Carlo Vancheri

Carlo Vancheri is a Full Professor of Respiratory Diseases at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania. He leads the Intradepartmental Program Unit for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases and coordinates the PhD program in Respiratory Diseases. He heads the Experimental Respiratory Medicine laboratory and the Regional Reference Center for Rare Lung Diseases, and is Principal Investigator for European and national research projects including the Seventh Framework Programme 'eurIPFnet' and AIFA initiatives.

His research focuses on the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), drawing parallels with cancer biology to identify novel therapeutic strategies. Key areas include proteomic and epigenetic profiling of interstitial lung diseases, molecular mechanisms of antifibrotic drugs like Nintedanib and Pirfenidone, and translational studies via biobanking and registries.

Scientific awards include the 1994 'Giovani ricercatori' prize from the Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine. He has served as Director of the Allergology and Clinical Immunology Specialization School (2005-2009) and is President of RespiRARE, an association for rare lung diseases. His editorial roles include contributions to Prevenzione Respiratoria and Ars Pneumologica.