, Italy
2003 – 2004, Master of Science (with honors), University of Pavia, Italy
2004 – 2008 PhD Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Italy
TRAINING:
2008 – 2011, Post-Doc Hematology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
2011 – 2012, Post-Doc, Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
FACULTY ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2012-2013, Research Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
2013-2015, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
2016 – 2019, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
2019 – present, Associate Professor, Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:
2014, Co-Chair of the European Platelet Summer School   University of Reading, United Kingdom
2018-present, Academic Advisor for International Student Exchange programs     International Medical School, Sapienza University of Rome
2025-present, Gender Equality Plan (GEP) coordinator for the Dept. Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2013-2020, Faculty of 1000 (Pharmacology and Drug Discovery), Associate Faculty Member
2012-present, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), Member
2025, Italian Society of Immunology (SIICA), Member (component of the Immunometabolism group)
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Grant Reviewer for the Netherland Organization for Scientific Research
Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Article Peer-Reviewer for Blood, Blood Advances, Circulation Research, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, British Journal of Pharmacology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Scientific Reports, Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, etc.
Member of the Abstract Selection Committee for the ISTH Congress
External member PhD Committee for the University of Foggia (2024)
External member PhD Committee for the Maastricht University, Netherlands (2025)
Course Teaching: Biology and Genetics (first medical school in English and Italian), Communication in Medicine, Innovative Technologies for Internal Medicine Diagnosis
Supervision of undergraduate and graduate students
AWARDS:
2009, Best Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology        
2009, Travel Award from the American Society of Hematology
2009, Best Oral Presentation at the Postdoctoral Symposium of Thomas Jefferson University
2009, Travel Fellowship from the Thomas Jefferson University                         
2010, Best Oral Presentation at the Postdoctoral Symposium of Thomas Jefferson University
2011 New Investigator Travel Award from ISTH                                              
2013, Research Council Spring Award from the University of North Carolina
2013, Young Investigator Award from ISTH
2013, Kenneth M. Brinkhous Young Investigator Prize in Thrombosis from the   America Heart Association
2015, Young Investigator Award from ISTH
CURRENT FUNDING:
2025-2027 (PI) - Programmed platelet death in Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease.
Italian Pasteur Institute - Cenci Bolognetti – Call 2024
2024-2026 (PI) - Implementing new technological platforms to monitor the thrombotic risk of patients with infectious disease - Sapienza University of Rome
2021-2026 (Scientific coordinator) - Characterization of the platelet inflammatory response in NAFL and NASH - Merck Sharp & Dohme Llc
2022-2025 (Collaborator) - Novel nanophotonic biosensors, wearable sensors and molecular probes for live bioimaging: high-affinity monoclonal antibodies and other emerging technologies for diagnostics and therapeutics. - Italian Ministry of Research – Rome Technopole.
2022-2025 (Collaborator) - Integrated phenotyping of the Gut-plAtelet-Liver AXIS in the progression of chronic liver disease. - Italian Ministry of Research – PRIN (2022C7ZR3W)
2022-2025 (Collaborator) - Providing a framework to assess sex and gender effect in ageing research. - Italian Ministry of Research- PNRR PE8 - Age-It (PE_0000015)