Research

Medicine and Physiology


to improve health and well-being by better comprehending the effects of hypoxia on the human organism and by studying chronic local pathologies, such as indoor-air pollution.


Lobuje Peak - Pyramid: Exploration and Physiology 2022

Lobuje Peak - Pyramid: Exploration and Physiology 2022

Lobuje Peak - Pyramid: Exploration and Physiology 2022 is the name of the scientific expedition in Nepal, coordinated by Prof. Vittore Verratti
Effects of pulmonary hypertension on aerobic capacity in high-altitude

Effects of pulmonary hypertension on aerobic capacity in high-altitude

Principal investigator: Dr. Robert Naeije – Free University of Brussels, Department of Pathophysiology
Respiratory health in high altitude residents exposed to indoor pollution

Respiratory health in high altitude residents exposed to indoor pollution

Principal investigator: Dr. Valter Fasano – University of Milan, Institute for Respiratory Diseases.
Mechanisms of central sleep apnea at high altitude

Mechanisms of central sleep apnea at high altitude

Principal investigator: Prof. Keith Burgess – University of Sidney, Department of Medicine
Hypoxic animal model to characterize the hypoxia exposure effects. Proteomic investigation of brain, heart, liver, skeletal muscle, blood of hypoxic rats

Hypoxic animal model to characterize the hypoxia exposure effects. Proteomic investigation of brain, heart, liver, skeletal muscle, blood of hypoxic rats

Principal investigator: Prof. Cecilia Gelfi – CNR-Institute of Molecular Bioimmaging and Physiology