Isotta Chimenti

Isotta Chimenti is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, serving as Team Leader in the Experimental Cardiovascular Pathology Lab within the Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies. She earned a Master of Science and PhD in Experimental Medicine from Sapienza University, with postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, and Pasteur Institute–Cenci Bolognetti Foundation.

• Research Focus: Cardiac microenvironment, stromal cells in tissue repair, oxidative/metabolic stress in cardiovascular diseases, cardiac tissue engineering, and mechano-sensing.
• Grants: PRIN, Ricerca Finalizzata, Sapienza research funding, and European Horizon 2022 projects as PI.

Publications: Over 85 Scopus-indexed papers with H-index 27 and 3232 total citations. Key topics include 3D cardiac models, autophagy regulation in cardiovascular diseases, and tobacco product cardiotoxicity. She serves on editorial boards of Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy, International Journal of Molecular Science, and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine.

• 2022: Cover image in Circulation Research
• 2021: UNSCEAR Expert Group membership
• 2018: European Society of Cardiology Working Group member

Labs: Leads Autophagy and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group and Cardiovascular Pathology and Repair Lab. Teaches advanced molecular biology, general pathology, and regenerative medicine courses at Sapienza University.