Francesca Cinti

Resident in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
Research Fellow in Diabetes
Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Research Interests

• Islet morphology and plasticity
• Beta cell dedifferentiation
• Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes
• Insulin sensitivity and secretion (Clamp Studies in Humans)
• Miocardial insulin sensitivity
• Adipose organ (white and brown transdifferentiation)

Academic Career

•  Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona - Italy:
  • MD (2010)
  • PhD in Experimental and Clinical Medicine (2015)
• Research fellow, Columbia University, NYC (NY)
  • Mentor: Domenico Accili (2013 – 2014)
• Catholic University, Rome - Italy:
  • Resident and Research fellow in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Mentor: Andrea Giaccari

Goals

• To refine my skills in clinical diabetes, research and communication
• To find new perspectives for my researches on beta cell fate in human pathophysiology
• To learn new approaches to deepen the role of beta cell function and morphology in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes
• To start new research outsights under the mentorship of an outstanding scientist