Giuseppe Remuzzi

Chief emeritus of the Division of Nephrology at the Hospital of Bergamo. Professor of Nephrology by "clear fame" at the University of Milan, Director of the Mario Negri IRCCS Institute for Pharmacological Research and since February 2019 member of the Consiglio Superiore di Sanità. His scientific activity is mainly concerned with the causes of kidney diseases and their progression, transplant rejection and treatment options. With an innovative approach, his research has led to an increase in the number of transplant recipients. For his work he has received numerous awards including in 2005 the ISN Jean Hamburger Award and in 2007 the "John P. Peters Award" - the most prestigious award in the field of nephrology - from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). From June 2013 to 2015, he served as president of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN). After Professor Attilio Maseri, he was the only Italian on the editorial board of the New England Journal of Medicine and still on that of the Lancet. Prof. Remuzzi has authored hundreds of publications in international journals and several successful books. He is a columnist for "Corriere della Sera." He was awarded the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic in 2006 and has been a Cavaliere di Gran Croce since 2022.