SEBASTIANO SCIARRETTA

Personal Information

Name

Sebastiano Sciarretta
Date of Birth

13 August 1980
Accademic Title

Associate Professor
Departement of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Rome “Sapienza”

Education

• Date

2010 – 2013
• Institution

University of Rome “Sapienza”
• Degre

PhD in Experimental Medicine

• Date

2005 – 2009
• Institution

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, S. Andrea Hospital, Second Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”
• Degree

Cardiology Specialty

• Date

1999 – 2005
• Institution

First Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”
• Degree

Medical Degree

Professional Experience

• Date

May 2015 –present
• Institution

Departement of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Rome “Sapienza”
• Appointment

Assistant Professor – Tenure Track (RTD-B, SSD MED/50)

• Date

2009 – April 2015
• Institution

Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
• Last Appointment

Assistant Professor

• Date

2005 – 2009
• Institution

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, S. Andrea Hospital, Second Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”
• Appointment

Clinical Fellow

Membership in Professional Societies

2007

Member, Italian Society of Cardiovascular Prevention
2007

Member, European Society of Cardiology
2008

Fellow, Italian Society of Hypertension
2010

Member, American Heart Association
2016

Fellow, Italian Society of Cardiology

Editorial Board Memberships

2012 High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention, Deputy Editor
2014 Autophagy, Editorial Board Member
2015 Biomed Research International, Guest Editor
2017 Circulation Research, Editorial Board Member
2018 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Academic Editor

He has also served as a reviewer for more than 30 peer-reviewed journals, such as The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Circulation Research, JAMA Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research, Diabetes, Hypertension, JMCC, Cell Death and Differentiation, Circulation: Heart Failure.

Awards

2009
Winner, Young Investigator Award Research Competition
Italian Society of Cardiovascular Prevention National Congress
2009
Winner, “Bristol-Meyers-Squibb” Prize: Most Relevant Scientific Contribution in the field of Cardiovascular Prevention and Diabetes.
Italian Society of Cardiology National Congress
2011
Finalist, Melvin L. Marcus Young Investigator Award at the 84th American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Session, Orlando, FL, USA
2016
Member of the Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition).
2016
2017
Winner, Best Moderated Poster, ESC Congress 2016, Rome
Platinum Award, Top Reviewers of the Year, Circulation Research, Anheim, CA, USA

Grant Support

• Italian Ministry of Research, Sapienza University Grant 2016, Principal Investigator.
Study of the role of autophagy as a mechanism of protection against hyperglycemic stress 2016 – 2017.
Funding: 14500 euros.
• Italian Ministry of Health Grant, GR-2013-02355401, Principal Investigator
The role of autophagy as a protective mechanism in cardiovascular diseases: new insights into oxidative stress modulation and cardiovascular regeneration.
2016 – present
Funding: 383687 euros.
• Leducq Foundation Transatlantic Network Grant, Early Career Invesigator (PI Junichi Sadoshima, Rutgers University)
Modulating Autophagy to Treat Cardiovascular Disease
2015-2020
Overall Funding of the entire network: 6000000 dollars.
• New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research Fellowship, Principal Investigator
The role of Mst1 in the regulation of autophagy and apoptosis in cancer cells
July 2012 – June 2014.
Funding: 90000 dollars.
• American Heart Association Founders Affiliate FDA Post-doctoral Fellowship,
Spring 2010
GSK-3 beta regulates cell survival during ischemia and reperfusion through mTORC1 pathway and autophagy modulation
July 2010-June 2012
Funding: 85000 dollars.

Bibliometric Indexes

• Number of publications (SCOPUS): 110
• Number of total citations (SCOPUS): 3143
• Average number of citations for publication (SCOPUS): 28,57
• H-Index (SCOPUS): 27
• Personal Impact factor: >620
• Average impact factor for publication: >5,60

Invited Spearker at Conferences
He was invited speaker multiple times in several national and international meetings, such as European Society of Cardiology Congress and International Society of Heart Research Congress.