Ernesto Carafoli#
| Membership Number: | 1036 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1991 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.vimm.it/research/group.php?PI=5#CV |
Present and Previous Positions
- Since 2001 Principal Investigator Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padua
- 2001 - 2005 Scientific Director, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padua
- 1999 - 2005 Professor of Biochemistry, University of Padua, Italy
- 1973 - 1999 Professor of Biochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland
- 1973 Professor of General Pathology, University of Padova, Italy
- 1969 Visiting Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 1965 - 1973 Associate Professor of General Pathology, University of Modena, Italy
- 1963 - 1965 Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD, USA
- 1957 MD, University of Modena, Italy
Fields of Scholarship
- Calcium signalling in health and disease
- Mitochondrial bioenergetics
Honours and Awards
- 2013 Editor in Chief, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- 2012 Honorary Doctor's degree, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- 2011 Medal of Merit, International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
- 2011 Editorial Board, Journal of Biological Chemistry
- 2010 Nencki Award (Polish Academy of Sciences)
- 2010 Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry
- 2009 10th Albert Lehninger Memorial Lecture, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 2006 "Grande Ufficiale" of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy for scientific achievements
- 2005 Professor Honoris Causa, Institute of Biological Investigations Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Medal of Merit, International Society for Heart Research, European Section
- Member of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Member of the Academia Europaea
