Prof. Carmela Rita
Balistreri has a position as an associate professor of Clinical Pathology and
is currently working at the Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and
Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Italy. She received her
Ph.D. in pathobiology at the University of Palermo in 2007. She has focused her
studies on identifying the cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms involved
in the pathophysiology of age-related diseases (ARDs), including cardiovascular
and neurodegenerative diseases. A particular focus of her research is the study
of endothelial dysfunction associated with ARD onset and progression, the
endothelium being an essential component of the stroma of all the tissue types
of body systems in humans. Approaches and targeting therapies to preserve the
health of the endothelium is another goal of her team. She has received several
grants and awards.
