Angela Criscimanna, MD, Phd Research Assistant Professor
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Education
UNDERGRADUATE: September 1991-July 1996, Liceo Scientifico B. Croce, Palermo, Italy, Maturita’ Scientifica, Biological Sciences
GRADUATE: University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy MD Nov 1996-Nov 2003 Medicine
GRADUATE: Division of Endocrinology, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy Residency/Fellowship in Endocrinology Nov 2003-Nov 2008 Endocrinology and Metabolism
GRADUATE: Division of Immunogenetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA Post-Doctoral Training July 2006-July 2008 Immunology & Diabetes
GRADUATE: Division of Endocrinology, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy PhD Jan 2009-Dec 2011 Endocrinology and Oncology
Positions and Employments
2002-2010
Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy
2003–2008
Resident/Fellow in Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy
2006-2008
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Division of Immunogenetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
2008-2010
Consultant in Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy
2009-2010
Study Coordinator for Phase III Clinical trial, Defend-1 Trial (Otelixizumab) - immunotherapy for T1DM
2010-2014
Research Associate, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
2010-Present
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
Other Professional Experiences
1998
Visiting Clinical Fellow, Department of General Surgery, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Krakow, Poland
1999
Visiting Clinical Fellow, Department of Visceral and Endocrine Surgery, Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
2000
Visiting Clinical Fellow, Department of Vascular Surgery, Julius Maximilians Universität, Würzburg, Germany
2004
Visiting Research Scientist, Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Honors And Awards
2009
Endo DEIduemila 2009 Award, Italian Society of Diabetology
2009
IDS-10 Award from the Immunology of Diabetes Society
2009
Best Young Research Scientist Award for year 2009, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
2011
Recipient of Cochrane-Webber Grant, UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Board Certifications and Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies
Since:
2004
Italian Board of MDs
2008
Italian Board of Endocrinologists
2009
Member of the Immunology Society of Diabetes (IDS)
2010
Member of the American Pancreatic Association (APA)
Book Chapters
- Giordano C, Finocchiaro S, Criscimanna A, Russo L. Ruolo della terapia medica nel Morbo di Basedow. In: La Chirurgia a Palermo: Congressi Contemporanei. Atti del Congresso della SIEC, SIGC & SICUT. Palermo 8-9 ottobre 2004. Vol. 3, pp.278-292.
- Giordano C, Richiusa P, Bronte V, Criscimanna A. Apoptosis in Thyroid Autoimmunity. In: The Thyroid and Autoimmunity. Merck European Thyroid Symposium Noordwijk 2006, June 15-18. (2007). Thieme. GERMANY. pp. 82-91.
- Criscimanna A., Bertera S., Esni F., Trucco M., Bottino R. The Enigma of β-Cell Regeneration in the Adult Pancreas: Self-Renewal Versus Neogenesis, Type 1 Diabetes Complications, David Wagner (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-788-8, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/the-enigma-of-946-cell-reg...
Active Research Support
Scientific Institution: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Sponsor: Cochrane-Webber Grant
Period: July 2011-June 2012
Title: Dynamics of Endocrine Regeneration in Adult Mouse Pancreas
Role: PI
