Maurizio Pesce

Maurizio Pesce currently serves as the Chairman of the Department of Cell Biology at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center since January 2024. In addition, Maurizio has been a Collaboratore a contratto and Group Leader at Centro Cardiologico Monzino since March 2001, focusing on tissue engineering, stem cells, mechanobiology, valve pathology, vessel engineering, and epigenetics. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Scientist in cardiovascular regenerative medicine and an Associate Research Scientist at Università di Roma Tor Vergata, where research concentrated on germ cell biology. Maurizio began a postdoctoral fellowship at EMBL in January 1996, investigating transcriptional regulation of totipotent cells. Educational qualifications include a Laurea in Scienze Biologiche from Sapienza Università di Roma, a Dottorato di ricerca in Embriologia Medica from University of Rome Tor Vergata, and ongoing doctoral studies in Bioengineering at Politecnico di Torino.