Maria Luisa Brandi#
| Membership Number: | 7270 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES |
| Affiliated section(s): | GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES |
| Elected: | 2025 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.fondazionefirmo.com |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-8741-0592 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2024 - present Member of the Technical Study Group for the Prevention and Therapy of Bone Fragility of the Italian Ministry of Health
- 2023 - present Member of the Faculty of the Master on Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Università Vita e Salute San Raffaele, Milan
- 2023 - present President of the Observatory on Fragility Fractures Italia (OFF Italia)
- 2021 - present International Visiting Professor, McMaster University, Toronto, Canada
- 2006 - present President Fondazione Italiana di Ricerca sulle Malattie dell’Osso (F.I.R.M.O. Foundation)
- 1999 - 2020 Full Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Florence and Director of the Complex Clinical Unit on Bone and Mineral Disorders at the Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
- 1990 - 2020 Director of the Regional Referral Center for Hereditary Endocrine Tumors, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
- 1988 - 1999 Associate Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- 1984 - 1988 Visiting Associate at the Metabolic Diseases Branch , NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- 1986 - 1988 PhD Program at the University of Rome, Italy
- 1977 - 1980 Clinical Training Fellow at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- 1980 - 1984 Clinical Scientist at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Fields of Scholarship
- Cell biology of endocrine, bone and skeletal muscle tissues
- Genetics and clinical management of parathyroid disorders
- Molecular biology, genetics and clinical management of hereditary endocrine tumors
- Genetics and clinical management of bone fragility
Honours and Awards
- 2025 Premio "Eccellenze in Medicina" della Fondazione Menarini
- 2025 Olof Johnell Award of the International Osteoporosis Foundation
- 2023 Premio Albero d’Oro of SIOT
- 2023 Premio “Fiorino d’Oro”, from the City of Florence
- 2023 Premio “Bel San Giovanni”, from the City of Florence
- 2023 ESE European Hormone Medal
- 2022 Fellow of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- 2021 Boy Frame Award for Excellence in Clinical Research
- 2019 The 9th world most cited author in the field of osteoporosis
- 2016 “Pinocchio di Carlo Lorenzini Grillo Parlante” Award
- 2016 Top Italian Scientist Award
- 2013 Pierre Delmas IOF/ESCEO Prize
- 2008 Inner Wheel Tuscany Women Award
- 2004 International AILA Award
- 2003 Senior Award of the Italian Society of Endocrinology
- 1998 Helena Rubinstein Award “Women in Science”
- 1991 Sandoz Award for Gerontological Research
- 1990 Shering Award of the Italian Society of Endocrinology
- 1989 European Foundation Award
- 1988 Roussel Italia Award
