PIETRO STRISCIUGLIO

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
Board- certified Pediatrician summa cum laude on July 1977
Visiting Phsician at the Division of Medical Genetics , University of San Francisco,from November 1st to 28 february 1978( Head: Dr. C. Epstein )
Research Associate at the Division of Medical Genetics , Washington University of St. Louis, from april 1st 1981 to 30 december 1982 ( Head Dr. W. S. Sly)
Visiting Professor at Dpt Cell Biology and Biochemistry Sant Louis University from May 1994 to September 1994 (Head Dr. W. S. Sly)
Visiting Professor at Division of Medical Genetics, Salt Lake City University of Utah from June 2008 to August 2008 (Head Dr. Longo)

ACADEMIC CAREER:
September 1975 : Physician , Pediatric Unit University of Naples( Head.:Prof. S. Auricchio)
February 1982:Assistant Professor of Pediatrics , Pediatric Unit University of Naples( Head:Prof. S. Auricchio)
November 1994: Associate Professor of Pediatrics , Pediatric Unit University of Catanzaro( Head: Prof..S. Guandalini )
January 1995: Associate Professor and Director, Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Residency Training Program,University of Catanzaro
NOVEMBER 2001: Professor of Pediatrics , University of Catanzaro and Director , Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Residency Training Program University of Catanzaro
November 2006 : Professor of Pediatrics ,University “ Federico 11” of Naples
November 2013: Director of Program form Medical Genetics and Metabolic Diseases to Dpt of Pediatrics University of Naples, Italy

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
From October 1978 to February 1979 he worked as “Visiting Physician” at the Division of Medical Genetics, Dpt of Pediatrics at the University of St. Francisco, St. Francisco, California, U.S.A. headed by Dr. Charles Epstein, where he worked as clinician at the Genetic Ward.
From April 1981 to January 1983 he worked as “Research Associate” at the Division of Medical Genetics, Dpt of Pediatrics at the Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A. headed by Dr. William Sly, where he did a research projects aimed first o understand of biochemical bases of the galactosialidosis and then of the pathway of transportation of lysosomal enzymes at the cellular level.